SONSHINE BLOOMS PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: August 21, 2026

Sonshine Blooms ("Sonshine Blooms," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when you visit or make a purchase through our website.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and the choices you may have regarding your information.

This Privacy Policy applies to the Sonshine Blooms website and information collected through our online services.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

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

Information You Provide Directly

When you place an order, submit a contact form, request information, or otherwise communicate with us, we may collect:

  • Name

  • Billing information

  • Shipping or delivery address

  • Email address

  • Telephone number

  • Event or delivery information

  • Order information

  • Information you provide regarding a custom floral order

  • Other information you voluntarily provide to us

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through our website unless specifically requested.

Payment Information

When you make a purchase through our website, payment information may be processed through Squarespace Payments and/or the payment-processing services used by Squarespace.

Sonshine Blooms does not intentionally store complete payment card numbers on its own systems.

Payment information may be collected and processed by the applicable payment provider in accordance with that provider's privacy practices and terms.

2. INFORMATION COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the website platform or service providers.

This information may include:

  • IP address

  • Browser type

  • Device type

  • Operating system

  • Pages viewed

  • Referring website

  • Date and time of visits

  • General website usage information

  • Other technical information necessary to operate, secure, and improve the website

Some of this information may be collected through cookies or similar technologies.

3. COOKIES

Sonshine Blooms' website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Keep the website functioning properly;

  • Remember certain preferences;

  • Support shopping-cart and checkout functionality;

  • Help protect the website from fraud or abuse;

  • Understand general website usage; and

  • Improve website performance.

The specific cookies used may change as website features and Squarespace settings change.

For more information about cookies, please see our separate Sonshine Blooms Cookie Policy.

4. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We may use information collected through the website to:

  • Process and fulfill orders;

  • Process payments;

  • Arrange deliveries;

  • Communicate with customers;

  • Respond to questions and inquiries;

  • Provide requested services;

  • Manage custom floral orders;

  • Provide customer service;

  • Confirm or communicate about orders;

  • Prevent fraud or misuse;

  • Maintain website security;

  • Improve our website and services;

  • Maintain business records;

  • Comply with legal obligations; and

  • Perform other purposes reasonably related to operating Sonshine Blooms.

We will not use your personal information for unrelated purposes without appropriate notice or consent when required by law.

5. INFORMATION SHARING

Sonshine Blooms does not sell customers' personal information.

We may share information when reasonably necessary to operate the business, including with service providers such as:

  • Squarespace;

  • Payment processors;

  • Delivery or shipping providers;

  • Website hosting and technology providers;

  • Professional service providers;

  • Fraud-prevention or security providers; and

  • Government authorities or other parties when required by law.

Service providers may process information on our behalf to provide the services necessary to operate the website or fulfill your order.

6. SQUARESPACE

Our website is hosted and operated using Squarespace.

Information submitted through our website may be processed by Squarespace and its service providers as necessary to provide website, commerce, payment, security, hosting, and related services.

Squarespace may process information according to its own privacy policies and terms.

7. THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, or other services.

These websites are not operated or controlled by Sonshine Blooms.

Once you leave our website and visit a third-party website, that website's privacy policy, terms, and practices apply.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

8. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 18 to place orders.

Sonshine Blooms does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the website.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate authorization, please contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, delete the information.

9. DATA SECURITY

Sonshine Blooms takes reasonable measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Accordingly, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to or through the website.

10. HOW LONG WE KEEP INFORMATION

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to:

  • Complete transactions;

  • Provide services;

  • Maintain business and financial records;

  • Resolve disputes;

  • Enforce agreements; and

  • Comply with legal obligations.

The length of time information is retained may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

11. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.

These rights may include the ability to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information.

To request information about your personal data or ask a privacy-related question, contact Sonshine Blooms using the information below.

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

12. MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

Sonshine Blooms does not currently operate a newsletter or promotional text-message program through the website.

If we introduce marketing communications in the future, we will provide appropriate options for customers to manage or unsubscribe from those communications as required by applicable law.

13. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business, website, technology, services, or legal requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

14. CONTACT US

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how Sonshine Blooms handles personal information, please contact:

Sonshine Blooms
Mandi-Kasula Clark, Owner
848 Dravis St
Girard, OH 44420-2078
330-717-0096
sonshineblooms@gmail.com

By using the Sonshine Blooms website, you acknowledge that you have had an opportunity to review this Privacy Policy.