Privacy & Cookies Policy | Whaley Sweet Gifts

Privacy & Cookies Policy

Last updated: 7 Jnne 2025

This Privacy & Cookies Policy explains how Whaley Sweet Gifts (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use our website whaleysweetgifts.com.

1. What Information We Collect

We collect the following types of personal information when you interact with our website:

Full name
Shipping and billing address
Email address and phone number
Order and payment information (handled securely by third-party payment providers)
Account login details (if you create an account)
Browser and device data through cookies and analytics tools

2. How We Use Your Information

Your information is used to:

Process and deliver your orders
Send order updates and customer service communications
Improve our website and customer experience
Comply with legal obligations
Send occasional marketing emails (only with your consent)

3. How We Share Your Data

We may share your information with trusted third parties to help us operate our business, such as:

Payment gateways (e.g.,Google Pay, PayPal)
Delivery and logistics partners
Website hosting and analytics providers
Email marketing platforms (e.g., Mailchimp)

We will never sell or rent your data to third parties.

4. How We Protect Your Data

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

5. Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data (where legally allowed)
Withdraw your consent at any time (for marketing or cookies)
Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority

To make a request, please email us at [insert your business email].

6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and gather anonymous statistics.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. They help websites remember information such as your preferences or login status.

Types of Cookies We Use:

Essential cookies: Required for website functionality (e.g., shopping cart)
Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our site (e.g., Google Analytics)
Functional cookies: Remember your preferences
Marketing cookies: Used for retargeting or social media advertising (if enabled)

Managing Cookies

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may impact your ability to use certain features of our website.

7. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites and encourage you to read their policies.

8. Policy Updates

We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and significant changes will be communicated to you via email or a notice on our site.