Joanie Kay's Unique Boutique reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time. By accessing www.joaniekaysuniqueboutique.com (“Website”), you confirm that you have read and understand this policy including how and why we use your information. If you do not want us to collect or use your personal information, you should not use the Website or order goods from Joanie Kay's Unique Boutique.
Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our Website's Terms and Conditions. We are not responsible for the content or privacy policies of third parties.
Our website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. No one under age 16 may provide any personal information on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are under 16, do not use or provide any information on this Website. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.
Website Security
We take many precautions to protect confidential information while you shop using the Joanie Kay's Unique Boutique website. We use the industry-standard SSL protocol (Secure Sockets Layer) to secure credit card transactions. The SSL system encrypts information that you submit to us via our website when you place an order as a safeguard against third party interception of your information.
Gathering and Use of Your Personally Identifiable Information
We collect information when you register online or update your account, log-in, place an order, communicate online with our customer service representatives, sign up for email newsletters, browse or shop online, request a catalog, or participate in a sweepstakes, contest, promotion or survey. We will only retain your information for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy (including to provide, advertise, or market services to you), as may be required by law (including for tax and accounting purposes), or as otherwise communicated to you.
Your Privacy Rights
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Request to Opt-out: Joanie Kay's Unique Boutique does not sell your Personal Information to third parties. However, we do share it for the marketing purposes we’ve described above. You have the right to direct us not to share it for purposes of cross-context behavioral marketing, and the right to opt out of the processing of personal data for purposes of targeted advertising. If exercised, the decision to opt-out will be valid for 12 months, at which time we may request that you authorize the sale of personal information again.
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Statement re the Use or Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information: While you may purchase on our website certain products (such as those relating to religious holidays or LGBTQ themes) that could suggest your religious beliefs or sexual orientation, rest assured that we do not use this order or browsing information to infer characteristics about consumers that may be classified as sensitive personal information. Joanie Kay's Unique Boutique does not use or disclose sensitive personal information or sensitive data, as such is defined in The Connecticut Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring, The Utah Consumer Privacy Act, Colorado Privacy Act, Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, and the California Privacy Rights Act.
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Request to Know: You have the right to know whether we are processing your Personal Information and request that we disclose a report of your Personal Information, including the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have about you, the categories of sources from which the personal information has been obtained, the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information, and the categories of third parties to whom we disclose personal information (as well as which categories of information were disclosed). Any such data will be provided in a format easily understandable to the average consumer, and to the extent technically feasible, in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
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Request to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete your Personal Information. Once we receive and verify your request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your Personal Information from our records, unless an exception applies.
We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service providers to:
- Complete the transaction for which we collected the personal information, provide a good or service that you requested, take actions reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform our agreement with you. For example, we may not delete your personal information insofar as it is needed to honor our returns policy with you.
- Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such activities.
- Debug products to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.
- Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise their free speech rights, or exercise another right provided for by law.
- Enable internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us.
- Comply with a legal obligation.
- Make other internal and lawful uses of that information that are compatible with the context in which you provided it
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Request to Correct: You have the right to request that we correct, rectify and/or update any of your Personal Information that is incorrect, incomplete or out of date. If you have created an online account, you may log on and edit your Personal Information at any time. If you are unable to edit your Personal Information through your online account, you may reach out to us at joaniekaysuniqueboutique@gmail.com for further assistance.
Exercising Your Rights
To exercise the rights described above, please submit a verifiable request to us by emailing us at joaniekaysuniqueboutique@gmail.com.
Only you or a person whom you authorize to act on your behalf may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. So as to ensure your privacy, we reserve the right to deny a request from an authorized agent who does not submit proof that they have been authorized to act on your behalf. If you wish to authorize another to act on your behalf, please be advised that Joanie Kay's Unique Boutique may require that you provide the authorized agent with signed written permission to submit a request and verify your own identity and confirm your permission directly with us, unless the authorized agent has a power of attorney. However, you may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.
Right to Equal Service: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights as a consumer under any applicable laws. Unless permitted by law, we will not:
- Deny you goods or services.
- Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties.
- Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services.
- Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.
We may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by law that can result in different prices, rates, or quality levels. Any legally-permitted financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to your Personal Information's value and contain written terms that describe the program's material aspects. Participation in a financial incentive program requires your prior opt in consent, which you may revoke at any time
If you are looking to opt-out of emails, you may alternatively follow these processes:
Email List
When you sign up for our email newsletters, we ask for your first name and email address. If you do not wish to receive our email anymore, an unsubscribe button is located at the bottom of each email for your convenience. You can also unsubscribe by contacting: joaniekaysuniqueboutique@gmail.com
Online Tracking
Website uses Google Analytics and may be able to see user’s referring site. To opt out of Google Analytics, visit the Google Analytics opt-out page found at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and install the add-on for your browser. For more details on installing and uninstalling the add-on, please see the relevant help resources for your specific browser.
