Last Updated: [2025/10/1]

This Privacy Policy describes how [Your Store Name] ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you visit or make a purchase from [Your Website URL] (the "Site").

1. Information We Collect

We collect information about you in the following ways:

A. Information You Provide Directly:

• Personal Identifiers: When you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, and phone number.

• Payment Information: We collect payment information, such as your credit or debit card number, through our secured payment processor. We do not store full payment card details on our servers.

• Account Information: If you create an account, we collect your login and password details.

• Communication Information: Records of your communications with us, including when you contact customer service.

B. Information Collected Automatically:

• Device Information: We automatically collect information about the device you use to access our Site, including your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies installed on your device.

• Usage Information: As you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”

• Cookies & Tracking Technologies: We collect Device Information using "cookies," which are data files placed on your device. We also use similar technologies such as web beacons, pixels, and log files. For more details, please see the "Cookies" section below.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To Fulfill Your Orders: To process your payments, arrange for shipping, and provide you with invoices and/or order confirmations.

• To Communicate With You: To respond to your inquiries, provide customer support, and send you important account-related information.

• For Marketing & Advertising: To send you marketing communications (with your consent where required by law), and to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you.

• To Improve Our Site: To screen for potential risk and fraud, and more generally, to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site).

3. Sharing Your Information

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use it as described above. For example:

• Service Providers: We use Shopify (or other e-commerce platforms like BigCommerce, WooCommerce) to power our online store. We also share your information with payment processors, shipping and fulfillment companies, and marketing agencies.

• Compliance with Laws: We may disclose your information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

4. Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: Required for the basic functions of the site, such as keeping items in your shopping cart.

• Performance/Analytics Cookies: Allow us to count visits and traffic sources to measure and improve site performance.

• Functional Cookies: Enable enhanced functionality and personalization, like remembering your login details or language preference.

• Targeting/Advertising Cookies: Used to make advertising more relevant to you and your interests.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of the Site.

5. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You can request access to the personal information we hold about you.

• Correction: You can request that we correct or update your personal information.

• Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information.

• Opt-Out of Marketing: You can unsubscribe from our marketing emails at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any email.

• Do Not Track: Our Site does not alter its data collection and use practices when we detect a "Do Not Track" signal from your browser.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Order information is generally retained for a minimum of 4 years for tax and compliance reasons.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions, wish to exercise your rights, or would like more information about our privacy practices, please contact us:

• By Email: [support@youbetparty.com]

• By Mail: [Your Company Name, Physical Address, City, State, Zip Code]