Privacy Policy
Effective Date: July 1st, 2026 | Last Updated: July 23th, 2026
1. Overview
At Tiny Tasks, we value your trust and are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect the information you provide when visiting our website or purchasing our products. This policy applies to personal information of residents of Illinois and other U.S. states, and, where applicable, to individuals in jurisdictions with comprehensive privacy laws. Tiny Tasks is the controller responsible for your personal information. Our practices are designed to comply with the Illinois Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and other applicable state privacy laws.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information necessary to process your orders and provide you with a high-quality experience:
Order Information: Name, shipping address, billing address, email address, and phone number provided during checkout. (identifiers and commercial information).
Payment Information: Payment details are processed securely through our payment provider (e.g., Stripe, Apple Pay, etc.). Note: Tiny Tasks does not store your full credit card information on our servers.
Usage Data: Information about how you navigate our site, which helps us improve your shopping experience. This may include internet activity, device and browser identifiers, IP address, and approximate (non-precise) location, which are collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your data for the following business purposes:
Fulfill and ship your orders.
Communicate order status and customer service inquiries.
Improve our website functionality and user experience.
Send you marketing updates (only if you have explicitly opted in).
Meet our legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, and security obligations, and to detect and prevent fraud.
We do not use your personal information to make decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects about you through solely automated processing, and we do not use it to train third-party artificial intelligence models. Where required (for example, for individuals protected by the EU/UK GDPR), our lawful bases are performance of a contract, our legitimate interests in operating and improving the store, compliance with legal obligations, and your consent for marketing.
4. Third-Party Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We only share data with essential third-party service providers who assist us in operations, such as: We also do not "share" your personal information for cross-context behavioral (targeted) advertising as those terms are defined under state privacy laws. We disclose the categories of personal information described above to the following categories of service providers, who are contractually restricted to using it only to perform services for us:
Squarespace: Our website platform, which handles hosting and analytics.
Shipping Carriers: To deliver your packages to your door.
Payment Processors: To securely manage your transactions.
Analytics and Advertising Vendors: To measure site performance and improve your experience. If we ever enable targeted advertising, we will provide an opt-out mechanism as described in the "Your Rights" section.
Legal and Safety Disclosures: We may disclose personal information when required by law, subpoena, or legal process, to enforce our terms, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Tiny Tasks, our customers, or others. We may also transfer personal information in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
5. Children’s Privacy
Tiny Tasks is committed to the safety of children. Consistent with applicable state privacy laws, we do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of consumers under 16 years of age, and we do not knowingly process the personal information of a known minor for targeted advertising. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
6. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies to ensure our website functions correctly and to understand how visitors interact with our shop. You can adjust your browser settings to decline cookies, though this may limit your ability to use certain features of our site. Where required by law, we honor browser-based opt-out preference signals such as the Global Privacy Control (GPC). A list of the categories of cookies we use (strictly necessary, analytics, and, if enabled, advertising) is available through our cookie settings.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your state or country of residence, you may have the right to:
Know / Access: Request the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected, the sources, the business purposes, and the categories of third parties to whom it was disclosed.
Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
Delete: Request deletion of personal information we have collected, subject to legal exceptions.
Portability: Request a copy of your personal information in a portable format.
Opt Out: Opt out of any sale or sharing of your personal information and of targeted advertising and certain profiling (note: we do not currently sell or share personal information).
Limit Sensitive Data: Direct us to limit the use of sensitive personal information where applicable.
Non-Discrimination: Exercise these rights without receiving discriminatory treatment or a reduction in service or quality.
Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent to marketing at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or contacting us.
How to Exercise Your Rights: Submit a request through the contact form on our website or by emailing help@tinytasks.org. We will verify your identity by matching information you provide against our records before fulfilling access, correction, or deletion requests. You may use an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf with proof of authorization. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law (generally 45 days, extendable where permitted).
Appeals: If we decline your request, you may appeal by replying to our response or contacting us at help@tinytasks.org. If your appeal is denied, you may contact your state Attorney General.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, including to complete transactions, provide customer service, and meet legal, tax, accounting, and recordkeeping obligations, after which we securely delete or de-identify it.
Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information, consistent with the security requirements of the Illinois Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and other applicable law. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Data Breach Notification
In the event of a breach of the security of the system involving your personal information, we will notify affected Illinois residents and other affected individuals in the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay, and will notify regulators where required, in accordance with the Illinois Personal Information Protection Act and other applicable breach-notification laws.
Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
Tiny Tasks does not sell or share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. Because we do not sell or share personal information, we do not currently offer a separate opt-out link; if our practices change, we will update this policy and provide the required opt-out mechanism.
International Users
Tiny Tasks is based in the United States, and your information will be processed in the United States. If you access our site from outside the United States, you consent to the transfer and processing of your information here. Where the EU/UK GDPR applies, we rely on appropriate safeguards for such transfers.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date, and where required by law we will provide additional notice.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please email us at: help@tinytasks.org For privacy-specific requests, please write "Privacy Request" in the subject line so we can route it promptly.