Privacy Policy

Effective Date: Apr 22, 2024
Last Updated: Aug 24, 2025

1. Introduction

At Hunting Holsters, your privacy matters. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal data when you visit www.huntingholsters.com, place an order, or interact with our services. We follow applicable global standards, including the EU/UK GDPR and major US state laws (e.g., CCPA/CPRA, VCDPA, CPA).

2. Scope & Controller

This policy applies to all visitors and customers worldwide.

Controller: Hunting Holsters, Near Monza Impex, Tipu Rd, Small Industrial Estate, Sialkot 51310, Pakistan.
Contact: support@huntingholsters.com
https://www.huntingholsters.com/contact

3. What We Collect

a) Information You Provide

Name and email
Billing and shipping addresses
Phone number (optional)
Payment details (via secure third-party gateways)
Account login (if registered)
Messages via forms or email

b) Information Collected Automatically

IP address, browser, and device info
Location (based on IP)
Pages visited and time on site
Cart and checkout behavior
Cookies (see section 6)

c) From Third Parties

Google Analytics
Facebook/Meta Ads
Email platforms (e.g., Mailchimp/Klaviyo)
We currently do not collect sensitive personal data like health or biometric info.

4. How & Why We Use Data (and GDPR legal bases)

Order processing, delivery, customer service (contract; legal obligation for tax/accounting).
Account management & fraud prevention (legitimate interests; legal obligation).
Marketing & personalization where permitted (consent where required; otherwise legitimate interests).
Analytics, site performance & security (legitimate interests).
Legal compliance & enforcement (legal obligation/legitimate interests).

5. AI and Automated Decisions

We do not use your personal data to train AI models or make automated decisions with legal/similar significant effects. If this changes, we will update this policy and provide opt-out options.

6. Cookies & Similar Technologies

We use cookies/SDKs to keep your cart and session, measure traffic, secure the site, personalize content, and run remarketing.

EU/UK: non-essential cookies (analytics/ads) load only with your consent via the cookie banner.
Manage choices: use the banner or your browser settings. See “Your Privacy Choices / Do Not Sell or Share” in our footer.

7. Data Retention

Data Type	Retention Period
Orders & invoices	7 years (for tax/legal compliance)
Account data	Until account is deleted by user
Marketing opt-ins	Until unsubscribed or inactive 24 months
Analytics/cookies	14–26 months (per provider)
Support messages	2 years

We securely delete or anonymize data once it’s no longer needed.

8. Who We Share It With

We don’t sell personal information for money. We share data with service providers under contracts:

Payments: PayPal (now), Stripe (coming soon) — processing & fraud checks.
Analytics/Ads: Google Analytics, Meta Ads — measurement, remarketing.
Email/SMS: Mailchimp/Klaviyo — communications.
Logistics: shipping carriers/couriers — delivery and tracking.
We may disclose data to comply with law, enforce terms, or protect rights/safety.

US “sell/share” disclosure (CPRA): Using advertising cookies/SDKs may be considered “sharing” personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. You can opt out via our cookie banner and the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link in our footer.

9. International Transfers

We operate from Pakistan and may transfer data to the EEA/UK/US and other countries. Where required, we use Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and, for the UK, the UK Addendum/IDTA, plus technical/organizational measures.

10. Security

We use HTTPS/TLS, access controls, least-privilege access, and regular reviews. No system is 100% secure, but we work to reduce risk.

11. Your Rights

EEA/UK (GDPR): access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection; withdraw consent at any time (doesn’t affect prior processing).
US (e.g., CA/VA/CO/CT/UT): access/know, correct, delete, opt out of “sale”/“share”/targeted advertising, and appeal a denial (we’ll tell you how to appeal in our reply).
How to submit: email support@huntingholsters.com or use https://www.huntingholsters.com/contact. We may need to verify your identity. Authorized agents (CA) may submit requests with proof of authorization.
Response times: EEA/UK — 30 days (extendable where permitted). US — 45 days (extendable by 45 days where permitted).

12. Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect data from children under 16 (under 13 in the US). If you believe a child provided data, contact us and we’ll delete it.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as laws or our services change. The latest version is always in our footer; material changes will be announced on-site or by email.

14. Accessibility

This policy is linked in our footer, available at checkout/sign-up, and can be provided in alternative formats upon request.

15. Contact

Hunting Holsters – Privacy Team