PRIVACY POLICY
Effective Date: August 25, 2026
Last Updated: August 25, 2026
Alison Storry Jewelry ("we," "us," "our," or the "Company") operates the website www.alisonstorry.com (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit or make a purchase on our Site.
By using the Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. Who We Are
Alison Storry Jewelry is a small business based in Rhode Island. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, you can reach us at:
Email: alisonstorry@gmail.com
Mailing Address: 50 Brighton Street, Providence, RI 02909
2. Information We Collect
We collect the following categories of personal information:
Contact information you provide, such as your name, email address, shipping address, billing address, and phone number, when you place an order, contact us, or sign up for our mailing list.
Order and transaction information, including the products you purchase, order history, and communications related to an order.
Payment information. We do not directly collect or store your full credit card number. Payments on our Site are processed by our Squarespace-integrated payment processors (such as Stripe and/or PayPal). Those processors collect your payment details directly and are subject to their own privacy policies.
Automatically collected information, such as your IP address, browser type, device information,pages visited, and how you interact with the Site, collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 4).
Marketing preferences, such as whether you've opted in to receive emails about new products, promotions, or updates.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, and the Site is not directed to children.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
Process and fulfill your orders, including shipping and customer service
Communicate with you about your order, account, or inquiries
Send marketing emails, if you've opted in (you can unsubscribe at any time)
Improve and maintain the Site, including troubleshooting and security
Comply with legal obligations, such as tax and accounting recordkeeping
Prevent fraud and protect the security of the Site and our customers
We do not sell your personal information to third parties for money, and we do not use your information for targeted advertising in a way that requires disclosure under Rhode Island law, beyond what's described in Section 4 below.
4. Cookies, Analytics & Squarespace
Our Site is hosted on Squarespace, which uses cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site, process payments, and provide built-in analytics about visitor traffic (such as page views and referral sources). We may also use these analytics to understand how customers use the Site.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the Site, including your ability to complete a purchase.
For more information on how Squarespace itself processes data as our service provider, see
Squarespace's Privacy Policy.
5. How We Share Information
We share information with:
Service providers who help us operate the Site and fulfill orders, including Squarespace (website hosting and platform services), payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal), and shipping carriers (e.g., USPS, UPS).
Legal or safety reasons, if required to comply with a legal obligation, protect our rights, or respond to a valid legal request.
Business transfers, if we were to undergo a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your
information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
We do not sell your personal data to third parties for their own independent marketing purposes.
6. Your Privacy Rights (Rhode Island Residents)
As of January 1, 2026, Rhode Island residents are covered under the Rhode Island Data
Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA). In line with that law, and as a general practice on this Site, we disclose:
Categories of personal data we collect: contact information, order/transaction data, payment-related data (processed by our payment providers), and automatically collected browsing data (see Sections 2 and 4).
Third parties who may receive your data: Squarespace, payment processors (Stripe/PayPal), and shipping carriers, as described in Section 5. We do not sell personal data to third parties.
How to contact us: [Insert contact email] is our designated contact for privacy inquiries.
If you are a Rhode Island resident, depending on the nature and scale of our processing, you may have the right to:
Confirm whether we are processing your personal data
Access a copy of your personal data
Correct inaccuracies in your personal data
Request deletion of your personal data
Obtain your data in a portable format
Opt out of the sale of your personal data or its use for targeted advertising or profiling (we do not currently engage in these practices)
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [Insert contact email]. We will respond within the timeframe required by law. You may also have the right to appeal a denied request, and — if that appeal is denied— to contact the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office.
7. Other State Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have similar rights under other state privacy laws (for example, California's CCPA/CPRA, or laws in states like Connecticut, Colorado, or Virginia). If you'd like to exercise any privacy rights available to you under your state's law, please contact us at [Insert contact email] and we will do our best to accommodate your request.
8. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your personal information, including relying on Squarespace's platform-level security and PCI-compliant payment processors for handling payment data. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to process orders, comply with tax and legal recordkeeping obligations, and resolve disputes.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please contact:
Alison Storry Jewelry
Email: alisonstorry@gmail.com
Website: www.alisonstorry.com
