Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for https://www.tinygrocer.com/

Effective date: January 01, 2024

1. Introduction

Welcome to tinygrocer.com, owned and operated by Tiny Grocer ("we," "us," or "our"). Protecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal information is of utmost importance to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

2. Information We Collect
2.1. Information You Provide:

  • When you interact with our website or contact us, we may collect personal information, including but not limited to your name, email address, phone number, and any other details you voluntarily provide.

2.2. Automatically Collected Information:


Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Cookies and Usage Data

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or the instructions provided in any email we send.

  • Usage Data
    We may automatically collect certain information about your visit to our website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and browsing behavior. We use cookies and similar technologies to gather this data. 

  • Tracking & Cookies Data
    We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and to hold certain information.

    Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous, unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used, such as beacons, tags, and scripts, to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.

    You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Examples of Cookies we use:

  • Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
  • Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
  • Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.

3. Use of Data

Tiny Grocer uses the collected data for various purposes, including but not limited to:

  • To provide and maintain our Service: We use your data to ensure the proper functioning and provision of our Service.
  • To notify you about changes to our Service: We may send you notifications about updates, improvements, or changes to our Service.
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service: Certain features of our Service may require using your data to enable your participation.
  • To provide customer support: We may use your data to offer assistance and support when needed.
  • To gather analysis or valuable information to improve our Service: We analyze data to understand better how our Service is used and identify areas for improvement.
  • To monitor the usage of our Service: Data is used to track and analyze user activity on our Service to enhance its performance and security.
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues: We may use data to identify and resolve technical problems that may arise during your use of our Service.
  • To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events: We may use your data to inform you about products, services, or events that we believe may interest you. You have the option to opt out of receiving such information.

    Please note that the above list is not exhaustive, and we may use your data for other legitimate purposes as well. If you have any concerns about how your data is being used, please refer to our Privacy Policy or contact us for more information.

    Our privacy policy applies to how we handle your phone number if you choose to opt-in to our SMS program. We will only use your number to send you information you requested, like order updates or promotional offers (depending on your selections). We never share phone numbers with third-parties for marketing without your separate consent. You can opt-in and unsubscribe at any time through our sign-up form or by following instructions within the messages (e.g., reply STOP). We take data security seriously and use measures to protect your information. This policy may be updated, but we will inform you of any changes.


4. Legal Basis for Processing
We will only process your personal data when we have a lawful basis for doing so, as required by GDPR. Common legal bases include consent, contract performance, legitimate interests, and legal compliance.

5. Disclosure of Your Information

  • We may share your personal information with:
  • Service providers who assist us in delivering our services.
  • Legal authorities when required by law.

6. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to access and rectify your data.
  • Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten").
  • Right to data portability.
  • Right to withdraw consent (if applicable).
  • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

7. Data Security

We take appropriate measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

8. Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that we do not operate. If you click 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. Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”).

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.


10. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. The most recent version will always be available on our website.


11. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to your privacy or this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

  • Tiny Grocer
  • 1718 South Congress Avenue
    Austin, TX 78704
  • Email: shop@tinygrocer.com
  • Phone: (512) 520-5735