Privacy Policy
At StockTiny, accessible via stocktiny.com, we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, process, and safeguard your personal data when you visit our website, interact with our services, or otherwise engage with us. We take our responsibilities under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and other applicable data protection laws seriously, placing your privacy at the forefront of our operations.
1. Introduction
StockTiny is dedicated to ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and security of the personal information we handle. We approach user data with a privacy-first philosophy and are committed to transparency about how your information is used.
2. Scope and Controller Responsibility
This Privacy Policy applies to all personal data collected through stocktiny.com and any related services or digital interactions. For purposes of the GDPR and other applicable laws, StockTiny operates as the data controller for all personal data collected via our website or affiliated communications.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Policy or your personal data, please contact us at [email protected].
3. Categories of Personal Data We Process
We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, which we have grouped as follows:
– Usage Data: This includes information about how you use stocktiny.com, such as your IP address, browser type, time zone setting, page interactions, referring URLs, session duration, and other diagnostic data.
– Account Data: Information provided when creating or maintaining an account on our platform, such as name, postal address, email address, and telephone number.
– Profile Data: Information related to user preferences, order history, wishlists, browsing behavior, and interactions with products or content.
– Communication Data: Records of your communications with us, including inquiry forms, customer support interactions, emails, and contact history.
– Technical Data: Includes information about your device, operating system, screen resolution, timezone settings, browser plug-in types, and system diagnostics.
– Transaction Data: Details of products or services you have purchased from us, including order confirmations, billing address, and delivery address.
– Preference Data: Your marketing and communication preferences, such as opt-in/opt-out choices for promotional messages, notification settings, and areas of expressed interest in our catalog.
4. Legal Bases for Processing Personal Data
We process your personal data using various lawful bases depending on the context and purpose, including:
– Consent: Where you have explicitly agreed to the processing of your data (e.g., for marketing emails).
– Contract: When processing is necessary for the performance of a contract (e.g., fulfilling an order placed via stocktiny.com).
– Legal Obligation: Where we are legally required to retain or disclose information.
– Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary to pursue our legitimate business interests, provided your rights and freedoms are not unduly affected (e.g., fraud prevention, service improvement, or marketing related to previously purchased goods).
5. Your Rights Under GDPR and CCPA
You have specific data protection rights, including:
– Right of Access: To request access to the personal data we hold about you.
– Right to Rectification: To request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
– Right to Erasure: To request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal retention obligations.
– Right to Restriction: To restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
– Right to Data Portability: To obtain and reuse your data across different services, where applicable.
– Right to Object: To object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
– Right Not to Be Subject to Automated Decision-Making: StockTiny does not employ algorithms that make legal or similarly significant decisions based solely on automated processing.
To exercise any of these rights, please email us at [email protected]. We will respond in accordance with applicable law.
6. Security Measures
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to safeguard your personal data, including:
– End-to-end encryption of sensitive transmissions and stored data;
– Strict access controls with user authentication and role-based access;
– Regular system backups and secure hosting environments;
– Regular data protection training for employees handling personal data.
7. International Data Transfers
Wherever your personal data is transferred, stored, or processed by us or third-party service providers, we ensure a high standard of protection. If we transfer data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) are in place to maintain compliance with international privacy standards.
8. Data Retention
StockTiny retains personal data for only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including satisfying legal, contractual, and regulatory obligations. Retention periods include:
– Usage Data: 12 months;
– Account Data: Until account closure or 3 years after the latest activity;
– Profile Data: 2 years from last interaction;
– Communication Data: 3 years from last correspondence;
– Technical Data: 12 months;
– Transaction Data: 7 years (for invoicing and audit compliance);
– Preference Data: Retained until consent is withdrawn or updated.
9. Cookie Policy
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on stocktiny.com. Cookies are grouped into the following categories:
– Essential Cookies: Required for core functionality such as account login and secure checkout;
– Functional Cookies: Enable personalization features such as language settings and previously viewed content;
– Analytics Cookies: Gather aggregated data on usage patterns and site performance (e.g., via Google Analytics);
– Performance Cookies: Monitor uptime, load speeds, and improve overall reliability.
10. Cookie Management and Compliance
You can manage consent preferences via our cookie banner upon entering stocktiny.com or make changes through your browser settings.
Under GDPR and CCPA, you have the right to:
– Be informed about what categories of data are collected via cookies;
– Provide or withdraw consent for non-essential cookies;
– Access or delete cookie-derived data associated with your identity.
Our cookie management tools honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) setting where applicable.
11. Children’s Privacy
StockTiny does not knowingly collect or process personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at [email protected], and we will promptly investigate and remove the data as required.
12. Updates to this Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in legal, technical, or business developments. In such cases, we will take appropriate measures to notify users, including announcements on stocktiny.com or via email notifications to affected individuals, where legally required.
13. Contact Information
If you have any questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://stocktiny.com
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StockTiny is committed to full compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable privacy regulations. We welcome inquiries about our handling of personal data and invite you to reach out to us at any time with questions regarding your privacy rights.