PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: August 30, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Patina Archive LLC (“Patina Archive,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects personal information when you visit patinaarchive.com, purchase products, contact us, interact with our social media or messaging channels, or otherwise use our services.

By using Patina Archive's website or services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Depending on how you interact with Patina Archive, we may collect personal information including:

• Name

• Billing address

• Shipping address

• Email address

• Telephone number

• Order history

• Products purchased

• Payment-related information

• Account information

• Customer service communications

• Returns and refund information

• Marketing preferences

• IP address

• Browser and device information

• Website activity

• Cookie and tracking information

• Information submitted through forms, messages, reviews, or surveys

We only collect information reasonably necessary to operate our business, provide our services, process transactions, communicate with customers, improve our website, and comply with legal obligations.

2. INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE DIRECTLY

You may provide personal information to Patina Archive when you:

• Place an order

• Create an account

• Subscribe to email marketing

• Sign up for SMS or messaging communications

• Contact customer service

• Request a return or refund

• Submit a review

• Participate in a promotion

• Contact us through social media

• Communicate with us through WhatsApp or another messaging service

• Complete a form on our website

You are responsible for ensuring that the information you provide is accurate.

3. ORDER AND TRANSACTION INFORMATION

When you make a purchase, we collect information necessary to process and fulfill your order.

This may include:

• Contact information

• Shipping information

• Billing information

• Products ordered

• Order value

• Payment status

• Shipping and tracking information

Payment information is generally processed by third-party payment processors rather than stored directly by Patina Archive.

These providers may include Shopify Payments, PayPal, credit card networks, banks, digital wallet providers, or other payment services available through our store.

4. PAYMENT INFORMATION

Patina Archive does not normally store complete credit or debit card numbers.

Payments are processed by authorized third-party payment providers that maintain their own security and privacy practices.

When you submit payment information, that information may be provided directly to the applicable payment processor.

5. AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED INFORMATION

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically.

This may include:

• IP address

• Browser type

• Device type

• Operating system

• Approximate geographic location

• Referring website

• Pages viewed

• Products viewed

• Links clicked

• Time spent on pages

• Shopping cart activity

• Checkout activity

• Website interaction data

This information may be collected through cookies, pixels, analytics tools, server logs, and similar technologies.

6. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Patina Archive and its service providers may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Operate the website

• Remember your preferences

• Keep items in your shopping cart

• Maintain account sessions

• Improve website performance

• Understand how visitors use the website

• Measure advertising performance

• Prevent fraud

• Personalize content or advertising where permitted

Some cookies are necessary for the website to function.

Other cookies may be used for analytics, advertising, or personalization.

Where required by law, you may be provided with options to manage or reject non-essential cookies.

You may also be able to control cookies through your browser settings.

Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

7. SHOPIFY

Our online store may be hosted and operated using Shopify.

Shopify may collect and process personal information on our behalf to provide ecommerce services, including:

• Website hosting

• Checkout

• Payment processing

• Fraud prevention

• Customer accounts

• Order processing

• Analytics

• Store functionality

Shopify maintains its own privacy practices governing its processing of personal information.

8. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION

Patina Archive may use personal information to:

• Process orders

• Accept payments

• Fulfill purchases

• Arrange shipping

• Provide tracking information

• Manage returns and refunds

• Respond to customer questions

• Provide customer service

• Maintain customer accounts

• Detect and prevent fraud

• Improve our website and services

• Analyze customer behavior and website performance

• Maintain business records

• Comply with tax, accounting, and legal requirements

• Resolve disputes

• Enforce our Terms of Service

• Send transactional communications

• Send marketing communications where permitted

• Personalize website experiences and promotions

• Protect Patina Archive, our customers, and our service providers

9. EMAIL MARKETING

If you subscribe to our email marketing, Patina Archive may send you information about:

• New vintage arrivals

• Product drops

• Promotions

• Sales

• Store updates

• Events

• Special offers

• Other Patina Archive news

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the email or by contacting us at jussi@patinaarchive.com.

