Who we are
West Avenue is a curated secondhand handbag shop based in Guam. This policy explains how our storefront handles information when you browse bags, save favorites, or contact us about an item.
Browsing our website
You can browse our collection without creating an account or providing your name. Our hosting and other technical service providers may process ordinary connection information, such as an IP address, browser type, requested pages, and technical logs, to deliver and protect the website.
Product photographs and video backgrounds may be delivered through external media-hosting services, which can receive the connection information needed to serve those files.
Favorites and public stars
When you select the star on a handbag for the first time, our site generates a random visitor identifier and attempts to store it in your browser's localStorage. We use this identifier to remember which bags you have starred, and to limit each identifier to one star per bag. We do not create a new Favorites identifier merely because you visited the site.
Supabase stores the random identifier together with the ID of each starred product. Everyone can see the total number of stars on a bag, but the public catalog does not show a list of visitors or their identifiers. You can click a starred bag again to remove your star.
Favorites are associated with your current browser, not a personal account. If you clear your browser storage or use another device, your saved list may no longer be accessible. Clearing browser storage does not automatically remove an existing star from the public total; please remove stars before clearing it, or contact us if you need help.
Cookies and tracking
The Favorites feature uses localStorage, not an advertising cookie. The storefront is not intentionally configured to use advertising pixels or cross-site behavioral tracking cookies. Services that deliver the site or embedded content may have their own technical storage or logging practices. If our use of tracking technology changes, we will update this policy and add consent controls where required.
Inquiries and Instagram
If you choose to inquire about a bag, the storefront currently sends you to our Instagram page. Messages, account details, and other information you choose to share with us through Instagram are also handled under Instagram's Privacy Policy. Please avoid sending sensitive personal information through public comments.
Our service providers
We use Vercel for website hosting and Supabase for product data and Favorites. We also use external services to serve certain images and video files. These providers may process technical information as needed to operate their services. Your information may be processed outside Guam.
How long we keep data
Your browser keeps a Favorites identifier until you clear that site's storage or your browser removes it. Stars saved in our database remain until unstarred, the related bag is removed, or we delete the records. Technical logs are retained according to the applicable service providers' practices and settings.
Your choices and questions
You may browse without starring anything, remove your stars through the Favorites feature, and clear browser storage in your browser settings. You may also contact us to ask about information associated with your interactions and request corrections or deletion where we can reasonably identify the relevant records and applicable law permits.
Contact us through @west.avenue_ on Instagram. Please note that because Favorites do not require an account, we may need additional information to locate a specific anonymous identifier.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy if our storefront features, service providers, or legal requirements change. The date at the top of this page will show the latest revision.