Privacy policy

Last updated: November 28, 2025

My shop operates this store and website, including all information, content, features, tools, products, and related services in order to provide you, as a customer, with a personalized shopping experience (hereinafter the “Services”). My shop is powered by Shopify, which enables us to provide you with the Services. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you access or use the Services, make a purchase or any other transaction, or otherwise communicate with us. In the event of any conflict between our Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy, this Privacy Policy shall prevail with respect to the collection, processing, and disclosure of your personal information.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing and using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described herein.

The personal information we collect or process

When we use the term “personal information,” we refer to information that identifies you or can reasonably be linked to you or another individual. Personal information does not include information collected anonymously or rendered non-identifiable so that it cannot identify you or reasonably be linked to you. We may collect or process the following categories of personal information, including inferences drawn from such information, depending on how you interact with the Services, your location, and as permitted or required by applicable law:

Contact information including your name, address, billing address, shipping address, phone number, and email address.
Financial information including credit card, debit card, and bank account numbers, payment card information, bank account information, transaction details, payment method, payment confirmation, and other payment details.
Account information including your username, password, security questions, preferences, and settings.
Transaction information including the items you view, place in your cart, add to your wishlist, purchase, return, exchange, or cancel, as well as your past transactions.
Your communications with us including the information you include in your communications with us, for example when you contact customer support.
Device information including information about your device, browser, or network connection, your IP address, and other unique identifiers.
Usage information including information about your interaction with the Services, including how and when you access or interact with them.

Sources of personal information

We may collect personal information from the following sources:

Directly from you including when you create an account, access or use the Services, communicate with us, or otherwise provide us with your personal information;
Automatically through the Services including from your device when you use our products or services or access our websites, and through the use of cookies and similar technologies;
From our service providers including when we engage them to enable certain technologies and when they collect or process your personal information on our behalf;
From our partners or other third parties.

How we use your personal information

Depending on how you interact with us or the Services you use, we may use your personal information for the following purposes:

Providing, tailoring, and improving the Services. We use your personal information to provide you with the Services, including to perform our contract with you, process your payments, fulfill your orders, remember your preferences and items of interest, send account-related notifications, process purchases, returns, exchanges, or other transactions, create, maintain, and otherwise manage your account, arrange shipping, facilitate returns and exchanges, enable you to post reviews, and provide a personalized shopping experience, such as recommending products related to your purchases. This may include using your personal information to better tailor and improve the Services.

Marketing and advertising. We use your personal information for marketing and promotional purposes, such as sending you marketing, advertising, and promotional communications by email, SMS, or postal mail, and showing you online advertisements for products or services on the Services or other websites, including based on items you have previously purchased or added to your cart and your other activity on the Services.

Security and fraud prevention. We use your personal information to authenticate your account, provide a secure payment and shopping experience, detect, investigate, or take action regarding fraudulent, illegal, harmful, or malicious activity, protect public safety, and secure our services. If you choose to use the Services and create an account, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials. We strongly recommend that you do not share your username, password, or other access credentials with anyone.

Communicating with you. We use your personal information to provide customer service, respond to your requests, provide effective services, and maintain our business relationship with you.

Legal reasons. We use your personal information to comply with applicable laws or respond to valid legal processes, including requests from law enforcement or government authorities, to investigate or participate in civil discovery, potential or ongoing litigation, or other legal proceedings, and to enforce our terms or policies or investigate potential violations thereof.

How we disclose personal information

In certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal information to third parties for legitimate purposes in accordance with this Privacy Policy. These circumstances may include:

With Shopify, vendors, and other third parties who perform services on our behalf (e.g., IT management, payment processing, data analytics, customer service, cloud storage, fulfillment and shipping).

With business and marketing partners to provide you with marketing services and deliver advertisements. For example, we use Shopify to support personalized advertising through third-party services based on your online activity across different merchants and websites. Our business and marketing partners will use your information in accordance with their own privacy notices. Depending on your location, you may have the right to request that we do not share information about you for targeted advertising purposes based on your activity across different merchants and websites.

