Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 15, 2026

Hungry Turtle Designs ("we," "our," or "us") operates hungryturtledesigns.com (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site or make a purchase. Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the Site.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

  • Order information: name, email address, shipping address, billing address, and payment information when you make a purchase.
  • Communications: any messages you send us via the contact form or email.

Information Collected Automatically

  • Usage data: pages visited, time spent, referring URLs, browser type, operating system, and IP address.
  • Cookies and tracking technologies: we use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to operate the Site, analyze traffic, and serve relevant advertising (see Section 5).

Information from Third Parties

  • Printful: our print-on-demand fulfillment partner receives your name and shipping address to fulfill orders.
  • Stripe: our payment processor handles payment card data. We do not store full card numbers on our servers.
  • Google Analytics: we use Google Analytics (GA4) to understand Site traffic and usage patterns.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • To process and fulfill your orders and send order confirmations.
  • To communicate with you about your purchases or inquiries.
  • To improve, personalize, and expand our Site and product offerings.
  • To analyze usage trends and measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
  • To comply with legal obligations.
  • To prevent fraud and protect the security of the Site.

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with:

  • Service providers: Printful (fulfillment), Stripe (payments), Cloudflare (hosting), Google Analytics (analytics), and CookieYes (consent management). These providers are contractually bound to use your data only as necessary to provide services to us.
  • Legal requirements: if required by law, subpoena, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Hungry Turtle Designs, our customers, or the public.
  • Business transfers: in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as a business asset.

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Order records are typically retained for seven (7) years for tax and accounting purposes.

5. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Strictly necessary: required for the Site to function (e.g., shopping cart, checkout session).
  • Analytics: Google Analytics GA4 collects anonymized data about how visitors use the Site.
  • Marketing: advertising pixels (Meta, Google Ads) may be used to show you relevant ads on third-party platforms.

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using our consent banner. You may also disable cookies in your browser settings, though some Site features may not function properly.

6. Your Rights — European Union / EEA (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Union or EEA, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

  • Right of access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification: request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): request deletion of your personal data where no legitimate reason for continued processing exists.
  • Right to restrict processing: request that we limit how we use your data.
  • Right to data portability: receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Right to object: object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
  • Right to withdraw consent: withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

Our lawful bases for processing include: contract performance (fulfilling your order), legitimate interests (fraud prevention, analytics), and consent (marketing cookies). To exercise your rights, contact us at orders@hungryturtledesigns.com. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

7. Your Rights — California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) grant you the following rights:

  • Right to know: request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources, the business purpose, and any third parties we share it with.
  • Right to delete: request deletion of personal information we have collected, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to correct: request correction of inaccurate personal information.
  • Right to opt out of sale or sharing: we do not sell or share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
  • Right to non-discrimination: we will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

To submit a verifiable consumer request, contact us at orders@hungryturtledesigns.com. We will respond within 45 days. You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf.

Categories of personal information collected: identifiers (name, email, IP address, shipping address); commercial information (purchase history); internet or other electronic network activity (browsing behavior on the Site); geolocation data (country/region inferred from IP).

8. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected such information, we will delete it promptly.

9. International Data Transfers

We are based in the United States. If you access our Site from outside the US, your information may be transferred to and processed in the US. We take appropriate measures to protect your information in accordance with applicable law, including relying on Standard Contractual Clauses where required for transfers from the EEA.

10. Security

We implement commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information. Payment data is processed by Stripe, which is PCI-DSS compliant. However, no transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites (e.g., X/Twitter, Printful). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their policies.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

13. Contact Us

For any privacy-related questions, requests, or complaints, please contact us:

Hungry Turtle Designs
Email: orders@hungryturtledesigns.com