Privacy Policy

Legacy Studio Barbershop ("Legacy Studio," "we," "us") is a barbershop located at 1635 S Olden Ave, Hamilton, NJ 08610. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect personal information when you visit legacystudionj.com or qr.legacystudionj.com (the "Site"), contact us, or visit the shop.

This policy does not cover the websites or apps of other companies, even when we link to them (for example Square, Google, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, or WhatsApp). Those companies have their own privacy policies.

Information you give us. When you call, text, message us on WhatsApp or social media, or visit the shop, we may receive:

• Your name and phone number, and any email address or social media handle you use to reach us.
• The content of your messages, and your appointment and style preferences.
• Health-related details you choose to share so we can serve you safely — for example allergies, skin or scalp sensitivities, or reactions to hair color. We only use this to provide your service.

Information collected by booking. When you book online, your booking details (such as name, phone, email, and appointment time) are collected and processed by Square, Inc. We can see those details in order to manage your appointment.

Information collected automatically. Like almost every website, our hosting provider (Vercel) automatically records basic technical data when you load the Site — such as your IP address, browser type, the page requested, and the time of the request. These logs are used to keep the Site running and secure. We do not use analytics or advertising cookies, and we do not build profiles of visitors.

Language preference. Your choice of English or Spanish is saved in your own browser (localStorage). It never leaves your device.

We use personal information only to:

• Schedule, confirm, and provide your services.
• Respond to your calls and messages.
• Provide services safely (for example, avoiding products you're allergic to).
• Keep the Site and shop secure and prevent fraud or misuse.
• Comply with legal obligations, such as tax and business records.

We do not sell personal information, we do not use it for targeted advertising, and we do not use it for profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

We share personal information only in these limited situations:

• Service providers that help us run the business — for example Square (booking and payments) and Vercel (website hosting) — who may use it only to provide their services to us.
• Platforms you choose to use to contact us, such as WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok. Your use of those platforms is governed by their own policies.
• When required by law, subpoena, or court order, or to protect the safety of our clients, staff, or others.
• If the business is sold or transferred, in which case this policy will continue to apply to your information.

The Site links to, and in the case of Google Maps embeds, services run by other companies. If you click through or interact with them, those companies may set their own cookies and collect data under their own privacy policies, which we don't control.

Because we don't track visitors across websites, the Site does not change its behavior in response to "Do Not Track" browser signals. We do treat a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal as a valid request to opt out of any sale of personal data or targeted advertising — though we don't do either.

We love showing off our work. We only photograph clients and post those photos — on this Site or on our social media — with the client's permission (and, for anyone under 18, a parent or guardian's permission).

You can withdraw that permission at any time. Tell us in person, by phone, or by message and we will remove the photo from the Site and from our own social media accounts within a reasonable time. We can't control copies that other people have already shared or saved.

Under the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.4 et seq.) and similar state laws, consumers have rights over their personal data. Even where those laws don't apply to a business of our size, we voluntarily honor the following requests from anyone:

• Confirm whether we hold personal data about you, and get a copy of it.
• Correct inaccurate personal data.
• Delete personal data you've provided to us or that we've obtained about you.
• Opt out of any sale of personal data, targeted advertising, or profiling (we don't do these, but the right is yours).

To make a request, call us, message us, or ask in the shop. We may need to confirm your identity before acting on it. We will respond within 45 days; if we need more time (up to another 45 days), we'll tell you why.

If we decline your request, you can appeal by contacting us again and asking us to reconsider. We will respond to your appeal within 60 days. If you're still not satisfied, you may contact the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs or the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General.

We will never charge you more, refuse service, or treat you differently for exercising your privacy rights.

We keep personal information only as long as we need it for the purposes above — for example, while you're an active client, or as long as we're required to keep business and tax records. Booking records stored by Square are kept under Square's retention practices. When we no longer need information, we delete it or make it anonymous.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information, such as limiting access to booking and client information to shop staff. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

If a security breach affects your personal information, we will notify you and the appropriate authorities as required by New Jersey law (N.J.S.A. 56:8-161 et seq.) and other applicable law.

The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13, consistent with the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Appointments for minors should be made by a parent or guardian. If you believe a child under 13 has given us personal information online, contact us and we will delete it.

If you book through Square, you may receive appointment confirmations and reminders by text or email. You can opt out of text messages at any time by replying STOP. Message and data rates may apply.

We will not send you marketing text messages or autodialed marketing calls unless you have given us your prior express written consent, as required by the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Consent is never a condition of getting a service.

We may update this policy from time to time. We'll post the updated version on this page and change the "last updated" date. If we make a material change to how we use personal information, we'll make it clearly visible on the Site before the change takes effect.