PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: April 26, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how KYT Americas (“Company”, “we”, “our” or “us”) collects, uses, shares and retains information when you visit or make a purchase from https://www.kytamericas.com (“Site”). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to the practices described here.
1. Definitions
• Personal Information: Information that identifies or describes you, including but not limited to the following CCPA categories:
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Identifiers: name, email address, billing & shipping addresses, phone number, device identifiers, IP address
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Commercial Information: products or services purchased, transaction history
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Financial Information: payment card data, billing details
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Internet/Electronic Activity: browsing history, search history, cookies, pixel tags
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Inferences: profiles, preferences, behavior patterns derived from other data
• Sell or Share: Under CCPA, “sell” means exchanging Personal Information for monetary or other valuable consideration. “Share” means providing Personal Information to third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising.
• Sensitive Personal Information: Precise geolocation, race/ethnicity, health data, biometric information, account log-in credentials—data we do not collect or use for secondary purposes.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Personal Information You Provide
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Name, email, billing & shipping address, phone number
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Payment details (credit/debit card), order details
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Account registration info and customer-service communications
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
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Usage Data: pages viewed, time on page, referrer URL, device/browser type
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Tracking Technologies: cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, local storage
3. How We Use Your Information
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Process and fulfill orders; send confirmations & shipping updates
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Provide customer service and respond to inquiries
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Personalize shopping experience and product recommendations
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Analyze Site performance to improve features and functionality
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Prevent fraud, enforce our Terms of Service, comply with legal obligations
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Send marketing communications (only with your consent)
4. How We Share Your Information
We disclose Personal Information only as follows:
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Service Providers (by category):
• E-commerce Platform & Hosting: Shopify
• Payment Processors: Stripe, PayPal (as applicable)
• Shipping Carriers: USPS, UPS, FedEx
• Email Marketing: Klaviyo (or your provider)
• Analytics: Google Analytics
• Advertising: Facebook Ads, Google Ads -
Affiliates & Partners: only with your consent for joint marketing
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Legal & Safety: when required by law, to protect rights or safety
5. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
We and our partners use cookies and similar tools to operate the Site, understand usage and serve relevant ads. Non-essential cookies only load after you give consent via our Cookie Preferences center.
Cookie Categories & Examples:
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Essential (Session): cart, _shopify_s, _secure_session_id
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Analytics (2 yrs/24 hrs): _ga, _gid (Google Analytics)
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Marketing (90 days): _fbp, fr (Facebook)
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Functional (30 days): _orig_referrer, _shopify_y, _shopify_uniq
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Preferences (1 yr): newsletter_consent, cookie_consent
Manage or revoke consent at any time via our Cookie Preferences:
https://kytamericas.com/pages/cookie-preferences
6. Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected data from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly. Parents may request deletion by contacting us (see “Contact Us” below).
7. Your California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)
If you are a California resident, you have:
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Right to Know what categories of Personal Information we collect, use, disclose or sell/share
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Right to Delete your Personal Information (subject to exceptions)
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Right to Correct inaccurate Personal Information
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Right to Limit use of Sensitive Personal Information
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Right to Opt-Out of sale or sharing of your Personal Information
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Right to Non-Discrimination for exercising your CCPA/CPRA rights
To exercise any right, or for a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” request, visit:
https://kytamericas.com/pages/do-not-sell
or email info@kytamericas.com
We will verify your request and respond within 45 days.
8. Data Retention
• Order & Transaction Data: 7 years (for tax/legal compliance)
• Account Information: until you delete your account
• Analytics Logs: 12 months
• Marketing Lists: until consent is withdrawn
• Support Chat/Email Logs: 3 years
• Cookie & Consent Records: 1 year
9. Security & Breach Response
We implement administrative, technical and physical safeguards (SSL/TLS, access controls, firewalls). In the event of a data breach affecting your Personal Information, we will notify you and any required authorities within 72 hours of discovery.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the most recent revision.