Privacy policy

Last updated: May 13, 2026

Mimona Selenites & Fossils operates this store and website, including all related information, content, features, tools, products and services, in order to provide you, the customer, with a curated shopping experience (the "Services"). Mimona Selenites & Fossils is powered by Shopify, which enables us to provide the Services to you. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit, use, or make a purchase or other transaction using the Services or otherwise communicate with us. If there is a conflict between our Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy, this Privacy Policy controls with respect to the collection, processing, and disclosure of your personal information.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using and accessing any of the Services, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.

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Personal Information We Collect or Process

When we use the term "personal information," we are referring to information that identifies or can reasonably be linked to you or another person. Personal information does not include information that is collected anonymously or that has been de-identified so that it cannot identify or reasonably be linked to you.

Depending on how you interact with the Services, where you live, and as permitted or required by applicable law, we may collect or process the following categories of personal information:

  • Contact details including your name, billing address, shipping address, phone number, and email address

  • Payment and transaction information including payment confirmation and order details

  • Account information including preferences and settings

  • Purchase and browsing activity including products viewed, added to cart, purchased, exchanged, or returned

  • Communications with us including customer support enquiries and messages

  • Device and technical information including browser type, IP address, and connection data

  • Usage information regarding interactions with the Services and website activity

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Personal Information Sources

We may collect personal information from:

  • Information provided directly by you

  • Automatic technologies such as cookies and analytics tools

  • Service providers assisting with website operation, payments, shipping, and analytics

  • Trusted partners and third-party services connected to our store

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How We Use Your Personal Information

We may use personal information to:

  • Process and fulfil orders

  • Provide customer support

  • Manage payments, shipping, returns, and account services

  • Improve website functionality and shopping experience

  • Personalise content and product recommendations

  • Prevent fraud, abuse, or unauthorised activity

  • Send updates regarding orders, services, or promotional communications

  • Comply with legal obligations and enforce store policies

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Marketing & Advertising

We may use certain information to provide relevant advertisements and marketing content through our website or third-party advertising platforms.

Depending on your location, you may have the right to opt out of personalised advertising or certain forms of data sharing associated with advertising technologies.

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How We Share Information

We may share limited personal information with trusted third parties where necessary to operate our business and provide our Services, including:

  • Shopify and connected service providers

  • Payment processors

  • Delivery and fulfilment partners

  • Website analytics and marketing providers

  • Fraud prevention and security providers

  • Legal authorities where required by law

Third-party providers process information according to their own privacy practices and applicable legal obligations.

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Relationship With Shopify

Our store is hosted by Shopify, which provides the ecommerce platform used to operate our Services.

Shopify may process certain personal information in order to support store functionality, payments, security, analytics, and customer experience improvements.

To learn more about how Shopify processes personal information, please visit Shopify’s Privacy Policy.

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Cookies & Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Improve website functionality

  • Remember user preferences

  • Analyse traffic and visitor behaviour

  • Support security and fraud prevention

  • Improve marketing relevance and advertising performance

You may manage certain cookie settings through your browser preferences where available.

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Your Rights & Choices

Depending on your location and applicable privacy laws, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:

  • Access personal information we hold about you

  • Request correction of inaccurate information

  • Request deletion of personal information

  • Object to or restrict certain processing activities

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

  • Opt out of certain advertising or tracking activities

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

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Data Security & Retention

We take reasonable measures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, misuse, disclosure, or loss.

However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to provide our Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

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International Transfers

Your information may be processed or stored outside your country of residence, including by service providers operating internationally.

Where required, we rely on recognised legal safeguards and transfer mechanisms to help protect personal information.

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Children's Privacy

Our Services are not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the applicable age of majority.

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Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect operational, legal, or regulatory changes.

Any updates will be posted on this page together with the revised effective date where applicable.

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Contact

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or your privacy rights, please contact us at:

info@mimonaselenitesfossils.org

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

We aim to respond to privacy-related enquiries as promptly as possible.

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