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Privacy Policy

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At Little Bit Funky, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, when we may share it, and the choices and rights available to you.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our website, online store, customer support channels, and other services operated by Little Bit Funky.

By using our website or purchasing our products, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. About Us

Little Bit Funky is an online e-commerce store offering apparel and other products, including made-to-order and print-on-demand products.

For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, Little Bit Funky may act as the entity responsible for determining how and why your personal data is processed.

Contact Email: littlebitfunky@yahoo.com

Website: [WEBSITE URL]

Business Address: [BUSINESS ADDRESS]

2. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, information generated when you use our website, and information received from service providers involved in fulfilling your order.

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect:

  • Full name

  • Email address

  • Mobile/phone number

  • Billing address

  • Shipping/delivery address

  • City, state, country, and PIN/postal code

  • Order details

  • Product preferences

  • Customer support communications

  • Reviews, feedback, photographs, or other content you voluntarily submit

  • Information provided when creating an account

  • Information provided when participating in promotions, contests, or surveys

2.2 Payment Information

When you make a purchase, payment information may be processed by third-party payment providers.

Depending on the payment method, this may include transaction-related information such as:

  • Payment status

  • Transaction ID

  • Payment method

  • Amount paid

  • Refund information

We generally do not store complete credit/debit card numbers, CVV numbers, UPI PINs, passwords, or other sensitive payment credentials on our own systems.

Payment information may be handled directly by our payment gateway or financial service provider in accordance with its own privacy and security practices.

2.3 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, such as:

  • IP address

  • Browser type

  • Device type

  • Operating system

  • Language preferences

  • Approximate location based on IP address

  • Pages visited

  • Time spent on pages

  • Referring website

  • Date and time of visits

  • Website interactions

  • Device and connection information

This information may be used for website functionality, security, analytics, troubleshooting, and improving our services.

2.4 Information From Third Parties

We may receive limited information from third-party service providers, such as:

  • Payment gateways

  • Shipping and logistics providers

  • Print-on-demand/fulfillment partners

  • Website hosting providers

  • Analytics providers

  • Advertising and marketing platforms

  • Customer support tools

The information received may include order status, payment confirmation, shipment tracking information, and other information necessary to provide our services.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information only for legitimate business purposes and as permitted by applicable law.

We may use your information to:

Order Fulfilment

  • Process and confirm your orders

  • Produce and fulfill your products

  • Process payments

  • Arrange shipping and delivery

  • Provide order tracking

  • Process returns, replacements, exchanges, and refunds

Customer Support

  • Respond to questions and requests

  • Resolve complaints

  • Investigate damaged, defective, incorrect, or missing orders

  • Communicate with you regarding your order

Website Operations

  • Maintain and operate our website

  • Create and manage customer accounts

  • Improve website functionality

  • Personalize your shopping experience

  • Prevent unauthorized access and misuse

Security and Fraud Prevention

  • Detect and prevent fraudulent transactions

  • Protect our website and customers

  • Investigate suspicious activity

  • Maintain the security and integrity of our systems

Marketing

Where permitted by applicable law and, where required, with your consent, we may use your contact information to:

  • Send promotional emails

  • Inform you about new products

  • Send offers and discounts

  • Share product launches

  • Send newsletters

  • Conduct marketing campaigns

You can unsubscribe from promotional communications at any time.

Transactional communications, such as order confirmations, shipping updates, payment confirmations, and important service notices, may still be sent when necessary to provide the service you requested.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, we may process your personal data:

  • With your consent

  • To provide products or services you have requested

  • To process and fulfill your order

  • To communicate with you about your purchase

  • To comply with applicable legal obligations

  • To protect our website, business, customers, and service providers

  • For other lawful purposes permitted under applicable law

Where consent is the basis for processing, applicable Indian law provides individuals with rights regarding consent, including the ability to withdraw consent, subject to applicable legal requirements and consequences.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.

A cookie is a small data file stored on your device when you visit a website.

