Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 26, 2026

At Salty Kiss Shop, we value your trust and respect your privacy. Whether you're shopping for coastal apparel, exploring our fishing collections, or simply browsing our website, we want you to understand how your personal information is collected, used, and protected.

This Privacy Policy explains how Salty Kiss Shop ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, stores, and shares information when you visit www.saltykissshop.com, make a purchase, subscribe to our communications, or interact with our online services.

Our online store is powered by Shopify, which provides the technology used to operate our website and process transactions.

By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

To provide a convenient, secure shopping experience, we may collect the following types of information depending on how you interact with our store.

Personal & Contact Information

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Billing and shipping addresses

Order & Payment Information

  • Products purchased or added to your cart

  • Order history and transaction details

  • Payment method and payment confirmation

  • Shipping, delivery, and fulfillment information

Payments are processed through Shopify and supported payment providers. Payment information is handled according to the security and privacy practices of the applicable payment processor.

Account & Communication Information

  • Customer account information and preferences

  • Customer service inquiries

  • Product reviews and feedback

  • Email marketing preferences

  • Information you voluntarily provide when contacting us

Website & Browsing Information

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address and approximate location

  • Browser type and device information

  • Pages visited and products viewed

  • Shopping cart activity

  • Website navigation and interactions

  • Cookies and similar tracking technologies

This information helps us understand how customers use our store and how we can improve their shopping experience.

2. How We Collect Information

We collect personal information in several ways:

  • Directly from you: When you place an order, create an account, subscribe to emails, submit a review, or contact customer service.

  • Automatically: Through cookies, analytics tools, and other technologies used when you browse our website.

  • From service providers: Including Shopify, payment processors, shipping providers, and fulfillment partners.

  • From marketing and advertising partners: Where applicable, through advertising platforms and integrations used to understand campaign performance and customer interactions.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use customer information for legitimate business purposes, including:

Order Processing & Fulfillment

  • Process purchases and payments

  • Produce and fulfill made-to-order merchandise

  • Arrange shipping and delivery

  • Send order confirmations and shipping updates

  • Handle customer service inquiries and qualifying refunds or replacements

Customer Experience

  • Improve website functionality and navigation

  • Remember shopping preferences

  • Provide product recommendations

  • Analyze website traffic and shopping trends

  • Improve our products, services, and overall shopping experience

Marketing & Promotions

Depending on your preferences and applicable law, we may use information to:

  • Send promotional emails and special offers

  • Announce new collections and product releases

  • Deliver relevant advertising

  • Measure advertising effectiveness

  • Understand customer interests and shopping behavior

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time.

Security & Legal Compliance

We may also use information to prevent fraud, maintain account security, comply with applicable laws, resolve disputes, and protect our business and customers.

4. Cookies, Analytics & Advertising

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to support essential shopping functions, analyze website performance, and help deliver relevant content and advertising.

These technologies may be used to:

  • Keep items in your shopping cart

  • Support checkout and account functionality

  • Remember certain preferences

  • Understand website traffic and visitor activity

  • Measure marketing campaign performance

  • Display advertisements relevant to your interests

We may work with advertising and analytics services such as Google, Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Pinterest, and TikTok, depending on the integrations enabled for our store.

These services may collect or receive information about how visitors interact with our website, subject to applicable privacy laws, consent requirements, and the privacy practices of those services.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, our website's cookie consent controls.

Disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.

5. How We Share Information

We share personal information when reasonably necessary to operate our business, provide services, or meet legal requirements.

This may include sharing information with:

Shopify & Payment Providers

To operate our online store, process transactions, manage checkout, and support account and payment security.

Print-on-Demand & Fulfillment Partners

Most Salty Kiss Shop products are made to order.

Our production and fulfillment partners receive the order information needed to produce, package, and ship your purchases. This may include your name, shipping address, and details of the merchandise ordered.

Shipping & Delivery Services

To arrange delivery and provide tracking information.

