PRIVACY POLICY

Introduction & Our Commitment to Your Privacy

At MinimalSave, we recognize that your privacy is not just a legal requirement—it is a fundamental pillar of the trust you place in us. As a dedicated provider of art-grade hand-painted ceramic piggy banks, we are committed to protecting the personal and financial information of the families we serve.

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from our website. By using our services, you agree to the practices described in this policy. We ensure that our data handling remains transparent, secure, and compliant with global standards, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Information We Collect

To provide you with a seamless shopping experience and to fulfill your orders for our handcrafted keepsakes, we collect two primary types of information:

Order Information

When you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through MinimalSave, we collect specific information from you, including:

• Identity Data: Your full name.
• Contact Data: Your email address and international phone number.
• Shipping & Billing Data: Your physical street addresses for delivery and billing.
• Payment Data: While we do not store full credit card numbers (see our Payment Security section), we collect necessary payment-related details to process your transaction via our secure gateways.

Device Information

When you visit MinimalSave, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

• Technical Data: Information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device.
• Usage Data: As you browse the site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the site, and information about how you interact with the site.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We use the information we collect in the following ways to maintain our high standards of service:

1. Order Fulfillment: To process your payment, arrange for high-security shipping via our international logistics partners (UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL), and provide you with invoices and order confirmations.
2. Customer Support: To communicate with you regarding your order status, customization requests, or any inquiries you may have.
3. Risk & Fraud Prevention: We use your IP address and billing information to screen our orders for potential risk or fraud, ensuring a safe environment for all our customers.
4. Personalized Experience: In line with the preferences you have shared with us, we may provide you with information or advertising relating to our latest ceramic designs and seasonal collections.

Information Sharing & Our Strict Zero-Sale Policy

We believe your data belongs to you. MinimalSave maintains a rigorous Zero-Sale Policy.

• No Selling of Data: We NEVER sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.
• Essential Service Providers: We only share your personal information with third parties that are essential to our operations. For example, we use a secure e-commerce platform to power our store, and we share your shipping details with our delivery carriers (UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL) to ensure your ceramic piggy bank arrives safely.
• Legal Compliance: Finally, we may also share your personal 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.

Payment Security & PCI-DSS Compliance

Security is our top priority, especially regarding your financial data. We implement industry-leading technical measures to protect your information:

• SSL Encryption: All data transmitted between your browser and our servers is protected using high-level SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption technology (AES-256).
• PCI-DSS Standards: Our payment processing environment strictly adheres to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS).
• Zero Local Storage: We NEVER store your full, raw credit card numbers or CVV codes on our local servers. All payments are processed through encrypted, certified third-party payment gateways that specialize in high-security transactions.

Cookies & Behavioral Advertising

MinimalSave uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, remember the items in your shopping cart, and analyze our website traffic.

As described above, we may use your personal information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. You can opt-out of targeted advertising by using the following links:

• Google: Settings
• Digital Advertising Alliance: Opt-out

Your Rights & International Legal Compliance

Depending on your location, you have specific rights regarding your personal data:

• The Right to Access: You have the right to ask for copies of your personal information.
• The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
• The Right to Erasure (Right to Delete): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• CCPA/GDPR Compliance: If you are a resident of California or the European Economic Area, you may exercise these rights at any time by contacting our privacy team at [email protected].

Data Retention & Protection of Minors

• Data Retention: When you place an order through MinimalSave, we will maintain your Order Information for our records for tax and legal purposes unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
• Minors: Our website and products are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately to have it removed.

Contact Our Privacy Team

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us using the details below:

• Store Name: MinimalSave
• Privacy Email: [email protected]
• Phone: +1(603) 295-6697
• Business Address: 200 Bodwell Road, Manchester, NH 03109