Pani Zina LLC Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1st, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Pani Zina LLC ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, protects, and discloses information when you visit our website at www.panizina.com (the "Site") and when you purchase our products. We are committed to protecting your personal information and handling it responsibly.

1. Our Commitment: We Do Not Sell Your Data

We do not sell, rent, trade, or disclose your personal information to third parties for their independent direct marketing purposes. Period. Your data is used only to fulfil your orders and enhance your experience with Pani Zina.

2. Information We Collect

We collect personal information that you provide directly and information collected automatically when you use our Site.

A. Information You Provide Directly

This information is typically collected when you place an order, sign up for our newsletter, or contact us.

  • Contact Data: Your name, email address, mailing address, and phone number.

  • Transaction Data: Billing address, shipping address, and details of the products you purchased.

  • Payment Data: Your credit card information is processed securely by our third-party payment processor Stripe and PayPal). We do not store your full payment card details.

  • Communications: Information you provide when you contact us with questions or feedback.

B. Information Collected Automatically

When you browse our Site, we automatically receive certain data about your device and activity.

  • Log Data: Information about your computer’s Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, pages you view, and the time and date of your visit.

  • Cookies and Tracking: We use "cookies" (small data files) and similar technologies ("web beacons") to help the Site function, analyze site usage, and remember your preferences (like shopping cart contents).

3. Consent and Withdrawal

How Do We Get Your Consent?

When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, or arrange for delivery, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only. If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like email marketing, we will ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to say no.

How Do I Withdraw My Consent?

If you change your mind, you may completely opt out of any future contact and withdraw your consent for us to contact you, or for the continued collection, use, or disclosure of your information, at any time by contacting us via email or mail (see Section 8).

4. How We Use and Share Your Information

A. Use of Information

We use your information for several essential purposes:

  • To Fulfill Your Orders: To process your payment and ship your Pani Zina sauerkraut.

  • Customer Service: To respond to your inquiries, questions, and support requests.

  • Marketing (With Consent): To send you emails about new products or wellness insights, if you have opted-in. You can unsubscribe at any time.

  • Site Improvement & Analysis: To understand customer interaction with our Site, which helps us improve your experience.

B. Sharing with Third Parties (Disclosure)

We share your information with trusted third-party service providers who help us run our business and fulfill your orders.

  • E-commerce Platform: Our store is hosted on [Insert E-commerce Platform, e.g., Shopify Inc.]. They provide us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products. Your data is stored through their secure servers behind a firewall.

  • Payment Security: If you use a direct payment gateway, your data is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). This ensures the secure handling of your credit card information.

  • Shipping & Logistics: To fulfil and deliver your sauerkraut (e.g., USPS, FedEx).

  • Analytics & Remarketing: We use services like Google Analytics to collect non-personal information about user behavior on our website. We may also contract with third-party marketing companies to serve targeted advertisements (remarketing) for our products on other websites you visit. No personally identifiable information is collected in this remarketing process.

  • Legal Compliance: We will disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.

C. Third-Party Links & Jurisdiction

When you click on links on our store, they may direct you away from our site. Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website (like a payment gateway), you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. In particular, be aware that certain providers may be located in a jurisdiction outside of your own, and your information may become subject to the laws of that foreign jurisdiction.

5. Your Rights and Control Over Information

You may exercise the following rights at any time by contacting us:

  • Access: See what data we have about you, if any.

  • Change/Correction: Change or correct any data we have about you.

  • Deletion: Have us delete any data we have about you (subject to legal obligations to retain records).

  • Opt-Out of Marketing: You can choose to stop receiving our marketing emails at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email.

  • Express Concern: Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

You can also opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by enabling the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

6. Security, Retention, and Age of Consent

  • Security: To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices (including SSL encryption for sensitive information) to ensure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed.

  • Retention: We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy.

  • Age of Consent: By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence and have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website.

8. Questions and Contact Information

If you would like to: access, correct, amend, or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information, please contact us:

Pani Zina LLC Email: panizina23@gmail.com

Mailing Address: Pani Zina LLC

46405 Blackrock Summit Terrace

Sterling, VA 20164