Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 16, 2026

Electric Whiskey Smoker Kit ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website https://smokemywhiskey.com. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit or make a purchase from our site.

1. Personal Data We Collect

We collect various types of personal data to provide and improve our services to you. This may include:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, shipping address, billing address, and phone number.
• Payment Information: Details necessary to process your payments, such as credit card numbers or other payment account details. Please note that we do not directly store full payment card details; these are processed securely by our third-party payment processors.
• Order Information: Details about the products you purchase, transaction history, and order fulfillment status.
• Device and Usage Information: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, referring website, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and other diagnostic data.
• Marketing Preferences: Your preferences for receiving marketing communications from us.

2. How We Collect Your Data

We collect personal data through various methods:

• Directly from You: When you create an account, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter, fill out forms, or communicate with us directly.
• Automated Technologies: Through cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies as you navigate our website.
• Third-Party Services: From payment processors, shipping carriers, and analytics providers.

3. Purpose of Data Collection

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• Order Fulfillment: To process your orders, manage payments, ship products, and provide customer support related to your purchases.
• Account Management: To manage your user account, provide access to your order history, and facilitate future purchases.
• Communication: To send you order confirmations, shipping updates, important service announcements, and respond to your inquiries.
• Marketing and Promotions: To send you promotional emails, newsletters, and special offers if you have opted in to receive them. You can opt-out at any time.
• Website Improvement: To analyze website usage, troubleshoot technical issues, and improve the functionality and user experience of https://smokemywhiskey.com.
• Analytics: To understand how our website is used, measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns, and identify trends.
• Ad Targeting: To deliver targeted advertisements to you on third-party platforms based on your interests and browsing behavior.
• Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes, and to protect our rights and the safety of our users.

4. Third-Party Services That Receive Data

We share your personal data with trusted third-party service providers to help us operate our business and provide our services. These include:

• Payment Processors: Such as Stripe, PayPal, or other secure payment gateways, to process your transactions. They receive necessary payment information.
• Shipping Carriers: Such as USPS, UPS, or other logistics providers, to deliver your orders. They receive your name, shipping address, and contact information.
• Analytics Providers: Such as Google Analytics, to track and report website traffic and usage. They collect data like IP address, device information, and browsing activity.
• Advertising Platforms: Such as Meta (Facebook/Instagram), TikTok, Snapchat, and Google Ads, to deliver targeted advertisements and measure ad campaign performance. They may receive data like email addresses (hashed), IP addresses, and browsing behavior.
• Customer Support Tools: To manage customer inquiries and communications.

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

5. Cookie Policy

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function correctly, enabling core functionalities like security, network management, and accessibility.
• Performance Cookies: Collect information about how you use our website (e.g., pages visited, loading errors) to improve its performance.
• Functional Cookies: Remember your preferences and choices (e.g., language, region) to provide a more personalized experience.
• Advertising/Targeting Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements to you and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These may be set by us or by third-party advertising partners.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

6. Data Retention Period

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The retention period may vary depending on the type of data and its purpose. For example, order data is typically retained for a longer period for warranty, tax, and legal compliance purposes. Marketing consent data is retained until you withdraw consent.

7. Your Rights

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

• Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data we hold.
• Right to Correction (Rectification): You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• Right to Deletion (Erasure): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• Right to Opt-Out of Marketing: You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by following the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us directly.
• Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe your data protection rights have been violated.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@smokemywhiskey.com.

8. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

Our Service is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Contact Information for Privacy Inquiries

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

Email: support@smokemywhiskey.com

Website: https://smokemywhiskey.com

10. How Policy Updates Are Communicated

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.