Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We do not run a newsletter or an email list, and we do not ask for your email address to browse the site. We collect only the following:

• Contact and business submissions: the name, email address, and message you enter in our contact form, or the business details (and optional name and email) you enter when suggesting a business for our directory. These are emailed to our team so we can respond or review the listing. They are not added to any mailing list or contact database.
• Order information: when you buy from our store, Stripe collects your name, email address, shipping address, and payment details on its secure checkout page. We never see or store your full card number. Your name, shipping address, and email are passed to Printful, which prints and ships your order.
• Analytics data: Google Analytics 4 collects information such as pages visited, time on site, referring site, device and browser type, and approximate location. Google Analytics 4 does not log or store IP addresses.
• Tool inputs: if you use our Shabbat times or Hebrew birthday tools, the ZIP code or date you enter is sent to Hebcal.com to calculate the result.
• Data stored in your browser: your cart, language preference, saved ZIP code, and trivia streak are kept in your browser’s local storage. They stay on your device and are not sent to us.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To respond to your messages and review business submissions
• To process, fulfill, ship, and support your orders
• To understand how visitors use the site so we can improve our content
• To comply with legal obligations

3. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect or process your data. We do not sell your personal information.

• Vercel website hosting and infrastructure (Privacy Policy)
• Google Analytics 4 site usage analytics (Privacy Policy)
• Stripe checkout and payment processing (Privacy Policy)
• Printful printing and shipping of store orders (Privacy Policy)
• Brevo delivers contact form messages to our team’s inbox as a transactional email only; submitters are not added to any Brevo list (Privacy Policy)
• Hebcal Jewish calendar data for our Shabbat times and Hebrew birthday tools (Privacy Policy)

4. Cookies

JewSA does not set its own cookies. Google Analytics 4 sets analytics cookies to understand how visitors use the site, and Stripe sets cookies on its checkout page to process payments securely. Some product recommendations link to Amazon, which may set its own cookies after you click through (see our affiliate disclosure). You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law. Contact form and business submissions are kept in our team’s email for up to 2 years. Order records are kept by Stripe and Printful as needed for payment, fulfillment, returns, and tax and accounting requirements.

6. Your GDPR Rights

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights:

• Right of Access request a copy of your personal data
• Right to Rectification request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to Erasure request deletion of your personal data
• Right to Portability receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to Object object to processing of your personal data

7. Your CCPA Rights

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

• Right to Know know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose
• Right to Delete request deletion of your personal information
• Right to Opt-Out opt out of the sale of your personal information (we do not sell personal information)
• Right to Non-Discrimination equal service regardless of privacy choices

8. Contact Us

To exercise your rights or for privacy-related questions, reach us through our contact form.