Privacy Policy

Welcome to Rare Plus Apparel! We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website. This policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you visit https://rareplusapparel.online or make a purchase from us.

1. Who We Are

Rare Plus Apparel is an online retailer specializing in unique clothing and accessories inspired by movies and pop culture. We offer designs from horror, cult classics, and timeless cinematic gems for film lovers everywhere.

Website: https://rareplusapparel.online

Our products are fulfilled through print-on-demand (POD) partners including Gelato and Printful, which means your orders are manufactured and shipped by these trusted third-party services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to provide you with the best shopping experience:

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

• Account Information: Name, email address, username, and password when you create an account
• Order Information: Shipping address, billing address, phone number, and payment information
• Communication Data: Information you provide when contacting customer support, leaving comments, or subscribing to our newsletter
• Marketing Preferences: Your choices regarding receiving promotional emails and marketing communications

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers
• Usage Data: Pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, referring website
• Location Data: General geographic location based on your IP address
• Cookie Data: Information stored in cookies and similar tracking technologies

2.3 Payment Information

We process payments through Stripe and PayPal. These payment processors handle your credit card information directly and securely. We do not store your complete payment card details on our servers. We may retain the last four digits of your card number and expiration date for reference purposes only.

3. How We Use Your Information

• Order Fulfillment: Processing and shipping your orders through our POD partners (Gelato, Printful)
• Customer Service: Responding to your inquiries, resolving issues, and providing support
• Marketing Communications: Sending you promotional emails and newsletters (you can opt-out anytime)
• Account Management: Creating and managing your account, remembering your preferences
• Payment Processing: Completing transactions securely through Stripe and PayPal
• Website Improvement: Analyzing usage patterns through Google Analytics
• Fraud Prevention: Detecting and preventing fraudulent transactions
• Legal Compliance: Meeting legal obligations and enforcing our terms

4. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use essential cookies (session and security), comment cookies (for your convenience), and analytics cookies (Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use our website. You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Media and Uploaded Images

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

7. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website directly.

8. Who We Share Your Data With

We share necessary order info with Gelato and Printful for fulfillment, and payment data with Stripe and PayPal. We also use Google Analytics for usage data.

9. How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. For registered users, we store personal information provided in their profile. Order data is retained for 7 years for tax and accounting purposes.

10. Your Rights and Choices

You have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your data. You can opt-out of marketing emails at any time.

11. Where Your Data Is Sent

Your information may be transferred to countries where our POD partners and payment processors operate. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.

12. Data Security

We implement SSL/TLS encryption and secure payment processing to protect your data. No method of transmission is 100% secure.

13. Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

14. Third-Party Links

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites linked from our store.

15. Your California Privacy Rights

California residents have additional rights under the CCPA, including the Right to Know and the Right to Delete.

16. European Union (GDPR) Rights

EEA residents have rights under the GDPR, including Access, Rectification, and Erasure.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Material changes will be posted here with a new date.

18. Contact Us

19. Consent

By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in this policy.