Privacy policy
Jamaican True Stories
Last updated: May 18, 2026
Jamaican True Stories operates this website, store, digital content platform, tools, products, and related services. This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit, use, make a purchase, submit information, interact with our content, or communicate with us.
By using this website or our services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
1. Personal Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with Jamaican True Stories, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, billing address, shipping address, payment-related information, order details, account information, messages, form submissions, dream submissions, comments, community submissions, and customer support communications.
We may also collect technical and usage information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, links clicked, referring pages, and other information about how you interact with the website.
2. How We Collect Information
We may collect information directly from you when you place an order, contact us, submit a form, use a dream interpretation tool, sign up for updates, participate in website features, or otherwise provide information to us.
We may also collect information automatically through cookies, analytics tools, advertising tools, Shopify, payment processors, embedded forms, and other third-party services used to operate and improve the website.
3. How We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve the website
- Process orders, payments, refunds, and customer support requests
- Provide digital products, online services, subscriptions, or website tools
- Respond to messages, questions, collaborations, or support requests
- Improve user experience, website design, content, and services
- Send service-related emails or updates
- Send marketing emails only where permitted or with consent
- Protect the website from fraud, misuse, spam, or security issues
- Comply with legal obligations or enforce our policies
4. Shopify and Payment Processing
Jamaican True Stories is powered by Shopify. Shopify may collect and process personal information to help provide website, checkout, payment, customer account, order, security, and commerce-related services.
Payment information may be processed by Shopify, payment processors, banks, card networks, or other payment service providers. Jamaican True Stories does not directly store full credit card numbers.
Shopify and other third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and legal obligations.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
This website may use cookies, pixels, tags, analytics tools, advertising tools, and similar technologies to help the website function, remember preferences, analyze traffic, improve services, measure performance, and support advertising.
Cookies may be placed by Jamaican True Stories, Shopify, analytics providers, advertising partners, social media platforms, embedded tools, or other third-party services.
6. Google AdSense, Google Ads, and Third-Party Advertising
Jamaican True Stories may use Google AdSense, Google Ads, or other third-party advertising services to display ads on this website.
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to Jamaican True Stories and/or other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Users may also be able to manage cookies through their browser settings or device settings.
Other third-party advertising partners may also use cookies, pixels, or similar technologies to serve ads, measure ad performance, and personalize advertising where permitted by law.
7. Analytics and Website Performance
We may use analytics tools to understand how visitors use the website, which pages are viewed, how users interact with content, and how we can improve the website experience.
Analytics information may include device information, browser information, approximate location, pages visited, time spent on pages, referral sources, and other usage data.
8. User Submissions and Community Content
If you submit stories, dreams, confessions, comments, testimonials, tips, messages, forms, or other content, we may collect and use the information you provide to operate website features, respond to you, publish approved submissions, improve our services, or maintain community safety.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information about yourself or others unless you understand how it may be used. Public or community submissions may be edited for clarity, privacy, safety, or brand standards before publication.
9. Missing Persons and Public Awareness Submissions
If you submit information related to missing persons, public awareness, tips, or community safety, we may review, store, organize, or use that information for awareness, content, or follow-up purposes where appropriate.
Jamaican True Stories is not law enforcement, a government agency, an emergency response service, or a private investigation agency. If you have urgent information or an emergency, contact the proper authorities immediately.
10. How We Share Information
We may share personal information with service providers and third parties who help us operate the website and services, including Shopify, payment processors, shipping providers, email providers, analytics providers, advertising partners, security tools, hosting providers, embedded form providers, and customer support tools.
We may also share information if required by law, legal process, fraud prevention, safety concerns, policy enforcement, business transfers, or with your consent.
11. Third-Party Links and Embedded Services
Our website may include links, videos, social media embeds, payment tools, forms, apps, or other third-party services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, policies, or security of third-party websites or services.
When you interact with third-party services, their own terms and privacy policies may apply.
12. Children’s Privacy
This website is not intended for children under the age of majority in their location. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate consent.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can review and, where appropriate, delete the information.
13. Security and Retention
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information, but no website, platform, transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including providing services, maintaining records, resolving disputes, complying with legal obligations, preventing fraud, and enforcing our policies.
14. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to certain processing, receive a copy of your information, or opt out of certain advertising or data-sharing activities.
You may also unsubscribe from promotional emails by using the unsubscribe link in our emails, where available. We may still send non-promotional messages related to orders, accounts, security, or customer service.
To make a privacy request, contact us at the email address listed below.
15. International Visitors
If you access Jamaican True Stories from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.
These countries may have privacy laws different from those in your location.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time for operational, legal, regulatory, advertising, or business reasons. When we update this policy, we may revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
Your continued use of this website after changes are posted means you acknowledge the updated Privacy Policy.
17. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or your personal information, contact us at:
Jamaican True Stories
tinamac@jamaicantruestories.com
Destin, Florida, United States