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Privacy and Security Statement Effective date: September 17, 2026 Odette Christiane, LLC operates MalibuStrings.com under the Malibu Strings and Malibu String Bikini Company names. This statement describes how we collect, use, disclose, and retain personal information when you browse our website, place an order, contact us, subscribe to our newsletter, or submit material for consideration. Information you provide Depending on how you interact with us, we collect: - Contact and delivery information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, billing address, and shipping address. - Order information, such as items, sizes, colors, customization requests, purchase amounts, transaction status, and correspondence about an order. - Account information if you choose to create an account through our shopping-cart service. - Newsletter information, including your email address, subscription choices, and unsubscribe requests. - Messages and other information you choose to provide when seeking help or making an inquiry. - Photos, videos, captions, names or display names, permission records, and related correspondence when you submit material for consideration. We may request information needed to confirm identity, age, or permission before publishing a submission. Payment information is collected and processed through the payment services used at checkout, including PayPal when selected. Information available to us depends on the payment method and provider. Please do not send full payment-card details, passwords, or identification documents through an ordinary customer-service email. If additional verification is necessary, contact us for instructions. Information received automatically Our website, shopping-cart service, and other service providers may receive technical information such as your IP address, browser and device information, pages requested, referring pages, access times, and cookie or session identifiers. Such information is not necessarily anonymous, even when it does not include your name. Our shopping-cart service uses cookies and similar technologies to support functions such as shopping sessions, accounts, checkout, and security. Blocking these technologies in your browser may prevent parts of the store from working properly. Closing a browser does not necessarily delete persistent cookies. AmeriCommerce/Cart.com also records store visits and shopping activity for its built-in reporting functions. This can include IP addresses, referring pages, session information, page and product views, and cart activity. These records support store operation, security, troubleshooting, and reporting about how the store is used. The Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Facebook Pixel integrations in our hosted shopping cart are disabled. We do not advertise on Facebook or X. Third-party providers operating features on our site may collect information about your activity over time and across different websites. For example, PayPal describes its collection of device, browsing, and transaction information, its uses of that information, and your choices in the PayPal Privacy Statement (https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/paypal/privacy-full). Our use of a provider does not mean that the provider limits all of its processing to our instructions. How we use information We use information to process and fulfill orders; arrange payment and delivery; communicate about purchases; manage customer accounts and service requests; administer newsletter subscriptions; evaluate submitted material and permissions; prevent fraud and protect our systems; maintain business, tax, and transaction records; and meet legal obligations or resolve disputes. When you subscribe to our newsletter, we use your information to send the updates and promotions you requested. You can unsubscribe as described below. We use technical information to operate and troubleshoot our website and shopping services. Service providers and other disclosures We disclose information as needed for the following purposes: - Shopping and order management: Our AmeriCommerce/Cart.com shopping-cart provider supports store, account, and order functions. - Payments: Payment providers, including PayPal where used, process transactions and perform related security and fraud checks. - Delivery: Shipping carriers receive information needed to deliver orders and provide delivery updates. - Email: Mailchimp processes newsletter subscriber information and manages email delivery and subscription choices for us. - Business support: Providers that support our website hosting, security, records, and professional services receive information relevant to their work. - Legal and safety needs: We may disclose information to comply with legal process, address fraud or security incidents, enforce lawful agreements, or protect people's rights and safety. - Business changes: If a business transfer, merger, or similar transaction occurs, relevant information may be disclosed or transferred subject to applicable law and appropriate protections. We do not sell or rent our customer mailing lists. We do disclose information for the service-provider and other purposes described above. Mailchimp and newsletter choices When you subscribe, your email address and related subscription information are sent to Mailchimp. Every marketing email includes a way to unsubscribe. You may also email [email protected] to request removal from our marketing list. We will honor marketing opt-out requests within the time required by law. Unsubscribing does not prevent essential communications about an order or another transaction. Our marketing emails use Mailchimp tracking technologies to record email opens and link clicks and provide reports about newsletter engagement. These technologies include small images embedded in emails and links that redirect through Mailchimp. The information collected may associate your email address with engagement information, IP address, device information, and timestamps. Tracking settings can vary by email and format, and email privacy features may affect the accuracy of the reports. You can stop receiving these emails by unsubscribing. Blocking remote images can reduce open tracking but does not necessarily prevent click tracking. Customer photos and other public material If we select and publish material you submit with the required permissions, the selected images or video and the approved accompanying text become publicly available. Other people may copy or redistribute publicly available material, and search engines may retain copies. Please do not include private contact details in material intended for publication. We use private submission correspondence and verification information to evaluate the submission, administer the program, document permissions, and meet applicable legal obligations. Contact us if you have a privacy, consent, or safety concern about material appearing on the site. We will assess removal requests under the applicable permissions and law. Our competition pages also link to BentBox, a separately operated platform. Information you provide through BentBox is handled under its Privacy Policy (https://bentbox.co/privacy-policy) and the notices of any verification service it uses. BentBox's handling of material published on its platform is separate from our handling of material submitted directly to Malibu Strings or published on MalibuStrings.com. Your information and browser choices You may email [email protected] to ask about personal information we hold, request a correction, request deletion, or raise a privacy concern. Include enough information to identify the relevant account, order, or subscription. We may need to verify your identity, and we may retain information necessary for legal obligations, transaction records, fraud prevention, or legal claims. We will explain how we can address your request and honor any rights that applicable law gives you. You can use your browser settings to manage cookies. Browser “Do Not Track” signals and Global Privacy Control are different mechanisms, and deleting cookies is not a substitute for any privacy choice that applicable law requires us to honor. We have not configured a site-wide mechanism that changes our collection and use of information in response to browser Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signals. Individual providers may have their own practices for handling these signals. You may use the browser and email choices described in this statement or contact us about a privacy request. We will honor any opt-out obligation that applies to us under law. Retention and security We delete unused photo submissions after the selection process. We currently retain customer order records, published photos, and any permission or age-verification records we hold without a fixed deletion schedule. We use retained records to provide support, maintain business and tax records, document permissions, resolve disputes, and meet legal obligations. Some technical, email-history, and payment records are subject to separate retention settings in our shopping-cart platform. For example, its current settings retain visitor page-view records for 3 months, visitor-session records for 12 months, and catalog-view records for 24 months. These periods do not mean that all related order, customer, or payment records are deleted at the same time. You may contact [email protected] to request deletion or ask about a particular record. We will assess your request and honor any applicable legal rights. We may need to retain certain information for legal obligations, transaction records, fraud prevention, or legal claims. Newsletter information is used to manage subscriptions and preferences; limited suppression records may be retained after you unsubscribe to help prevent further marketing emails. We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the information we handle. No website, storage system, or transmission method can be guaranteed completely secure. Use a strong, unique password for any account and contact us promptly if you suspect unauthorized activity. This statement does not limit any security or notification obligation we have under law. Adults and other websites Our products and website content are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information to us, contact [email protected] so that we can investigate and take appropriate action. Our website links to other sites and services, including social networks. Their privacy practices are described in their own notices. Information may be handled in the United States and other locations where our providers operate. Visiting or using our website does not, by itself, supply any consent that applicable law requires for a particular use or transfer of information. Changes and contact We will post updates to this statement with a revised effective date. If a change materially affects our handling of personal information, we will provide a prominent website notice or another appropriate notice, such as email. We will obtain consent when required by law. For privacy questions or requests, contact: Odette Christiane, LLC / Malibu Strings 21521 Blythe St. Canoga Park, CA 91304, United States Email: [email protected]