PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: [10/10/2025] Last Updated: [10/10/2025]

This Privacy Policy describes how Gizmo Galaxy ("we", "us" or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal information when you visit https://www.galacticgizmo.net (the "Site") or purchase products from our online store. This policy is intended to comply with applicable United States law and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for EU/EEA individuals.

1. Contact Information

Gizmo Galaxy
La Crosse, WI 54601, United States

Email: ParkerB@galacticgizmo.net
Phone: +1 (608)-397-1711

2. Scope and Legal Basis

This Privacy Policy applies to personal data collected through the Site and in connection with purchases of consumer technology products sold by Gizmo Galaxy via dropshipping. When we process personal data of residents of the EU/EEA, we do so in accordance with the GDPR. Our legal bases for processing include performance of a contract, compliance with legal obligations, our legitimate interests, and, where required, your consent.

3. Information We Collect

We collect information necessary to provide and improve our services. This includes:

a. Personal information you provide

Full name
Billing and shipping address
Email address and phone number
Order and payment information (processed by third-party payment processors)
Account credentials if you create an account

b. Automatically collected information

IP address and approximate geographic location
Device, browser and operating system information
Referral and tracking information, pages visited, and timestamps
Cookies and similar tracking technologies

c. Information from third parties

We may receive information from third-party partners such as payment processors, dropshipping suppliers, and analytics providers to facilitate payments, order fulfillment, fraud prevention, and site analytics.

4. How We Use Personal Data

We use personal data for the following purposes:

To process, confirm, and ship orders and to provide customer service;
To communicate about orders, products, promotions, and account matters (where permitted);
To prevent, detect, and investigate fraud and abuse;
To comply with legal obligations such as tax and accounting requirements;
To analyze and improve our Site, products, and services;
To provide personalized content and recommendations where permitted by law or consent.

5. Payment Processing

We use reputable third-party payment processors to handle payment transactions. Gizmo Galaxy does not store full credit or debit card numbers on our servers. Payment providers we use include, but may not be limited to:

Wix Payments (Credit/Debit Cards)
PayPal
Apple Pay

Please review the privacy notices of those providers for details about how they handle your payment information.

6. Dropshipping & Order Fulfillment

To fulfill your orders we share necessary order details (name, shipping address, contact information, and items ordered) with our dropshipping suppliers and shipping partners. These third parties process your information solely for order fulfillment and delivery and are contractually required to protect it.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to operate the Site, remember preferences, measure and improve performance, and provide relevant content. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect Site functionality.

If you provide consent where required, we and our partners may use cookies for analytics and advertising purposes. For more details, please consult our Cookie Policy [link to Cookie Policy or cookie banner].

8. Third-Party Service Providers

We share personal data with service providers who perform functions on our behalf. These may include:

Website hosting and platform providers (Wix.com Ltd.)
Payment processors (Wix Payments, PayPal, Apple Pay)
Dropshipping and logistics partners
Customer support and CRM providers
Analytics and advertising partners

All third-party partners are required to process personal data in accordance with applicable law and only for the purposes for which we disclose it.

9. International Data Transfers

Because we use global service providers and host our Site on Wix, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the EU/EEA, including the United States. Where transfers occur from the EU/EEA, we implement appropriate safeguards such as EU Standard Contractual Clauses or other lawful transfer mechanisms to ensure an adequate level of protection.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, to comply with legal and tax obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements. When data is no longer needed we will securely delete or anonymize it.

11. Your Rights (Including GDPR Rights)

If you are an EU/EEA resident, you have rights under the GDPR. In summary, you may have the right to:

Request access to the personal data we hold about you;
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
Request deletion (the right to be forgotten) in certain circumstances;
Request restriction of processing;
Receive a machine-readable copy of personal data you provided to us (data portability);
Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing;
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at ParkerB@galacticgizmo.net. Where required by law, we may request information to verify your identity before responding to a request. We will respond to valid requests within the timeframes required by applicable law (for GDPR, generally within one month, subject to extensions where permitted).

12. Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you believe our processing of your personal data violates applicable data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. EU/EEA residents may contact the data protection authority in their member state. For EU residents, additional information is available from the European Data Protection Board at https://edpb.europa.eu/.

13. Security

We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no security measure is perfect and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

14. Children

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete that information.

15. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last Updated" date above. If changes are material, we will provide more prominent notice where required by law.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

Gizmo Galaxy
La Crosse, WI 54601, United States

Email: ParkerB@galacticgizmo.net
Phone: +1 (608)-397-1711