Privacy Policy
Effective date: September 21, 2025
Owner: VES Enterprises, LLC (“Cats of Essaouira”, “we”, “us”, “our”)
Website: https://catsofessaouira.com
Contact: catsofessaouira@gmail.com | 74 Brookview Ln, Pottstown, PA 19464
These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of our website and store. By visiting or purchasing from our site, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy and Shipping Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
This Privacy Policy is for general information and isn’t legal advice.
Notice at Collection (California): We collect identifiers, commercial information (orders), and internet activity to operate the site, fulfill purchases, secure and improve our services, perform analytics, and—only if you opt in—send marketing. We retain data as described in Section 6. We do not sell personal information for money; if advertising cookies are enabled, we may “share” limited data for cross-context behavioral advertising. To opt out, visit Your Privacy Choices at https://catsofessaouira.com/privacy-choices or use a browser signal like Global Privacy Control (GPC).
1) What we collect
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Identifiers & contact details: name, email, phone, billing/shipping address, account username.
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Commercial information: items viewed/added/purchased, order history.
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Payment info: processed by Wix Payments (our platform provider); we do not store full card numbers.
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Internet/technical data: IP address, device/browser, pages viewed, time on page, approximate location (city/state), referring site.
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User content: messages via forms, reviews, comments, photos (if used).
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Preferences/inferences (optional): if you subscribe or consent to marketing.
2) Sources
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Directly from you (checkout, forms, account signup).
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Automatically via cookies, pixels, and similar technologies.
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From service providers (payments, shipping, analytics) and, if used, advertising partners.
3) How we use information
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Provide services: run the site, process/deliver orders, customer support, account management.
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Improve & secure: debugging, fraud prevention, analytics.
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Communications: transactional emails (order updates) and, with consent, newsletters and promotions.
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Compliance: taxes, accounting, and lawful requests.
4) Disclosures to third parties
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We do not sell personal information for money. We disclose data to:
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Website host/platform: Wix (hosting, forms, store operations, analytics).
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Payments: Wix Payments.
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Shipping/logistics: [your carrier(s)].
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Email/marketing (if used): [Wix Email/Mailchimp/etc.].
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Analytics/ads (if used): [Wix Analytics/Google Analytics/advertising platforms].
CPRA “Sharing”: If ad/retargeting cookies are enabled, that may be “sharing” for cross-context behavioral advertising. See Your Privacy Choices below.
5) Cookies & tracking
We (and Wix) use:
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Essential cookies for security, cart, checkout.
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Analytics cookies to understand traffic and improve the site.
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Advertising cookies (optional) for ads/retargeting.
Manage cookies via our banner, Your Privacy Choices (https://catsofessaouira.com/privacy-choices), and your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may affect functionality.
Examples commonly used by Wix (may change): XSRF-TOKEN (security, session), hs (security, session), svSession (session ID, up to 2 years), bSession (performance, ~30 minutes).
6) Retention
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Orders/financial records: 7 years (tax/accounting).
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Accounts: while active and a short period after closure for fraud prevention/backup.
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Marketing: until you unsubscribe or after 24 months of inactivity.
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Contact form messages: 24 months.
7) Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards (HTTPS, access controls). No method is 100% secure.
8) Children’s privacy
Our services aren’t directed to children under 13. If you believe a child provided data, contact us to delete it.
9) Your US state privacy rights
Residents of states including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah may have rights to know/access, delete, correct, opt out of sale/sharing/targeted advertising, and non-discrimination.
How to exercise your rights: Email catsofessaouira@gmail.com (subject “Privacy Request”) or submit https://catsofessaouira.com/privacy-request (if you create a form). We’ll verify and respond within the time required by law.
Appeals (CO/CT/VA): If we deny your request, reply “Appeal” to our response.
Opt-out of Sale/Sharing & targeted ads: Use https://catsofessaouira.com/privacy-choices and/or enable GPC—we honor it where required.
Shine the Light (CA): We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing; you may still contact us with questions.
10) International visitors
Our services are intended for US users. If you visit from outside the US, your data may be processed in the US and other countries where our providers operate.
11) Third-party links & services
Third-party sites/services (payments, social media) have their own privacy practices. Review their policies.
12) Changes to this policy
We may update this policy periodically. The “Effective date” will show the latest version.