Privacy policy

<h2><strong>The Hall of Pickleball — Privacy Policy</strong></h2>
  <p><em>Drafted with the assistance of counsel. Read at your leisure.</em></p>
  <p>The short of it: we do not sell what is yours. We collect what we need to ship a shirt to
  your door, and not a particle more. If you would like out, or you would like to know what we
  have on file, write us. We will see to it.</p>
  <p>The long of it follows.</p>
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  <h3><strong>Your Information, Your Rules</strong></h3>
  <p>When you shop at the Hall of Pickleball, we collect certain pieces of information —
  including your <strong>name, email, shipping address, and payment details</strong>. We use
  this to:</p>
  <ul>
  <li>Ship your order</li>
  <li>Confirm your payment</li>
  <li>Assist if there is a return, an exchange, or some other matter that requires our
  attention</li>
  <li>Improve our site and services</li>
  <li>Occasionally say hello (but only if you have opted in)</li>
  </ul>
  <p>We will <strong>never sell your information</strong>. Many companies do. We will not.</p>
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  <h3><strong>What We Collect (And Why)</strong></h3>
  <ul>
  <li><strong>Order Information:</strong> Name, address, email, payment method, and what you
  bought. The standard set.</li>
  <li><strong>Device Information:</strong> Browser type, IP address, and cookies. This helps the
  site load smoothly and remain secure.</li>
  <li><strong>Marketing Information</strong> (optional): If you have opted in, we may email you
  from time to time with product drops, blog updates, or general pickleball news. You may
  <strong>unsubscribe at any time</strong>.</li>
  </ul>
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  <h3><strong>Cookies</strong></h3>
  <p>Yes, we use cookies. Not the kind that follows you around the internet, and not the kind
  your grandmother bakes. Only enough to <strong>remember what is in your cart, keep you signed
  in, and help the site load more quickly</strong>.</p>
  <p>You may disable cookies in your browser settings, but the site may not behave the same way.
  The choice is yours.</p>
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  <h3><strong>Sharing</strong></h3>
  <p>We <strong>only</strong> share your data with a small number of trusted tools and services
  that help us run the Hall:</p>
  <ul>
  <li>Shopify (our store platform)</li>
  <li>Printful, Printify, or other print-on-demand partners</li>
  <li>Shipping providers (USPS, UPS, DHL)</li>
  <li>Payment processors (Shopify Payments, PayPal)</li>
  <li>Google Analytics (so that we may know what is working)</li>
  </ul>
  <p>They receive <strong>only the information they need</strong> to perform their function. No
  more than that.</p>
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  <h3><strong>GDPR, CCPA, and the Like</strong></h3>
  <p>If you reside in California, the European Union, the United Kingdom, or any other
  jurisdiction with a comprehensive privacy statute on the books, here is what you may do:</p>
  <ul>
  <li>You may <strong>ask us what information we have about you</strong>.</li>
  <li>You may <strong>ask us to update it, delete it, or send it to you</strong>.</li>
  <li>You may <strong>ask us to stop using it altogether</strong>.</li>
  <li>You have <strong>the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection
  authority</strong> in your jurisdiction.</li>
  </ul>
  <p><em>By way of illustration: two summers ago, a customer sent us a deletion request on a
  Tuesday. Properly written, properly signed — the whole apparatus. We deleted what we had. On
  Friday afternoon she called to ask where her order was. We had shipped the shirt, you see, but
  we no longer had the address on file, having just deleted it. UPS had it. UPS, in due course,
  told her where it was. The package arrived. The principle is real: the right to delete is
  yours. The practical advice is to consider the timing relative to any open order.</em></p>
  <p>To exercise any of these rights, write to <strong>admin@HallofPickleball.org</strong>. We
  do respond.</p>
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  <h3><strong>Data Retention</strong></h3>
  <p>We retain your order information for our records <strong>unless and until you ask us to
  delete it</strong>. We hold onto it because the IRS prefers records to be kept, and because if
  you call us six months from now about a return, it would not do for us to say, "Who?"</p>
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  <h3><strong>Kids Under 13</strong></h3>
  <p>This shop is <strong>not directed at children under 13</strong>. If we accidentally collect
  information from a minor, we will <strong>delete it promptly</strong> upon notice. The
  Children's Online Privacy Protection Act takes the matter seriously, and so do we.</p>
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  <h3><strong>Changes to This Policy</strong></h3>
  <p>We may update this policy from time to time, generally to <strong>keep pace with new laws
  or improved practices</strong>. The most current version always lives on this page. If a
  change is material, we will <strong>make it conspicuous</strong>.</p>
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  <h3><strong>Questions</strong></h3>
  <p>For questions or concerns:</p>
  <p><strong>Email:</strong> questions@HallofPickleball.org</p>
  <p><em>— Counsel for the Hall</em></p>