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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 03/19/2026

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At PoViq, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us while shopping for our silly cat designs. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your information when you visit, make a purchase, or subscribe to updates at getpoviq.com.

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1. Information We Collect

When you visit the Site, we collect certain information about your device, your interaction with the Site, and information necessary to process your purchases or send you marketing communications.

  • Order Information: If you make a purchase directly through our Site, we collect your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, and phone number.

  • Marketing Information: If you sign up for our promotional emails at the bottom of our website, we collect your email address for marketing purposes.

  • Payment Information: We do not collect or store your full credit card information. All direct checkout payments on our Site are processed securely through Square. Your payment data is handled directly by Square in accordance with their privacy and security policies.

  • Device Information: We automatically collect certain information about your device, including your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device, to help our site load correctly and to understand how customers browse our store.

 

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations).

Additionally, we use your information to:

  • Communicate: Talk with you about your order or answer customer service inquiries.

  • Marketing & Promotions: If you have opted in via our email subscription form, we will use your email address to send you promotional emails about new British Shorthair designs, special offers, and store updates.

  • Screening: Check our orders for potential risk or fraud.

  • Optimization: Improve and optimize our Site functionality based on how visitors browse.

 

3. Sharing Your Personal Information

We share your Personal Information with service providers to help us run our business and fulfill your orders. For example:

  • Wix: Our store is hosted on Wix. They provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our apparel to you. Your data may be stored through Wix’s data storage, databases, and the general Wix applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall. You can read more about how Wix uses your Personal Information here: https://www.wix.com/about/privacy.

  • Square: We use Square to power our online checkout. You can read more about how Square uses your Personal Information here: https://squareup.com/legal/general/privacy.

  • Compliance: We may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful requests for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

 

4. Third-Party Links and External Shops

Our website contains links to external, third-party marketplaces where our clothing is also listed for sale.

Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our Site. Once you click a link to an external shop and leave PoViq, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service. We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party platforms.

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5. Opting Out of Marketing Communications

You have the right to stop receiving promotional emails from us at any time. You can opt out by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link found at the bottom of any marketing email we send you, or by contacting us directly using the information below. Please note that even if you opt out of promotional emails, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as order confirmations or shipping updates.

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6. California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA & CalOPPA)

If you are a resident of California, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you (also known as the ‘Right to Know’), to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or deleted.

If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact information below.

Note: We do not sell your personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.

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7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

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8. Contact Us

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by email at contact@getpoviq.com or by mail using the details provided below:

PoViq

344 Quail Ridge

Irvine, CA, 92603

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