Privacy & Data Protection Policy

Last Updated: March 19, 2026

Tanti Jewellery operates this store and website, including all related information, content, features, tools, products, and services, to provide a personalized shopping experience ("Services") to you, our customers. Tanti Jewellery is powered by Shopify, which enables us to offer you the Products and Services. This Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you visit or use the Products and Services, make a purchase or other transaction through the Products and Services, or otherwise communicate with us. In case of a conflict between the Terms of Use and this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy, this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy shall prevail regarding the collection, processing, and sharing of your personal information.

Please read this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy and its associated texts carefully: Cookie Policy, Your Privacy Preferences. By using and accessing any of the Products and Services, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy and understand that your information will be collected, used, and shared as described in this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy.

Personal Information We Collect or Process

When we use the term "Personal Information," we mean information that identifies you or another person, or can reasonably be linked to you or another person. Depending on how you interact with the Products and Services, and to the extent permitted by applicable laws, we may collect the following categories of personal information:

  • Contact Information: Your name, address, billing address, shipping address, phone number, and email address, and information you share with us, for example, when submitting a Customer Support Request.
  • Personalization Information: Due to the nature of our handmade products, names, dates, specific finger sizes to be engraved on jewelry, or special design preferences communicated as an order note.
  • Financial Information: Credit card/debit card information, financial account numbers/information, payment card/payment method/payment confirmation and transaction details.
  • Account Information: Username, password, security questions, preferences, and settings.
  • Transaction Information: Products you add to your cart, add to your wishlist, purchase, exchange, return, or cancel.
  • Device and Usage Information: IP address, information about your device/browser/network connection, and other unique identifiers, and your browsing activity on our site.

Sources of Personal Information

We may collect personal information from the following sources:

  • Directly from you: When you create an account, visit or use the Products and Services, contact us, or otherwise provide us with your personal information;
  • Automatically through the Services: From your device when you use our products or services or visit our websites, and through the use of cookies and similar technologies;
  • From our service providers: When we receive assistance from service providers (such as Shopify, payment systems, etc.) to provide certain technologies or when they collect or process your personal information on our behalf;
  • From our business partners or other third parties.

How We Use Your Personal Information

Depending on how you interact with us or which of the Products and Services you use, we may use your personal information for the following purposes:

  • Providing, Personalizing, and Improving Services: We use your personal information to fulfill our contract with you, create, maintain, and manage your account, send notifications related to your account, process your payments, arrange shipping, send your orders, process your purchases or other transactions, facilitate exchanges and returns, remember your preferences and products of interest, create a personalized shopping experience with product recommendations based on your purchases, produce your handmade jewelry according to your specified personalization details (size, engraving, etc.), better personalize and improve the Products and Services, and enable you to share comments.
  • Marketing and Advertising: We use it to send you marketing, advertising, and promotional communications via email, SMS, or postal mail, and to show you advertisements tailored to your interests through features like Shopify Audiences.
  • Security and Fraud Prevention. We use your personal information to verify your account, provide a secure payment and shopping experience, detect, investigate, or prevent potential fraudulent, illegal, dangerous, or malicious activities, protect public safety, and ensure the security of our Products and Services. When you choose to use the Products and Services and create an account, you are responsible for the security of your account credentials. We strongly advise against sharing your username, password, or other access information with others.
  • Communicating with You. We use your personal information to provide you with customer support, respond promptly, offer effective services, and maintain our business relationship with you.
  • Legal Reasons: We use it to comply with applicable laws and respond to legal processes.

How We Share Your Personal Information

In certain circumstances, and subject to this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy, we may share your personal information with third parties for legitimate purposes:

  • Service Providers: These include Shopify and other third parties who provide services on our behalf (information technology management, cloud storage, data analytics, payment processing, shipping/delivery services, and customer support).
  • Business/Marketing Partners and Artists: We may share information for marketing, to support personalized ads based on your online activities with third-party services, or with third-party suppliers or artists in our "Shop" section for necessary communication and shipping information regarding your order shipment and post-sale repair/support processes. We share information when you direct, request, or explicitly consent to certain information being shared with third parties (for product delivery to you or if you use social media widgets or login integrations) and between our affiliates/other entities within our corporate group. Our business and marketing partners will use your information in accordance with their own privacy statements. You may have the right to request that information about you not be shared for personalized marketing and advertisements. To exercise your right to opt out of these uses: Your Privacy Preferences
  • Legal Obligations: We may share information in connection with commercial transactions such as mergers, sales, or bankruptcy, to comply with applicable legal obligations (including responding to requests like subpoenas, search warrants, etc.), to enforce applicable terms of service or policies, and to protect or defend the Products and Services, our rights, or the rights of our users or others.

Relationship with Shopify

The Products and Services are hosted by Shopify. Shopify may use data obtained from your interactions with our store and other merchants to improve its services and provide personalized advertising features. In these cases, Shopify is responsible for the processing of your personal information and for responding to your requests to exercise your rights regarding its use for these purposes. For more information on how Shopify uses your personal information and the rights you may have, please refer to the Shopify Consumer Privacy Policy. Depending on your place of residence, you can exercise certain rights regarding your personal information through the Shopify Privacy Portal Link.

