1. INTRODUCTION
This Privacy Policy describes how Flower Manufacturing, LLC DBA Make My Freshener ("we," "us," "our," or "Company") collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information when you use our website (www.makemyfreshener.com), services, and customer support channels.
By using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Effective Date: This Privacy Policy is effective as of 12/17/2025 and supersedes all prior privacy policies.
2. DEFINITIONS
- Account: A unique account created for you to access our Service
- Personal Data: Any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual
- Service: Our website, design tools, ordering system, and customer support
- Usage Data: Data collected automatically from use of the Service
- Cookies: Small files placed on your device by a website
- Device: Any device that can access the Service (computer, phone, tablet)
- You/Customer: The individual or entity using our Service
3.1 Information You Provide Directly
We collect information that you provide when you:
- Place an order: Billing/shipping address, payment information (processed by third-party payment processors)
- Contact us: Name, email, phone number, message content
- Create an account: Name, email address, password, phone number
- Use chat support: Name, email, chat transcript contents, time/date of conversation
- Sign up for marketing: Email address, SMS number (if provided), communication preferences
- Upload content: Artwork, images, logos, design specifications
Design Content and Uploaded Images
- Uploaded images: Original files you upload for product customization
- Image metadata: File name, file size, upload date/time, EXIF data (may include cameratype, location data if not stripped)
- AI-processed images: Modified versions created by our AI editing tools
- Design specifications: Text, colors, layouts, sizing choices
- Saved designs: Draft and completed designs stored in your account
- Design history: Previous versions and iterations of your designs
How We Use Your Uploaded Images:
- Create your custom products according to your specifications
- Process images through AI tools(background removal, enhancement, etc.)
- Store in your account for future reorders or modifications
- Review for content policy compliance (no copyrighted material, inappropriate content, etc.)
- Improve our AI tools and design features (using anonymized data)
- Provide customer support and troubleshoot issues
Your Rights Regarding Uploaded Content:
- You retain ownership of your original artwork and images
- We use your content only to fulfill your orders and provide services
- You can delete designs and images from your account at any time
- You can request permanent deletion of all uploaded content
Important: By uploading images, you warrant that:
- You own the rights or have permission to use the images
- Images don't infringe on trademarks, copyrights, or other rights
- Images don't contain illegal, harmful, or inappropriate content
- You're responsible for obtaining any necessary model releases or permissions
3.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you use our Service, we automatically collect:
- Device information: IP address, browser type/version, operating system, device identifiers
- Usage data: Pages visited, time spent, clicks, navigation path, referral source
- Browsing behavior: Products viewed, items added to wishlist, search queries, design tools used
- Cart information: Items added to cart, abandoned cart data
- Location data: General location based on IP address
- Cookie data: See Section 7 for details
- Design activity: Which design features you use, time spent in design tool, customization options selected
Product Viewing History: We track which products you view to:
- Show you recently viewed items
- Provide personalized product recommendations
- Improve our product catalog and search results
- Analyze customer preferences and popular products
Design Tool Usage: When you use our design center, we automatically collect:
- Design session duration and activity
- Tools and features used
- Preview generations
- Design modifications and iterations
- Browser and device used for designing
This information helps us improve the design experience and troubleshoot technical issues.
3.3 Information from Third Parties
We may receive information from:
- Payment processors: Transaction status, fraud detection data
- Marketing partners: Campaign performance data
- Social media platforms: If you interact with our social media accounts
- Analytics providers: Aggregated usage statistics
4. CHAT AND COMMUNICATION RECORDING
4.1 Live Chat Recording and Storage
IMPORTANT NOTICE: We record, monitor, and store all chat conversations.
When you use our live chat feature:
- All chat messages are recorded from both you and our support team
- Chat transcripts are stored for customer service, training, and legal compliance purposes
- Chats may be monitored in real-time by supervisors for quality assurance
- Chat data is retained for unless you request deletion
- Chat metadata is collected including time, date, duration, and your device information
By initiating a chat conversation, you expressly consent to this recording and storage.
If you do not consent to chat recording, please contact us via:
- Email: privacy@makemyfreshener.com
- Phone: 888-241-9109
- Mail: 423 Knapp St. Fremont, OH 43420
4.2 Email Communication Storage
All emails sent to or from us are stored for:
- Customer service reference
- Order history and tracking
- Legal compliance and dispute resolution
- Business operations
Email communications are retained unless you request deletion.
