Privacy Policy

At Essential Gift NY (“we”, “our”, or “us”), your privacy and data security are of utmost importance. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and safeguard your personal information when you visit and place orders on https://essentialgiftny.com.

1. Information We Collect

When you browse our store, create an account, or complete a checkout, we may collect the following categories of information:

• Contact Information: Your full name, billing address, shipping address, email address, and phone number.
• Order Details: Items purchased, quantities, pricing, order timestamps, and shipment tracking identifiers.
• Payment Details: All credit and debit card transactions are processed through Stripe Inc. under PCI-DSS Level 1 certification. We never store, record, or have access to your full credit card numbers or security CVV codes on our servers.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device information, and standard session cookies necessary for shopping cart functionality and security token verification.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use collected customer data exclusively for lawful e-commerce operations, including:

• Processing and fulfilling your orders.
• Sending automated email receipts, order confirmations, and shipment tracking links.
• Preventing unauthorized transactions, checkout fraud, and spam.
• Responding to customer support inquiries and refund requests.

3. Data Sharing & Third-Party Services

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third-party marketers. We share minimal necessary data strictly with trusted service providers to fulfill your purchases:

• Stripe: Payment gateway processing and cryptographic fraud analysis.
• Shipping Carriers (USPS / UPS / FedEx): Name and delivery address to print postage and ship orders.
• Transactional SMTP Providers: For delivering your digital purchase invoices and password reset emails.

4. Security & Data Protection

Our website enforces 256-bit SSL/TLS end-to-end encryption (HTTPS), cryptographic Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) tokens, secure session management, and brute-force rate limiting. All sensitive credentials are stored securely and protected behind hardened server configurations.

5. Cookies and Session Storage

We use essential session cookies to remember the contents of your shopping cart, authenticate your customer login session, and verify anti-CSRF security tokens. You may disable cookies in your web browser settings; however, certain shopping cart features may not function properly without cookies enabled.

6. Your Rights & Contact

Under applicable US and New York state privacy regulations, you have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you, request corrections to your information, or request deletion of your account.

For any privacy inquiries or data requests, please contact our privacy compliance team at:
Essential Gift NY
Email: essentialgiftny@gmail.com
Location: New York, USA