Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

Protecting your personal information is an important part of providing a reliable shopping experience. When you visit our website, browse products, place an order, subscribe to updates, or contact our customer support team, certain information may be collected to allow us to provide our services efficiently and improve your overall experience.

The information we collect may include details that you voluntarily provide, such as your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, telephone number, payment-related information required to complete your purchase, and any information included in customer service inquiries.

We may also automatically collect certain technical information when you interact with our website. This may include your device type, browser version, operating system, language preferences, IP address, referring pages, browsing activity, pages viewed, session duration, and general website usage information. This information helps us better understand how visitors use our website and allows us to improve performance and usability.

Depending on your browser settings, information may also be collected through cookies or similar technologies that help recognize returning visitors and remember certain preferences during future visits.

How We Use Information

The information collected through our website is used solely to operate and improve our services. It enables us to process orders accurately, communicate with customers, provide support, and maintain an efficient shopping experience.

Your information may be used to:

• Process and fulfill orders.
• Verify payment information and reduce fraudulent activity.
• Provide shipping updates and order notifications.
• Respond to customer service requests and inquiries.
• Improve website functionality, navigation, and performance.
• Analyze shopping trends and customer preferences.
• Maintain website security and detect unauthorized activity.
• Improve product offerings and customer experience over time.

We collect only the information reasonably necessary to provide our products and services while continually working to improve the overall shopping experience.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, remember customer preferences, enhance browsing convenience, and better understand how visitors interact with our website.

Cookies may help maintain shopping cart contents during your visit, remember language or display preferences, recognize returning visitors, and collect anonymous usage information that assists us in improving website performance.

Most web browsers allow you to manage, disable, or delete cookies through browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect portions of the website and reduce the availability of some features or functionality.

Marketing Communications

If you choose to subscribe to promotional emails or newsletters, we may send updates regarding new arrivals, featured collections, special promotions, seasonal announcements, or other information that may be relevant to your interests.

Subscription to marketing communications is entirely voluntary. If you no longer wish to receive promotional messages, you may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link provided in the email or by contacting our customer support team.

Choosing not to receive marketing emails will not affect important transactional communications related to your purchases, such as order confirmations, shipping notifications, or customer support responses.

Payment Information

Payments are processed using secure payment services to help protect financial information during online transactions. We currently accept payments through PayPal and Venmo.

Payment information is transmitted using industry-standard encryption technologies during the checkout process. We do not intentionally store complete payment card information on our own website.

Payment providers may process transaction information as necessary to authorize purchases, prevent fraud, and complete payment processing according to their own operational practices.

Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to safeguard the information entrusted to us. These measures are designed to reduce the risk of unauthorized access, accidental disclosure, alteration, or misuse of personal information.

Although we continually work to maintain appropriate security practices, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing electronic information can guarantee absolute security. Customers are encouraged to protect their account credentials, use secure internet connections, and notify us immediately if they believe unauthorized activity has occurred.

Data Retention

We retain customer information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill orders, provide customer support, maintain business records, resolve inquiries, improve our services, and meet legitimate operational requirements.

When information is no longer needed for these purposes, reasonable measures are taken to securely remove or anonymize applicable records where appropriate.

Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information collected and the purpose for which it was originally obtained.

Third-party Services

To operate our online store efficiently, certain trusted service providers assist with payment processing, shipping, website hosting, analytics, email communications, fraud prevention, and other business functions.

These service providers receive only the information necessary to perform their respective services and are expected to handle customer information responsibly while supporting our business operations.

Our website may occasionally include links to third-party websites for customer convenience. We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or operational policies of websites that are independently operated by third parties. We encourage visitors to review the privacy information available on those websites before providing personal information.

Children's Privacy

Our website is intended for general audiences and is not designed for individuals who are below the age required to independently make purchases in their jurisdiction. We do not knowingly seek or intentionally collect personal information from young children.

If a parent or guardian believes that personal information has been submitted by a child without appropriate supervision, please contact us promptly so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action when necessary.

Changes

From time to time, this Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect improvements to our services, website functionality, business operations, security practices, or customer experience. Updated versions become effective once published on this website.

We encourage customers to review this page periodically to remain informed about how information is collected, used, and protected while using our website.

Your continued use of the website after updates are published indicates acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, the information we collect, or how your information is handled, please contact our customer support team. We are committed to responding to privacy-related inquiries as promptly as possible.

Email: support@steckowych.com
Address: 12 Hawthorne Cir, Rocky Hill, CT 06067-3657, United States

We appreciate your trust and remain committed to handling your information responsibly while providing a secure and reliable shopping experience.