Privacy policy

Cotton Pearls is committed to protecting the privacy of our website visitors and customers. We do not sell, rent, or share your personally identifiable information with third parties for marketing purposes without your permission. We also take reasonable steps to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure.

If you have placed an order with us, we may occasionally share updates about new arrivals or brand news via email or message. You can opt out of marketing communications at any time.

For any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
cottonpearl8@gmail.com


1. What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Personal information

We may collect the following information when you place an order, create an account, or contact us:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Telephone number
  • Email address

When you purchase from our store, we collect the information you provide as part of the buying and selling process to:

  • process your order
  • deliver your items
  • provide customer support
  • improve your shopping experience

When you browse our store, we may automatically receive your device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address to help us understand your browser and operating system and improve website functionality.

Email / message marketing (with your permission)

If you choose to subscribe or opt in, we may send you occasional emails/messages about product updates or store news. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails or by contacting us directly.


2. Comments

If you leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also 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 provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible publicly in the context of your comment.


3. Media uploads

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images displayed online.


4. Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter details next time. These cookies may last for up to one year.

If you have an account and you log in to the site, we may set cookies to:

  • determine if your browser accepts cookies (temporary cookie)
  • save login information (typically up to two days)
  • save display preferences (typically up to one year)

If you select “Remember Me,” your login may persist for up to two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.

If you edit or publish content (where applicable), an additional cookie may be saved in your browser which indicates the post ID. It expires after one day.


5. Embedded content from other websites

Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, posts). Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content—especially if you have an account and are logged into that platform.


6. How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

If you register for an account (if available), we store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except your username). Website administrators may also view and edit that information.

We may also retain order-related information for administrative, legal, and accounting purposes.


7. What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request:

  • an exported file of the personal data we hold about you
  • deletion/erasure of your personal data

This does not include information we are required to keep for administrative, legal, security, or compliance reasons.

To make a request, email us at cottonpearl8@gmail.com.


8. Where we send your data

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