Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2026
The Homely Treasures LLC ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our software and mobile applications.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect includes:
- Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, email address, and telephone number, that you voluntarily give to us when choosing to participate in various activities related to our applications or e-commerce services.
- Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the site or apps, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.
1.1 Mobile Application Specific Data Collection
For users of our mobile applications, we collect and process additional information depending on the specific application's features to provide key functionalities:
- Location Information: We may request access to your device's location services (while in use) to display location-relevant features, calculate distances, or provide navigation directions. This data is only processed locally or via secure API calls to locate services and is not shared with third parties for marketing purposes.
- Camera and Photo Library: We may request access to your device's camera and photo library to allow you to upload profile pictures, scan codes, or attach images to your user records or support requests. Photos are only uploaded to our secure servers upon your explicit action.
- Microphone: We may request microphone access to record audio when you capture media (such as videos or voice memos) within the applications.
- Push Notifications: We may collect push notification tokens to send you updates, confirmations, transactional details, or promotions relevant to the application.
2. Use of Your Information
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you to:
- Fulfill and manage purchases, orders, payments, and other transactions related to the Site or our apps.
- Email you regarding your account, orders, or transactional updates.
- Improve the functionality, security, and performance of our software and mobile applications.
- Deliver targeted notifications, newsletters, and other informational updates relevant to your app usage.
3. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. We strictly protect your user data and only share it with trusted service providers when necessary to operate our business, and these providers are bound by strict confidentiality agreements.
3.1 Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your data with third-party service providers that perform services for us or on our behalf. These may include:
- Mobile operating system platforms (Google Play Services, Apple App Store Services)
- Push notification and analytics infrastructure (e.g., Firebase, Crashlytics)
- Cloud hosting and database providers
4. Data Security & Retention
We implement a variety of industry-standard security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. We store your personal data only for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our services and fulfill legal compliance obligations.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology.
6. User Rights
Depending on your location (such as under the GDPR or local data protection laws), you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
- The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
6.1 Account Deletion and Right to Erasure
If you use our mobile applications, you have the right to delete your account and all associated personal data at any time. You can initiate this process in the following ways:
- In-App Deletion: Log in to the application, navigate to your account settings or profile section, select the option to delete or close your account, and confirm. In most cases, your account and associated data will be deleted instantly.
- Email Request: Send a deletion request from your registered email address to ahmet@thehomelytreasures.com.
Upon deletion, all your personal information, user profiles, history, and transaction details will be permanently erased or anonymized from our active databases.
7. Children's Privacy
Our services and mobile applications are not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will immediately delete this from our servers.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: ahmet@thehomelytreasures.com