4.3 Support Ticket System
When you contact us via chat, email, or any other support channel, we create and store support tickets that include:
- All correspondence: Complete history of your communications with us
- Ticket metadata: Date/time created, status, assigned agent, resolution notes
- Account information: Name, email, order history related to the inquiry
- Issue details: Problem description, troubleshooting steps taken
- Internal notes: Agent notes and comments (not visible to you)
- Attachments: Any files or images you share with us
Retention: Support tickets are retained for Until you request deletion to:
- Maintain customer service history
- Track recurring issues and improve service
- Comply with legal and warranty obligations
- Resolve disputes
You may request deletion of your support ticket history, though we may retain summary information for legal compliance purposes.
4.4 Phone Call Recording
[IF YOU RECORD CALLS, ADD:] Phone calls to our customer service may be recorded for quality assurance and training purposes. You will be notified at the beginning of the call if recording is taking place. By continuing the call, you consent to the recording.
[IF YOU DON'T RECORD CALLS, ADD:] We do not record phone calls, but our representatives may take notes during conversations that are stored in our customer service system.
4.5 Communication Preferences
You control your communication preferences:
- Marketing emails: Unsubscribe via link in any marketing email
- SMS marketing: Reply STOP to any marketing text message
- Order updates: These transactional messages are required for order fulfillment and cannot be opted out
- Account notifications: Required for account security and cannot be fully opted out
5.1 Primary Uses
We use your information to:
- Process and fulfill orders: Create products, arrange shipping, provide order updates
- Provide customer support: Answer questions, resolve issues, improve service quality, maintain support ticket history
- Maintain your account: Manage login, preferences, order history, saved designs
- Process payments: Complete transactions (via third-party processors)
- Communicate with you: Send order confirmations, shipping updates, customer service responses
- Process your designs: Use uploaded images and AI tools to create custom products per your specifications
- Improve our Service: Analyze usage, fix bugs, develop new features, enhance design tools
- Personalize your experience: Show relevant products, remember your preferences, provide design suggestions based on your activity
- Prevent fraud: Detect suspicious activity, verify identity, protect against unauthorized access, review uploaded content for policy violations
- Comply with legal obligations: Tax reporting, respond to legal requests, enforce our terms
5.2 Marketing Communications
With your consent, we use your information to:
- Send promotional emails about products, sales, and special offers
- Send SMS marketing messages (only if you opt-in)
- Display personalized advertising
- Send abandoned cart reminders
You can opt out at any time (see Section 11.3).
5.3 Analytics and Improvement
We analyze aggregated, anonymized data to:
- Understand customer preferences
- Optimize website performance
- Improve product offerings
- Develop new features
6. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING (GDPR COMPLIANCE)
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data based on:
- Contract performance: Processing necessary to fulfill your order
- Consent: Marketing communications, non-essential cookies, chat recording
- Legitimate interests: Fraud prevention, service improvement, analytics
- Legal obligation: Tax compliance, responding to legal requests
7. COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
7.1 What We Use
We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to:
- Remember your preferences and cart items
- Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
- Deliver targeted advertising
- Track abandoned carts for reminder emails/SMS
7.2 Types of Cookies
Essential Cookies (Required)
- Session management
- Shopping cart functionality
- Security and fraud prevention
- Cannot be disabled
Functional Cookies (Optional)
- Remember your preferences
- Auto-fill information
- Language selection
Analytics Cookies (Optional)
- Track website usage
- Measure campaign performance
- Identify popular pages
Advertising Cookies (Optional)
- Deliver targeted ads
- Track ad effectiveness
- Retarget visitors
7.3 Your Cookie Choices
You can control cookies through:
- Browser settings: Block or delete cookies (may affect site functionality)
- Cookie banner: Manage preferences when you first visit our site
- Privacy settings: Update preferences in your account settings
7.4 Third-Party Cookies
We use third-party services that may set their own cookies:
- Google Analytics
- Facebook Pixel
- Payment processors
- Advertising platforms
Refer to their privacy policies for details on their cookie practices.
8.1 Service Providers and Third Parties
We share information with trusted third parties who help us operate our business:
Service Providers (acting on our behalf):
- Payment processors: To complete transactions (they have their own privacy policies)
- Shipping carriers: To deliver orders (UPS, FedEx, USPS, etc.)
- Email services: To send transactional (initial opt-in, but can opt-out of non order confirmation emails) and marketing emails (if you opt-in)
- SMS services: To send text messages (if you opt-in)
- Cloud storage: To store data securely
- Customer service tools: To manage support tickets and chat
These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for specified purposes.