We may use cookies for purposes such as:

  • Keeping products in your shopping cart

  • Maintaining login sessions

  • Remembering preferences

  • Understanding how visitors use our website

  • Measuring website performance

  • Improving website functionality

  • Security and fraud prevention

  • Advertising and marketing, where applicable

Types of Cookies We May Use

Essential Cookies

These are necessary for the website to function properly.

Functional Cookies

These help remember preferences and improve your shopping experience.

Analytics Cookies

These help us understand website traffic and visitor behavior.

Advertising Cookies

Where used, these may help us or our advertising partners deliver relevant advertisements and measure advertising performance.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

6. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party service providers to operate our business.

These may include:

  • E-commerce/website platform providers

  • Payment gateways

  • Qikink or other print-on-demand and fulfillment providers

  • Courier and logistics companies

  • Website hosting providers

  • Analytics providers

  • Email and communication services

  • Customer support platforms

  • Advertising platforms

  • Fraud prevention and security providers

These service providers may process personal information on our behalf where necessary to provide their services.

For example, when you place an order, we may need to share relevant information such as your name, address, phone number, order details, and other necessary information with our fulfillment and shipping partners so that your order can be produced and delivered.

We do not authorize third-party service providers to use your personal information for unrelated purposes except where permitted or required by applicable law.

7. Payment Providers

Payments may be processed through third-party payment providers.

When you choose a payment method, certain information may be shared with the relevant payment provider to process the transaction.

Payment providers may have their own privacy policies and security practices.

We recommend reviewing the applicable payment provider's privacy policy before completing a transaction if you have questions about how payment information is handled.

8. Shipping and Fulfillment Partners

To fulfill your order, we may share necessary information with our fulfillment and delivery partners.

This may include:

  • Name

  • Phone number

  • Shipping address

  • PIN/postal code

  • Order details

  • Product information

  • Delivery instructions, where applicable

For Little Bit Funky's print-on-demand orders, this may include sharing relevant information with Qikink or another fulfillment provider used by us.

The information shared will be limited to what is reasonably necessary to manufacture, process, ship, deliver, return, replace, or otherwise service your order.

9. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information as a standalone product.

We may disclose personal information when reasonably necessary to:

  • Fulfill your orders

  • Process payments

  • Deliver products

  • Provide customer support

  • Prevent fraud

  • Maintain website security

  • Provide analytics or technical services

  • Comply with legal obligations

  • Respond to lawful government or regulatory requests

  • Protect our legal rights or the safety of our customers and business

We may also disclose information as part of a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, or sale of some or all business assets, subject to applicable law.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information from:

  • Unauthorized access

  • Unauthorized disclosure

  • Loss

  • Misuse

  • Alteration

  • Destruction

Security measures may include access controls, secure connections, authentication mechanisms, monitoring, and other safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information.

However, no method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Therefore, while we take reasonable steps to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including:

  • Processing and fulfilling orders

  • Providing customer support

  • Handling returns and refunds

  • Maintaining business and transaction records

  • Meeting legal, accounting, tax, or regulatory obligations

  • Resolving disputes

  • Preventing fraud and misuse

  • Enforcing agreements

When personal information is no longer required for a legitimate purpose or legal obligation, we may delete, anonymize, or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with applicable law.

Specific retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected.

12. Customer Rights

Subject to applicable Indian law, you may have rights relating to your personal data.

These may include the right to:

Access Information

Request information about personal data processed by us and the purposes for which it is processed, where applicable.

Correction

Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.

Erasure

Request deletion of personal information where applicable and subject to legal or other permitted retention requirements.

Withdraw Consent

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent.

Withdrawal of consent may not affect processing that was already lawfully carried out before the withdrawal and may not apply where we have another lawful basis or legal obligation to continue processing.

Grievance / Complaint

You may contact us regarding concerns about how your personal information is handled.

You may also have rights or remedies available under applicable Indian data protection laws and regulations.

To exercise an applicable right, please contact:

Email: littlebitfunky@yahoo.com

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests to protect your information from unauthorized access.