Privacy policy

Last updated: September 30, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how The Rike (“The Rike,” “we,” “us,” or
“our”) collects, uses, discloses, and otherwise processes personal
information when you visit, use, make a purchase from, or otherwise
communicate with us through therike.com (the “Site”), including when you
interact with services connected to our Shopify store.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. The information we collect
and how we use it can depend on how you interact with the Site, the
services you use, your location, and the choices you make.

Personal Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with The Rike, we may collect personal
information including:

Contact information, such as your name, email address, telephone
number, billing address, and shipping address.

Order and transaction information, such as products purchased or
considered, order history, shipping and fulfillment information, payment
status, returns, refunds, and related transaction details.

Payment information. Payments are processed through Shopify and
applicable payment providers. The payment information available to The
Rike depends on the payment method and provider used. We do not state
that The Rike directly stores complete payment-card numbers unless
specifically required and supported by our payment systems.

Account and customer information, such as account details,
preferences, saved information, and communications with us where those
features are used.

Marketing information, such as email or SMS subscription status,
marketing preferences, campaign interactions, and information provided
when you sign up for promotions or communications.

Device and usage information, such as IP address, browser and device
information, operating system, referring pages, pages and products
viewed, interactions with the Site, approximate location derived from
technical information, and similar analytics or diagnostic information.

Customer-event and advertising information, which may include
interactions with products, pages, advertisements, campaigns, referrals,
affiliate links, and other events collected through cookies, pixels,
tags, server-side integrations, or similar technologies.

Information you provide to us, including information contained in
emails, support requests, reviews, forms, surveys, return requests, and
other communications.

How We Collect Personal Information

We may collect personal information: - directly from you when you place
an order, contact us, submit a form, create or use an account, request a
return, write a review, or subscribe to communications; - automatically
through the Site and connected technologies, including cookies, pixels,
tags, analytics technologies, server-side integrations, and similar
technologies; - from Shopify and service providers that support our
store; - from advertising, analytics, social-media, affiliate, review,
email, SMS, fulfillment, marketplace, accounting, customer-support, and
other service providers where those services are connected to our
business.

How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information to: - process, fulfill, ship, manage,
return, refund, and support orders; - communicate with customers about
orders, requests, products, and services; - operate, maintain,
troubleshoot, secure, and improve the Site; - detect, investigate, and
help prevent fraud, abuse, security incidents, and other harmful
activity; - understand Site usage and customer interactions; - measure
the performance of products, pages, marketing, advertising, referrals,
and campaigns; - personalize or improve customer experiences where
supported by the services we use; - send marketing communications where
permitted and consistent with customer preferences; - administer
reviews, affiliate/referral programs, customer support, and other store
features; - comply with applicable legal obligations and enforce our
agreements and policies.

Cookies, Pixels, Analytics, and Advertising Technologies

The Site uses cookies and similar technologies for store functionality,
analytics, performance measurement, advertising, attribution, customer
experience, and related purposes.

Our current Shopify customer-event configuration includes integrations
associated with services such as Google and Google Analytics, Meta,
Microsoft and Microsoft Clarity, Pinterest, TikTok, Shopify Collabs,
Judge.me, and UpPromote. Some integrations can use browser-based
technologies, server-side technologies, or both.

The specific technologies and integrations used by the Site may change
as services are added, removed, updated, or reconfigured.

Third-party providers may process information according to their own
privacy policies and applicable agreements with us.

Your ability to control cookies, advertising technologies, or related
processing can depend on your location, browser settings, device
settings, and privacy controls made available through the Site or the
relevant third-party service.

Email and SMS Marketing

We may use email, SMS, forms, and related marketing services to
communicate with customers and subscribers. Our store has integrations
with marketing platforms that may process contact information,
subscription status, order or customer information, and engagement
information where configured and permitted.

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails by using the unsubscribe
mechanism provided in the message. SMS communications, where used, may
provide their own opt-out instructions.

Transactional or service-related communications may still be sent when
necessary to administer an order, account, request, or customer
relationship.

How We Disclose Personal Information

We may disclose personal information to service providers and other
parties when reasonably necessary to operate our business, including: -
Shopify and ecommerce infrastructure providers; - payment processors; -
shipping, fulfillment, and logistics providers; - analytics and
performance providers; - advertising and marketing platforms; - email
and SMS service providers; - customer-support and communications
providers; - review, social-proof, referral, and affiliate providers; -
accounting, reporting, automation, and business-operations providers; -
marketplace and sales-channel integrations; - fraud-prevention,
security, and technical service providers; - professional advisers and
authorities where disclosure is required or appropriate under applicable
law.

We may also disclose information in connection with a business
transaction such as a merger, financing, reorganization, sale, or
transfer of all or part of our business, subject to applicable law.

Shopify

The Rike is hosted on Shopify. Shopify processes personal information in
connection with providing the ecommerce platform and related services
used to operate the store.

Information about Shopify’s privacy practices is available through
Shopify’s privacy documentation.

Third-Party Websites and Services

The Site may contain links to or integrations with websites, platforms,
applications, or services operated by third parties. Their privacy and
security practices are governed by their own policies. We encourage you
to review the privacy information provided by those services.

Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for
the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including providing
products and services, maintaining business and transaction records,
resolving disputes, preventing fraud or abuse, enforcing agreements, and
complying with applicable legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory
obligations.

Retention periods can vary depending on the type of information and the
reason it is processed.

Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures
intended to protect personal information. However, no method of
transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have rights
concerning your personal information. These may include rights to
request access to, correction of, deletion of, or a copy of certain
personal information, and rights concerning certain uses or disclosures
of personal information.

Some jurisdictions may provide additional rights relating to targeted
advertising, profiling, or the sale or sharing of personal information
as those terms are defined by applicable law.

These rights are not identical in every jurisdiction and may be subject
to exceptions. We may need to verify your identity before completing
certain requests.

Where applicable, you may also have the right to appeal a decision
concerning a privacy request or submit a request through an authorized
agent.

International Processing

The Rike uses Shopify and other service providers that may process
information in countries other than the country where you live. Where
required, personal information is handled using applicable safeguards or
other lawful mechanisms for international processing and transfers.

Children’s Privacy

The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to
children for the purpose of knowingly collecting personal information
from children in violation of applicable law. If you believe a child has
provided personal information to us in circumstances requiring deletion
or other action, please contact us.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our
practices, technologies, services, legal requirements, or other
operational reasons. The “Last updated” date at the top identifies the
current version.

For questions about this Privacy Policy or requests concerning personal
information, contact:

The Rike
1624 Carlyle Avenue #475
Belleville, IL 62221
United States

Email: therikenature@outlook.com