1. Scope and Updates
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how Huck Harbor (“we,” “our,” “us”) collects, uses, shares, and safeguards personal information from users of our website and services (collectively, the “Services”). It applies to information collected online and offline.
Effective Date: 1 May 2025
Last Updated: 1 January 2026
We may update this Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will post the revised Policy on this page and update the “Last Updated” date. For material changes, we may also notify you by email or by prominent notice on our website.
2. Information We Collect and Sources
We collect personal information from you, your device, and third parties. The categories of personal information we collect in the preceding 12 months include:
- Identifiers and contact information: name, username, password, email address, phone number, billing and shipping addresses, unique device identifiers, IP addresses, and other similar identifiers.
- Commercial information: order history, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, transaction details, and payment method (limited to payment tokens; we do not store full credit-card numbers).
- Internet or other electronic network activity information: browsing history, search history, and information regarding your interactions with our website, emails, or advertisements (for example, page views, clicks, referring URL, device type, browser type, and operating system).
- Geolocation data: approximate location derived from IP address.
- Inferences: information about your preferences and interests derived from the above data (for example, product preferences).
- Sensitive personal information: We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information (such as race or ethnicity, health information, precise geolocation, or biometric data). If you provide such information in a free-text field, we will treat it as personal information and handle it in accordance with this Policy.
Sources of Information
- You: information you provide when you create an account, place an order, contact us, participate in surveys or promotions, post reviews or comments, or otherwise interact with our Services.
- Automatically collected data: information collected via cookies, pixels, web beacons, and similar technologies when you browse our website or open our emails.
- Service providers: payment processors, analytics providers, marketing and advertising partners, shipping carriers, and fraud-prevention services may provide us with information about your transactions or interactions with our Services.
- Publicly available sources and social media: we may obtain information from public databases or social media platforms if you interact with us on those platforms.
3. Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing
We use personal information for the following purposes:
- Order processing and account management – to process transactions, fulfill orders, ship products, provide customer support, administer accounts, and verify your identity.
- Communications – to send transactional emails (such as order confirmations and shipping notices) and respond to inquiries. With your consent, we send marketing communications and newsletters; you may opt out at any time.
- Marketing and advertising – to personalize your experience, provide product recommendations, display advertisements on our site and on other websites, and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
- Analytics and improvements – to analyze website traffic and usage patterns, improve the Services, develop new features, and maintain the security of our systems.
- 5. Fraud detection and security – to prevent and investigate fraud, protect the security of our website and systems, and comply with applicable laws.
- 6. Compliance with law – to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests.
- 7. Consent and other purposes – we may use personal information for other purposes with your consent or as permitted by law.
4. Cookies, Tracking Technologies, and Do Not Track
We use cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies (“cookies”) to operate and personalize our website, remember your preferences, analyze traffic, and deliver targeted advertising. Cookies may be set by us (first-party) or by third-party providers acting on our behalf.
Cookies fall into the following categories:
- Strictly necessary cookies – essential for the operation of our website.
- Functional cookies – enhance site functionality and personalization.
- Analytics cookies – help us understand how visitors interact with our site.
- Advertising cookies – used to deliver relevant ads and measure their effectiveness.
Depending on your location, you may have the right to provide opt-in consent for non-essential cookies or to opt out of tracking that constitutes selling or sharing under U.S. state laws. You may disable cookies through your browser, although some features of our site may not function properly.
Do Not Track: Some browsers transmit Do Not Track signals. There is no industry standard for how to respond to these signals. Therefore, we currently do not respond to Do Not Track signals. However, we honor legally required opt-out signals such as Global Privacy Control where applicable.
5. Sharing and Disclosure of Information
We do not sell personal information for monetary compensation. We may share personal information as follows:
- Service providers assisting with payment processing, order fulfillment, shipping, hosting, customer service, analytics, marketing, identity verification, and fraud prevention.
- Advertising and analytics partners, where sharing may be considered a sale or sharing under certain state laws.
- Affiliated companies for internal business purposes.
- Legal and compliance disclosures when required by law.
- Business transfers in connection with mergers or asset sales.
- With your consent.
6. Consumer Privacy Rights
Depending on your residency, you may have specific rights regarding your personal information.
6.1 Rights for Residents of California and Other U.S. States:
- You may have the right to access, delete, correct, or opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information.
- Huck Harbor does not sell personal information for monetary value. However, some data sharing for analytics or advertising may qualify as sharing under California law.
- To submit an opt-out request, email ben@huckharbor.com with the subject line:
- California Privacy Opt-Out
- How to Exercise Your Privacy Rights:
- You may submit a request to access, correct, or delete your personal information by contacting ben@huckharbor.com. Please include your name, email address, and a description of your request. We may verify your identity before processing.
- We will respond within 45 days as required by law. Authorized agents may submit requests with proof of authorization.
6.2 Rights under the GDPR (Residents of the European Economic Area and United Kingdom)
- If you are located in the EEA or UK, you have rights including access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, withdrawal of consent, and the right to lodge a complaint.
- International transfers may occur to the United States using lawful transfer mechanisms.
7. Retention of Personal Information
We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill business and legal purposes.
- Account and order information: up to seven years.
- Marketing data: until you opt out.
- Analytics data: up to 26 months.
8. Data Security
We use reasonable safeguards to protect personal information, but no system is completely secure.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our Services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
10. Email Marketing and CAN-SPAM Compliance
Marketing emails include an unsubscribe option. Opt-out requests are honored within 10 business days.
11. Affiliate Marketing Disclosure
We may earn commissions from affiliate links at no additional cost to you. Disclosures are provided in accordance with FTC guidelines.
12. Contact Us
Email: ben@huckharbor.com
Postal Mail: Huck Harbor, 917 Park Rd, Aberdeen, WA 98520, United States