Unsubscribing from marketing messages will not prevent us from sending transactional communications relating to orders, payments, shipping, returns, or customer service.

10. SMS AND TEXT MESSAGING

If Patina Archive offers SMS marketing and you voluntarily opt in, we may send promotional or transactional text messages to the telephone number you provide.

Message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile provider.

You may opt out of promotional SMS communications using the method provided in the messages.

Consent to receive marketing text messages is not a condition of purchasing goods unless otherwise permitted by law.

11. WHATSAPP AND OTHER MESSAGING SERVICES

Patina Archive may communicate with customers through services such as WhatsApp, Instagram Direct, Facebook Messenger, or other messaging platforms.

If you communicate with us through these services, the platform provider may independently collect and process information according to its own privacy policy.

Patina Archive may use messaging services for:

• Customer service

• Order questions

• Product inquiries

• Sales assistance

• Order updates

• Marketing communications where you have provided appropriate consent

12. SOCIAL MEDIA

Patina Archive may maintain accounts on social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, or other services.

When you interact with Patina Archive through a social media platform, the platform may collect information about your interaction independently from us.

Information you submit publicly through social media may be visible to other users.

13. ANALYTICS

We may use analytics providers to better understand how visitors use our website.

Analytics services may collect information such as:

• Pages viewed

• Products viewed

• Session duration

• Traffic sources

• Approximate location

• Device information

• Conversion activity

This information helps us improve website performance, product listings, advertising, and the customer experience.

14. ADVERTISING AND RETARGETING

Where permitted by law, Patina Archive may use advertising technologies to promote products to customers and website visitors.

These technologies may allow us or third-party advertising platforms to display advertisements based on interactions with our website.

Examples may include advertising services provided by:

• Google

• Meta

• Instagram

• Facebook

• TikTok

• Pinterest

• Other advertising platforms

You may have options to manage advertising preferences through your device, browser, cookie settings, or the applicable advertising platform.

15. HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION

Patina Archive may share personal information with third parties where reasonably necessary to operate our business.

This may include:

• Shopify

• Payment processors

• Shipping companies

• Fulfillment providers

• Fraud prevention providers

• Analytics services

• Marketing platforms

• Email service providers

• SMS providers

• Messaging platforms

• Customer service software providers

• Accounting and tax providers

• Professional advisers

• Information technology providers

• Government authorities where legally required

We do not share personal information with third parties simply for unrelated purposes.

16. SHIPPING PROVIDERS

We may provide customer information to shipping carriers and logistics providers so they can deliver orders.

This information may include:

• Customer name

• Shipping address

• Telephone number

• Email address

• Package information

• Customs information where required

Shipping providers process information according to their own privacy practices.

17. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AND CUSTOMS

If you place an international order, personal information may be provided to:

• Shipping carriers

• Customs authorities

• Customs brokers

• Postal services

• Import authorities

• Logistics providers

This information may be legally required for international transportation and customs clearance.

18. FRAUD PREVENTION

We may use personal information to identify, investigate, and prevent potentially fraudulent or unauthorized transactions.

This may include analyzing:

• Order information

• Payment information

• IP addresses

• Device information

• Shipping addresses

• Billing addresses

• Transaction history

We may cancel or hold orders where fraud is reasonably suspected.

19. LEGAL DISCLOSURES

Patina Archive may disclose personal information where we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law

• Respond to a subpoena or court order

• Respond to lawful requests from government authorities

• Investigate fraud

• Protect our legal rights

• Protect customers

• Protect the security of our website

• Enforce our agreements

• Address a legal claim or dispute

20. BUSINESS TRANSFERS

If Patina Archive is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing transaction, reorganization, sale of assets, or sale of the business, customer information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

Any successor organization may continue to process personal information in accordance with applicable law and the terms of the applicable privacy policy.

21. SALE OR SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Patina Archive does not sell personal information in the traditional sense of selling customer lists for money.

However, certain advertising or analytics technologies may be legally classified as “selling,” “sharing,” or “targeted advertising” in some jurisdictions.

