Privacy Policy

 

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 10/1/2025

GarageSkins.com (“we,” “us,” “our,” or “GarageSkins”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect your personal information when you visit or use our website, products, or services (collectively, the “Service”).

By using our Service, or providing us your personal information, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with our practices, please do not use the Service.

1. What Information We Collect

We collect information in a few general categories:

a. Information You Provide Voluntarily

This includes data you supply when you:

  • Register an account

  • Place an order, request a quote, or purchase a product

  • Contact us (via email, support tickets, feedback forms)

  • Subscribe to newsletters or marketing communications

  • Participate in surveys, promotions, or contests

Examples: name, email address, phone number, billing/shipping address, payment information (see below), and any other data you send to us.

b. Automatically Collected Information

When you use the Service, we automatically collect certain technical and usage information, including:

  • IP address

  • Device type, browser type and version

  • Operating system

  • Pages you view, time spent, navigation paths

  • Referring/exit URLs

  • Clickstream data, timestamps

  • Error logs, crash reports

  • Cookies, local storage, and similar technologies (see Section 5 below)

c. Information from Third Parties

We may obtain information about you from third-party sources, such as:

  • Payment processors

  • Analytics providers

  • Advertising networks

  • Social media platforms (if you log in via social login)

  • Public databases or partners

We will merge such information with our existing user data consistent with this Privacy Policy.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for purposes including but not limited to:

  • Operating, maintaining, and improving the Service

  • Processing your orders, payments, and returns

  • Responding to your inquiries, requests, or support issues

  • Sending you transactional communications (order confirmations, receipts, updates)

  • Sending marketing and promotional communications (if you opt in)

  • Personalizing and optimizing the user experience

  • Analytics, monitoring, and usage statistics

  • Preventing fraud, abuse, and enforcing our legal rights

  • Complying with legal obligations, audits, or investigations

  • Mergers, acquisitions, or business transfers

We will only use your personal information in ways that are compatible with the purposes disclosed in this policy (or with your further consent).

3. Legal Basis for Processing (for EU / GDPR Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, or other jurisdiction where GDPR or similar privacy laws apply, our legal bases to process your personal data include:

  • Performance of a contract: To fulfill orders, provide the Service, or respond to your requests.

  • Legitimate interests: For business operations, analytics, fraud prevention, improving Service, marketing (after appropriate safeguards).

  • Consent: When you expressly consent to receive marketing communications or certain data uses.

  • Compliance with law: When required by law or to protect legal rights.

You retain rights over your personal data (see Section 7 below), including the right to withdraw consent, request access, correction, deletion, or restrict processing.

4. Sharing & Disclosure of Information

We may share your personal information under the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers & Subcontractors: We employ third parties (e.g., payment processors, hosting, analytics, email service providers) to perform functions on our behalf. They are permitted to use your information only as necessary to perform those services.

  • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, user data may be among transferred assets (with appropriate confidentiality protections).

  • Legal Compliance & Protection: We may disclose information if required by law, subpoena, or legal process; to protect our rights, safety, or property; or to protect others.

  • Aggregated or De-identified Data: We may share non-identifying aggregated user statistics or trends publicly or with partners.

  • With Your Consent: We may disclose your data with third parties if you authorize it.

We do not rent or sell your personal data to unaffiliated third parties for their direct marketing without your explicit consent.

5. Cookies, Tracking & Similar Technologies

We (and our partners) use cookies, web beacons, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies to collect information and to improve and customize your experience.

These technologies help us:

  • Remember your preferences and settings

  • Authenticate you

  • Analyze usage and performance

  • Deliver relevant advertising

  • Detect fraud or misuse

You can control cookies via your browser settings (e.g., block or delete cookies), but that may degrade or disable parts of the Service.

We may also allow third-party advertising or analytics providers to use cookies or similar technologies. Their use is governed by their own privacy policies.

6. Data Retention & Deletion

We retain personal information as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in Section 2, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (e.g., for tax or regulatory compliance).

When data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

If you request deletion of your account and personal data (subject to legal limitations), we will delete or anonymize your records within a reasonable timeframe, unless we need to retain certain data for legal or legitimate business reasons.

7. Your Rights (for Applicable Jurisdictions)

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you

  • Correct or update your information

  • Delete your information (right to erasure)

  • Restrict or object to processing

  • Port your data (data portability)

  • Withdraw consent (for processing based on consent)

  • Opt out of marketing communications

  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise these rights, please contact us (see Section 11). We may ask you to verify your identity before honoring requests.

8. Security

We implement commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. This includes encryption (in transit and at rest where feasible), access controls, regular security assessments, and logging.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

You also play a role in maintaining security — such as using strong passwords, protecting your account credentials, and notifying us if you suspect unauthorized access.

9. International Transfers

Your information may be transferred to — and stored at — destinations outside your country (for example, to servers or service providers in other jurisdictions).

If you are located in the EU / EEA / UK, we will ensure appropriate safeguards (e.g. standard contract clauses, recognized data transfer mechanisms) are in place.

By using our Service, you consent to such transfers to jurisdictions that may not have the same data protection laws as your home country.

10. Children & Minors

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16 (or higher threshold as required in your jurisdiction). If you believe we have inadvertently done so, please contact us and we will delete the data.

If local law requires parental consent for minors, we will comply.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may revise or update this Privacy Policy from time to time (for example, due to legal changes, new features, or business changes). If we make substantial changes, we will notify you (e.g. via email or notice on our site) before the changes take effect, and we will update the “Last Updated” date.

You are encouraged to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the Service after modifications constitutes acceptance.

12. Third-Party Links & External Services

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites, plugins, or services (e.g. social media, embedded content). These third parties have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their practices. We encourage you to review their policies before using them.

13. Cookies & Do-Not-Track Signals

As noted in Section 5, we use cookies and similar technologies. We currently do not respond to “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals from browsers.

If you disable cookies, some parts of the Service may not function properly.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, you may contact:

GarageSkins, Inc.
Email: customerservice@garageskins.com
Address: 570 S Clearwater Loop Ste E Post Falls, ID 83854 - Attn: Privacy Officer

15. Miscellaneous

  • Severability: If a provision of this Privacy Policy is found invalid or unenforceable, the remainder will continue in effect.

  • Governing Law: This Privacy Policy is governed by and construed under the laws of [Insert your jurisdiction, e.g. “the State of Idaho, USA”], without regard to conflict of law principles.

  • No Waiver: Our failure to enforce any right or provision will not constitute a waiver of that right.