Privacy Policy

privacy policy

Effective Date: May 1st 2025

Introduction

At Yael Designs, your privacy is of the utmost importance. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, www.YaelDesigns.com, or engage with us through email, social media, or other platforms.

By using our website, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.

Information We Collect

When you shop with us, sign up for updates, or contact us, we may collect the following types of information:

Personal Information:

• Full name
  
• Email address
  
• Shipping and billing address
  
• Phone number
  
• Payment details (securely processed via third-party payment providers)
  
• Purchase history
  
• Account login credentials (if applicable)
  

Non-Personal Information (collected automatically):

• IP address
  
• Browser type and version
  
• Device identifiers
  
• Pages viewed and time spent on our site
  
• Referring websites
  

How We Use Your Information

We use your data to enhance your shopping experience and provide exceptional service. This includes:

• Processing and fulfilling your orders
  
• Communicating with you about your purchases or inquiries
  
• Sending promotional emails or newsletters (with your consent)
  
• Offering tailored product recommendations
  
• Improving website functionality and customer experience
  
• Ensuring compliance with legal obligations and fraud prevention
  

Sharing Your Information

We never sell or rent your personal information. We only share data with trusted third parties necessary to run our business effectively, such as:

• Payment processors (e.g., Shopify, PayPal, Stripe)
  
• Shipping carriers (e.g., FedEx, UPS)
  
• Email marketing platforms (e.g., Klaviyo, Mailchimp)
  
• Analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics)
  
• Legal or regulatory authorities, when required by law
  

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. This includes:

• Essential cookies (e.g., shopping cart functionality)
  
• Performance cookies (e.g., tracking website usage)
  
• Marketing cookies (e.g., for ad targeting)
  

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Your Rights and Choices

You may have rights under applicable privacy laws, including:

• Accessing or updating your personal information
  
• Requesting deletion of your data
  
• Opting out of marketing emails (via the unsubscribe link)
  
• Restricting certain data uses or transfers
  

If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at sales@yaeldesigns.com.

Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information. While we strive to protect your data, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for their content or privacy policies.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal data from anyone under the age of 13. If we learn we have collected data from a minor, we will delete it promptly.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Any changes will be posted here, with the effective date noted at the top.

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us:

info@yaeldesigns.com

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the address on our home page. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.