Where applicable law provides a right to opt out of these activities, we will provide an appropriate method for exercising that right.

22. DATA RETENTION

Patina Archive retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for purposes including:

• Processing orders

• Customer service

• Returns

• Accounting

• Tax compliance

• Fraud prevention

• Legal compliance

• Resolving disputes

• Maintaining business records

Different categories of information may be retained for different periods.

We may retain certain transaction records after a customer relationship ends where required for tax, accounting, legal, fraud prevention, or other legitimate business purposes.

23. DATA SECURITY

Patina Archive uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information.

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

Customers are responsible for protecting their account credentials and passwords where applicable.

Please contact us promptly at jussi@patinaarchive.com if you believe your Patina Archive account or personal information has been compromised.

24. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Patina Archive's services are not intended for children who are below the minimum age required to independently consent to the collection of personal information under applicable law.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us improperly, please contact us.

25. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may give you certain rights concerning your personal information.

These rights may include the right to:

• Request access to your personal information

• Request correction of inaccurate information

• Request deletion of certain information

• Request a copy of your personal information

• Object to certain processing

• Restrict certain processing

• Withdraw consent

• Opt out of targeted advertising

• Opt out of certain sharing or sale of personal information

• Appeal certain privacy decisions

• Lodge a complaint with a privacy authority

These rights vary by jurisdiction and may be subject to legal exceptions.

26. CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

California residents may have additional rights under applicable California privacy laws.

Depending on whether the law applies to Patina Archive and the nature of our processing, California residents may have rights to:

• Know what categories of personal information are collected

• Request access to personal information

• Request deletion

• Correct inaccurate personal information

• Opt out of certain sales or sharing

• Limit certain uses of sensitive personal information

• Receive equal service when exercising privacy rights

Patina Archive will not unlawfully discriminate against a customer for exercising applicable privacy rights.

27. OTHER U.S. STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS

Residents of certain U.S. states may have additional privacy rights under state privacy laws.

Where applicable, Patina Archive will process valid privacy requests in accordance with the law that applies to the customer.

28. EUROPEAN AND UK PRIVACY RIGHTS

Customers located in the European Economic Area, European Union, Switzerland, or United Kingdom may have additional rights concerning personal information.

Where applicable, Patina Archive may process personal information based on grounds including:

• Performance of a contract

• Legitimate business interests

• Legal obligations

• Consent

Eligible individuals may have rights including access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, portability, and withdrawal of consent.

They may also have the right to file a complaint with the appropriate data protection authority.

29. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Patina Archive may use service providers located in countries other than the customer's country of residence.

As a result, personal information may be transferred internationally.

Where required, appropriate legal mechanisms may be used to support international data transfers.

30. DO NOT TRACK

Some web browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting.

Because there is not currently a universally accepted standard governing all Do Not Track signals, our website may not respond to every browser-based Do Not Track request.

Where legally required, we will honor applicable legally recognized privacy preference signals.

31. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services.

Patina Archive is not responsible for the privacy, security, content, or practices of third-party websites.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any third-party service before providing personal information.

32. CUSTOMER REVIEWS

If you submit a product review or testimonial, certain information may be published publicly.

Depending on the review system used, this may include:

• Your name or display name

• Review text

• Product purchased

• Photographs you voluntarily submit

• Rating

Do not include sensitive or private information in public reviews.

33. PRIVACY REQUESTS

To exercise an applicable privacy right, contact us using the information below.

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

Verification may involve requesting information reasonably necessary to confirm that the request relates to you.

Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by applicable law, subject to appropriate verification.

34. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in:

• Our business

• Technology

• Service providers

• Legal requirements

• Privacy practices

• Website functionality

When we make changes, we will post the updated policy on our website and revise the “Last Updated” date.

35. CONTACT US

For questions, concerns, or privacy requests, contact:

Patina Archive LLC
1222 20th Ave E
Seattle, WA 98112
United States

Privacy Contact: jussi@patinaarchive.com
Website: patinaarchive.com

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