Do Not Sell My Personal Information

Last updated: August 5, 2026. Effective: August 5, 2026.

This page explains, in plain language, what "sale" and "sharing" of personal information mean under U.S. state privacy law, exactly what The Meow Picks does and does not do with your information, and how to opt out — including through an automatic browser signal — at any time.

The short version

We do not sell your information for money. Aesthi Technologies Inc., doing business as The Meow Picks, does not sell personal information to data brokers or third parties in exchange for money. However, several U.S. state privacy laws — starting with California's — define "sale" and "sharing" broadly enough to include certain advertising and analytics cookies used on this site, even where no money changes hands. This page tells you exactly where that applies to us, and gives you a direct way to opt out.

  • No sale of your data for money. We have never sold, and do not currently sell, personal information to third parties for monetary consideration.
  • Advertising cookies may count as "sharing." Pixels and cookies used for interest-based ads (for example, Meta or Google advertising tools) can meet the legal definition of "sale" or "sharing" under state law, even without payment.
  • You control it, at any time. Set your preferences, submit our contact form, call us, email us, or turn on your browser's Global Privacy Control — we honor all of them.

What "sale" and "sharing" mean here

"Sale" — traditional meaning

Exchanging your personal information for money. We do not do this. The Meow Picks has never sold customer lists, order histories, or contact details to data brokers, list buyers, or any other third party for payment.

"Sale" — broader legal meaning (CCPA/CPRA and similar state laws)

Under California's CCPA/CPRA and comparable laws in other states, "sale" can also include making personal information available to a third party for any valuable consideration, not only cash — which can capture certain data-sharing arrangements tied to advertising or analytics tools.

"Sharing" — cross-context behavioral advertising

A California-specific concept covering disclosures to third parties (such as ad-tech and social platforms) for cross-context behavioral advertising — showing you ads based on your activity across websites, even where no money is paid. This is the category most relevant to our use of advertising pixels.

How this applies to The Meow Picks

Our site may use advertising and analytics cookies (for example, to measure which products people view or to show you a Meow Picks ad on another site you later visit). Where those tools meet a state's legal definition of "sale" or "sharing," we treat them that way and give you a clear opt-out — regardless of whether we consider it a "sale" in the everyday sense.

Information we collect

These are the categories of personal information we actually collect through this store, described the way our own systems use them — not a generic list copied from another company's policy.

  • Identifiers. Name, shipping and billing address, email, phone number, and account/order ID, collected when you check out, create an account, or contact support.
  • Commercial information. Products viewed and purchased across our Furniture, Technology, and Lifestyle categories — for example, a cat tree, a smart litter box, or a travel carrier — plus order history, cart activity, and return or warranty requests.
  • Internet or network activity. Pages viewed, links clicked, time spent on a collection page, referring site, device and browser type, and approximate location inferred from IP address, collected through cookies and similar technologies.
  • Geolocation data. The shipping address you provide, and city/state-level location estimated from your IP address for shipping-cost and tax accuracy. We do not collect precise GPS location.
  • Audio, electronic, or similar information. Text transcripts from live chat or email support conversations, retained to resolve your inquiry and improve support quality.
  • Payment information. Processed directly by Shopify's payment infrastructure and our payment processors. We do not store full card numbers on our own servers.
  • Inferences. Generalized preferences drawn from browsing and purchase patterns — for example, an interest in furniture versus tech products — used to personalize product recommendations and marketing emails you have opted into.

What we do not collect. We do not knowingly collect biometric identifiers, precise real-time geolocation, government ID numbers, health information about you (as opposed to your cat), or Social Security numbers through this storefront.

Set my preferences

You can set two preferences that apply to your browser and, once matched to your account or email, to your customer record. You may change them again at any time — there is no limit on how often you opt out.

  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Stops any disclosure of your personal information that meets the legal definition of "sale" or "sharing," including cross-context behavioral advertising through third-party ad and analytics tools.
  • Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information. Limits use of any sensitive personal information (such as precise location or account log-in details) to what is reasonably necessary to provide the goods and services you request.

Saving a preference sets a signal for this browser immediately and disables non-essential advertising cookies going forward. To apply the same preference to an existing account or past order, please also submit the contact form below, or email hello@themeowpicks.com so we can match it to your customer record. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we detect and honor it automatically.

How an opt-out request is handled

  1. You submit a request. Set a preference above, submit the contact form, email us, call us, or enable Global Privacy Control in your browser.
  2. We confirm who you are. For an opt-out, we only need enough information to match the request to a browser session or, where relevant, a customer email — a lighter check than what we use for data deletion or access requests.
  3. We apply it within 15 days. Opt-out and Global Privacy Control requests are honored within 15 business days, consistent with CCPA/CPRA and comparable state requirements, and typically much sooner in practice.
  4. It stays applied. Your preference persists until you change it again. We do not re-enable advertising sharing without a new, affirmative action from you.

State-by-state opt-out rights

We ship only within the United States, so these are the frameworks that govern your data. Thresholds and enforcement differ, but we apply the opt-out preferences above consistently to every customer, in every state, regardless of whether that state's law technically applies to a business our size.

