Privacy Policy
Last updated: January 14, 2025
1. Introduction
SproutGifts ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website sproutgifts.com and use our services.
Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
2. Information We Collect
Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Register for an account
- Create a registry
- Make a contribution to a registry
- Contact us with inquiries
- Subscribe to our newsletter
This information may include:
- Name and email address
- Payment information (processed securely via Stripe)
- Child profile information (name, age, interests)
- Shipping address for gift deliveries
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages visited and time spent
- Referring website
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our services
- Process transactions and send related information
- Send you technical notices and support messages
- Respond to your comments and questions
- Send promotional communications (with your consent)
- Monitor and analyze usage trends
- Detect, prevent, and address fraud and security issues
4. Information Sharing
We may share your information in the following situations:
- With Service Providers: We share information with third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing (Stripe), email delivery, and analytics.
- Registry Sharing: When you create a public registry, certain information (child's name, occasion, gift items) becomes visible to anyone with the registry link.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law or in response to valid legal requests.
- Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, or acquisition.
5. Third-Party Services
Our website integrates with several third-party services:
- Stripe: For secure payment processing
- Supabase: For authentication and data storage
- Amazon Associates: We participate in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
- Vercel Analytics: For website performance monitoring
6. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Children's Privacy
Our service involves creating registries for children, but we do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13. All child profile information is provided by parents or guardians. We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
8. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access and receive a copy of your personal data
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Object to processing of your personal data
- Withdraw consent at any time
To exercise these rights, please contact us at hello@sproutgifts.com.
9. Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. See our Cookie Policy for more details.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
SproutGifts
Email: hello@sproutgifts.com