PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: 17 March 2026

Who We Are

At Linopatum.com, operated by Gagik Khachatryan PE in Yerevan, Armenia, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share your data when you visit our website or purchase products.

Comments & Contact Forms

If you leave a comment or submit a contact form, we collect the data you provide (name, email, message) to respond to your inquiry. We may also collect your IP address and browser information for security and spam prevention.

If you leave a comment, a hashed version of your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to see if you have a profile image. This profile image is visible publicly alongside your comment. If you do not use Gravatar, this section does not apply. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Third-Party Embedded Content

Articles or product pages may contain embedded content such as videos or social media posts.

Embedded content behaves as if you visited the external site directly.
These websites may collect information about you, use cookies, or track your interaction with the content.
We are not responsible for the data practices of these external sites.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

We use essential WooCommerce cookies to manage your shopping cart and checkout. These cookies are required for the website to function properly.

Cart session cookies track products while browsing
Checkout cookies assist with payment processing

By continuing to use our site, you consent to these cookies.

What Information Do We Collect

We collect information about you during the checkout process on our store and while you interact with the website:

Products you’ve viewed: To, for example, remember which products you recently looked at
Location, IP address, and browser type: To estimate taxes, shipping, and for security purposes
Shipping address: To calculate shipping and ensure your order is delivered correctly
Cart contents: Tracked using WooCommerce session cookies while browsing

When you place an order, we collect:

Name, billing and shipping addresses, email, and phone number
Payment information (via WooCommerce and PayPal)
Optional account information, such as username and password

We use this information to:

Process and fulfill your orders
Respond to requests, including refunds or complaints
Process payments and prevent fraud
Set up and manage your account for our store
Comply with legal obligations, such as calculating taxes
Improve our store offerings and functionality

We do not send marketing emails unless you explicitly opt in.

If you create an account, your name, address, email, and phone number will be stored to make future checkouts faster and more convenient.

Where Your Data is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Who Has Access

Members of our team (e.g., Administrator, Shop Manager) may access:

Order information (products purchased, date, shipping details)
Customer information (name, email, phone number, billing/shipping addresses)

This access is strictly for order fulfillment, processing refunds, and customer support.

Sharing Your Information

We only share your data with third parties essential to fulfilling your order:

PayPal – payment processing
WooCommerce – order management
HayPost – delivery

We do not sell or rent your personal data.

Payments

We accept payments through PayPal. When processing payments, some of your data will be passed to PayPal, including information required to process or support the payment, such as the purchase total and billing information.

Please see the PayPal Privacy Policy for more details.

Data Retention

We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill its purposes and comply with legal obligations:

Order and accounting information: up to 6 years
Comments or contact form submissions: retained indefinitely for record-keeping and follow-up

After this period, data is deleted or anonymized.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access your personal data
Correct inaccurate information
Request deletion of your personal data

To exercise these rights, contact us at nane@linopatum.com.

Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

It is the responsibility of website users to review the Privacy Policy periodically, as we do not actively notify users of updates.