Privacy Policy

Introduction

The Sweet Atelier is a bakery-focused website about sweet pastries, cakes, cookies and dessert categories. This Privacy Policy explains what information the website handles, what it deliberately does not collect, and what a visitor should understand before typing anything into a form.

The site is written for people comparing pastry categories and preparing questions about product information. It is not a checkout, a user-account system, or a live order desk. Where a privacy law would require the name of a controller, a postal address, a representative, or a data protection officer, those details must come from the operator. They are not stated here because they have not been supplied. Publishing a fictional company record would make this policy less accurate, not more complete.

Please read this policy together with the Terms & Conditions and the Cookie Policy. The three pages describe the same website. If a sentence here seems broader than the forms you can see, the forms and the script that runs them are the practical limit.

Information We Collect

In its current build, the website is a set of static pages, style sheets, images, and a small script. It does not ask visitors to create an account. It does not run a comment system. It does not embed analytics, advertising pixels, or payment forms. The information associated with a normal visit is therefore limited to whatever a browser sends to the host in order to load the page, plus one optional preference stored locally if the visitor uses the cookie notice.

The website does not maintain a customer database, a mailing list, or an order history. It does not ask for a date of birth, a payment card, a delivery address, or an account password, because those features are not part of the site.

Information Provided by Visitors

The Contact page and the Pastry Inquiry page contain forms. The fields a visitor may complete are a name, an email address, an optional phone number, a subject or pastry category, an optional product name, and a message. Those fields exist so a person can organize a question about pastries, desserts, collections, or ingredients.

Typing into a field does not, by itself, send that information to The Sweet Atelier. The pages are static. There is no server-side form handler. When the required fields are valid, the script opens an email draft to [email protected]. The message is sent only if you send that draft from your email app. If you leave the page without sending or copying the notes, the text remains only in that browser session.

Contact Form Information

The contact form uses the same script as the pastry inquiry. When JavaScript is available and the required fields are valid, choosing Email The Sweet Atelier opens a draft addressed to [email protected]. A separate Copy notes button copies the same text without sending it. Neither action stores the form on this website.

The on-page status message says the draft should open in your email app. Opening the draft does not mean The Sweet Atelier received it. You still have to send the email. If no mail app opens, the status tells you to write to [email protected] or call +64 9 843 1291. The website does not keep a hidden copy.

If JavaScript is turned off, the page asks you to email [email protected] or call +64 9 843 1291 instead. A browser may still attempt a normal form post to the same HTML file. This project does not include a program that reads that post and stores it.

Product Inquiry Information

Pastry inquiry notes can include the category you select, such as croissants, cakes, cookies, or “not sure yet,” plus any product name and message you add. That content is about your question. It is not an order record, a reservation, or proof that a pastry is available.

Because the note is assembled in the browser, you decide whether to keep it. Copying it places it in the clipboard, which other applications on your device may be able to read according to your own system settings. The Sweet Atelier script does not send the clipboard contents anywhere.

Please avoid putting sensitive information in the message if you do not need it for the question. An ingredient or allergen question can usually be asked by naming the pastry category and the concern, without attaching documents or medical history. The site cannot answer that question automatically.

Technical Information

Loading any page requires a connection between your browser and the computer that hosts the files. In the ordinary course of serving a web page, a host may see technical data such as an IP address, the date and time of the request, the address of the page, and basic browser information. This project does not add its own analytics code to record or profile that data.

The exact logs a hosting company keeps, and how long it keeps them, depend on that company’s systems. Those terms have not been supplied for publication here, so this policy does not invent a retention period or name a host. If you need the operator’s hosting details, they have to be provided by the site owner. They are not printed on the pages because they are not known to this document.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

The website does not set analytics cookies or advertising cookies. It does not load Google Analytics, Google Ads tags, a Meta pixel, Hotjar, or a similar tracker. A review of the pages shows one script, assets/js/main-app.js, which handles the menu, the FAQ accordion, the cookie notice, and the inquiry forms.

If you use the cookie notice, the script stores a single preference in the browser’s local storage under the key tsa_cookie_choice. The value is either “accepted” or “rejected.” It remembers whether you dismissed the notice. It is not used to identify you across websites, and choosing either option does not switch on extra tracking, because no extra tracking is installed.

Local storage is not always described as a cookie, but it is a similar browser technology, so it is covered here and in the Cookie Policy. You can remove the item through your browser settings. The notice will appear again on a later visit if the item is gone.

How Information Is Used

Information you type into a form is used only to build the note you see and, if you ask, to copy that note. The website uses the cookie preference only to decide whether to keep the notice hidden. Page files are used to display the bakery catalog.

The site does not use visitor information to build advertising profiles, to score leads, to send newsletters, or to process payments. Those activities are absent from the code. If they are added later, this policy has to be updated before they begin, and the pages have to say so in plain language.

