📜 Privacy Policy (a.k.a. “How We Treat Your Info Like Gold”)

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Effective Date: 1/1/2025
Last Updated: 5/2/2025

Hey there! We’re The Hand-Dyed Stitcher, and we’re here to spill the beans—transparently, of course—on what we do (and don’t do) with your personal information when you hang out on our website [yourwebsite.com] (the “Site”). We pinky promise to treat your data with care, not sell it to shady characters, and only use it to make your experience with us better.

1. What We Collect (and Why We’re Not Creepy About It)

We collect two kinds of info:

a. The Personal Stuff (only if you give it to us)

Things like:

• Your name (Hi, nice to meet you!)
• Email address (so we can say hello in your inbox)
• Phone number (if things get serious)
• Mailing address (for shipping love letters… or orders)
• Any other tidbits you willingly hand over

b. The Not-So-Personal Stuff (automatically gathered)

This includes:

• Your IP address (aka your computer’s digital “where am I?”)
• What pages you click, how long you linger
• Browser/device info
• Cookies (not the chocolate chip kind, unfortunately)

2. What We Actually Do With Your Info

We use your data to:

• Keep our site running like a well-oiled robot
• Make your browsing smoother than jazz on vinyl
• Respond to your messages or help requests
• Send you updates or promos (if you say it’s cool)
• Catch and squash bugs or fraudsters

3. Who Gets to See Your Info? (Spoiler: Not Many)

We don’t sell your data. Not now, not ever. We might share it with:

• Trusted sidekicks (like web hosts or email tools)
• Law folks, if the law says we gotta
• Partners you approve (with a big shiny opt-in button)

4. Cookies 🍪 – What Are Those?

Cookies are tiny files that help us remember you. They make stuff faster, smoother, and more relevant. You can say “no thanks” by adjusting your browser settings, but some parts of our Site might get a little grumpy without them.

5. Outside Links

Clicking on links that lead away from us? You’re headed into new territory. We’re not responsible for what other sites do with your info, so check their policies too!

6. Keeping Things Safe

We’re all about keeping your data locked up tight. While nothing’s 100% invincible (even superheroes have weaknesses), we take reasonable steps to protect your info.

7. Your Rights (Because You’re the Boss)

Depending on where you live, you might be able to:

• Peek at the info we’ve got on you
• Ask us to delete or update it
• Tell us to stop bugging you
• Withdraw your permission (just say the word)

Just email us at [your email] and we’ll sort it out like civilized humans.

8. Kids, This One’s Not for You

If you’re under 13, this site is made for you too—and we don’t knowingly collect your info. If we somehow did, oops! Let us know and we’ll fix it pronto.

9. Updates to This Policy

Things change (like fashion trends and app updates). When they do, we’ll update this policy and let you know. You’ll see the new version right here with a fresh date stamp.

10. Questions? Comments? Love Notes?

Slide into our inbox anytime:
📬 Email:  thehanddyedstitcher@gmail.com