PRIVACY POLICY
handcraftedsgoods.com

1. DATA CONTROLLER

Handcrafted Goods (“we”, “our”) operates handcraftedsgoods.com and protects your data per GDPR standards.

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may process:
• Identity Data: Name, shipping/billing address
• Transaction Data: Purchase history, payment info
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type
• Usage Data: Pages visited, products viewed

3. PURPOSE OF PROCESSING

Your data helps us:
✓ Process ethical purchases
✓ Improve artisan partnerships
✓ Personalize your experience
✓ Comply with legal obligations

We rely on:
• Contractual necessity (order fulfillment)
• Consent (for marketing communications)
• Legitimate interest (website security)

5. DATA SHARING

Limited to:

  • Fair Trade certifiers
  • Ethical shipping partners
  • Payment processors (PCI-DSS compliant)

6. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

Data remains primarily in the EU/EEA. Any transfers use:
✓ Standard Contractual Clauses
✓ Adequacy Decisions

7. DATA RETENTION

• Active customers: 3 years post-last activity
• Order records: 7 years (legal requirement)
• Marketing data: Until consent withdrawal

8. YOUR RIGHTS

You may request:
→ Access to your data
→ Correction of errors
→ Deletion where applicable
→ Processing restrictions

We use:
▸ Essential cookies (shopping cart)
▸ Analytics cookies (site improvement)
▸ Marketing cookies (opt-in only)

Manage preferences via our Cookie Consent Manager.

10. SECURITY MEASURES

We implement:
• TLS 1.3 encryption
• Regular security audits
• Anonymization where possible

11. CHILDREN’S DATA

We do not knowingly collect data from children under 16.

12. POLICY UPDATES

Changes will be:
✓ Posted on this page
✓ Dated clearly
✓ Summarized for key changes