Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 8, 2026

We appreciate your interest in our website. Protecting your personal information is important to us.

This Privacy Policy explains how The Beaufort Sisters Charleston collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects personal information when you visit our website, place an order, contact us, or use our services.

In this Privacy Policy, we inform you about the type, scope, and purpose of processing personal information when using our website.

1. Responsible Person

The entity responsible for data processing on this website is:

J van den Broek
Kerkdijk 2
4921XC Made
The Netherlands

Email: info@beaufortsisterscharleston.com
Phone: +1 302 560 3034

Operating under the shop name The Beaufort Sisters Charleston

As a company based in the European Union, we process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, also known as the GDPR.

Our online store operates under the shop name The Beaufort Sisters Charleston and primarily supplies goods to customers in the United States.

2. Access Data and Hosting

When you visit our website, certain technical data may be automatically collected by our website, browser, server, or ecommerce platform.

This may include:

Visited pages
Date and time of access
Referrer URL
Browser type and browser version
Device type
Operating system
IP address
Amount of data transferred
Technical error logs, where applicable

This information is used to ensure website functionality, security, performance, and stability.

Legal basis:
Article 6(1)(f) GDPR - legitimate interest in operating a secure, stable, and functional website.

Our website is hosted and operated through:

Shopify International Ltd.
2nd Floor Victoria Buildings
Haddington Road
Dublin 4, D04 XN32
Ireland

Shopify provides the ecommerce platform that allows us to operate our online store, display products, process checkout, manage orders, and provide related store functionality.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to provide essential functionality, improve the shopping experience, analyze website performance, and support marketing where applicable.

Types of cookies may include:

Essential cookies, such as shopping cart and checkout functions
Functional cookies, such as customer preferences
Analytics cookies, such as Shopify analytics
Marketing cookies, where enabled and permitted

Legal basis:

Article 6(1)(b) GDPR — contract performance
Article 6(1)(f) GDPR — legitimate interests
Article 6(1)(a) GDPR — consent, where required

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

Where legally required, non-essential cookies will only be used with your consent.

4. Contacting Us

When you contact us by email, contact form, or any other available support channel, we process the information you provide in order to handle your request.

This may include your name, email address, order number, message content, and any other information you choose to provide.

Legal basis:

Article 6 paragraph 1 letter b GDPR — pre-contractual measures or contract-related communication
Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR — general communication and customer support

Data will be deleted as soon as your request has been fully processed, unless statutory retention periods apply.

5. Customer Accounts and Orders

When you open a customer account or place an order, we process the following data:

Name
Billing address
Shipping address
Email address
Phone number, if provided
Order data
Payment and transaction information
Return and refund information, where applicable

Legal basis:
Article 6 paragraph 1 letter b GDPR — contract performance

Data is stored in accordance with applicable commercial, tax, accounting, and legal requirements and subsequently deleted when it is no longer required.

6. Payment Processing

Payments are processed through Whop, our third-party payment processor.

We may offer the following payment methods:

American Express
Mastercard
Maestro
Visa
Google Pay
Apple Pay
Shop Pay

For this purpose, the following data may be transmitted:

Name
Billing address
Payment details
Order information
Transaction information

Legal basis:
Article 6 paragraph 1 letter b GDPR — contract performance

We do not store full payment details on our own servers.

Further information on data protection can be found in Whop's Privacy Policy:
https://whop.com/privacy/

7. Shipping, Fulfillment, and Logistics

To deliver your order, we transmit the necessary data to our warehouse, fulfillment partners, or shipping partners.

This may include your name, shipping address, email address, and telephone number if applicable.

Legal basis:
Article 6 paragraph 1 letter b GDPR — contract performance

8. Analytics and Website Improvement

We use basic Shopify Analytics features to optimize our website and improve the shopping experience.

This may include general information such as page views, visitor numbers, product views, store interactions, and similar website performance data.

Where possible, the data collected is used in an aggregated or non-personally identifiable form.

Legal basis: Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR — legitimate interest in improving our website and services

We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Google Ads tracking, or similar third-party tracking tools unless you explicitly consent.

le Ads tracking, or similar third-party tracking tools unless you explicitly consent.

9. Marketing Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter, create an account, or agree to receive marketing messages, we may use your email address to send updates, offers, product information, and other marketing communications.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us directly.

We do not send marketing emails without permission where consent is required by law.

Legal basis:

Article 6(1)(a) GDPR — consent, where required
Article 6(1)(f) GDPR — legitimate interest in customer communication, where permitted

10. Your Rights Under the GDPR

Under the GDPR, you may have the following rights:

Article 15 GDPR — Right of access
Article 16 GDPR — Right to rectification
Article 17 GDPR — Right to erasure
Article 18 GDPR — Right to restriction of processing
Article 20 GDPR — Right to data portability
Article 21 GDPR — Right to object
Article 7(3) GDPR — Right to withdraw consent
Article 77 GDPR — Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise your rights, please contact us at:

info@beaufortsisterscharleston.com

11. Children’s Privacy

Our website and products are intended for adults.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete such information.