Communication With Visitors

The published email is [email protected] and the published phone number is +64 9 843 1291. The website does not send the form by itself and does not generate an automatic reply. It opens your email app with a draft. A status line on the page explains that you still need to send the draft. A phone call is a separate step you start yourself.

Messages you actually send to [email protected], and calls you place to +64 9 843 1291, are received through those ordinary channels. Opening a draft is not the same as sending it. Do not assume a note has been read until you receive a reply.

Website Functionality

The script stores the cookie preference so the notice does not have to be answered on every page view in the same browser. It reads the form fields so it can validate them and compose a text block. It opens and closes the mobile menu and the FAQ answers. Those are the functional uses of information in the browser.

The script does not create a user profile, does not read unrelated files, and does not request access to your contacts, location, or camera. It asks for clipboard access only when you choose Copy notes.

Website Security

The script does not upload the form to this website. The note leaves your browser only if you send the email draft, copy it, or otherwise share it. You should still treat the message field with ordinary care and avoid including information you would not want on the clipboard.

No website can promise that a hosting environment is immune to misuse. This policy does not claim a particular certification, encryption product, or security audit, because none has been documented for publication. Visitors should use an up-to-date browser and be cautious about entering personal details into any page.

Data Sharing

The Sweet Atelier pages do not sell personal information and do not include a tool that shares form entries with a marketing network, a payment company, or a social platform. The script does not call a third-party API when you submit the form.

A hosting provider may process connection data as part of delivering the files, as described above. That processing, if it occurs, is a function of hosting rather than a data sale arranged by these pages. No list of subprocessors is published here because a hosting contract has not been provided.

Service Providers

This project does not integrate a customer-relationship system, an email marketing platform, a payment processor, or an analytics vendor. Names of such services are omitted on purpose. Listing a provider that is not actually connected would misstate the site.

Fonts used for the design are files stored with the website. They are not loaded from a third-party font service at the time of this policy. Images are files stored with the website as well. They illustrate pastry styles and are not a record of visitors.

Data Retention

The website does not operate its own database of inquiries, so it does not keep form submissions for a defined number of days. The cookie preference remains in local storage until you clear it or the browser removes it. Clipboard contents follow your device’s own rules, which this site does not control.

A specific retention schedule for server logs cannot be stated honestly until the operator confirms who hosts the site and what that host does. If you are the operator and you add storage for messages later, publish the retention period at that time rather than borrowing a number for this page.

User Privacy Choices

You can browse the pastry pages without using the forms. You can leave the cookie notice unanswered; the pages still load. You can choose Accept, Reject, or a preference inside the notice. Both stored choices only record the notice decision.

You can refuse clipboard permission when the browser asks, or use the form and then decide not to copy. You can clear local storage for this site in your browser. Because the site does not hold an account for you, there is no online dashboard in which to download or delete a profile.

If a privacy law gives you a right of access, correction, or deletion against a controller, send that request to [email protected] or by post to 2 New Bond Street, Kingsland, Auckland 1021, New Zealand. This website does not store form submissions, so there is no account profile to download here.

Data Protection

The operator of the website is the party who would normally be responsible for personal information if any is later collected through a real contact channel. A legal name, registration number, and address for that operator have not been provided for this policy. They should be added by the owner when they are confirmed. They are not replaced here with sample company details.

Nothing in this policy is a statement that a particular national privacy law does or does not apply. Applicability depends on where the operator is established and where visitors are. Those facts are not published on the site.

External Links

The bakery pages are written to keep visitors inside this website. If a future page adds a link to another site, that site will have its own privacy practices, which this policy does not control. At the time of this update, the public pages do not rely on embedded maps, video players, or social plugins.

Children's Privacy

The Sweet Atelier describes pastries and desserts for a general audience. It is not directed at children, and it does not knowingly collect information from children through an account or a mailing list. The forms should be used by people who are able to decide what to type. If a parent or guardian believes a child has placed personal details into a copied note, the practical step is to clear that device’s clipboard and local storage. The website has no separate child profile to delete.

Policy Updates

This policy may be updated when the website changes in a way that affects information. Examples would be a change of address, phone, or email, or the introduction of analytics. The date at the top of the page will change when the text changes. Continuing to use the site after an update means you are using the site as then described. It does not create an order or a contract for pastry.

Older versions are not stored as a public archive on this website. If you need to know what the policy said on an earlier date, email [email protected].

Contact Regarding Privacy

Privacy questions can be sent with the contact form, by email to [email protected], or by post to 2 New Bond Street, Kingsland, Auckland 1021, New Zealand. The form opens a draft; it does not deliver the message until you send it. A separate data protection officer has not been named. Use the same email and address for privacy questions.

Until then, the accurate statement is this: The Sweet Atelier website explains pastry categories, stores one notice preference in the browser if you choose, and does not transmit inquiry forms.