Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 14, 2026

WHO WE ARE

McDugal’s WoodWorks operates the website mcdugalswoodworks.com and sells handcrafted wood products and related merchandise.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit the website, search or browse products, place an order, create an account, contact McDugal’s WoodWorks, or subscribe to the email list.

INFORMATION COLLECTED

Information may be collected directly from you when you place an order, create an account, submit a contact form, subscribe to the email list, or otherwise communicate with McDugal’s WoodWorks.

Technical information may also be collected automatically when you visit or use the website.

ORDERS AND CHECKOUT

When you place an order, the website may collect information needed to process and fulfill your purchase, including:

• Your name
• Billing and shipping addresses
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Products purchased
• Order notes
• Order and transaction details
• Payment method selected
• IP address
• Browser, device, and operating-system information

This information is used to:

• Process and confirm your order
• Collect payment
• Prepare and ship your purchase
• Send order and shipping communications
• Provide customer service
• Prevent fraud or misuse
• Maintain business, accounting, and tax records
• Resolve disputes or order-related concerns

PAYMENT INFORMATION

Payments may be processed through Square, PayPal, or another payment method displayed during checkout. Depending on the options available through those providers, customers may also be able to use Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo, credit cards, debit cards, or other supported payment methods.

Payment providers receive the information necessary to authorize, process, support, and protect the transaction.

McDugal’s WoodWorks does not intentionally collect or store complete credit or debit card numbers on this website. Payment information is handled by the payment provider selected during checkout and is subject to that provider’s privacy and security practices.

SHIPPING AND TAX INFORMATION

Information necessary to calculate taxes, purchase shipping labels, deliver orders, and provide tracking may be shared with WooCommerce service providers, tax-calculation services, and shipping carriers such as the United States Postal Service.

This may include your name, shipping address, email address, telephone number, order contents, package information, and other details reasonably necessary to fulfill the order.

CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

If you choose to create an account, the website may store your name, contact information, billing and shipping addresses, order history, account preferences, and login credentials.

Passwords are stored in a protected form and are not visible to McDugal’s WoodWorks.

You may update much of your account information through your account page. Information connected with completed orders may still be retained when reasonably necessary for accounting, tax, fraud-prevention, customer-service, or legal purposes.

EMAIL NEWSLETTER

When you voluntarily subscribe to the McDugal’s WoodWorks email list, your email address and any other information you provide are processed through MailerLite.

This information is used to send newsletters, product announcements, offers, event information, and other McDugal’s WoodWorks communications.

Email subscriptions use a confirmation process. Every marketing email includes an unsubscribe link, and you may unsubscribe at any time.

Purchasing an item does not automatically subscribe you to marketing emails unless you separately choose to join the mailing list.

CONTACT FORMS AND EMAIL

When you contact McDugal’s WoodWorks through the website, information such as your name, email address, telephone number, order number, and message may be collected.

Contact forms are provided through WPForms. Submitted information may be stored on the website, included in website backups, and delivered by email.

Website email is routed through an email-delivery provider configured through WP Mail SMTP. That provider may process email addresses, message contents, and technical delivery information as necessary to transmit the message.

Contact information is used to respond to questions, provide customer service, discuss commissions, address order concerns, or otherwise communicate with you.

PRODUCT SEARCHES

Search terms entered into the website’s product-search feature are processed to return relevant products and categories.

Search activity may also appear in website analytics or technical logs. This information is used to improve navigation, product organization, and the shopping experience.

COMMENTS, REVIEWS, AND TESTIMONIALS

This website does not currently allow visitors to post public comments or public product reviews.

McDugal’s WoodWorks therefore does not currently collect public comment information or send comment data to profile services such as Gravatar.

Testimonials may be added in the future. A private message, email, or customer-service conversation will not be publicly presented as an identified testimonial without permission.

If public comments, reviews, uploads, or testimonials are enabled in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated as appropriate.

COOKIES

This website uses cookies and similar technologies needed to operate the store and provide website features.

Cookies may be used to:

• Keep products in your shopping cart
• Operate checkout
• Remember account or login status
• Remember site and cookie preferences
• Maintain website security
• Prevent fraud, spam, or abuse
• Support payment processing
• Measure website visits and performance

CookieAdmin is used to display cookie information and remember the preferences selected through the website’s cookie-consent tool.

Payment providers, analytics services, security providers, and other third-party services may also place or read cookies when their services are used.

You may manage available cookie choices through the cookie settings tool on the website. Blocking cookies through your browser may prevent the cart, checkout, account area, payment options, or other website features from working correctly.

ANALYTICS AND WEBSITE MEASUREMENT

McDugal’s WoodWorks uses Jetpack Stats and may use Google services connected through Site Kit, including Google Analytics when enabled.

