Privacy Policy

THOMAS SCHMIDT LLC ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website thomasschmidt.online or make a purchase from us. Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of our Site.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Site, make a purchase, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us. This may include:

• Personal identifiers: name, email address, postal address, phone number
• Payment information: credit card details (processed and stored by our payment provider — we do not store full card numbers)
• Order history and purchase records
• Communications you send to us

We also automatically collect certain information when you visit our Site, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages viewed. This information is collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Process and fulfill your orders, including sending order confirmations and shipping notifications
• Manage your account and provide customer support
• Send you marketing communications, where you have consented to receive them
• Improve our website, products, and services
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms and Conditions
• Detect and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities

We will not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our Site. Cookies are small data files placed on your device. We use:

• Essential cookies: Required for the Site to function properly, including maintaining your shopping cart and session.
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Site so we can improve it.
• Preference cookies: Remember your settings and preferences for future visits.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our Site.

4. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. All data transmissions are encrypted using SSL/TLS technology. Payment transactions are processed through PCI-DSS compliant payment processors.

While we take reasonable precautions, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.

5. Third-Party Services

We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and conducting our business, including:

• Payment processors (to process transactions)
• Shipping carriers (to fulfill and deliver orders)
• Email service providers (to send transactional and marketing emails)
• Analytics providers (to analyze website usage)

These third parties are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which it was disclosed.

6. Your Rights (CCPA / GDPR)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Right to Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Right to Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to Opt-Out: California residents have the right to opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.
• Right to Data Portability: Request a copy of your data in a portable format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at Management@thomasschmidt.online. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Order records are typically retained for seven years for accounting and tax purposes.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately and we will take steps to delete it.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

THOMAS SCHMIDT LLC
1423 6TH ST
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Email: Management@thomasschmidt.online
Phone: +1 808-768-2670