Privacy Policy

Hi everyone! Thanks for visiting Stardust Gold Crochet. In compliance with the EU, and my ad partners, I’m required to state a privacy policy and post it. Here is what I’ve come up with and cover all the basics. Please review and feel free to opt-out or change your user preferences. Because I am the sole proprietor of my website and business, I am using “I”, “me”, or “my” in reference to Stardust Gold Crochet as stated below.

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PRIVACY POLICY

UPDATED ON 11/12/2026

Thank you for choosing to be part of my community at Stardust Gold Crochet (“Company”, “I”, “me”, or “my”). I am committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about my policy or my practices with regard to your personal information, please contact me at [email protected].

When you visit my website https://stardustgoldcrochet.com, mobile application, and use my services, you trust me with your personal information. I take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy policy, I seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information I collect, how I use it and what rights you have in relation to it. I hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this privacy policy that you do not agree with, please discontinue the use of my Sites or Apps and my services.

This privacy policy applies to all information collected through my website (such as https://stardustgoldcrochet.com), mobile application (“Apps”), and/or any related services, sales, marketing or events (I refer to them collectively in this privacy policy as the “Services”).

Please read this privacy policy carefully as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your personal information with me.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. WHAT INFORMATION DO I COLLECT?
  2. HOW DO I USE YOUR INFORMATION?
  3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
  4. DO I USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
  5. WHAT IS MY STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?
  6. HOW LONG DO I KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
  7. HOW DO I KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
  8. DO I COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
  9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
  10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
  11. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
  12. DO I MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?
  13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT ME ABOUT THIS POLICY?
  14. MEDIAVINE PROGRAMMATIC ADVERTISING (VER 1.1)

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO I COLLECT?

The personal information you disclose to me

In Short: I collect personal information that you provide to me such as name, address, contact information, passwords and security data, and payment information.

I collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to me when registering at the Services or Apps, expressing an interest in obtaining information about me or my products and services, when participating in activities on the Services or Apps or otherwise contacting me.

The personal information that I collect depends on the context of your interactions with me and the Services or Apps, the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal information I collect can include the following:

  • Publicly Available Personal Information. I collect email addresses and other similar data.
  • Credentials. I collect passwords, password hints, and similar security information used for authentication and account access.

All personal information that you provide to me must be true, complete and accurate, and you must notify me of any changes to such personal information.

Information automatically collected

In Short: Some information – such as IP address and/or browser and device characteristics – is collected automatically when you visit my Services or Apps.

I automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Services or Apps. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser, and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use my Services or Apps and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of my Services or Apps, and for my internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Like many businesses, I also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

  • Online Identifiers. I collect devices; cookie identifiers, or others such as the ones used for analytics and marketing; and other similar data.

Information collected through my Apps

In Short: I may collect information regarding your mobile device when you use my apps.

If you use my Apps, I may also collect the following information:

  • Mobile Device Data. I may automatically collect device information (such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer), operating system, version information, and IP address.

2. HOW DO I USE YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: I process your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the fulfillment of my contract with you, compliance with my legal obligations, and/or your consent.

I use personal information collected via my Services or Apps for a variety of business purposes described below. I process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on my legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with my legal obligations.

Display Ads

The Website uses Mediavine to manage third-party advertising on the Website. For full details on Mediavine’s data collection and your opt-out choices, please see Section 14 (Mediavine Programmatic Advertising) below.

I use the information I collect or receive:

  • To facilitate account creation and logon process. If you choose to link your account with me to a third-party account (such as your Google or Facebook account), I use the information you allowed me to collect from those third parties to facilitate account creation and logon process for the performance of the contract.
  • To send you marketing and promotional communications. I and/or my third-party marketing partners may use the personal information you send to me for my marketing purposes if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. You can opt-out of my marketing emails at any time (see “WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS” below).
  • To send administrative information to you. I may use your personal information to send you product, service, and new feature information and/or information about changes to my terms, conditions, and policies.
  • Fulfill and manage your orders. I may use your information to fulfill and manage your orders, payments, returns, and exchanges made through the Services or Apps.
  • To post testimonials. I post testimonials on my Services or Apps that may contain personal information. Prior to posting a testimonial, I will obtain your consent to use your name and testimonial. If you wish to update or delete your testimonial, please contact me at [email protected] and be sure to include your name, testimonial location, and contact information.
  • Deliver targeted advertising to you. I may use your information to develop and display content and advertising (and work with third parties who do so) tailored to your interests and/or location and to measure its effectiveness.
  • Administer prize draws and competitions. I may use your information to administer prize draws and competitions when you elect to participate in competitions.
  • Request Feedback. I may use your information to request feedback and to contact you about your use of my Services or Apps.
  • To protect my Services. I may use your information as part of my efforts to keep my Services or Apps safe and secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention).
  • To enable user-to-user communications. I may use your information in order to enable user-to-user communications with each user’s consent.
  • To enforce my terms, conditions and policies for Business Purposes, Legal Reasons and Contractual obligations.
  • To respond to legal requests and prevent harm. If I receive a subpoena or other legal request, I may need to inspect the data I hold to determine how to respond.
  • To manage user accounts. I may use your information for the purposes of managing your account and keeping it in working order.
  • To deliver services to the user. I may use your information to provide you with the requested service.
  • To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. I may use your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the use of my Services.
  • For other Business Purposes. I may use your information for other Business Purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of my promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve my Services or Apps, products, marketing, and your experience. I may use and store this information in aggregated and anonymized form so that it is not associated with individual end-users and does not include personal information. I will not use identifiable personal information without your consent.

