Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how GoWishlist collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you use our website, services, features, accounts, wishlists, and related services.

By using GoWishlist, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information that you provide directly to us, including your name, email address, profile information, account information, wishlist information, gift details, links, shipping information, and other information you choose to provide.

When a person reserves a gift, we may collect information such as their name, email address, phone number, reservation information, tracking number, order link, and receipt link. Wishlist owners may also save shipping or delivery instructions for each individual gift; people see those details on the reservation screen while a gift is available, not after reservation.

We may also automatically collect certain technical information when you use GoWishlist, including your browser type, device type, operating system, IP address, pages viewed, referring pages, interactions with the service, and approximate location derived from technical information such as an IP address.

3. Google Sign-In

GoWishlist may allow you to create or access your account using Google Sign-In.

When you use Google Sign-In, we may receive information made available through your Google account, such as your name, email address, and profile information.

We use this information to authenticate your account, provide the GoWishlist service, personalize your account experience, and help prevent unauthorized access.

4. How We Use Information

We may use information we collect to:

• Create and maintain user accounts.
• Create, display, manage, and share wishlists.
• Allow guests to reserve gifts.
• Provide receipt and tracking features.
• Authenticate users and protect accounts.
• Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve GoWishlist.
• Understand how users interact with our website and features.
• Detect fraud, misuse, spam, security threats, or prohibited activity.
• Operate affiliate or referral links and understand whether a retailer link was clicked or resulted in a qualifying referral, where applicable.
• Comply with applicable legal obligations.

5. Affiliate Links and Referral Programs

GoWishlist may use affiliate or referral links for some retailers. If you click a qualifying retailer link and make a purchase or take another qualifying action, GoWishlist may receive a commission or referral fee at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate links may contain identifiers or tracking parameters that allow a retailer or affiliate partner to recognize that a visit originated from GoWishlist.

We may receive reporting from affiliate partners about clicks, referrals, qualifying purchases, commissions, or similar program activity. We do not receive your payment card information from a retailer merely because you use an affiliate link.

6. Amazon Associates and Other Affiliate Partners

GoWishlist may participate in the Amazon Associates Program and may also participate in affiliate programs offered by other retailers or affiliate networks.

When you follow an affiliate link to Amazon or another retailer, that third party may collect information about your visit and use cookies or similar technologies according to its own privacy policy and program rules.

GoWishlist does not control the privacy practices of Amazon, retailers, affiliate networks, or other third-party websites.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

GoWishlist and our service providers may use cookies and similar technologies to keep users signed in, remember preferences, provide security features, operate access codes, and understand site usage.

Some cookies are necessary for the operation and security of the service. Other cookies or similar technologies may be used by third parties after you follow an external retailer or affiliate link.

Your browser may allow you to block or delete certain cookies. Blocking necessary cookies may prevent some GoWishlist features from working correctly.

8. How We Share Information

We may share information with companies that help us operate GoWishlist, including hosting providers, database providers, authentication providers, analytics providers, security providers, communications providers, and other service providers.

When you click an affiliate or referral link, the destination retailer or affiliate partner may receive information associated with that click, such as the referring page, affiliate identifier, browser or device information, and other information ordinarily sent when visiting a website.

We may also share information when necessary to comply with law, respond to lawful legal requests, protect our rights, prevent fraud or abuse, protect users, or maintain the security of GoWishlist.

If GoWishlist is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar business transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

9. We Do Not Sell Personal Information for Money

GoWishlist does not sell your personal information to third parties in exchange for money.

Use of an affiliate link may cause limited referral or click information to be shared with the destination retailer or affiliate partner as described above.

10. Wishlist Information

Information placed on a public wishlist may be visible to anyone who has access to the wishlist.

Wishlists protected by an access code are intended to limit access, but users should not place highly sensitive or confidential information on a wishlist.

The wishlist owner may be able to see information associated with a reservation, including the name and contact information supplied by the person reserving the gift, tracking information, and receipt or order links. Wishlist owners can remove reservations, while guests must contact the owner to request cancellation.

11. Data Retention

We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide GoWishlist, maintain user accounts, operate wishlists, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, enforce agreements, and comply with applicable legal obligations.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason we maintain it.

12. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

No website, database, network, or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You are responsible for protecting your account credentials and access codes.

13. Your Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, which may include the right to request access, correction, deletion, or information about certain uses or disclosures of your information.

Your browser may also provide controls for cookies and other technologies used by websites you visit.

Additional privacy controls may be made available as GoWishlist grows or as required by applicable law.

14. Children's Privacy

GoWishlist is not intended to be used independently by children under 13 to create accounts or provide personal information without the involvement of a parent or legal guardian.

If we learn that we collected personal information from a child in a manner prohibited by applicable law, we may take steps to delete that information.

15. Third-Party Links

Wishlists may contain links to Amazon, retailers, stores, websites, and other third-party services.

GoWishlist does not control the privacy practices of those third parties. Information you provide to another website is governed by that website's own terms and privacy policy.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as GoWishlist changes, new features are added, or legal and operational requirements change.

When we make changes, we may update the effective date displayed at the top of this page. Continued use of GoWishlist after an updated Privacy Policy becomes effective means that the updated policy will apply to your continued use of the service, subject to applicable law.

17. Contact

Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be submitted through the contact or support options made available by GoWishlist.