Marketing & Analytics Providers

To support advertising campaigns, website analytics, customer communications, and promotional services.

Other Service Providers

Such as customer support platforms, product review services, website applications, and technology providers that help us operate our store.

We may also disclose information when required by law, to respond to valid legal requests, to protect our rights, or in connection with a legitimate business transfer or restructuring.

Certain advertising-related disclosures may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information under applicable privacy laws, even when information is not exchanged for money.

Where required by law, customers may opt out of such activities.

6. Our Relationship With Shopify

Salty Kiss Shop uses Shopify to host and operate our online store.

Shopify collects and processes certain personal information when customers visit our website, browse products, create accounts, or complete purchases.

Shopify may also provide enhanced services that use information from customer interactions with our store, other Shopify merchants, and Shopify services to improve shopping experiences, analytics, personalization, security, and advertising.

When these enhanced services are enabled, information about your interactions with our store may be processed together with information from other merchants and Shopify.

Information submitted through our store may be shared with Shopify and service providers located in other countries for these purposes.

Shopify may be independently responsible for certain processing activities and related privacy requests.

For additional information, please review:

These resources explain how Shopify handles personal information and the controls available to customers.

7. Your Privacy Rights & Choices

Depending on your location and applicable privacy laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.

These rights may include:

  • Access: Request information about personal data we maintain about you.

  • Correction: Request corrections to inaccurate personal information.

  • Deletion: Request deletion of eligible personal information.

  • Portability: Request a copy of certain personal information in a portable format.

  • Marketing Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from promotional communications.

  • Advertising Opt-Out: Request that your information not be sold or shared for certain targeted advertising purposes.

  • Withdrawal of Consent: Withdraw consent for certain processing activities where applicable.

These rights are subject to legal requirements and exceptions.

To exercise applicable privacy rights, contact us at saltykissshop@gmail.com.

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests. Where permitted by law, an authorized representative may submit a request on your behalf.

We will respond within the time frames required by applicable law and will not discriminate against you for exercising legally protected privacy rights.

8. Data Sharing & Advertising Opt-Out

Depending on your state of residence, you may have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information or its use for targeted advertising.

You can submit applicable opt-out requests through our:

Data Sharing Opt-Out Page

You may also contact saltykissshop@gmail.com for assistance.

Where legally required, we recognize supported opt-out preference signals, including Global Privacy Control (GPC). These choices may apply to your browser or device, and additional steps may be necessary to apply preferences more broadly.

You can also manage certain information processed independently by Shopify through the Shopify Privacy Portal.

Other browser "Do Not Track" signals may not be recognized.

9. Email Marketing & Communication Preferences

If you subscribe to Salty Kiss Shop promotional emails, we may send updates about:

  • New product releases

  • Seasonal collections

  • Exclusive promotions

  • Special offers and store announcements

You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our marketing emails.

Even if you unsubscribe from promotional communications, we may still contact you regarding orders, shipping notifications, customer service requests, or other necessary transactional matters.

10. Data Security & Retention

Protecting customer information is important to us.

We rely on Shopify and other service providers to support the secure operation of our store, including payment processing and website infrastructure.

While we take reasonable steps to protect personal information, no online system or method of transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Complete transactions and provide customer service

  • Maintain customer accounts

  • Meet tax, accounting, and legal requirements

  • Prevent fraud and protect our business

  • Resolve disputes and enforce applicable agreements

Retention periods depend on the type of information and our legal and operational obligations.

11. Children's Privacy

Salty Kiss Shop offers apparel for adults and children, but our website and purchasing services are intended for adults.

We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 16.

Parents and guardians may purchase children's apparel through our store.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate authorization, please contact saltykissshop@gmail.com so we can review the concern and take appropriate action.

We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of children under 16 for targeted advertising.

12. Third-Party Websites & Social Media

Our website may include links to third-party websites, social media platforms, and external services.

These websites operate independently and