Last Updated: 2026.04.02
Our website address is: http://www.apassingstranger.com. We are committed to making the world a better place through kindness, fun, and compassionate human interaction. The legal stuff below is to protect us both from people who are lame and document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by A Passing Stranger and how we use it. But if you got here, you’re probably pretty amazing too.
1. Information We Collect
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device.
- Personal Information: When you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers via third-party processors), email address, and phone number.
- Tech Stack Data: * Wordfence: To protect our Site from security threats, Wordfence processes visitor IP addresses to identify malicious actors.
- Jetpack: Utilized for site statistics and image optimization. This data is processed by Automattic (the creators of Jetpack).
- RankMath: Used for SEO purposes to improve site visibility.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this information to:
- Communicate with you;
- Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
- Provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
3. Payment Processing
We use WooCommerce Payments and PayPal for payment processing. We do not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy.
4. Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other website, A Passing Stranger uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.
HOW WE USE COOKIES
- If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.
- If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
- If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
5. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
6. Third-Party Privacy Policies
A Passing Stranger’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party servers for more detailed information.
7. Data Retention
When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
8. Rights for Users in Canada and Elsewhere
If you are a resident of Canada or certain other jurisdictions, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
9. Contact Us
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at help@apassingstranger.com or by mail using the details provided below:
A Passing Stranger, LLC
Seattle, WA 98104
United States