Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 27, 2026

A Piece of Sunshine (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when you visit apieceofsunshine.org (the “Website”).

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, when we may share it, and the choices you have regarding your information.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Purchase items or merchandise through our Website.
• Contact us through our Website.
• Subscribe to receive communications from us.
• Make a donation or otherwise interact with our organization.

Depending on how you interact with us, the information we may collect includes:

• Your name
• Email address
• Shipping address
• City, state, and ZIP code
• Item details and quantity purchased
• Order and transaction information
• Information you voluntarily provide when contacting us

Payment Information

Payments made through our Website are processed by Stripe. We do not directly receive or store your complete credit card number, security code, or other full payment-card credentials on our Website.

Stripe may collect and process payment and transaction information in accordance with its own privacy practices and policies.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

• Process and fulfill your item or merchandise order.
• Arrange shipment or delivery of your items.
• Send order confirmations and other transaction-related communications.
• Respond to questions, requests, or customer-service inquiries.
• Maintain records of purchases and transactions.
• Communicate with you about our organization, programs, or activities when you have requested or consented to receive such communications.
• Improve our Website and services.
• Protect the security and integrity of our Website.
• Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations.

We will only collect and retain personal information that we reasonably need for these purposes.

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with trusted service providers when necessary to operate our Website and fulfill your requests.

These service providers may include:

Stripe

We use Stripe to process payments. When you make a purchase, information necessary to process the transaction may be provided to Stripe.

Shipping and Fulfillment Providers

We may provide your name and shipping address to shipping carriers, fulfillment providers, or other service providers when necessary to deliver your items or merchandise.

Website and Technology Providers

We may use third-party providers for website hosting, security, email delivery, analytics, or other services necessary to operate our Website.

We may also disclose information when we believe disclosure is reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation.
• Respond to a lawful request from a governmental authority.
• Protect our rights, property, or safety.
• Investigate fraud or security issues.
• Protect the safety of our users or others.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our Website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate properly, remember preferences, improve functionality, maintain security, and understand how visitors use our Website.

Some third-party services used on our Website may also use cookies or similar technologies.

You can control or restrict cookies through your web browser. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of portions of the Website.

5. Third-Party Services

Our Website may contain links to or use services provided by third parties.

These services may include payment processors, social media platforms, analytics providers, hosting providers, and other technology services.

When you interact with a third-party service, that service may collect information directly from you and its own privacy policy will apply.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services that you use.

6. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no website, online service, or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You should avoid sending sensitive information through unsecured email or other unsecured communication methods.

7. How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including fulfilling orders, maintaining appropriate organizational and financial records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, and complying with legal obligations.

When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may securely delete or dispose of it.

8. Your Privacy Choices

You may contact us to:

• Ask what personal information we have about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate information.
• Request deletion of personal information where appropriate.
• Ask questions about how we use your information.
• Opt out of certain non-transactional email communications.

Some information may need to be retained when required by law or when necessary to complete a transaction, maintain appropriate records, resolve disputes, or protect our legal rights.

To make a privacy-related request, contact us using the information below.

9. California Privacy

We respect applicable privacy rights provided under California law.

California privacy law provides certain consumers with rights regarding personal information, including rights concerning access to and deletion of certain personal information. However, the California Consumer Privacy Act generally applies to qualifying for-profit businesses, and generally does not apply to nonprofit organizations.

If you believe a California privacy law applies to your information or have a privacy-related question, please contact us using the information below and we will review your request.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate parental consent.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, delete the information.

11. Email Communications

If you provide your email address when placing an order, we may use it to send transaction-related communications, such as order confirmations, shipping information, or responses to your inquiries.

If we send optional promotional or organizational communications, you may unsubscribe from those communications by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the message or by contacting us.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices, services, technology, or legal requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle personal information, please contact us:

A Piece of Sunshine

Website: apieceofsunshine.org

Email: ounsiraykong@gmail.com

Mailing Address: West Covina, California