Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information Chic and Nifty (“we,” “us,” “our”) collects, how we use it, share it, and how you can control your personal data.

1. Introduction

  • Chic and Nifty is committed to protecting your personal information and complying with relevant privacy laws (e.g., U.S. laws, possibly international if shipping outside U.S.).

  • This policy applies when you visit or make purchases via chicandnifty.com and when you interact with us elsewhere (e.g., email, social media).

2. Types of Information We Collect

  • Personal Information: name, email address, shipping/billing address, phone number.

  • Payment Information: credit or debit card number, or payment provider data (handled by third-party payment processors).

  • Usage & Device Information: IP address, browser type, device identifiers, pages visited, referrer URL.

  • Optional Information: preferences, feedback, interaction with marketing communications.

3. How Information is Collected

  • Directly: when you place an order, sign up for newsletter, contact customer service, create an account.

  • Automatically: via cookies, web analytics, server logs.

  • From third parties or publicly available sources as needed (e.g., payment processors).

4. Purpose of Information Collection

We use your information to:

  • Process and fulfill orders.

  • Communicate with you about your order, respond to inquiries & provide customer support.

  • Send you updates, marketing, promotions (if you opt-in).

  • Improve our website, customization, user experience.

  • Prevent fraud and ensure security.

5. How Information is Shared

  • With our service providers (payment processors, shipping carriers, etc.) as needed to fulfill orders.

  • With third parties for legal compliance (court orders, laws).

  • We do not sell your personal data for profit.

6. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

  • We use cookies and similar technologies to track user behavior, remember your preferences, improve site functionality, and for marketing/analytics.

  • You can manage cookie preferences via your browser settings or any cookie-consent tool on our site.

7. Data Security

  • We employ standard security measures: encrypted connections (SSL/TLS), secure payment gateways, restricted access to personal data.

  • While we strive to protect your data, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Data Retention

  • We retain your personal information as long as necessary to fulfill orders, provide services, comply with legal obligations, or until you ask us to delete it (subject to legal requirements).

9. Your Rights & Choices

Depending on your location, you may have rights to:

  • Access, correct, update or delete your personal data.

  • Opt out of marketing emails.

  • Withdraw consent where applicable.

  • Limit or object to certain processing.

If you are subject to regulations like GDPR (if in EU), CCPA (if in California), etc., those rights apply accordingly.

10. Children’s Privacy

  • We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have inadvertently, we will delete that data.

11. International Data Transfers

  • If you are located outside the U.S., your data may be transferred to, stored, or processed in the U.S. or other countries. We’ll take steps to ensure adequate protection of transfer under applicable laws.

12. Changes to the Privacy Policy

  • We may update this policy from time to time. We’ll post the updated version on this page with a new “Last updated” date.

  • We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

13. Contact Information

  • For any privacy questions, or to exercise your data rights, contact us at:
    Email: info@chicandnifty.com