3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?

In Short: I only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations.

I may process or share data based on the following legal basis:

  • Consent: I may process your data if you have given me specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose.
  • Legitimate Interests: I may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve my legitimate business interests.
  • Performance of a Contract: Where I have entered into a contract with you, I may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of my contract.
  • Legal Obligations: I may disclose your information where I am legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).
  • Vital Interests: I may disclose your information where I believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of my policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which I am involved.

More specifically, I may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following situations:

  • Vendors, Consultants, and Other Third-Party Service Providers. I may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for me or on my behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing efforts. I may allow selected third parties to use tracking technology on the Services or Apps, which will enable them to collect data about how you interact with the Services or Apps over time. This information may be used to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. Unless described in this Policy, I do not share, sell, rent or trade any of your information with third parties for their promotional purposes.
  • Business Transfers. I may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of my business to another company.
  • Third-Party Advertisers. I may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Services or Apps. These companies may use information about your visits to my Website(s) and other websites that are contained in web cookies and other tracking technologies in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
  • Affiliates. I may share your information with my affiliates, in which case I will require those affiliates to honor this privacy policy. Affiliates include my parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that I control or that are under common control with me.
  • Business Partners. I may share your information with my business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions.

4. DO I USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

In Short: I may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.

I may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how I use advertising cookies and how you can refuse certain cookies is detailed in Section 14 (Mediavine Programmatic Advertising) below.

5. WHAT IS MY STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?

In Short: I am not responsible for the safety of any information that you share with third-party providers who advertise, but are not affiliated with, my websites.

The Services or Apps may contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliated with me and which may link to other websites, online services or mobile applications. I cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of data you provide to any third parties. Any data collected by third parties is not covered by this privacy policy. I am not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other websites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the Services or Apps. You should review the policies of such third parties and contact them directly to respond to your questions.

6. HOW LONG DO I KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: I keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy unless otherwise required by law.

I will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in this policy will require me keeping your personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with me.

When I have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, I will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then I will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

7. HOW DO I KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

In Short: I aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

I have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information I process. However, please also remember that I cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. Although I will do my best to protect your personal information, the transmission of personal information to and from my Services or Apps is at your own risk. You should only access the services within a secure environment.

8. DO I COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

In Short: I do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.

I do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Services or Apps, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Services or Apps. If I learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, I will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from my records. If you become aware of any data I have collected from children under age 18, please contact me at [email protected].

9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.

If you are a resident in the European Economic Area and you believe I am unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details via the European Data Protection Board.

If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email me at [email protected].

Account Information

If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can log into your account settings and update your user account, or contact me at [email protected].

Upon your request to terminate your account, I will deactivate or delete your account and information from my active databases. However, some information may be retained in my files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce my Terms of Use and/or comply with legal requirements.

Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of my Services or Apps.

Opting out of email marketing: You can unsubscribe from my marketing email list at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that I send or by contacting me using the details provided below. You will then be removed from the marketing email list – however, I will still need to send you service-related emails that are necessary for the administration and use of your account.

10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, I do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that I must follow in the future, I will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy policy.

11. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The Light” law, permits my users who are California residents to request and obtain from me, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) I disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which I shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to me using the contact information provided in Section 13 below.

If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with the Services or Apps, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Services or Apps. To request the removal of such data, please contact me using the contact information provided in Section 13 below, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. I will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Services or Apps, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from my systems.

12. DO I MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?

In Short: Yes, I will update this policy as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

I may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If I make material changes to this privacy policy, I may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. I encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how I am protecting your information.

13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT ME ABOUT THIS POLICY?

If you have questions or comments about this policy, or if you would like to request access to, update, or delete the personal information I collect from you (which I will respond to within 30 days), you may email me at [email protected] or by post to:

Stardust Gold Crochet
951 N Idlewild Street
Memphis, TN 38107
United States

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP Address
  • Operating System type
  • Operating System version
  • Device Type
  • Language of the website
  • Web browser type
  • Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.