Privacy policy

Last updated: June 15, 2026

Readingtonbees operates this store and website, including all related information, content, features, tools, products, and services, in order to provide you, the customer, with a curated shopping experience. Readingtonbees is powered by Shopify, which enables us to provide the Services to you.

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit, use, make a purchase, or otherwise communicate with us. If there is a conflict between our Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy, this Privacy Policy controls with respect to the collection, processing, and disclosure of your personal information.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using or accessing the Services, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described below.

Personal Information We Collect or Process

When we use the term “personal information,” we mean information that identifies or can reasonably be linked to you or another person. Personal information does not include information that is collected anonymously or de-identified so that it cannot reasonably identify you.

Depending on how you interact with the Services, where you live, and what is permitted or required by applicable law, we may collect or process the following categories of personal information:

Contact details, including your name, billing address, shipping address, phone number, and email address.

Payment-related information, including transaction details, payment confirmation, payment method information, and other payment details processed by Shopify, payment providers, or other service providers.

Account information, including your login information, preferences, and account settings if you create an account.

Transaction information, including the items you view, add to your cart, purchase, return, exchange, or cancel, and your past transactions.

Communications with us, including information you include when contacting customer support or sending us a message.

Device information, including information about your device, browser, network connection, IP address, and other unique identifiers.

Usage information, including information about how and when you interact with or navigate the Services.

Marketing and preference information, including your email marketing preferences, product interests, and interactions with our emails or advertisements.

Personal Information Sources

We may collect personal information from the following sources:

Directly from you, including when you create an account, place an order, communicate with us, subscribe to emails, or otherwise provide us with your personal information.

Automatically through the Services, including from your device when you visit our website or use cookies and similar technologies.

From service providers, including Shopify, payment providers, shipping providers, analytics providers, marketing providers, and other vendors that help us operate our store.

From partners or other third parties, where permitted by applicable law.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

Providing, Tailoring, and Improving the Services

We use your personal information to provide the Services, including to process payments, fulfill orders, arrange shipping, process returns, manage your account, remember your preferences, provide customer support, and improve the shopping experience.

Marketing and Advertising

We may use your personal information for marketing and promotional purposes, such as sending promotional emails or showing online advertisements for products or services. You may opt out of promotional emails by using the unsubscribe option in our emails.

Security and Fraud Prevention

We use your personal information to provide a secure payment and shopping experience, authenticate accounts, detect and investigate possible fraudulent or illegal activity, protect public safety, and secure our Services.

Communicating With You

We use your personal information to provide customer support, respond to your questions, send order updates, and maintain our business relationship with you.

Legal Reasons

We may use your personal information to comply with applicable law, respond to valid legal process, investigate or participate in legal proceedings, and enforce or investigate potential violations of our terms or policies.

How We Disclose Personal Information

We may disclose personal information to third parties for legitimate purposes subject to this Privacy Policy. These circumstances may include:

With Shopify, vendors, and other third parties who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, shipping, fulfillment, IT management, customer support, analytics, marketing, and cloud storage.

With business and marketing partners to provide marketing services and advertise to you, where permitted by applicable law.

When you direct, request, or otherwise consent to our disclosure of certain information to third parties, such as when we share information to ship your order or when you use social media features or login integrations.

In connection with a business transaction, such as a merger, sale, financing, acquisition, reorganization, or bankruptcy.

To comply with legal obligations, respond to subpoenas, warrants, or similar requests, enforce our policies, and protect or defend the Services, our rights, and the rights of users or others.

Relationship With Shopify

The Services are hosted by Shopify, which collects and processes personal information about your access to and use of the Services in order to provide and improve the Services.

Information you submit to the Services may be transmitted to and shared with Shopify, as well as third parties that may be located in countries other than where you reside, in order to provide and improve the Services.

To learn more about how Shopify uses personal information and any rights you may have, you can review Shopify’s Consumer Privacy Policy and Shopify’s Privacy Portal on Shopify’s website.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We and our service providers may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember your preferences, understand how customers use the Services, improve performance, provide analytics, and support marketing or advertising where permitted by law.

You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings. Some features of the Services may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

Third-Party Websites and Links

The Services may provide links to websites or online platforms operated by third parties. If you follow links to websites not affiliated with or controlled by us, you should review their privacy and security policies and other terms.

We are not responsible for the privacy, security, accuracy, completeness, or reliability of third-party websites or services.

Children’s Data

The Services are not intended to be used by children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of majority in your jurisdiction.

If you are the parent or guardian of a child who has provided us with personal information, you may contact us using the contact information below to request that it be deleted.

As of the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we do not have actual knowledge that we “share” or “sell” personal information of individuals under 16 years of age, as those terms are defined under applicable law.

Security and Retention of Your Information

No security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee perfect security. Information you send to us may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use insecure channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us.

How long we retain personal information depends on different factors, such as whether we need the information to maintain your account, provide the Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, or enforce contracts and policies.

Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the rights listed below in relation to your personal information. These rights are not absolute, may apply only in certain circumstances, and we may decline a request as permitted by law.

Right to Access or Know

You may have the right to request access to personal information that we hold about you.

Right to Delete

You may have the right to request that we delete personal information we maintain about you.

Right to Correct

You may have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.

Right of Portability

You may have the right to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to request that we transfer it to a third party, in certain circumstances and with certain exceptions.

Right to Opt Out of Sale, Sharing, or Targeted Advertising

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information, or the processing of your personal information for targeted advertising, as defined by applicable privacy laws.

You may exercise these rights where indicated on the Services, through any available data sharing opt-out page, or by contacting us using the contact details below.

If you visit our website with the Global Privacy Control opt-out preference signal enabled, we will treat that as an opt-out request for the device and browser you use to visit the website where required by applicable law.

Managing Communication Preferences

We may send promotional emails, and you may opt out of receiving them at any time by using the unsubscribe option displayed in our emails.

If you opt out, we may still send non-promotional emails, such as emails about your account, orders, shipping updates, customer service, or legal notices.

Exercising Your Rights

You may exercise any privacy rights available to you by contacting us using the contact details below.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights. We may need to verify your identity before processing a request, as permitted or required by applicable law. You may also designate an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf where permitted by law.

We will respond to your request in a timely manner as required by applicable law.

Complaints

If you have complaints about how we process personal information, please contact us using the contact details below.

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to appeal our decision or lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

International Transfers

We may transfer, store, and process personal information outside the country where you live.

If we transfer personal information out of the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we will rely on recognized transfer mechanisms where required by applicable law, unless the transfer is to a country determined to provide an adequate level of protection.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including to reflect changes to our practices or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

We will post the revised Privacy Policy on this website, update the “Last updated” date, and provide notice as required by applicable law.

Contact

If you have questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise any rights available to you, please contact us at:

Readingtonbees
contact@readingtonbees.com
Readington, New Jersey, United States