Some devices or web browsers can be configured to signal a user’s privacy preferences to websites. It is our intention to respect customers’ valid choices regarding their personal information.
GDPR Compliance
Joanie Kay's Unique Boutique complies with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) with respect to data concerning citizens or residents of European Union countries and Switzerland. To the extent other terms of this Privacy Policy or Joanie Kay's Unique Boutique Terms and Conditions contradict the terms herein as applied to EU Residents and Citizens, the terms of this “GDPR Compliance” section control.
EU residents and citizens have the following eight rights under GDPR and are entitled to the facilitation of these rights by Joanie Kay's Unique Boutique as set forth herein:
Right to be Informed. Joanie Kay's Unique Boutique collects the following “personal information” as defined in GDPR when a sale is consummated: name, e-mail address, shipping address, telephone number and credit card information. You may provide other information in custom orders you make such as the names of a member of a family, the family name, the year the family was established, and locations they lived. We use this information to process and fulfill your order and to notify you of your order status. You may also choose to provide us with your personal information of varied nature if you contact us regarding customer service concerns. Please also review the section of this policy entitled “Gathering and Use of Your Personally Identifiable Information” for more information on our collection and use of information.
Right of Access. EU residents and citizens have a right to be informed of data that is stored, processed or analyzed and to obtain a copy in plain English. To request such information please email us: joaniekaysuniqueboutique@gmail.com using the same email you used to complete your transaction and provide us with your payment information in order to provide your account security.
Right to Rectification. EU residents and citizens have a right to revise our information if inaccurate or complete, and if information is disclosed to third parties to have that information rectified by the third parties. If after accessing your information, an EU resident or citizen believes our information on file regarding you is inaccurate, one may respond to the email which was provided with information pursuant to EU resident or citizen right of access and provide the rectifying information.
Right of Erasure. This is a non-absolute ‘right to be forgotten.’ If you are an EU resident or citizen and after accessing your information you would like to have it erased, please send an email explaining the circumstances warranting erasure to the email which provided your information pursuant to your right of access. We may comply with the request, we may have a legal obligation to preserve some or all data under relevant laws, and/or we may have a legal right to retain information you have requested be deleted. You will be advised of our decision regarding your data erasure request.
Right to Restrict Processing. EU residents and citizens have a right to ask Uncommon Goods to suspend the processing of your personal information in certain scenarios, for example if you want us to establish the accuracy of the data, or you have objected to our use of your data but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it. Where processing is restricted, we are allowed to retain sufficient information about you that the restriction is respected in the future.
Right to Portability of Data. EU residents and citizens have a right to have your data stored with us to be moved, copied or transported in a safe and secure manner without affecting its usability. If you would like your personal data in portable form, please email a request to joaniekaysuniqueboutique@gmail.com the subject line “REQUEST FOR PORTABLE DATA.”
Right to Object to Processing. EU subjects may object to direct marketing including any personalized website content, emails, or to all processing of their personal information. EU citizens and residents have an absolute right to object to use of their personal data for direct marketing purposes. You may not have an absolute right to object if your personal data is used for a task carried out in the public interest, or for legitimate interests such as scientific or historical research or statistical purposes. If you are an EU citizen or resident who objects to processing of their personal information, please send an email request to joaniekaysuniqueboutique@gmail.com with the subject line “OBJECTION TO PROCESSING” and tell us whether you object to direct marketing or all processing.
Rights in Relation to Automated Decision-making. Joanie Kay's Unique Boutique uses personal information to profile customers including to facilitate direct marketing. Joanie Kay's Unique Boutique may also provide emails, marketing, or advertising to EU citizens or subjects by automated means, and automated (non-human) responses to customer actions or requests. If you would like more information regarding Joanie Kay's Unique Boutique automated decision-making or to request human follow up to an automated promotion or Joanie Kay's Unique Boutique communication, or a response to an EU citizen or resident action or request, please send an email request to joaniekaysuniqueboutique@gmail.com with the subject line “AUTOMATED DECISIONMAKING” and provide the details of the transaction in question.
Privacy Policy Changes
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify and amend this Privacy Policy in any manner at any time by posting a change notice on our website.
Contact Us
If you have questions about our privacy policies or procedures, or if you would like to make changes to the way your data is being used, please email joaniekaysuniqueboutique@gmail.com
This privacy policy was last updated May 14, 2023