Advertising Partners (third parties receiving data):
- Google Ads: For conversion tracking, remarketing, and ad targeting
- Google Analytics: For website analytics (may be linked with advertising)
- Facebook/Meta: For social media advertising and pixel tracking
- TikTok: For advertising and analytics
- Other ad networks: As we add them to our marketing mix
Important distinction: Under California law, sharing with advertising partners is considered "selling" or "sharing" of personal information. Sharing with service providers who only work on our behalf is not considered selling. See Section 8.5 and Section 12.1 for more details.
8.2 Business Transfers
If we merge with, are acquired by, or sell assets to another company, your information may be transferred. You will be notified of any such change.
8.3 Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information when required to:
- Comply with legal obligations (subpoenas, court orders)
- Enforce our Terms and Conditions
- Protect our rights and property
- Investigate fraud or security issues
- Protect the safety of users or the public
8.4 With Your Consent
We may share information for other purposes with your explicit consent.
8.5 Sharing for Advertising Purposes ("Selling" Under California Law)
Important Notice for California Residents:
We share personal information with advertising partners to deliver targeted advertising and measure ad performance. Under California law, this is considered "selling" or "sharing" personal information, even though we don't receive money in exchange.
What we share:
- Browsing behavior (pages visited, products viewed, time on site)
- Search queries on our website
- Cart and purchase information
- Device information (IP address, browser type, device ID)
- General location (based on IP address)
Who we share with:
- Google Ads (for conversion tracking, remarketing, and ad targeting)
- Google Analytics (for website analytics, linked with advertising)
- Other advertising platforms we may use (Facebook, TikTok, etc.)
Why we share:
- Show you relevant advertisements
- Measure advertising effectiveness
- Retarget visitors who didn't complete purchases
- Find similar audiences for our products
Your right to opt out: California residents and residents of other states with privacy law scan opt out of this sharing. See Section 12 for details and visit our Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information page.
8.6 What We DON'T Share
We DO NOT sell your contact information (email addresses, phone numbers) to data brokers or marketing lists.
We DO NOT share SMS opt-in data or consent information with any third parties (per TCPA requirements).
We DO NOT sell your uploaded design images or artwork to third parties.
9. DATA RETENTION
9.1 How Long We Keep Your Data
We retain your information for as long as necessary to:
- Fulfill the purposes described in this policy
- Comply with legal obligations (tax records: 7 years)
- Resolve disputes and enforce agreements
Specific retention periods:
- Account data: Until you request deletion
- Order history: Until you request deletion
- Chat transcripts: Until you request deletion
- Email communications: Until you request deletion
- Support tickets: Until you request deletion
- Uploaded images/designs: Until you request deletion or delete them
- Browsing history/products viewed: Until you clear your cookies
- Marketing data: Until you opt out or request deletion
- Payment information: We do NOT store full credit card numbers (handled by payment processors)
9.2 Anonymized Data
We may retain anonymized, aggregated data indefinitely for analytics and research.
10. DATA SECURITY
10.1 Security Measures
We implement industry-standard security measures:
- Encryption of data in transit (SSL/TLS)
- Secure data storage
- Access controls and authentication
- Regular security audits
- Employee training on data protection
10.2 Limitations
No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password.
10.3 Breach Notification
In the event of a data breach affecting your personal information, we will notify you as required by applicable law, typically within 72 hours of discovery.
11. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
11.1 Rights for All Users
You have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of your personal data
- Correction: Update inaccurate or incomplete information
- Deletion: Request deletion of your data (subject to legal retention requirements)
- Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Opt-out: Decline marketing communications
11.2 Additional Rights (EEA/UK Users - GDPR)
If you are in the EEA or UK, you also have the right to:
- Object to processing: For direct marketing or legitimate interests
- Restrict processing: Limit how we use your data
- Withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent
- Lodge a complaint: With your local data protection authority
11.3 How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise any privacy rights:
- Email: privacy@makemyfreshener.com
- Mail: Privacy Requests, 423 Knapp St. Fremont, OH 43420
- Account settings: Update information directly in your account
We will respond to requests within 30 days (45 days for complex requests).
11.4 Verification
We may ask you to verify your identity before fulfilling requests to protect against fraudulent requests.
12. STATE-SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS
12.1 California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)
California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
Notice of "Sale" or "Sharing" of Personal Information
Under California law, sharing personal information with advertising partners for targeted advertising is considered "selling" or "sharing," even when no money is exchanged. We engage in this practice.
