Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 16, 2026

Handwoven Solar Lantern ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website https://handwovensolarlantern.com (the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

• Email address
• First name and last name
• Phone number
• Billing address
• Shipping address
• Payment information (e.g., credit card details, processed securely by third-party payment processors)
• Cookies and Usage Data

Usage Data

We may also collect information about how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

Tracking & Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.

Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Examples of Cookies we use:

• Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
• Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
• Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
• Advertising Cookies: Used to serve you with advertisements that may be relevant to you and your interests.

How Data is Collected

We collect data through various methods:

• Direct Interactions: You provide data when you create an account, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us.
• Automated Technologies or Interactions: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Usage Data and Tracking & Cookies Data. This is collected using cookies, server logs, and other similar technologies.
• Third Parties: We may receive Personal Data about you from various third parties such as analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics), advertising networks (e.g., Meta, TikTok, Snapchat), and payment service providers.

Purpose of Data Collection

Handwoven Solar Lantern uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service
• To process and fulfill your orders, including shipping and payment processing
• To notify you about changes to our Service
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
• To provide customer support
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
• To monitor the usage of our Service
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues
• To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information
• For marketing and advertising purposes, including targeted advertising based on your interests and browsing behavior

2. Disclosure of Data

Third-Party Services

We may share your Personal Data with third-party service providers to facilitate our Service, provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

The third-party service providers we use include:

• Payment Processors: We use third-party payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) to handle transactions. Your payment information is directly provided to these processors, and we do not store your full payment card details. These processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council.
• Shipping Carriers: We share necessary shipping information (name, address, phone number) with shipping carriers (e.g., USPS, UPS) to deliver your orders.
• Analytics Providers: We use Google Analytics to track and report website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
• Advertising Platforms: We may use advertising platforms such as Meta (Facebook/Instagram), TikTok, and Snapchat to deliver targeted advertisements to you. These platforms may collect data through tracking pixels or similar technologies on our website to measure ad effectiveness and personalize content.
• Email Marketing Services: We use third-party services to manage our email marketing campaigns.

Legal Requirements

Handwoven Solar Lantern may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• To comply with a legal obligation
• To protect and defend the rights or property of Handwoven Solar Lantern
• To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
• To protect against legal liability

3. Data Retention

Handwoven Solar Lantern will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Handwoven Solar Lantern will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

4. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following data protection rights:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your Personal Data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure (Right to be forgotten): You have the right to request that we erase your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• The right to withdraw consent: You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Handwoven Solar Lantern relied on your consent to process your personal information.
• The right to opt-out of marketing communications: You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us by following the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us directly.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@handwovensolarlantern.com.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the CCPA. These include the right to know what personal information is collected, used, disclosed, or sold, the right to delete personal information, and the right to opt-out of the sale of personal information. Handwoven Solar Lantern does not sell your personal information.

5. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

6. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: support@handwovensolarlantern.com