Privacy Policy
Habitat Coffee House | Effective date: April 2026
Habitat Coffee House ("Habitat," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information about you when you visit our website at [habitat.coffee], make a purchase, subscribe to our mailing list, or contact us.
By using our website or services, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
1. Information We Collect
Information you give us
When you place an order, subscribe to updates, or contact us, we may collect:
• Your name and email address
• Shipping address (for online orders)
• Payment information (processed securely through our payment provider — we do not store full card details)
• Any message or inquiry you send through our contact form
Information collected automatically
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:
• Browser type and device information
• Pages visited and time spent on the site
• Referring website or search query
• IP address (used for analytics and fraud prevention)
We use cookies and similar technologies to support this. You can manage cookie preferences in your browser settings.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
• Process and fulfill your orders
• Send order confirmations, shipping updates, and receipts
• Respond to your inquiries or messages
• Send marketing and promotional emails, if you have opted in
• Improve our website, products, and customer experience
• Comply with legal obligations
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
3. How We Share Your Information
We may share your information with trusted third parties only as necessary to operate our business, including:
• Payment processors (e.g., Stripe, Square) — to securely process transactions
• Shipping and fulfillment providers — to deliver your orders
• Email service providers (e.g., Mailchimp, Klaviyo) — to send transactional and marketing emails you've opted into
• Analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics) — to understand how our website is used
All third-party service providers are required to handle your information securely and only for the purposes for which it was shared.
We may also disclose information if required by law or in response to a valid legal process.
4. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy — typically for the duration of your customer relationship with us and as required for legal, tax, and accounting purposes (generally up to 7 years for transaction records).
If you request deletion of your data, we will honor that request except where retention is required by law.
5. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
• The right to access the information we hold about you
• The right to correct inaccurate information
• The right to request deletion of your information
• The right to opt out of marketing communications at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [info@habitat.coffee] or write to [1101 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA].
6. Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. All payment transactions are processed over encrypted connections. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Children's Privacy
Our website and services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn we have collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Habitat Coffee House
1101 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA
[(267) 284-0675]