Effective Date: March 5th 2026
Who We Are :
It’s Yours Variety Store (accessible at https://itsyourscle.com) is a company dedicated to providing our community with high-quality African-inspired scents, soaps, and related products. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly and transparently.
We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise disclose your personal information to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration. Your information is collected and used solely to provide you with the best possible shopping experience, including processing orders, fulfilling shipments, and communicating about your purchases.
Information We Collect
- Comments When you leave a comment on our site, we collect the data submitted in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string. This information assists in spam detection and moderation.An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if associated with Gravatar) will be visible publicly in connection with your comment.
- Media Uploads If you upload images to the website (e.g., in comments or product reviews), we advise against including images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS information). Visitors to the site may download and extract any such location data from uploaded images.
- Order and Account Information (for purchases) When you place an order or create an account (if applicable), we collect necessary details such as your name, email address, billing/shipping address, phone number (if provided), and payment information (handled securely by our payment processor). This data is retained only as long as needed to process your order, ship your purchase, handle returns or inquiries, and comply with legal obligations.
Cookies Our site uses cookies to enhance your experience.
- If you leave a comment, you may opt in to having your name, email address, and website stored in cookies for your convenience (so you do not need to re-enter this information for future comments). These cookies expire after one year.
- When visiting our login page (if applicable), a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
- Upon logging in, we set cookies to remember your login details and screen preferences. Login cookies last for two days (or two weeks if you select “Remember Me”). Screen options cookies last for one year. Logging out removes login cookies.
- If you edit or publish content (where applicable), an additional cookie is saved indicating the post ID you edited. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites Pages on our site may include embedded content (such as videos or images) from external websites. These embedded elements behave as if you visited the third-party site directly. Those sites may collect data about you, use cookies, include third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content—especially if you are logged into their services.
Who We Share Your Data With We share your information only as necessary to operate our business and fulfill your orders:
- With service providers such as shipping carriers (to deliver your purchase), payment processors (to handle transactions securely), and hosting/email providers.
- Your IP address is included in password reset emails (if you request one).
- We do not share your data with third parties for marketing, advertising, or any other purpose beyond fulfilling your orders and maintaining our site.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to enable automatic recognition and approval of follow-up comments without moderation queues.
- Order-related data (name, shipping address, etc.) is kept for the duration required to process and ship your purchase, resolve any issues, and meet legal/tax requirements (typically several years for financial records).
- If you register an account, we store the personal information in your profile. You may view, edit, or delete this information at any time (except your username, which cannot be changed). Administrators may also access and manage this data as needed for site operations.
Your Rights Regarding Your Data If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you may request:
- An exported file containing the personal data we hold about you (including data you have provided).
- Erasure of any personal data we hold, subject to any legal, administrative, or security obligations that require us to retain certain information.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at [insert your contact email, e.g., support@itsyourscle.com].
Where Your Data Is Sent Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Order and account data may be processed by trusted third-party service providers (e.g., payment gateways, shipping companies) located in the United States or other jurisdictions, subject to appropriate safeguards.
We value your trust and are committed to safeguarding your information. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.