Privacy Policy & Data Protection

1. Who We Are

ADOPTD Christian Clothing (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is an independent UK apparel brand operating at adoptdchristianclothing.co.uk. We are committed to protecting and respecting your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018.

2. Information We Collect

We only collect personal information that is necessary to fulfill your orders, respond to your inquiries, or provide you with updates when you explicitly consent:

• Order Fulfillment Information: Your name, delivery address, billing address, phone number, and email address when you complete an order.
• Customer Support & Contact Inquiries: Your name, email address, topic/inquiry category, order number (if applicable), and message content when you submit an inquiry through our Support/Contact form or via email. This data is used exclusively to assist you with your inquiry and provide customer care.
• Newsletter Data: Your email address, optional first name, and opt-in timestamp when you voluntarily subscribe to our community newsletter.
• Technical Data: Essential device and browser data to maintain session security, prevent spam/abuse, and ensure shopping cart persistence.

3. Payment Processing & Stripe

We use Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd. as our secure payment gateway. When you make a purchase, your payment card details are collected and processed directly by Stripe using 256-bit SSL encryption.

*We never store, log, or have access to your full credit/debit card numbers or security CVV codes on our servers.*

4. Third-Party Data Processors

We work with vetted processors to operate our storefront securely:

• Stripe (Ireland / UK): Payment processing and fraud prevention.
• Airtable (Formagrid, Inc.): Secure cloud database management for order fulfillment records, subscriber lists, and customer support logs.
• Vercel, Inc.: Web application hosting, serverless routing, and global CDN delivery.
• Royal Mail / Courier Services: Delivering your packages to your specified address.

5. Your GDPR Data Rights

Under UK and EU data protection laws, you have the following rights:

• Right of Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You can request the deletion of your personal data.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time via the link in our emails or by contacting us.