Privacy Policy

Arie's Mini Stacks ("we," "us," "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through our website at https://ariesministacks.com/ (the "Site"), how we use it, and your choices.

1. Information We Collect

Information you provide directly

• Contact form: name, email address, phone number (optional), inquiry type, and message.
• Private event/booking inquiries: name, email address, phone number (optional), event type, requested date/time window, event location, estimated guest count, event duration, and any notes you provide.
• Online orders (when available): name, email, shipping/pickup details, and order details. Payment information is collected and processed directly by our payment processor (such as Stripe) — we do not receive or store your full card number.

Information collected automatically

• Analytics: We track basic, anonymized interaction events (such as page views, button clicks, and form submissions) to understand how visitors use the Site and to improve our content and events. This data is used in aggregate and is not used to personally identify you.
• Standard technical data: such as browser type, device type, and general usage patterns, which may be collected automatically by our hosting and analytics tools.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your questions and inquiries
• Evaluate and follow up on private event/booking requests
• Process and fulfill orders (when online ordering is available)
• Send order or booking confirmations
• Improve our website, offerings, and events through aggregated analytics
• Maintain the security and proper functioning of the Site

We do not sell your personal information.

3. How We Store Your Information

Information submitted through our forms is stored securely in our database and is only accessible to authorized administrators of Arie's Mini Stacks. Images and media used on the Site are hosted via Cloudinary. We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, but no method of storage or transmission is 100% secure.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following categories of third-party services to operate the Site, each of which may process limited data on our behalf:

• Database/backend hosting — stores form submissions, event/order data, and site content
• Image hosting (Cloudinary) — stores and serves photos used on the Site
• Payment processing (Stripe, when online ordering is live) — securely processes payment information; Stripe's own privacy policy governs how it handles your payment data
• Analytics tooling — used to understand aggregated site usage

These providers only receive the information necessary to perform their function and are not permitted to use your information for unrelated purposes.

5. Cookies

The Site may use basic cookies or similar technologies necessary for the Site to function properly (such as keeping an admin logged in) and, where applicable, for analytics. We do not use cookies for third-party advertising.

6. Children's Privacy

The Site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

7. Your Choices

You may:

• Contact us to ask what information we have collected about you
• Request that we correct or delete your information, where feasible and consistent with our recordkeeping obligations
• Opt out of future communications by replying to any email from us or contacting us directly

8. Data Retention

We retain contact, inquiry, and order information for as long as needed to respond to your request, fulfill an order or event booking, and maintain reasonable business records, after which it may be archived or deleted.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please reach out through our contact form or email us at AriesMiniStacks@outlook.com.