Privacy policy

This Privacy Policy describes how thebubblytype.com.au (the “Site” or “we”) collects, uses, and discloses your Personal Information when you visit or make a purchase from the Site.

Collecting Personal Information
When you visit the Site, we collect certain information about your device, your interaction with the Site, and information necessary to process your purchases. We may also collect additional information if you contact us for customer support. In this Privacy Policy, we refer to any information that can uniquely identify an individual (including the information below) as “Personal Information”. See the list below for more information about what Personal Information we collect and why.

Device information

  • Examples of Personal Information collected: version of web browser, IP address, time zone, cookie information, what sites or products you view, search terms, and how you interact with the Site.

  • Purpose of collection: to load the Site accurately for you, and to perform analytics on Site usage to optimise our Site.

  • Source of collection: Collected automatically when you access our Site using cookies, log files, web beacons, tags, or pixels (includes google pixels and facebook pixels)

  • Disclosure for a business purpose: shared with our processor Shopify.

  • This information may be shared with authorities where it is required by law.

Order information

  • Examples of Personal Information collected: name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers, AfterPay, ZipPay and PayPal account details, email address, and phone number.

  • Purpose of collection: to provide products or services to you to fulfil our contract, to process your payment information, arrange for shipping, and provide you with invoices and/or order confirmations, communicate with you, screen our orders for potential risk or fraud, and when in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.

  • Source of collection: collected from you.

  • Disclosure for a business purpose: shared with our processor Shopify. Also shared with our partnering manufacturer Printful Inc. to fulfil relevant orders.

  • This information may be shared with authorities where it is required by law.

Minors
The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not intentionally collect Personal Information from children. If you are the parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us at the address below to request deletion.

Sharing Personal Information
We share your Personal Information with service providers to help us provide our services and fulfil our contracts with you, as described above. For example:

  • We use Shopify to power our online store. You can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy

  • We may share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

  • We use Printful Inc. to manufacture, pack and dispatch select products. If your order contains one of these made to order / print on demand products, we will share your order and delivery information with Printful Inc. so they can fulfil the order on our behalf. Read more on how Printful Inc. uses your personal information here: https://www.printful.com/policies/privacy

Using Personal Information
We use your personal Information to provide our services to you, which includes: offering products for sale, processing payments, shipping and fulfilment of your order, and keeping you up to date on new products, services, and offers. This information may be shared with authorities where it is required by law.

Lawful Basis
Pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), if you are a resident of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), we process your personal information under the following lawful bases:

  • Your consent;

  • The performance of the contract between you and the Site;

  • Compliance with our legal obligations;

  • To protect your vital interests;

  • To perform a task carried out in the public interest;

  • For our legitimate interests, which do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.

Retention

When you place an order through the Site, we will retain your Personal Information for our records unless and until you ask us to erase this information.

Cookies
We use cookies for a number of different purposes. Our website host Shopify uses some necessary cookies so visitors can navigate and use key features on the Site. These cookies vary from site to site depending on the features it uses. For more information on how Shopify uses cookies visit; https://www.shopify.com/au/legal/cookies

Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

Contact
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at thebubblytype@gmail.com

Last updated: 24 February 2023