Categories of Personal Information We Sell/Share:
- Identifiers: Device IDs, IP addresses, cookie identifiers
- Internet Activity: Browsing history, search history, pages viewed, products viewed
- Commercial Information: Purchase history, shopping cart contents
- Geolocation Data: General location based on IP address
- Inferences: Preferences and characteristics derived from your activity
Categories of Third Parties Who Receive This Information:
- Advertising networks (Google Ads, Facebook Ads, TikTok Ads, etc.)
- Analytics providers (Google Analytics)
- Social media platforms
- Marketing technology providers
Business/Commercial Purpose for Sharing:
- Targeted advertising and retargeting
- Ad performance measurement
- Audience insights and analytics
- Finding similar audiences
Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing
You have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. To exercise this right:
- Visit our Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information page
- Click the toggle to opt out
- We will honor your choice within 15 business days
We also honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. If your browser sends a GPC signal, we will automatically treat it as an opt-out request.
Right to Know:
- Categories of personal information collected
- Sources of collection
- Business purposes for collection
- Categories of third parties with whom we share data
- Specific pieces of personal information we have about you
Right to Delete: Request deletion of personal information (subject to exceptions)
Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights
Shine the Light: Request information about data sharing for direct marketing purposes
To exercise these rights: Contact privacy@makemyfreshener.com or call [888-241-9109]
Authorized agents: You may designate an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf
12.2 Virginia Residents (VCDPA)
Virginia residents have rights under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act to:
- Confirm whether we process your personal data
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccuracies
- Delete personal data
- Obtain a copy of your data
- Opt out of targeted advertising and profiling
12.3 Colorado, Connecticut, Utah Residents
Similar rights apply under respective state privacy laws. Contact us at privacy@makemyfreshener.com for details.
12.4 Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers have "Do Not Track" features. We do not currently respond to these signals, but we provide cookie controls (see Section 7).
13. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
If you are located outside the United States, your information will be transferred to and stored in the United States. By using our Service, you consent to this transfer.
The United States may not provide thesame level of data protection as your country. We take appropriate safeguardsto protect your data during international transfers.
14. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
14.1 Age Restriction
Our Service is not intended for children under 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
14.2 If We Learn of Collection
If we become aware that we have collected data from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will delete that information promptly.
14.3 Parental Rights
Parents/guardians who believe we have collected information from their child should contact us immediately at privacy@makemyfreshener.com.
15. CONSENT TO MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
15.1 Express Consent Required
IMPORTANT: Consent is NOT a condition of purchase. You can place orders without agreeing to marketing communications.You can opt-out of marketing communications by going to your profile at https://www.makemyfreshenener.com/profile
15.2 Email Marketing
By checking the "I agree to receive marketing emails" box:
- You consent to receive promotional emails
- You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in emails
- You will still receive transactional emails (order confirmations, shipping updates)
15.3 SMS Marketing
By providing your mobile number and checking "I agree to receive text messages":
- You expressly consent to receive promotional text messages
- Message and data rates may apply
- Message frequency varies
- You can opt out by replying STOP to any message
- You can get help by replying HELP
- Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages
SMS Terms: Standard messaging rates apply. We may send up to [30] messages per month. Reply STOP to cancel, HELP for help.
15.4 Abandoned Cart Communications
By providing your contact information during checkout:
- You consent to receive abandoned cart reminder emails/SMS
- We may contact you if you leave items in your cart
- You can opt out of these reminders at any time
15.5 Revoking Consent
You can revoke consent at any time:
- Email: Click unsubscribe in any marketing email
- SMS: Reply STOP to any text message
- Account: Update preferences in account settings
- Contact us: Email privacy@makemyfreshener.com
16. THIRD-PARTY LINKS
Our Service may contain links to third-party websites not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.
17. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
17.1 Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.
17.2 Material Changes
For material changes, we will:
- Email notice to registered users
- Display a prominent notice on our website
- Provide 30 days' notice before changes take effect (where required by law)
17.3 Continued Use
Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
18.1 Privacy Questions
For questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices:
Email: privacy@makemyfreshener.com
Phone: 888-241-9109
Mail: Privacy Officer, Flower Manufacturing LLC, 423 Knapp St. Fremont, OH 43420
18.2 Response Time
We aim to respond to all privacy inquiries within 30 days.
19. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
19.1 Governing Law
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to conflict of law provisions.
19.2 Jurisdiction
Any disputes arising from this Privacy Policy shall be resolved in federal or state courts located in Ohio.
20. ACCESSIBILITY
If you have difficulty accessing this Privacy Policy due to a disability, please contact us at support@makemyfreshener.com for assistance.