Privacy Policy

Fade Studio by Gabbie respects your privacy and is committed to handling your personal information responsibly.

This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, and shared when you visit https://fadestudio.net, book appointments, or interact with our services.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use our website and booking services, we may collect:

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Appointment date and time
• Selected services
• Booking and appointment history
• Communication preferences
• Customer feedback
• Payment transaction details provided by payment processors
• Website usage and technical information, such as device type and IP address

Payment card information, when collected through an external payment provider, is handled according to that provider's security and privacy practices.

2. How We Use Your Information

Information is used to:

• Schedule and manage appointments
• Provide grooming and barbering services
• Send booking confirmations and appointment reminders
• Communicate about cancellations or scheduling changes
• Process authorized payments
• Maintain customer appointment history
• Respond to questions and support requests
• Improve website performance and customer service
• Send promotional communications when the customer has provided any legally required consent

3. Appointment Notifications

By providing contact information during booking, customers may receive necessary service-related communications, where permitted by law.

These can include appointment confirmations, reminders, scheduling changes, and payment notifications.

Marketing messages are managed separately from essential appointment communications.

4. Promotional Emails and Text Messages

Customers may voluntarily opt in to receive special offers, grooming promotions, availability updates, and other marketing communications.

Marketing consent is optional and is not required to book an appointment.

Customers can unsubscribe from promotional emails using the unsubscribe instructions provided in those messages.

Promotional text messages are sent by Fade Studio by Gabbie. Message frequency: up to 8 messages per month. Reply STOP to opt out at any time or HELP for help.

Message and data rates may apply.

5. Sharing Information

We may disclose information to trusted service providers that support the website and its operations, including:

• Appointment booking platforms
• Payment processors
• Website hosting providers
• Email and SMS communication providers
• Website analytics and security providers

Information is shared only as reasonably necessary for the applicable service or another lawful purpose.

We do not authorize third-party providers to use booking information for unrelated purposes outside their applicable agreements.

6. Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies for functionality, security, performance, and analytics.

Where legally required, customers will be provided with appropriate cookie notices and choices.

7. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards appropriate to the information we process.

Although we work to protect customer information, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to manage appointments, operate our business, comply with applicable legal obligations, resolve disputes, and maintain required business records.

Information that is no longer necessary will be deleted or deidentified where appropriate.

9. Your Privacy Choices

Customers may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal information, subject to applicable law and legitimate recordkeeping requirements.

Where applicable privacy laws provide additional consumer rights, including the right to opt out of certain data uses or appeal a denied request, we will provide the required procedures.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website is not designed for children under 13 to use independently.

Appointments for minors should be arranged by a parent or legal guardian.

We do not intentionally collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental authorization.

11. Third-Party Websites

If our website connects customers to a third-party booking or payment provider, that provider's own privacy policy may also apply.

12. Policy Updates

We may update this policy to reflect changes in business operations, technology, or applicable law.

Any updated version will be posted with a revised effective date.

13. Contact

For privacy inquiries, please contact:

Fade Studio by Gabbie

Website: https://fadestudio.net

Email: stylesby.gabi@gmail.com

Location: Cypress, Texas