Last Updated: October 29, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from thaigainiki.com (the “Site”).
Who we are
We are Thaigai-Niki. Our website address is: https://thaigainiki.com. This is a fan-run project dedicated to creating and distributing fan-made merchandise.
Personal Information We Collect
1. Information for Orders & Inquiries
When you make a purchase, create an account, or contact us, we collect certain information from you to fulfill your request. This may include your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, and phone number. We refer to this as “Order Information.”
When customers use this service
– Process your orders, including payment and shipping.
– Communicate with you regarding your order or inquiries.
– Screen orders for potential risk or fraud.
2. Comments & Reviews
When visitors leave comments or product reviews on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
3. Media
If you upload images to the website (e.g., for a user profile or product review), you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
4. Cookies
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your device or computer when you visit our Site. They help us provide essential functionalities and improve your user experience.
- How We Use Cookies: We use cookies to enable core site functions such as keeping track of items in your shopping cart, remembering your login information, and processing comments. We may also use non-essential cookies for analytics or marketing purposes, which you can control.
- Your Consent: When you first visit our Site, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner powered by CookieYes. This banner allows you to accept all cookies or customize your preferences for non-essential cookies.
- Managing Your Preferences: You can change your cookie settings at any time after your initial choice. To do so, simply click on the CookieYes icon (found at the bottom corner of the screen) to bring up the consent banner again and adjust your preferences.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal information. We only share it with essential third-party services to help us operate our store and fulfill your orders. This includes:
- Payment Gateways (e.g., Stripe, PayPal): To securely process your payment. We do not store your credit card details on our servers.
- Shipping Carriers (e.g., Thailand Post, FedEx): To deliver your order.
- Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
We generally store information about you for as long as we need the information for the purposes for which we collect and use it, and we are not legally required to continue to keep it.
- We store order information (including your name, address, and contact details) for 7 years to comply with tax and accounting regulations.
- We retain inactive user accounts for 2 years. After this period, accounts with no activity will be deleted.
- Contact form submissions are kept for 1 year for customer service purposes.
- Product reviews and comments are retained indefinitely, as they are considered public content.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, have placed an order, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes (such as order records for tax purposes).
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Us
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us through our Contact Us page .