Third-Party Websites and Links

The Products and Services may contain links directing to websites or other online platforms operated by third parties. If you follow links to sites not affiliated with or controlled by us, you should review the privacy and security policies and other terms and conditions of those sites. We do not provide any warranties regarding the privacy or security of such sites, including the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of information contained on those sites, and we do not accept any responsibility in this regard. The inclusion of such links in the Products and Services does not imply any endorsement of the linked platforms or their owners or operators, unless expressly stated otherwise in the Products and Services.

Children's Data

The Products and Services are not intended for use by children, and we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction. If you believe your child has provided us with personal information, you can contact us using the contact information provided below to request the deletion of such information. As of the effective date of this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy, we have no actual knowledge that we "share" or "sell" personal information of children under the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction as defined by applicable laws.

Security and Storage of Your Information

No security measure is perfect or impenetrable; we cannot guarantee "perfect security." Information transmitted to us may also not be secure during the transfer process. Therefore, we recommend that you do not use insecure communication channels to transmit sensitive or confidential information.

Your data is stored only as long as necessary to maintain your account, provide you with Products and Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce other applicable agreements and policies.

Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your place of residence (Turkey/KVKK, EU/GDPR, US), you may have some or all of the following rights regarding your personal information. These rights are not absolute and may apply in some cases, and we may deny your request where permitted by law.

  • Right to Access/Information: You may have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
  • Right to Deletion: You may have the right to request the deletion of personal information we hold about you.
  • Right to Correction: You may have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
  • Right to Data Portability: You may have the right to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you and, under certain conditions and exceptions, to request that this copy be transferred to a third party.
  • Right to Opt-Out of Sharing or Selling for Targeted Advertising Purposes: Depending on your place of residence, you may have the right to opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information and the processing for "targeted advertising" purposes, as defined in applicable privacy laws. To exercise your right to opt out of these uses, click Your Privacy Preferences. Please note that if the Global Privacy Control signal is enabled in your browser when you visit our website, this may be treated as an automatic opt-out request for your device and browser, depending on your location. If we can associate the device sending this signal with a specific Shopify account, we will also apply the opt-out request to that account. For more information about Global Privacy Control, visit https://globalprivacycontrol.org/. Other than Global Privacy Control, we do not recognize "Do Not Track" signals that may be sent from your browser or device.
  • Managing Communication Preferences: We may send you promotional emails, and you can opt out of these emails at any time using the unsubscribe option in those emails. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as emails related to your account or orders you have placed.
  • If you reside in the UK or the European Economic Area and subject to the exceptions and limitations provided for in local legislation, you may also benefit from the following rights in addition to the rights listed above:
  • Right to Object to Processing and Restriction of Processing: You may have the right to request that we stop or restrict the processing of your personal information for certain purposes.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: When we process your personal information based on consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out based on consent before its withdrawal.

You can exercise these rights by contacting us through the contact information provided below. For more information on how Shopify uses your personal information and other rights you may have, you can visit https://privacy.shopify.com/en.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights. We may need to verify your identity before processing your requests, to the extent permitted or required by applicable laws. In accordance with applicable laws, you may designate an authorized representative to make requests on your behalf to exercise your rights. Before accepting such a request from a representative, we may require them to prove their authority to act on your behalf, and you may need to verify your identity directly with us. We will respond to your request within a reasonable time, in accordance with applicable laws.

Our users in Turkey can submit all their rights (right to information, deletion, objection, etc.) under KVKK No. 6698 to us through the channels specified below.

Complaints

If you have a complaint regarding the way your personal information is processed, please contact us via the contact information provided below. Depending on your place of residence, you may have the right to appeal our decision or file a complaint with your local data protection authority by contacting us through the contact information provided below. For the European Economic Area, you can find a list of responsible data protection supervisory authorities here.

International Transfers

Please note that we may transfer, store, and process your personal information outside of your country of residence.

If we transfer your personal information outside the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we rely on recognized transfer mechanisms, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent contracts published by the relevant UK competent authority, unless the data is transferred to a country deemed to provide an adequate level of protection.

Changes to this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy

We may update this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the revised Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy on this website, update the "Last updated" date, and provide any necessary notifications in accordance with applicable laws.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy or wish to exercise a right you have, please contact us. We are the data controller of your personal information under applicable data protection laws.

Contact

If you have questions about our privacy practices or wish to exercise your rights:

  • Brand/Company: Tanti Jewellery (Nalan Oğuz and Partners)
  • Head Office Address: Çınar Mah. 852. Sok. No:18 Bağcılar/İSTANBUL 34200 TÜRKİYE
  • Workshop Address: Mehmet Akif Mah. Ulubatlı Hasan Cad. Paradise City B:3 D.6 Çekmeköy/İSTANBUL 34782
  • Phone: +90 532 652 97 10
  • Email: info@tantijewellery.com
  • Website: www.tantijewellery.com