Privacy notice
Last updated: August 26, 2026
Handmade Products Directory respects your privacy. This Privacy Information page explains what information may be collected when you use Handmade Products Directory, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you.
Information We May Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you create an account, submit a business listing, contact us, or use other features of Handmade Products Directory.
This information may include your name, business name, email address, website address, business location, social media links, business description, photographs, logos, and other information you choose to provide.
Information submitted for a public business listing may be displayed publicly as part of the Handmade Products Directory directory.
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit Handmade Products Directory, certain technical information may be collected automatically. This may include your IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, pages visited, referring website, approximate geographic location, and the date and time of your visit.
This information may be used to operate the website, improve performance, understand how visitors use the directory, prevent fraud or abuse, and protect the security of Handmade Products Directory.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Handmade Products Directory may use cookies and similar technologies to provide website functionality, remember preferences, maintain user sessions, improve performance, and understand website usage.
Your browser may allow you to block or delete cookies. Some website features may not function properly if certain cookies are disabled.
How We Use Information
Information collected through Handmade Products Directory may be used to:
- Create and manage user accounts and business listings.
- Display approved business information in the directory.
- Respond to questions, support requests, or reports.
- Operate, maintain, and improve the website.
- Monitor website performance and usage.
- Detect spam, fraud, abuse, or other security threats.
- Communicate important information about accounts, listings, or website services.
- Comply with applicable legal obligations.
Public Business Listings
Handmade Products Directory is designed to help the public discover independent makers, artisans, crafters, and creative businesses. Information submitted as part of an approved public listing may therefore be visible to anyone visiting the website.
Business owners should not include private or sensitive personal information in a public listing unless they intend for that information to be publicly available.
Third-Party Service Providers
Handmade Products Directory may use third-party service providers to help operate, secure, analyze, host, maintain, or provide features for the website.
These providers may process limited information as necessary to perform services on our behalf and may have their own privacy policies governing their services.
Third-Party Websites
Directory listings may contain links to websites, online stores, marketplace pages, social media accounts, or other services operated by independent businesses or third parties.
Handmade Products Directory does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites. Once you leave Handmade Products Directory, the privacy policy of the website or service you visit will apply.
Information Sharing
Handmade Products Directory does not sell personal information to advertisers.
Information may be shared with service providers when necessary to operate the website, protect the website or its users, comply with legal requirements, investigate suspected fraud or abuse, or enforce our policies.
Information intentionally submitted for publication in a business listing may be publicly displayed as part of the directory.
Data Security
Reasonable administrative and technical measures are used to help protect information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, or disclosure.
However, no website, internet transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Data Retention
Information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to operate Handmade Products Directory, maintain accounts and listings, resolve disputes, prevent abuse, meet legal obligations, and protect the security and integrity of the website.
Your Choices and Privacy Rights
You may contact us to request changes or corrections to personal information associated with your account or business listing.
Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide additional rights concerning access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information.
Requests may be submitted through our Contact Us page. We may need to verify your identity or authority over a business listing before completing certain requests.
Children's Privacy
Handmade Products Directory is intended for general audiences and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children under the age required by applicable law to provide such information without parental consent.
If we become aware that personal information from a child has been collected improperly, we may take reasonable steps to remove it.
Changes to This Privacy Information
This Privacy Information may be updated as Handmade Products Directory grows, website features change, or legal and operational requirements change.
The date at the top of this page will be updated when material changes are made.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Information or how information is handled by Handmade Products Directory, please use our Contact Us page.