  • California — CCPA/CPRA. Right to opt out of sale and sharing, limit use of sensitive personal information, and have Global Privacy Control honored as a valid opt-out signal.
  • Virginia — VCDPA. Right to opt out of the sale of personal data, targeted advertising, and profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
  • Colorado — CPA. Right to opt out of sale, targeted advertising, and certain profiling; Colorado requires businesses to honor a recognized universal opt-out mechanism such as Global Privacy Control.
  • Connecticut — CTDPA. Right to opt out of sale, targeted advertising, and profiling, with recognition of Global Privacy Control as a valid universal opt-out signal.
  • Utah — UCPA. Right to opt out of the sale of personal data and use of personal data for targeted advertising.
  • Texas — TDPSA. Right to opt out of sale, targeted advertising, and certain profiling; Texas applies its law without a minimum revenue threshold.
  • Oregon — OCPA. Right to opt out of sale, targeted advertising, and profiling, with required recognition of universal opt-out signals.
  • Montana — MCDPA. Right to opt out of sale, targeted advertising, and profiling, with universal opt-out mechanism support.
  • Delaware — DPDPA. Right to opt out of sale of personal data, targeted advertising, and profiling in furtherance of significant decisions.
  • Iowa — ICDPA. Right to opt out of the sale of personal data to third parties.
  • Nebraska — NDPA. Right to opt out of sale, targeted advertising, and profiling, applying to businesses regardless of annual revenue.
  • New Hampshire — NHDPA. Right to opt out of sale, targeted advertising, and profiling, with universal opt-out signal recognition.
  • New Jersey — NJDPA. Right to opt out of sale, targeted advertising, and profiling; requires opt-in consent before processing the data of consumers aged 13–17 for those purposes.
  • Minnesota — MCDPA. Right to opt out of sale, targeted advertising, and profiling, with a universal opt-out mechanism requirement.
  • Maryland — MODPA. Right to opt out of sale and targeted advertising; Maryland separately restricts the sale of sensitive personal information more strictly than most states.
  • Tennessee — TIPA. Right to opt out of sale, targeted advertising, and certain profiling activities.
  • Indiana — INCDPA. Right to opt out of the sale of personal data, targeted advertising, and profiling for legal or similarly significant decisions.
  • Kentucky — KCDPA. Right to opt out of sale, targeted advertising, and profiling used in legal or similarly significant decisions.
  • Rhode Island — RIDTPPA. Right to opt out of sale, targeted advertising, and profiling; Rhode Island additionally allows consumers to request the specific names of third parties their data was sold to.
  • Washington — My Health My Data Act. Where applicable, requires consent before collecting or sharing consumer health data and prohibits selling it without separate, specific authorization; we do not collect consumer health data through this store.

This summary is provided for transparency and is not legal advice. Full policy language governing your purchase — including our Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and Legal Notice — takes precedence over this page in the event of any conflict. More states continue to pass comprehensive privacy laws; we update this list as new laws take effect.

Sensitive personal information

State privacy laws define certain categories of personal information as "sensitive," with stricter rules on their use. Of the categories the law recognizes, the only ones we handle in the ordinary course of business are your account log-in credentials (used solely to secure your account) and your approximate geolocation (used solely to calculate shipping and applicable sales tax). We do not collect precise geolocation, biometric data, health data, racial or ethnic origin, immigration status, or similar sensitive categories through this storefront. Choosing "Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information" restricts our use of the categories we do handle to what is strictly necessary to fulfill your order and secure your account.

Minors

This storefront is intended for adult shoppers purchasing goods for their cats, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 in a manner that would trigger the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). California law requires opt-in consent — not just an opt-out — before selling or sharing the personal information of any consumer under 16, and several other states require opt-in consent for targeted advertising or sale involving consumers aged 13–17. We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of any consumer under 18, and we do not run targeted advertising campaigns directed at minors. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a minor, please contact us using the details below and we will address it promptly.

Verification and authorized agents

Because opting out of sale or sharing does not expose your personal information to anyone, we apply a light verification step: matching your request to a browser signal, or to the email address on your order or account. If you ask us to also delete, correct, or provide a copy of your data, we may request additional confirmation (such as verifying the email or order number tied to your account) to make sure we are speaking with you and not someone impersonating you. You may also designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf; we will ask the agent for written proof of your authorization and may separately confirm the request directly with you.

Non-discrimination

Exercising any privacy right described on this page will never result in a higher price, a lower level of service, denial of goods, or any other form of discrimination from The Meow Picks. You will still be able to browse, buy, and receive support exactly as before — the only difference is that certain advertising and analytics disclosures will be switched off.

Contact

To submit a request directly, you can reach a person on our support team:

  • Email: hello@themeowpicks.com
  • Phone: +1 347-352-5552
  • Live chat: Available directly on our website
  • Business hours: Mon–Fri, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM ET · we reply within 1 business day
  • Registered office: 8 The Green #Suite A, Dover, DE 19901, United States

You may also submit a privacy request through the form on this page, providing your full name, email address, an optional order number, your request type (do not sell or share, limit use of sensitive personal information, both, authorized-agent submission, or a general privacy question), and any additional details. We confirm and apply opt-out requests within 15 business days, and typically much sooner.

The Meow Picks is operated by Aesthi Technologies Inc. Reg. No. 10593109, EIN 42-2242249.