Effective date: March 19, 2026

At Valley Grown Handcrafts, I care about your privacy and want you to feel comfortable shopping on my website.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit valleygrownhandcrafts.com, place an order, join my email list, or contact me — and how that information may be used.

By using this website, you agree to the practices described here.

Information I may collect

When you use this website, I may collect information such as:

• your name

• email address

• phone number

• billing and shipping address

• order details

• messages you send through contact forms or email

• information about how you use the website, such as browser type, device type, pages visited, time spent on the site, and general usage data

• cookies and similar tracking technologies

Payments

Payments may be processed through trusted third-party providers, including PayPal.

I do not store your full payment card information on my website. Payment information is processed securely by the payment provider you choose, according to that provider’s own privacy and security practices.

How your information may be used

Your information may be used to:

• process and fulfill your order

• send order confirmations, shipping updates, and other service-related emails

• respond to questions or customer service requests

• improve the website and shopping experience

• understand how visitors use the site

• help prevent fraud or misuse

• send occasional emails about new products, shop updates, or promotions if you have signed up for those communications

• measure advertising performance and, where used, show more relevant ads to past website visitors

Email communications

If you provide your email address when placing an order, contacting me, or signing up for updates, you may receive:

• transactional emails, such as order confirmations and shipping notifications

• marketing emails, such as newsletters, product updates, or occasional promotions

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the email or by contacting me at valleygrownhandcrafts@gmail.com.

Opting out of marketing emails will not stop order-related emails that are necessary to complete your purchase.

Cookies and similar technologies

This website may use cookies and similar technologies to help the site function properly, remember preferences, understand site traffic, and improve performance.

Cookies and similar technologies may also be used for analytics and, if enabled, advertising and remarketing purposes.

You can usually adjust your browser settings to manage or refuse cookies, though some parts of the site may not work as intended if cookies are disabled. Google also provides information about how it uses cookies and similar technologies in advertising and analytics.

Google Analytics

I use Google Analytics to better understand how visitors use this website. Google Analytics may collect information such as pages visited, time on site, device information, browser information, and general interaction data through cookies and similar technologies.

Google requires websites using Google Analytics to disclose that use and explain how Google Analytics collects and processes data.

You can learn more about how Google uses data and cookies through its own privacy materials.

Advertising and remarketing

I may use advertising and remarketing tools, including Meta/Facebook tools, to understand the effectiveness of my advertising and, where enabled, to show ads to people who have previously visited my website.

These tools may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to collect information about your visit and interactions with the site. Meta states that businesses using its business tools must clearly disclose how they use cookies and how data collected on their sites is shared with Meta.

If and when Meta remarketing is active on this site, this Privacy Policy applies to that use.

Third-party service providers

I may use trusted third-party providers to help run parts of my business, such as:

• Squarespace or other website service providers

• PayPal and other payment processors

• email marketing platforms

• analytics providers, including Google Analytics

• advertising tools, including Meta/Facebook tools

• shipping and order-related service providers

These providers may have access to certain information only as needed to perform services on my behalf and are expected to handle that information according to their own legal and privacy obligations.

Sharing of information

I do not sell your personal information for money.

I may share information when reasonably necessary to:

• complete your order

• process payments

• operate the website and business through service providers

• provide analytics or advertising services

• comply with legal obligations

• protect my rights, customers, or website

• prevent fraud or misuse

Depending on the tools in use, certain advertising or analytics activity may be considered “sharing” under California privacy law when personal information is used for cross-context behavioral advertising. California consumers have the right to opt out of that kind of sharing.

California privacy rights

If you are a California resident, California law may give you the right to:

• know what categories of personal information are collected, used, disclosed, sold, or shared

• request access to personal information

• request deletion of personal information, subject to exceptions

• request correction of inaccurate personal information

• opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information

• limit certain uses of sensitive personal information, where applicable

• not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights

To make a privacy-related request, please contact me at valleygrownhandcrafts@gmail.com.

Global Privacy Control

If my website is configured in a way that triggers California opt-out requirements for selling or sharing personal information, I will honor legally required opt-out preference signals, including Global Privacy Control (GPC), where applicable. California identifies the right to opt out of sale or sharing, including via GPC, as part of consumer rights under the CCPA.

Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. Because there is not a consistent industry standard for responding to those signals, this website may not respond to traditional Do Not Track browser requests.

This does not change any rights California residents may have under applicable privacy law.

Data retention

I keep personal information only as long as reasonably needed for business, legal, tax, customer service, fraud prevention, or recordkeeping purposes.

Data security

I use reasonable measures to help protect your information, but no website or method of online transmission is completely secure.

Children’s privacy

This website is not intended for children under 18, and I do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18.

Third-party links

This website may include links to third-party websites. I’m not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those outside sites.

Changes to this policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the updated version will take effect when posted.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to make a privacy-related request, please contact:

Valley Grown Handcrafts
Email: valleygrownhandcrafts@gmail.com