Privacy policy.
At The Macguffin Company, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our users. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you access our website use our services. By using our website, you consent to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Personal Information: you create an account on our website, we may collect certain personal information as your name, address, contact details, and billing information. This information is necessary to provide you with access to our services, process payments, and communicate with you effectively.
1.2 Usage Data: We may also collect non-personal information about your interaction with our website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, and pages visited. This data is used to analyze trends, administer the website, and ensure its functionality. We may also use cookies and similar technologies to track your usage patterns and personalize your experience.
This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:
• Information about your browser, network, and device
• Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
• Your IP address
This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:
• Clicks
• Internal links
• Pages visited
• Scrolling
• Searches
• Timestamps
We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.
1.3 Third-Party Information: We may receive information about you from third-party sources, such as social media platforms, when you choose to link your social media accounts to our website. This information may include your name, profile picture, and other information you have made publicly available on those platforms.
1.4 Cookies and Tracking
This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.
• These functional and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.
• These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.
1.5 Order Fulfillment
When you buy something on this website, we collect personal information from you to fulfill the order. We may collect information like your:
Billing and shipping address
Details relating to your purchase
Email address
Name
Phone number
We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.
Our payment processor will also collect payment information from you.
As you go through checkout, this site may auto-complete your shipping and billing address by sharing what you type with the Google Places API and returning suggestions to you to improve your checkout experience.
1.6 Web forms
When you submit information to this website via webform, we collect the data requested in the webform in order to track and respond to your submissions. We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us. We also share this information with Google for storage and with Zapier for data porting.
1.7 Member Site Subscribers
When you subscribe and purchase a membership on this website, we collect personal information from you to enable your member sites access. We may collect information like your:
Billing and shipping address
Details relating to your subscription
Email address
Name
Phone number
We share this information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so that they can provide exclusive member site hosting services to us.
As you go through checkout, this site may auto-complete your shipping and billing address by sharing what you type with the Google Places API and returning suggestions to you to improve your checkout experience.
1.8 For Website Visitors
This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:
Information about your browser, network and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Web pages you view while on this website
Your IP address
1.9 Share Buttons
This website includes share buttons which enable you to share pages or other content from this site via third-party services. If you click a share button, these third parties may receive your personal data, including:
Information about your browser, network and device
Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share
Your IP address
1.10 Commenting Features
This website includes commenting functionality on some pages which enables you to post a comment. This website collects personal data when you post a comment, including:
Your name (which will be displayed as part of your posted comment)
Your email address (optional, to let you know if someone replies to your comment)
Your website URL (optional)
This website includes “likes” functionality on some blog posts which enables you to “like” a post. This website collects personal data when you like a post to try to prevent the same person from liking the same post during the same visit, including:
Information about your browser, network and device
Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share
Your IP address
1.11 Customer Accounts
If you create a customer account on this website, we collect personal information to improve our checkout experience and customer service.
This information may include your:
Billing and shipping address(es)
Details about your orders (for example, your shirt size)
Email address
Name
Phone number
We share this information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can provide website services to us. Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.
1.12 Abandoned Cart Emails
You’ll receive an automated email within 24 hours after you abandon your shopping cart, if all of the following occur:
You enter your email address at checkout, or are logged into your customer account.
You add a product which is in stock to your shopping cart.
You close your browser or leave this website without completing your purchase.
You can unsubscribe from these messages at the bottom of the email.
The email will link back to this website, where you can pick up where you left off and complete your purchase.
1.13 Marketing Emails
We may send you marketing emails, which you can unsubscribe from by clicking the link at the bottom of the email. We share your contact information with Squarespace, our email marketing provider, so they can send these emails on our behalf.
1.14 Order and Account Emails
We may email you with messages about your order or account activity. For example, we may email you to tell you that:
You’ve created a customer account
Your customer account password has been reset or updated
You’ve made a purchase
Your order has shipped
It’s not possible to unsubscribe from these messages. We share your contact information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can send these emails to you on our behalf.
1.15 Fonts
This website serves font files from and renders fonts using Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to you, these third parties may receive personal information about you, including:
Information about your browser, network, or device
Information about this site and the page you’re viewing on it
Your IP address
1.16 Payments
When you make a purchase from us on this website, we use Squarespace Payments as our payment solution. Squarespace Payments is a fully integrated, native payment solution provided to us by our online store service provider Squarespace. Squarespace Payments makes use of the following third party service providers which will also receive your personal information and process it in accordance with their privacy policies:
Stripe - payment processing services. You can read Stripe’s privacy policy at https://stripe.com/privacy.
Sift - fraud monitoring and detection services. You can read Sift’s privacy policy at https://sift.com/service-privacy.
2. How We Use Your Information
2.1 Providing Services: We use your personal information to provide you with our services, such as publishing and distributing your content, managing your account, and communicating with you regarding your account or any changes to our services. We may also use your information to respond to your inquiries or provide customer support.
2.2 Personalization: We may use your information to personalize your experience on our website, including recommending relevant content or features based on your preferences and interests. This may involve analyzing your usage data and patterns to tailor the content and suggestions we provide to you.
2.3 Communication: We may use your contact information to send you updates, newsletters, promotional materials, or other information related to our services, as long as you have provided your consent to receive such communications. You can opt out of these communications at any time by following the instructions provided in the email or contacting us directly.
2.4 Marketing and Advertising: With your consent, we may use your personal information to display targeted advertisements on our website or other platforms. These advertisements may be based on your interests, demographics, or other information we have collected. We may also use third-party advertising partners to assist us in delivering these advertisements.
2.5 Improving Our Services: We may analyze the usage data to improve our website, identify trends, and optimize user experience. This data may also be used to detect and prevent fraudulent activities or unauthorized access to our website.
2.6 Legal Compliance: We may use or disclose your personal information as required by law, court order, or governmental regulation, or if we believe such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, safety, or the rights, safety, or property of our users or others.
3. Information Sharing and Disclosure
3.1 Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your personal information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and providing our services. These service providers are bound by strict confidentiality agreements and are only authorized to use your information for the specified purposes.
3.2 Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of our company or its assets, your personal information may be transferred to the acquiring entity, subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
3.3 Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal information if required by law, court order, or governmental regulation, or if we believe such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, safety, or the rights, safety, or property of our users or others.
3.4 Aggregated or De-identified Information: We may share aggregated or de-identified information with third parties for various purposes, including analytics, research, and marketing. This information does not personally identify you.
4. Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. We use secure socket layer (SSL) technology to encrypt data transmitted between your browser and our servers. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.
5. Your Rights and Choices
5.1 Access and Update: You have the right to access, update, or delete your personal information by logging into your account settings or contacting us through the provided channels. We will promptly respond to your requests, subject to any legal obligations or legitimate business interests.
5.2 Communication Preferences: You can manage your communication preferences or unsubscribe from our promotional emails by following the instructions provided in the email or contacting us directly. Please note that even if you opt out of receiving marketing communications,
Third-Party Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent. However, we may share your information with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting business, or servicing you, as long as they agree to keep this information confidential.
Updating Your Information
You have the right to access, update, or delete your personal information at any time. If you would like to do so, please contact us using the information provided below.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and it is your responsibility to review this policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at admin@macguffin.co.
[Last updated 2/19/24]