Privacy Policy

The Halak Studio (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your personal information. This policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and how we use it.

Who we are

The Halak Studio is an independent journal brand based in Nigeria, shipping worldwide. You can contact us at thehalakstudio@gmail.com or via WhatsApp at +234 704 671 9424.

What data we collect

We collect data you give us directly when you:

• Place an order: name, email address, phone number, delivery address.
• Sign up for our newsletter: your email address.
• Submit a testimony: your name, photo (optional), and testimony text.
• Join the 21-Day Walk challenge: your name and email address.
• Contact us: your name, email, and message.

We also automatically collect:

• Usage data via Vercel Analytics — page views, device type, country. This data is anonymised and does not identify you personally.

How we use your data

• To process and fulfil your order
• To send your order confirmation and tracking updates
• To send the 21-Day Walk email series (if you enrolled)
• To send our newsletter (if you subscribed)
• To respond to your enquiries
• To improve our website and products

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing.

Who we share data with

We work with the following trusted services to operate our store. Each has their own privacy policy:

• Supabase — our database, stores order and customer records securely.
• Resend — our email delivery provider.
• Flutterwave — payment processing for Nigerian customers.
• PayPal — payment processing for international customers.
• Vercel — website hosting and analytics.

Cookies

Our website uses minimal local storage to remember your cart and country preference between visits. We do not use advertising cookies or third-party tracking cookies.

Your rights

You have the right to:

• Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Ask us to correct inaccurate data
• Ask us to delete your data (subject to legal obligations)
• Unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time via the link in any email

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at thehalakstudio@gmail.com.

Data retention

We retain order data for up to 7 years for accounting and legal purposes. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. Challenge participant data is retained for the duration of the challenge plus 90 days.

Security

All data is stored on Supabase’s secure infrastructure with row-level security. Payments are processed entirely by Flutterwave and PayPal — we never see or store your card details.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be noted on this page with an updated date.

Contact

Questions about this policy? thehalakstudio@gmail.com