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Privacy policy

Last updated [publish date]

This policy describes how base113 Designs ("I", "me", "my") collects, uses and shares information when you buy from base113 Designs on Etsy, contact me, or visit base113.com.

I may update this policy from time to time. When I do, I'll change the date at the top of this page.

It doesn't cover the practices of companies I don't own or control, including Etsy. See the Etsy Privacy Policy for how Etsy handles your information.

Information I collect

When you order on Etsy. To fulfill your order, Etsy gives me your name, email address, postal address and the details of what you ordered. Etsy processes your payment; I never receive your full payment card details.

When you contact me. If you email me or use the contact form, I receive your name, email address and whatever you write.

When you visit this website. This site sets no cookies and runs no analytics or advertising trackers. Like every web server, my host (HostGator) keeps standard access logs, which include your IP address, browser type and the pages requested. I use them only for security and to fix problems, and they're deleted on the host's normal schedule.

Why I use your information

• To provide my services: fulfilling your order, settling disputes and giving customer support;
• With your consent, which you can withdraw at any time, such as signing up for a mailing list;
• To meet legal obligations, such as keeping purchase records for tax purposes; and
• For my legitimate interests, where your rights don't override them, such as improving my shop and complying with the Etsy Seller Policy and Terms of Use.

Who I share it with

• Etsy, as needed to provide my services and follow Etsy's policies.
• Service providers who help run the shop, only as far as each one needs:
  • Printify and its print providers, who make and ship print-on-demand orders (your name, shipping address and order details);
  • Google (Drive and Sheets), for business records;
  • Make.com, for automating shop tasks such as order and listing updates;
  • Proton, for email;
  • Anthropic (Claude), an AI assistant that helps me manage listings and check orders (see How base113 uses AI);
  • HostGator, which hosts this website and its contact form.
• In a business transfer. If I sell or merge the business, your information may be transferred as part of it, as far as the law allows.
• When the law requires it. If I believe in good faith it's needed to respond to legal process, meet legal obligations, prevent fraud or security problems, or protect the rights, property and safety of my customers or others.

How long I keep it

Only as long as needed to provide my services and meet legal, tax and dispute-resolution obligations. I generally keep order information for five (5) years. Contact-form messages are kept only as long as the conversation needs, unless they relate to an order.

International transfers

I'm based in the United States, and my service providers may store and process information in the US and elsewhere. For transfers from the EU, UK or Switzerland, I rely on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (and its UK Extension and the Swiss-U.S. framework) for providers certified under it, and otherwise on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses offered by my providers.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, including the EU, the UK and some US states, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal information I hold about you and get a copy;
• Correct, restrict or delete it. Unless I'm required to keep it for legal reasons, I'll generally delete your information when you ask;
• Object to processing based on my legitimate interests, and to marketing messages; and
• Complain to your local data protection authority if you're in the EU or UK.

Contact

For anything about privacy, email me at b113dgp.jigsaw817@passmail.net.

For EU data protection law, I, Sean McLaughlin, am the data controller of your personal information.

TikiTracker app

Effective date: August 17, 2026

This section covers how I handle your information when you use the TikiTracker mobile app.

Information I collect

Location data. TikiTracker uses your device's location services (GPS) to show your current position on the tiki bar map and to center the map on your location. I do not track, store or share your location history. Your real-time location is used only on your device and is not sent to my servers or to any third party.

Community contributions. When you contribute to the community (for example, suggesting a new bar, voting on a bar's category or style, or reporting a bug), the app uses Firebase Anonymous Authentication. It gives your contributions a unique, anonymous ID so that I can:

• keep the data accurate and prevent spam,
• let you manage your own votes, and
• combine everyone's votes into a community consensus.

These contributions do not contain personally identifiable information.

Diagnostic data. When you submit a bug report, the app automatically includes anonymous diagnostic information (app version, database version, device model and Android version) to help me fix the problem.

Data storage and backups

Stored on your device. Your visit history, tiki mug collection, ratings and notes are stored on your device only. They are not synced to my servers.

• System backups: if you have turned on Android's full system backup, your TikiTracker data may be included in those encrypted backups, which Google manages.
• Manual backups: the "Export User Data" feature creates a JSON file of your app data. You are responsible for keeping that file secure.

Third-party services

• Google Maps and Places API: map display and business details. Subject to the Google Privacy Policy.
• Firebase (Google): the shared bar database, anonymous authentication, and crash reporting if you opt in. Subject to the Google Privacy Policy.

Your choices

• Crash reporting: turn sharing crash reports on or off at any time in the app's Settings.
• Deleting your data: uninstalling the app removes all data stored on your device. Anonymous community contributions stay in the shared database.

Contact

For questions about TikiTracker and your privacy, use the "Report a Bug" feature in the app, or email b113dgp.jigsaw817@passmail.net.