Effective Date: August 26, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Bess Harte may collect, use, retain, and share information when customers visit BessHarte.com, place an order, or communicate with our customer support team.
1. Information You Provide
When you purchase from Bess Harte or contact us, you may provide information including:
- Full name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Billing address
- Shipping address
- Order number
- Product selections
- Size and color information
- Transaction details
- Customer service messages
- Return or refund information
This information helps us complete purchases and provide customer support.
2. Website Activity Information
Certain information may be collected automatically when you use BessHarte.com.
This may include:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Products viewed
- Pages visited
- Shopping cart activity
- Referring website
- General website interactions
- Approximate location based on technical information
Cookies and similar technologies may be used for these purposes.
3. How Information May Be Used
We may use information to:
- Receive customer orders
- Confirm transactions
- Prepare purchases
- Arrange delivery
- Send order updates
- Provide tracking information
- Respond to customer questions
- Handle returns
- Process approved refunds
- Maintain transaction records
- Detect suspicious or fraudulent activity
- Improve our website
- Improve customer service
- Understand product interest
- Measure marketing performance
- Send promotional communications when permitted
- Meet applicable legal obligations
4. Payment Information
Payments placed through BessHarte.com may be processed by third-party payment providers.
These providers receive information necessary to complete the transaction.
Bess Harte does not directly store full credit or debit card numbers.
Payment services operate according to their own security and privacy practices.
5. Service Providers
We may work with outside companies that help operate our store.
These may include providers of:
- Website hosting
- E-commerce services
- Payment processing
- Fraud prevention
- Order fulfillment
- Shipping and logistics
- Customer communication
- Analytics
- Advertising
- Marketing services
Information may be shared with these companies when reasonably necessary for them to provide their services.
6. Cookies
BessHarte.com may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Keep items in your shopping cart
- Remember website preferences
- Maintain website functionality
- Understand website traffic
- Analyze product interest
- Measure marketing campaigns
- Improve the customer experience
You may manage cookies through your browser settings.
Disabling certain cookies may affect how some website features work.
7. Marketing Communications
If you choose to receive promotional emails, we may send information about:
- New products
- Sales
- Discounts
- Seasonal promotions
- Store announcements
You may unsubscribe using the unsubscribe link provided in applicable messages.
You may also contact:
You may continue receiving essential messages related to orders, shipping, refunds, payments, or customer support.
8. Information Security
We use reasonable safeguards intended to protect customer information.
However, no internet transmission or online storage system can guarantee complete security.
Customers should also take reasonable steps to protect personal devices and account information.
9. Data Retention
We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Complete purchases
- Maintain transaction records
- Provide support
- Resolve disputes
- Process returns and refunds
- Prevent fraud
- Meet legal or accounting obligations
10. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on applicable law and your location, you may have rights to:
- Request access to personal information
- Correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion of qualifying information
- Restrict certain uses
- Object to certain processing
- Withdraw consent
- Opt out of certain marketing or advertising activities
Privacy requests may be submitted to:
We may request reasonable verification before completing certain requests.
11. Third-Party Websites
BessHarte.com may contain links to websites operated by other companies.
Those websites maintain their own privacy practices and policies.
Bess Harte is not responsible for independently operated third-party websites.
12. Children’s Privacy
BessHarte.com is intended for customers who are legally permitted to make online purchases.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.
13. Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our services, technology, operations, or applicable requirements change.
The current version will be available through BessHarte.com.
14. Privacy Contact
For privacy-related questions:
Email: bessharte@gmail.com
Store: Bess Harte
Website: BessHarte.com