These services may process information such as:

• Pages and products viewed
• Links or buttons selected
• Referring websites or search sources
• Search terms
• Approximate geographic location
• Browser and device information
• Operating-system information
• IP address or similar technical identifiers
• Date, time, and duration of visits
• Website performance and loading information

This information is used to understand how visitors find and use the website, identify technical problems, evaluate website performance, and improve the store.

Analytics information is generally reviewed in reports rather than used by McDugal’s WoodWorks to personally identify individual visitors.

SECURITY AND SPAM PREVENTION

McDugal’s WoodWorks uses website security and anti-spam tools, which may include Kadence Security, Akismet, hosting security systems, and other protective services.

These tools may process or temporarily retain information such as:

• IP addresses
• Browser and device information
• Page requests
• Attempted login activity
• Form submissions
• Error reports
• Suspicious or malicious activity

This information is used to identify and block spam, fraud, automated attacks, unauthorized access, malware, and other threats to the website or its customers.

CACHING, PERFORMANCE, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

The website uses hosting, caching, image optimization, backup, and performance tools, including LiteSpeed Cache and locally operated website plugins.

These systems may temporarily process technical information necessary to deliver pages, optimize images, improve loading speed, maintain backups, troubleshoot errors, or protect the website.

Some information may be processed by the website’s hosting provider, content-delivery provider, or other technical service providers as part of operating the website.

WHO MAY ACCESS INFORMATION

Personal information may be accessible to the owner of McDugal’s WoodWorks and to authorized website administrators or store managers who need the information to:

• Process and fulfill orders
• Issue approved refunds
• Provide customer service
• Maintain the website
• Prevent fraud or security threats
• Maintain required business records

Access is limited to information reasonably necessary for those responsibilities.

HOW INFORMATION IS SHARED

McDugal’s WoodWorks does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

Put plainly, McDugal’s WoodWorks will not tell Aunt Mable you spent $60 on a pizza cutter or report to Uncle Milford that Buckeye burl may never have been anywhere near Ohio.

Information may be shared only when reasonably necessary with service providers that help operate the business, including:

• Square, PayPal, and other payment providers
• WooCommerce and related store services
• Shipping carriers and shipping-label providers
• Tax-calculation services
• MailerLite for voluntary email subscriptions
• WPForms and the configured email-delivery provider
• Google services connected through Site Kit
• Jetpack and other Automattic services
• Website hosting, caching, backup, security, and technical providers
• Accountants, tax professionals, insurers, attorneys, or other professional advisers when necessary

Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with a law, court order, subpoena, or legal process
• Investigate fraud, theft, abuse, or a security incident
• Enforce website terms or store policies
• Protect McDugal’s WoodWorks, its customers, or other people
• Complete a business transfer, sale, or reorganization, should one occur

Service providers may process information in the United States or other locations in accordance with their own privacy practices and legal obligations.

DATA RETENTION

Order and transaction records may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for:

• Accounting and tax reporting
• Fraud prevention
• Customer service
• Shipping records
• Dispute resolution
• Insurance purposes
• Legal or regulatory obligations

Newsletter information is retained until you unsubscribe, request removal, or the mailing list is discontinued.

Contact-form submissions and customer-service correspondence may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to the message, resolve the issue, maintain appropriate business records, or protect legal rights.

Security and technical logs may be retained temporarily or for a longer period when needed to investigate suspicious activity or protect the website.

Some information may remain in routine backups until those backups are replaced or expire.

Personal information that is no longer reasonably needed will be deleted, anonymized, or allowed to expire where practical.

YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS

Depending on where you live and subject to applicable law, you may request:

• Access to personal information associated with you
• Correction of inaccurate personal information
• Deletion of personal information that is no longer required
• A copy of certain personal information
• Withdrawal from marketing communications

Some information cannot be deleted immediately when it must be retained for completed transactions, taxes, accounting, fraud prevention, legal claims, security, or other lawful purposes.

Marketing emails may be stopped at any time by selecting the unsubscribe link contained in the email.

Cookie preferences may be managed through the cookie settings tool available on the website.

SECURITY

McDugal’s WoodWorks uses reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect personal information.

However, no website, internet transmission, electronic storage system, or online payment method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Please do not send credit-card numbers, passwords, Social Security numbers, or other highly sensitive information through the general contact form or ordinary email.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed toward children under 13.

McDugal’s WoodWorks does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13. If such information is discovered, reasonable steps will be taken to delete it.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS

The website may contain links to Facebook, payment providers, shipping services, or other third-party websites.

McDugal’s WoodWorks does not control and is not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of outside websites. Visitors should review the privacy policies of those services separately.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

This Privacy Policy may be updated when website features, business practices, service providers, or legal requirements change.

The “Last updated” date at the beginning of the policy will identify the most recent revision.

CONTACT

Questions, concerns, or privacy requests may be submitted through the Contact Us page on mcdugalswoodworks.com.