Privacy Policy

Your Personal Seamstress is a bridal alterations, bespoke dressmaking and pattern-construction atelier operated by Juliia Kovryga in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada.

This policy is intended to reflect the privacy obligations that apply to private-sector organizations in British Columbia, including the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).

This website does not currently offer accounts, online checkout or a contact form. If you call, book a fitting, or contact us through Facebook or Instagram, you may choose to provide:

• Your name and contact details.
• Appointment requests, event dates and service preferences.
• Measurements, fitting notes and garment or inspiration photos.
• Messages, feedback and other information you send voluntarily.

Our hosting provider may also process limited technical data, such as an IP address, browser type, device information and access logs, to deliver and secure the website. At the time this policy was published, the site does not use advertising or analytics cookies.

We use personal information only for reasonable business purposes, including to:

• Respond to inquiries and arrange consultations or fittings.
• Provide alterations, custom dressmaking and related services.
• Communicate about timing, payments and garment details.
• Maintain business records, protect the website and meet legal obligations.

We collect, use and disclose personal information with consent, except where otherwise permitted or required by law.

If you interact with us through Facebook or Instagram, we may receive information made available through your account and the message you send, such as your name, public profile details and contact information. We use it only to respond and provide the service you request.

Links to Meta platforms and Google Maps take you to services operated by those companies. Their own privacy policies and account settings govern information they process. This website does not control their services.

We do not sell or rent personal information. Information may be shared with service providers, such as website hosting or communications providers, only where reasonably necessary to operate the business or provide a requested service. We may also disclose information when required by law or to protect legal rights.

Some service providers or social platforms may process information outside British Columbia or Canada, where different laws may apply.

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably needed to provide services, maintain necessary business records and meet legal obligations. We use reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards appropriate to the information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

You may ask to access or correct personal information we hold about you, withdraw consent where applicable, or request deletion. To make a request, contact us using the details below and identify the service or platform you used. We may need to verify your identity before completing the request.

We will delete information that is no longer required, subject to records we must retain for legal, accounting, dispute-resolution or security purposes. You can separately manage or delete data held by Facebook, Instagram or Google through your account settings on those platforms.

The website and atelier services are not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through this website. A parent or guardian who believes a child has provided information may contact us to request its deletion.

We may update this policy when our services or legal obligations change. The revised version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.