Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 22, 2025

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://vintagepinshop.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the Site, you should avoid uploading images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the Site can download and extract location data from images.

Cookies

  • If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for convenience so you don’t need to re-enter details for future comments. These cookies last for one year.
  • If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
  • When you log in, we set several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this Site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if the visitor has visited the external site directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not actively sell or share your data. However, if you subscribe to our newsletter or make a purchase, your information may be processed by trusted third-party providers. For example:

  • Newsletter subscriptions: Your name, email address, IP address, and related data may be stored by a third-party email service provider.
  • Purchases: If you buy items through our Site, payment processors and billing facilitators may retain your information for billing, fraud detection, and record-keeping purposes.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are kept indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-ups automatically.
  • User accounts: For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames, which cannot be changed). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this Site, or have left comments, you may request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including data you have provided.

You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you, except for data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

GDPR (European Union) Rights

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:

  • The right to access, update, or delete your personal data
  • The right to object to processing of your data
  • The right to request restriction of processing
  • The right to request data portability
  • The right to withdraw consent at any time (without affecting prior lawful processing)

To exercise these rights, please contact us. We may require verification of your identity before fulfilling your request.

CCPA (California Residents) Rights

If you are a resident of California, you may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including:

  • The right to request disclosure of categories and specific pieces of personal data we collect
  • The right to request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal exceptions
  • The right to opt out of the sale of personal data (we do not sell your personal data)
  • The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To make a CCPA request, please contact us. We may require verification of your identity before fulfilling your request.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Contact Information

For questions about this Privacy Policy or your data rights, please contact us.