1. Introduction

MintPrints Branding ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website mintprintsbranding.com and use our services.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. By accessing or using our services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms of this privacy policy. If you do not agree, please do not access or use our services.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect several types of information from and about users of our services:

2.1 Personal Information

Personal information that you provide to us, which may include:

• Contact information (name, email address, phone number, business name)
• Account information (username, password)
• Payment information (processed through our payment processors)
• Brand assets and designs you upload
• Communications and correspondence with us

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

Information automatically collected when you visit our website:

• Log information (IP address, browser type, pages viewed)
• Device information (device type, operating system)
• Location information
• Usage information (interactions with our service)
• Cookies and similar technologies

2.3 Information from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third parties, including:

• Social media platforms, if you interact with us through those channels
• Partners with whom we offer co-branded services
• Payment processors for transaction information

2.4 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics collects standard internet log information and visitor behavior information. This information is used to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity.

The information collected by Google Analytics may include:

• Your IP address (anonymized in our implementation)
• Browser type and version
• Device type and screen information
• Operating system
• Pages you view on our website
• Time spent on those pages
• Links you click
• Referring website address

For more information about Google Analytics, please visit Google's Privacy & Terms.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect about you for various purposes, including to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our services
• Process transactions and send related information
• Respond to comments, questions, and provide customer service
• Send administrative information, such as updates or changes to our terms
• Send marketing communications, if you have opted in
• Protect our services and users from fraudulent or illegal activity
• Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities
• Personalize your experience and deliver content relevant to your interests

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information in the following situations:

4.1 With Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, and other third parties who perform services on our behalf, such as:

• Payment processors (Stripe)
• Print-on-demand fulfillment providers (Printful)
• Shipping and logistics companies
• Analytics providers
• Email service providers

4.2 Business Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of company assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

4.3 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

4.4 With Your Consent

We may share your information with third parties when you have given us your consent to do so.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

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.

The types of cookies we use include:

• Essential cookies: Necessary for the operation of our website
• Functional cookies: Enable features and remember your preferences
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website, including Google Analytics cookies
• Marketing cookies: Track your online activity to help deliver targeted advertising

We specifically use Google Analytics cookies to collect information about how visitors use our site. These cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from, and the pages they visited. We use this information to help us improve our site and enhance your browsing experience.

6. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 and other applicable laws, you have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as:

• Right to access your personal information
• Right to request correction of your personal information
• Right to request deletion of your personal information
• Right to object to or restrict the processing of your personal information
• Right to data portability
• Right to withdraw consent
• Right to make a complaint to the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided at the end of this policy.

8. International Data Transfers

Our operations are based in New Zealand, but we may use service providers located in other countries. When we transfer your personal information outside of New Zealand, we take steps to ensure that your information receives an adequate level of protection in the jurisdictions in which we process it.

By providing us with your personal information, you consent to the transfer, storage, and processing of your information outside of New Zealand, including to countries that may not have data protection laws that provide the same level of protection as those in New Zealand.

We ensure that any such international transfers comply with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 by implementing appropriate safeguards, such as:

• Entering into standard contractual clauses with the recipients of your information
• Ensuring recipients are in countries with an adequate level of data protection
• Obtaining your explicit consent for specific transfers where appropriate

9. Retention of Information

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process your personal information, and applicable legal requirements.

10. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will promptly delete that information.

11. 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 and updating the "Last Updated" date.

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.

12. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of New Zealand, particularly the Privacy Act 2020. Any privacy-related disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Christchurch, New Zealand.

13. Contact Us

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

contact@mintprintsbranding.com