Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 1st 2025
At EmoLeather, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our website, emoleather.com.
1. Collected Data
We collect the following categories of data to provide and improve our services.
Account Information:
- Name
- Email Address
- Language Preference
- Account Creation and last visit dates
Shopping Data:
- Saved Cart Information (e.g., product IDs, timestamps)
- Order History (if applicable)
Interaction Data:
- IP addresses
- Page views and time spent on pages
- Connection timestamps
Cookies:
The website uses cookies for essential functionality, including:
- Session management
- Remembering shopping cart details
- Tracking user consent for cookies
For more information, see Section 5 on cookies
Analytics Data (only if you accept cookies):
If you consent to analytics cookies, we collect pseudonymous usage data via Google Analytics 4 (GA4), such as:
- Page views, clicks, scrolls, referring URLs, and approximate location (city/region inferred from general network routing);
- Device and browser information (e.g., OS, browser type, screen resolution);
- A pseudonymous client identifier stored in a first-party cookie.
We do not use analytics to identify you directly, and analytics is off by default until you accept on the cookie banner.
2. How Your Data is Used
Your data is used for the following purposes:
To Provide Services:
- Creating and managing your account
- Enabling shopping cart functionality
- Sending order confirmations and updates
To Improve Services:
- Analyzing website performance and user behavior
- Ensuring security and preventing fraud
- Website Analytics (with your consent): We use GA4 to understand how visitors use our site and to improve performance and content. Analytics is disabled unless you opt in via the cookie banner.
For Communication:
- Responding to your inquiries
- Sending optional newsletter (with your consent)
3. Legal Basis for Processing
Your data is processed under the following legal bases:
Consent:
- For newsletter or optional features
- Optional newsletter and analytics cookies/measurement (GA4). You can withdraw consent at any time via the cookie banner.
Contractual Necessity:
To create and manage accounts or fulfill orders
Legitimate Interest:
Security, fraud prevention, and essential service diagnostics without using analytics cookies.
4. How Long Your Data Is Retained
Your data is retained only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this privacy policy
Account Data:
Until you request deletion
Analytics Events (GA4, if you consent):
Retained by Google according to our property setting (currently 14 months). We do not store raw analytics event data on our servers.
Cart Data:
Retained for 20 days
Logs (e.g., IP addresses):
Retained for 1 year
5. Cookies
We use cookies for essential functionality and, only with your permission, analytics.
Essential cookies (always on):
- Session cookies: enable login, cart, and security features.
- Consent cookies: remember your cookie preferences.
Analytics cookies (optional; set only if you accept):
- _ga (first-party, GA4), used to distinguish visitors; typical lifetime 2 years.
- _ga_<container-id> (first-party, GA4): used to maintain session state; typical lifetime 2 years.
Analytics runs only after you click Accept on the cookie banner. If you click Reject, we do not load analytics and will remove any existing GA cookies.
Managing your choice:
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie banner (link or icon in the page footer). You can also delete cookies in your browser settings; note this may affect essential site features.
6. Sharing Your Data
We do not sell your data. However, we may share limited data with trusted third parties to provide services:
Google LLC (Analytics):
If you consent to analytics, certain pseudonymous usage data is sent to Google Analytics 4 to generate aggregated reports. Data may be processed in the EU and/or the United States. Where data is transferred outside the EEA/UK, Google relies on appropriate safeguards (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses). See Google’s privacy information for details.
Payment Providers:
For processing orders
Email Service Providers:
For sending notifications and updates
Hosting Providers:
For storing website data
All third parties are required to comply with strict data protection standards.
7. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Withdraw Consent:
You may change your analytics cookie choice at any time via the cookie banner controls.
Access:
Request a copy of your data.
Correction:
Update or correct inaccurate information
Deletion:
Request deletion of your data.
Restriction:
Limit how your data is processed.
Portability:
Request your data in a machine-readable format.
Objection:
Opt-out of certain types of data processing.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact me at paul@emoleather.com
8. Data Security
We use industry-standard measures to protect your data, including:
- Encryption of sensitive information (e.g., passwords)
- Regular security audits
- Restricted access to personal data
We configure analytics in a privacy-protective manner (no precise geolocation, no cross-site identifiers).
9. Third-Party Links
My website may contain links to third-party websites. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. I encourage you to review their privacy policies. For Google’s policies, see their privacy documentation.
10. Updates to This Privacy Policy
I may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with the "Effective Date" updated. If changes are significant, I will notify you via email or a website notice.
11. Contact Me
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact me at:
Paul Sas
email: paul@emoleather.com