Effective April 28, 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how The Windy Company collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you visit or make a purchase from windywipers.com.

1. Information We Collect

A. Device Information

When you browse our site, we automatically collect certain details about your device, including:

• Your web browser, IP address, and time zone

• Cookies stored on your device

• Pages you visit, search terms used to find us, and how you interact with the site

We collect this information using:

• Cookies – small data files placed on your device to identify your browser or store preferences

• Log files – which track actions and include IP address, browser type, ISP, referring/exit pages, and timestamps

• Web beacons, tags, or pixels – used to measure user behavior and marketing effectiveness
  

B. Order Information

When you make (or attempt to make) a purchase, we collect:

• Your name

• Billing and shipping addresses

• Payment information (e.g., credit/debit card details, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Shop Pay, etc.)

• Email address and phone number
  

Together, Device Information and Order Information make up your Personal Information.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Process and fulfill your order (including payment, shipping, and confirmations)

• Communicate with you

• Detect and prevent fraud or suspicious activity

• Provide customer support

• Offer product updates, promos, and other marketing, where allowed

We use Device Information specifically to improve our website performance, understand visitor behavior, and monitor for fraud.

3. Sharing Your Information

We may share your Personal Information with third-party service providers who help us operate our business, such as:

• Shipping carriers

• Payment processors

• Email providers

• Analytics platforms (e.g., Google Analytics)

We may also share information if required by law or to protect our legal rights.

4. Behavioral Advertising

We use your Personal Information to serve targeted ads through platforms like:

• Google Ads: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous

• Facebook/Meta: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads

5. Your Rights (For EU/EEA Residents)

If you are located in the EU or EEA, you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you

• Request corrections, updates, or deletion

• Object to or restrict processing in certain circumstances

We process your data to fulfill contracts (e.g., completing your order) or for legitimate business purposes. Your data may be transferred outside Europe, including to the U.S. and Canada.

6. Data Retention

We retain your Order Information unless and until you ask us to delete it.

7. Minors

Our website is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

8. Policy Updates

We may update this policy occasionally to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. The latest version will always be posted on this page.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions or want to exercise your data rights, contact us here.