This privacy policy refers to personal information obtained through the website ancestralspringsalt.com

Please read this document carefully. It contains important information about how your personal data is processed, the rights granted to you under current regulations, and the obligations of registered users.

We reserve the right to update our privacy policy at any time due to business decisions or to comply with any legislative or judicial changes. If you have any questions or need clarification regarding our Privacy Policy or your rights, you can contact us through the channels indicated below.

You declare that the data you provide us now or in the future is accurate and truthful and commit to notifying us of any changes. If you provide personal data of third parties, you agree to obtain their prior consent and inform them about the contents of this policy. In general, the fields in our forms marked as mandatory must be filled out in order to process your requests.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

•User Registration Form: When registering or placing an order, you provide personal data necessary for purchase processing and delivery (e.g., name, phone, address, tax ID).

•Contact Form: Personal data provided here will be used to address your inquiry, request, or complaint. The information collected includes identification and contact data, as well as any details related to your query.

•Newsletter Subscription Form: We collect contact data to fulfill your request to receive marketing communications.

•Cookies: This site may use cookies to improve the user experience, analyze website usage, and personalize advertising. Details are available in our cookie policy.

•Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data in the comment form, IP address, and browser user-agent string to help detect spam.

•Media: If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as website visitors can download and extract this data.

•Embedded Content: Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites, which behave as if the visitor has visited the other site. These
sites may collect data, use cookies, track your interaction, etc.

•Analytics: We analyze user navigation to assess usability, measure and classify user behavior and sales, identify preferences, personalize service, and improve website
processes.

How and Where Your Data Is Stored and Shared

•The website is hosted on Shopify servers, meaning some of your data is stored on servers under their control.

•Emails generated through registration, purchases, contact forms, or newsletters are stored on the servers of our email providers: Google and Shopify

•Comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

•Personal data may be shared with delivery companies as necessary to fulfill your order.

•We may also share your data to comply with legal obligations, such as tax laws or data protection regulations, and to respond to public authority requests.

•Your data is processed confidentially and with appropriate technical and organizational security
measures to prevent unauthorized access, alteration, or loss.

Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal bases for processing your data include:

•Your consent upon accepting this privacy policy and other legal terms on the site.

•The need to fulfill your requests (e.g., purchases, inquiries, complaints).

•Compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Personal data will be kept:

•While the commercial relationship is maintained.

•Until you request deletion.

These timeframes do not apply to data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Your Data Rights

You have the right to:

•Confirm whether we are processing your personal data.

•Access your personal data.

•Request correction of inaccurate data or deletion when no longer needed.

Cookie Policy

Implementation Procedure:

On the homepage, a banner must appear informing users about the use of cookies. A popup with a link to the cookie policy should always appear unless the user has previously accepted it. Users must be able to configure cookies granularly via a control panel. Non-essential cookies should be disabled by default. The options “Accept,” “Cancel,” and “Configure” must be equally visible.

Banner Example:

“This website uses its own and third-party cookies to offer a better experience and service, as well as to collect statistical data about your browsing. You can change the settings or get more information in our cookie policy. ACCEPT CANCEL CONFIGURE.”

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files received by your device from a visited website, used to record browsing interactions and store data that can be updated and retrieved. They are stored on your device and contain anonymous data that is not harmful. They remember user preferences (e.g., language, login, customization). Cookies can also record anonymous information about how the website is used (e.g., referring page, if a user clicked a banner ad).

Why We Use Cookies

We use essential cookies for proper website operation and to provide secure, personalized functionality. We also use analytics cookies to enhance user experience and site performance. Some third-party cookies may be used on parts of the site. We do not control cookies from external websites—please refer to their cookie policies.

Managing Cookies

Cookies are necessary to use this site. If you reject or delete them, we may not retain your preferences and certain features may not function. You can revoke your consent by stopping your browsing, not accepting cookies, or configuring your browser to block or delete them. More information is available for each browser.