Privacy Policy Agreement
WhiskPastryNYC by Michael LLC. Values its users’ privacy. This Privacy Policy will help you understand how we collect and use personal information from those who visit our website or make use of our online facilities and services, and what we will and will not do with the information we collect.
Specifically, this Policy will inform you of the following:
1. What personally identifiable information is collected from you through our website.
2. Why we collect personally identifiable information and the legal basis for such collection.
3. How we use the collected information and with whom it may be shared.
4. What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data, and
5. The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
Information we collect:
It is up to you whether to disclose any personally identifiable information to us, although if you elect not to do so, we reserve the right not to register you as a customer or provide you with any products or services.
When you place your orders from our store, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, cellphone number, billing and shipping address and email address.
Email marketing (if you choose to do so): With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products and other updates.
Use of Information Collected:
WhiskPastryNYC by Michael LLC. may collect and make use of personal information to assist in the operation of our website and to ensure delivery of the services you need and request. At times, we may find it necessary to use personally identifiable information as a means to keep you informed of other products and/or services that may be available to you from www.whiskpastrynyc.com
WhiskPastryNYC by Michael LLC. may also be in contact with you with regards to confirming orders, sending you invoices and other important information to ensure delivery of the services you need and request.
Analytics:
This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:
Information about your browser, network, and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Your IP address
This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:
Clicks
Internal links
Pages visited
Scrolling
Searches
Timestamps
We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.
Visitor Data:
This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:
Information about your browser, network and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Your IP address
Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.
Cookies:
This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.
These functional and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.
These analytics and performance cookies are used on this site, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. We use analytics cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.
Children under the age of 13:
WhiskPastryNYC by Michael LLC’s website is not directed to, and does not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from, children under the age of thirteen (13). If it is determined that such information has been inadvertently collected on anyone under the age of thirteen (13), we shall immediately take the necessary steps to ensure that such information is deleted from our system’s database, or in the alternative, that verifiable parental consent is obtained for the use and storage of such information. Anyone under the age of thirteen (13) must seek and obtain parent or guardian permission to use this website.
Unsubscribe or Opt-out
All users and visitors to our website have the option to discontinue communications from us by way of email updates. To discontinue or unsubscribe from our website, please send an email that you wish to unsubscribe to whiskpastry.nyc@gmail.com . If you wish to unsubscribe or opt-out from any third-party websites, you must go to that specific website to unsubscribe or opt-out. WhiskPastryNYC by Michael LLC. will continue to adhere to this Policy with respect to any personal information previously collected.
Security
WhiskPastryNYC by Michael LLC. takes precaution to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.
Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers and servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment. This is all done to prevent any loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure or modification of the user’s personal information under our control.
Third Party Services:
In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.
However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.
For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers.
Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.
WhiskPastryNYC by Michael LLC does not claim nor accept responsibility for any privacy policies, practices and/or procedures of other such websites. Therefore, we encourage all users and visitors to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy statements of every website that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy Agreement applies only and solely to the information collected by our website.
Square
Online payments are made through Square. They provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.
To protect Square account holders and their customers, all information our customers submit is encrypted to their servers, regardless of whether you’re using a public or private WiFi connection or a data service on your phone (such as 3G, 4G or EDGE). Square complies with all required PCI standards. As per their Terms, Security Policy and Privacy Policy, Square will never sell information to third party vendors.
Square protects its systems with industry-leading technology and security controls, including:
Square performs data encryption within the card reader at the moment of swipe.
Square’s software is developed using industry-standard security best practices.
Square’s servers are monitored around the clock by dedicated security staff.
Square’s employees act in accordance with security policies designed to keep your data safe.
Since Square itself is PCI compliant, they don’t require account holders to validate PCI compliance. Merchants who use Square for all storage, processing, and transmission of payment card data do not need to validate PCI compliance for those transactions.
Square strives to provide a safe environment for both buyers and sellers. Please review their Terms for items and services prohibited by Square.
Feel free to contact their Privacy Team with any questions or concerns regarding policy.
Square, Inc.
1455 Market Street
Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94103
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to make changes to this Policy at any given time. If you want to make sure you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page. If at any point in time WhiskPastryNYC by Michael LLC. decides to make use of any personally identifiable information on file, in a manner different from which was stated when this information was initially collected, the user or users shall be promptly notified by email. Users at that time shall have the option as to whether to permit the use of their information in this separate manner.
Acceptance of Terms
By using this website, you are hereby accepting the terms and conditions stipulated within the Privacy Policy Agreement. If you are not in agreement with our terms and conditions, then you should refrain from further use of our website. In addition, your continued use of our website following the posting of any updates or changes to our terms and conditions shall mean that you agree and acceptance of such changes.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Privacy Policy Agreement related to our website, please feel free to contact us info@whiskpastrynyc.com or by mail at:
WhiskPastryNYC by Michael LLC
5281 69th St. #2
Maspeth, New York 11378
Updated January 2023