Last Updated: March 15, 2025

Welcome to CatShirt.Shop. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit our website CatShirt.Shop subscribe to our email updates, or interact with us as a customer. We operate from British Columbia, Canada, and sell print-on-demand items to customers in the United States in USD.

By using our Website or providing your personal information to us, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our Website or provide us with your personal information.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal information from you:

a. Information You Provide Directly

Contact Information: When you subscribe to our email updates, fill out a contact form, or make a purchase, we may collect your name Washington Post name, email address, mailing address, and phone number. Payment Information: When you place an order, we collect payment details (e.g., credit card information) through our trusted third-party payment processors. We do not store your full payment information on our servers. Marketing Preferences: Information about your subscription to marketing emails or updates.

b. Information Collected Automatically

Website Usage Data: We may collect information about how you interact with our Website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and referring URL, through cookies and similar technologies (see Section 6 below).Analytics: We use third-party analytics tools to understand how visitors use our Website.

c. Information from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third-party service providers, such as shipping partners or marketing platforms, to fulfill your orders or provide promotional services.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

To process and fulfill your orders, including shipping print-on-demand items to you in the United States. To communicate with you about your account, orders, or customer service inquiries. To send you marketing emails or updates if you have subscribed to them (you may unsubscribe at any time).To improve our Website, products, and services through analytics and user feedback. To comply with legal obligations, prevent fraud, and protect the security of our Website.

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with:

Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist us in operating our Website, processing payments, shipping orders, or conducting marketing (e.g., email service providers). These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information. Legal Requirements: If required by law, regulation, or legal process (e.g., court order), we may disclose your information to authorities. Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of our business, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (For Canadian and International Users)

We process your personal information based on one or more of the following:

Consent: When you provide your information voluntarily (e.g., subscribing to email updates).Contract: To fulfill your purchase orders or provide services you request. Legitimate Interests: For purposes like improving our Website or preventing fraud, where it does not override your privacy rights. Legal Obligation: To comply with applicable laws.

5. International Data Transfers

We are based in British Columbia, Canada, and sell to customers in the United States. Your personal information may be transferred to and stored in Canada, the United States, or other countries where our service providers operate. We ensure that such transfers comply with applicable privacy laws, including using appropriate safeguards (e.g., contractual agreements with service providers).

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies (e.g., pixels) to:

Enhance your experience on our Website (e.g., remembering your preferences).Analyze Website traffic and performance. Deliver relevant marketing content.

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Website.

7. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you. Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information .Deletion: Request deletion of your information, subject to legal exceptions. Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from marketing emails by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any email or contacting us. Complaints: Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (e.g., the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia).

To exercise your rights, please use the contact page here.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, or resolve disputes. For example:

Order information is kept for tax and accounting purposes. Marketing subscription data is kept until you unsubscribe.

9. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no system is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for individuals under the age of 19. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have collected such information, we will delete it.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. Significant changes will be communicated via email or a prominent notice on our Website.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please use the contact page here.