At WordsWithMeans we take your personal data very seriously. In order to comply with the EU GDPR Law, we issue the following statement which we agree to uphold when you place an order with us.

In order to fulfil your order we rely on Etsy to provide us with the necessary data needed in order to process your order in a timely manner. The data we collected is your name, email address, and shipping address. We may also contact you for additional information such as an updated shipping address if it appears to us that the address entered was incorrect/incomplete.

Reasons for collection your information:
* Tax and business related needs
* Improvement of our business
* To complete the order in a timely manner
* Compliancy with the Etsy platform’s own privacy policy
* Mailing lists
* Social media groups/pages
You may revoke your consent at any time and have the right in detail to request details of the information we keep.

We understand the importance of keeping personal data secure and safe and only share limited personal data with companies we need to in order to maintain our business.
* USPS to ship orders
* Facebook/Instagram/Pinterest/Google Analytic tools to gather info on our target market

We only keep information for the sole purpose of fulfilling your orders and for our own records and what is deemed fair use in our business within the parameters of the law.

We are located in South Carolina, USA outside of the EU and as such use USA companies to collect, process, and store your data. The company (Etsy) I use has security measures in place and the policy is as follows:
The security of your personal information is important to us. We follow generally accepted standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and after it is received. Your account information is protected by a password. It is important that you protect against unauthorized access to your account and information by choosing your password carefully and by keeping your password and computer secure, such as by signing out after using the Services. If you have any questions about the security of your personal information, you can contact us at legal@etsy.com.

Etsy encrypts certain information (such as credit card numbers) using secure socket layer technology (SSL). Etsy follows generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and after it is received. Unfortunately, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Etsy offers optional advanced security settings for members, such as two-factor authentication for signing in, full-site SSL, and login history; you can enable these options under your account settings.

Choosing to shop with a company outside of the EU means your data is subject to a new jurisdiction and subsequently new laws. However we protect your rights upon the transference with the above security measures.

Informing of Rights-

As a residence of the EU, you are subject to rights and privacy laws under the GDPR law.
* You have the right to revoke your permissions at any time except where it is legal for WordsWithMeans to keep them for the processing of our business requirements by law.
* You have the right to access to your personal data within normal business hours via electronic format.
* You have the right to withdraw from any mailing list or social media outlet at any time.
*You have the right to complain to your local data protection agency about the information we keep that is outside of what is required by law.

My name is Heather Means and I am the data controller for WordsWithMeans.
For the purposes of data protection you can contact me at hlmeans@yahoo.com if you have any questions or concerns.