Privacy policy

Last updated: November 19, 2025

PRIVACY POLICY

Welcome to Dick Rinkle Clothing Co. — where we take your privacy seriously, but not ourselves. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and occasionally roll our eyes at the ridiculous amount of data companies legally have to disclose these days. Lucky for you, we keep it simple, transparent, and as drama-free as possible.

By using our website or buying our stuff, you agree to the terms below. Don’t worry — we’re not selling your soul. Just some boxer briefs.

1. What Personal Information We Collect (AKA: The Basics)

“Personal information” means the data that could actually identify you. Anything anonymized or stripped of identifying details doesn’t count. Depending on what you do on our site, we may collect:

Stuff you give us directly:

  • Name, email, phone number

  • Billing/shipping address

  • Login details (username/password)

  • Anything you send us in messages, questions, or support requests

Stuff that happens when you shop:

  • What you look at

  • What you put in your cart

  • What you buy

  • What you return

  • Transaction info

Stuff your device spills automatically:

  • IP address

  • Browser type

  • Device type

  • How you click around our site

Stuff from service providers:

Shopify and other partners may also gather data to help us run the site and keep things working like they should.

If any of this makes you uncomfortable… well, welcome to the internet.

2. How We Use Your Information (No Surprises Here)

Here’s what we actually do with your data — no shady nonsense:

We use it to:

  • Process your orders

  • Run your account

  • Ship your stuff

  • Handle returns and exchanges

  • Send confirmations, updates, and the occasional brand-approved hype

  • Make the site better and smoother

  • Recommend products you might actually like (instead of useless junk)

We also use it for:

  • Security and fraud prevention

  • Marketing and ads you might actually care about

  • Legal obligations (ugh, paperwork)

  • Customer support and communicating with you

We don’t do weird stuff with your data. That’s not our style.

3. How We Share Your Info (Calm Down — It’s Legit)

We don’t sell your personal info. We don’t trade it for magic beans. We don’t hand it to sketchy third parties.

We do share it with:

  • Shopify (our e-commerce engine)

  • Vendors and partners who help us process payments, ship orders, store data, handle analytics, etc.

  • Marketing partners (for things like ads or email if you opt-in)

  • Anyone you specifically authorize

  • Our corporate affiliates

  • Legal authorities only if required by law (we’re bold, not stupid)

If we ever sell, merge, or go out in a blaze of glory, your info may go along for the ride as part of standard business transitions.

4. Shopify (The Brains Behind the Website)

Our site runs on Shopify. That means they may process your data, too, and sometimes their rules apply. They handle:

  • Hosting

  • Data processing

  • Secure payments

  • Fraud prevention

  • Analytics

  • Personalized advertising across different merchants

For how Shopify handles your info, check out their privacy policy at their site (they have all the legal novels).

5. Links to Other Sites (We’re Not Babysitting Those)

If you click a link that takes you off our site, you’re on your own turf now. Their privacy practices are their problem, not ours. Always read their policies — or don’t, and live dangerously. Your call.

6. Kids’ Privacy (Nope, Not for Minors)

This site is not meant for children.
We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under the legal age of majority.
If your kid sneaks onto our site and gives us info, contact us so we can delete it.

7. Data Security & Retention (We’re Good, but Not Magic)

We take reasonable, industry-standard measures to protect your information. But no system is 100% unhackable — not even the CIA, so temper expectations.

We keep your data only as long as necessary to:

  • Complete orders

  • Maintain your account

  • Follow the law

  • Resolve disputes

  • Keep the business functioning like adults

8. Your Rights (Depending on Where You Live)

You may have certain rights, including:

  • Accessing your personal info

  • Deleting it

  • Correcting inaccuracies

  • Requesting a copy of your data

  • Opting out of targeted ads or certain data sharing

You can exercise these rights through the methods provided on our site, or by contacting us. We may need to verify your identity first — we’re bold, not gullible.

We will not treat you differently for exercising your rights. No silent judgment. No passive-aggressive emails.

9. Complaints

If you’ve got a complaint, reach out to us first — we’d actually like to fix it.
If you live somewhere with a data authority, you can contact them too.

10. International Transfers

Your data may be stored or processed outside your country. If it’s coming from the EEA or UK, we use standard legal safeguards (like Standard Contractual Clauses) to keep everything compliant.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we’ll update the date at the top and post the new version here. If it’s a major change, we’ll let you know.

12. Contact Us

Have questions? Need help? Want to exercise your rights?

Email: info@dickrinkle.com
Address: 1764 Norris Rd, Butler, TN 37640, USA

We’re here to help — and we promise not to make it weird.