When you direct us, request us, or otherwise consent to the disclosure of certain information to third parties, such as to ship you products or through your use of social media widgets or login integrations.

With our affiliates or otherwise within our corporate group.

In connection with a business transaction such as a merger or bankruptcy, to comply with applicable legal obligations (including in response to subpoenas, search warrants, or similar requests), to enforce applicable terms of service or policies, and to protect or defend the Services, our rights, and the rights of our users or others.

Relationship with Shopify

The Services are hosted by Shopify, which collects and processes personal information about your access to and use of the Services in order to provide and improve the Services. Information you submit to the Services will be transmitted to and shared with Shopify, as well as third parties that may be located in countries other than where you reside, in order to provide and improve the Services.

In addition, to protect, grow, and improve our business, we use certain enhanced Shopify features that incorporate data and information derived from your interactions with our Store, as well as with other merchants and Shopify. To provide these enhanced features, Shopify may use personal information collected from your interactions with our store, other merchants, and Shopify. In these circumstances, Shopify is responsible for processing your personal information, including to respond to your requests to exercise your rights regarding your personal information used for these purposes. To learn more about how Shopify uses your personal information and your rights, you may consult Shopify’s Consumer Privacy Policy. Depending on your location, you may exercise certain rights regarding your personal information here: Shopify privacy portal link.

Third-party websites and links

The Services may provide links to websites or other online platforms operated by third parties. If you follow links to sites not affiliated with or controlled by us, we recommend reviewing their privacy and security policies and other terms of use. We do not guarantee and are not responsible for the privacy or security of such sites, including the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of information found on these sites. Information you provide in public or semi-public areas, including information you share on third-party social media platforms, may also be visible to other users of the Services and/or users of those third-party platforms without restriction as to its use by us or by a third party. Our inclusion of such links does not, in itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators, except as disclosed on the Services.

Children’s data

The Services are not intended for use by children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of majority in your jurisdiction. If you are the parent or guardian of a child who has provided us with personal information, you may contact us using the details below to request deletion. As of the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we are not aware that we “share” or “sell” (as defined under applicable law) personal information of individuals under 16 years of age.

Security and retention of your information

Please note that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee “perfect security.” Additionally, any information you send to us may not be secure during transmission. We recommend that you do not use insecure channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us.

The retention period for your personal information depends on various factors, such as whether we need the information to manage your account, provide the Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce other applicable agreements or policies.

Your rights and choices

Depending on your location, you may have some or all of the rights listed below regarding your personal information. However, these rights are not absolute, may apply only in certain circumstances, and in some cases we may decline your request as permitted by law.

Right of access/right to know. You may have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Right to deletion. You may have the right to request that we delete personal information we hold about you.
Right to correction. You may have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
Right to portability. You may have the right to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to request its transfer to a third party, under certain circumstances and with certain exceptions.
Managing communication preferences. We may send you promotional emails. You may opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe option included in our emails. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those about your account or orders.

You may exercise these rights through the designated areas on the Services or by contacting us using the details below. To learn more about how Shopify uses your personal information and your rights, including rights related to data processed by Shopify, you may visit https://privacy.shopify.com/fr.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. We may need to verify your identity before processing your requests, as permitted or required by applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, you may designate an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf. Before accepting such a request, we will require proof that the agent has been authorized to act on your behalf, and we may require you to verify your identity directly with us. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable law.

Complaints

If you have complaints about how we process your personal information, please contact us using the details below. Depending on your location, you may have the right to appeal our decision by contacting us using the details below, or by lodging a complaint with your local data protection authority.

International transfers

Please note that we may transfer, store, and process your personal information outside of the country in which you reside.

If we transfer your personal information outside the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we will rely on recognized transfer mechanisms such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, or equivalent contracts issued by the relevant UK authority, unless the data transfer is to a country deemed to provide an adequate level of protection.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including to reflect changes to our practices or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the revised Privacy Policy on this website, update the “Last updated” date, and provide notice as required by applicable law.

Contact

If you have questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise any of your rights, please call us at , or email us at support@petclynn.com.