PRIVACY STATEMENT

Uncle Reco Privacy Policy

Last updated: 16 March 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Uncle's Empire Pty Ltd trading as Uncle Reco ("Uncle Reco", "we", "us" or "our") collects, holds, uses and discloses personal information when you visit our website, make a purchase, contact us, subscribe to marketing, or interact with our business, including our Meta advertising workflow known as Reco Ad App.

1. Who We Are

Uncle Reco is a clothing and e-commerce business owned and operated by Uncle's Empire Pty Ltd.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, want to access or correct your personal information, or want to make a privacy complaint, you can contact us at:

Email: sales@unclereco.com
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2. What Personal Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect personal information such as:

  • your name
  • billing and shipping address
  • email address
  • phone number
  • order and purchase history
  • payment and transaction details
  • communications with us
  • customer support and return request details
  • account details if you create an account
  • marketing preferences
  • technical information such as IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, site usage, pages viewed, session data and cookie data

We generally do not seek to collect sensitive information unless it is reasonably necessary and permitted by law.

3. How We Collect Personal Information

We may collect personal information:

  • directly from you when you place an order, create an account, subscribe to our emails, contact us, submit a return or otherwise interact with us
  • automatically through cookies, analytics tools, pixels and similar technologies when you browse our website or engage with our ads
  • from service providers and business partners that help us operate our store, such as Shopify, payment processors, shipping partners, analytics providers, advertising platforms and customer support tools
  • from Meta when authorised in connection with Reco Ad App and related advertising workflows

4. Why We Collect, Use and Disclose Personal Information

We collect, use and disclose personal information for purposes including:

  • processing and fulfilling orders
  • arranging shipping, returns, refunds and customer support
  • communicating with you about purchases, service issues or inquiries
  • operating and improving our website, products and customer experience
  • sending marketing communications where permitted by law or where you have consented
  • measuring and improving advertising performance
  • maintaining internal records and business operations
  • detecting fraud, abuse, security issues or unlawful activity
  • complying with legal and regulatory obligations
  • operating and improving Reco Ad App and related advertising workflows

If you do not provide certain personal information, we may not be able to provide products, services or support to you.

5. Marketing Communications

Where permitted by law, we may send you emails, SMS or other communications about our store, products, offers and updates.

You can opt out of marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the message or by contacting us at sales@unclereco.com.

Opting out of marketing does not affect service-related communications about your orders, returns, account or legal matters.

6. Shopify and Payment Processing

Our store is hosted on Shopify, which provides the e-commerce platform we use to sell our products and services.

When you place an order, your information may be processed and stored through Shopify's systems and the systems of service providers integrated with Shopify. Payment information is processed by Shopify and/or relevant third-party payment providers in accordance with their own terms, privacy practices and security controls.

For more information, please see:

  • Shopify Privacy Policy
  • Shopify Privacy Controls

7. Cookies, Analytics and Advertising Technologies

We and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags and similar technologies to:

  • enable website functionality
  • remember your cart and session
  • analyse website traffic and customer behaviour
  • improve site performance and user experience
  • measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
  • support retargeting and remarketing

These technologies may collect technical and browsing information including your IP address, browser type, referral source, device information and on-site behaviour.

You can usually manage cookies through your browser settings, although disabling some cookies may affect website functionality.

8. Disclosure of Personal Information

We may disclose personal information to:

  • Shopify and e-commerce infrastructure providers
  • payment processors
  • shipping, logistics and fulfilment providers
  • email, SMS, CRM and customer support providers
  • analytics and advertising platforms
  • Meta and related business tools where relevant to our advertising operations
  • professional advisers including legal, accounting and business advisers
  • regulators, law enforcement, courts or government authorities where required or authorised by law
  • a purchaser or successor entity in connection with a merger, acquisition, sale or restructuring of our business or assets

We do not sell personal information in the ordinary meaning of that term.

9. Overseas Disclosure

Some of our service providers may store or process personal information outside Australia, including in countries where Shopify, Meta, cloud, analytics, email, payment and advertising providers operate.

This may include Australia, the United States, Canada, Singapore, Ireland and other countries relevant to those providers' operations or infrastructure.

By dealing with us, you acknowledge that your personal information may be disclosed to overseas recipients in this way.

10. How We Hold and Protect Personal Information

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. These steps may include:

  • secure platforms and hosting
  • role-based access controls
  • password and access management
  • secure transmission methods where appropriate
  • reliance on reputable third-party providers with security controls

No method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, including to provide services, maintain records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce agreements.

When personal information is no longer reasonably required, we take reasonable steps to destroy it or de-identify it, unless we are required or permitted by law to retain it.

12. Access and Correction

You may request access to the personal information we hold about you, and you may ask us to correct personal information that is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading.

To make a request, contact sales@unclereco.com.

We may need to verify your identity before responding.

13. Complaints

If you believe we have mishandled your personal information, you can contact us at sales@unclereco.com and explain your complaint.

We will review your complaint and respond within a reasonable time.

14. Third-Party Links

Our website or communications may contain links to third-party websites or applications. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties and encourage you to review their privacy policies separately.

15. Children's Privacy

Our website and services are not directed to children under the age at which they can legally provide consent under applicable law. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate consent, please contact us.

16. Reco Ad App

Reco Ad App is used by Uncle Reco to manage advertising assets and workflows on Meta platforms, including creating, managing and reviewing advertising campaigns in Meta Ads Manager.

When authorised by the relevant account owner, Reco Ad App may access limited business and advertising data required to manage campaigns, including:

  • ad account identifiers
  • campaign, ad set and ad details
  • creative asset information
  • page or business asset information
  • advertising performance data and reports

We use this information only for advertising operations, campaign management, reporting, optimisation and related internal business workflows.

Information accessed through Reco Ad App is not sold and is only used for the operation and improvement of our advertising workflows, except where disclosure is required by law or reasonably necessary for service providers supporting those workflows.

17. Reco Ad App Data Deletion

If you have connected Reco Ad App and want associated data deleted, please follow the instructions on our data deletion page:

You can also remove the app connection from your Facebook settings where applicable. Removing access through Facebook prevents further access by the app.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business, legal obligations, service providers or privacy practices. The updated version will be posted on our website with a revised "Last updated" date.

19. Contact Us

Privacy Contact
Uncle's Empire Pty Ltd trading as Uncle Reco
Email: sales@unclereco.com