Privacy Policy for MondayHumor

    Effective Date: June 22, 2025

    Welcome to MondayHumor! We're glad you're here for laughs and awesome gear. This Privacy Policy explains how MondayHumor ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information when you visit our website, purchase our products (hoodies, t-shirts), or interact with our satire articles.

    Your privacy is important to us. By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

    1. Information We Collect

    We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services to you.

    1.1. Information You Provide Directly

    When you interact with MondayHumor, you may provide us with the following personal information:

    • Contact Information: Name, email address, shipping address, billing address, phone number.
    • Payment Information: Details required to process your purchases, such as credit card numbers and other payment details. Please note, we do not store full credit card numbers on our servers; this information is securely processed by our third-party payment processors.
    • Account Information: If you create an account, we collect your username and password.
    • Communications: Any information you provide when you contact us with inquiries, feedback, or customer support requests.
    • Newsletter Subscriptions: Your email address if you sign up for our newsletter.

    1.2. Information Collected Automatically

    When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity:

    • Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, unique device identifiers.
    • Usage Data: Pages viewed, products viewed, time spent on pages, referral sources, clickstream data, search terms used on our site.
    • Location Information: General location data derived from your IP address.

    1.3. Information from Third Parties

    We may receive information about you from third-party services that we use for analytics, advertising, and payment processing. This could include:

    • Payment Processors: Information related to your transactions.
    • Analytics Providers: Aggregated and anonymized data about your website usage.

    2. How We Use Your Information

    We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

    • To Process and Fulfill Orders: To process your purchases, manage your orders, arrange for shipping, and provide you with order confirmations and invoices.
    • To Provide and Improve Our Services: To operate, maintain, and enhance the functionality of our website, personalize your experience, and develop new products and features.
    • To Communicate with You: To respond to your inquiries, send you transactional emails (order updates, shipping notifications), and, if you've opted in, send you marketing communications, newsletters, and promotional offers.
    • For Analytics and Research: To understand how users interact with our website and content, analyze trends, and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
    • For Security and Fraud Prevention: To screen for potential risk and fraud (e.g., analyzing IP addresses and payment information) and protect the security and integrity of our website and business.
    • To Comply with Legal Obligations: To meet our legal and regulatory requirements.
    • For Targeted Advertising: To provide you with personalized advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you, based on your browsing and purchase history.

    3. How We Share Your Information

    We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:

    • Service Providers: We engage third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our services (e.g., payment processing, shipping, website hosting, analytics, marketing, customer support). These service providers have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
    • Legal Compliance and Protection: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency). We may also disclose your information to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, or that of our users or the public.
    • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.
    • With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.

    4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

    We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like pixels and web beacons) to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are stored on your device.

    We use cookies for various purposes:

    • Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly (e.g., enabling the shopping cart).
    • Analytical/Performance Cookies: To understand how visitors interact with our website, count visits, and analyze traffic sources.
    • Functionality Cookies: To remember your preferences and choices (e.g., language, region) to provide a more personalized experience.
    • Targeting/Advertising Cookies: To deliver relevant advertisements to you based on your interests and browsing history.

    You have the option to accept or refuse cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

    5. Data Security

    We are committed to protecting your personal information. We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to safeguard the information we collect and process. These measures include encryption, firewalls, and secure access controls. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

    6. Your Data Protection Rights

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

    • Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
    • Right to 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 Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request that we erase 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 Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our 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 Sale/Sharing (for California Residents): If you are a California resident, you have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. Please see our "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link in the footer of our website.

    To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Us" section below. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable law.

    7. Children's Privacy

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

    8. Links to Other Websites

    Our Privacy Policy applies only to our website. Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

    9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

    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 "Effective Date" at the top. 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.

    10. Contact Us

    If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

    • By email: privacy@mondayhumor.com (example email, please replace with actual email)
    • By visiting this page on our website: [Link to Contact Us Page] (example link, please replace with actual link)