Privacy Policy

Site Owner and Database Controller Details:

Name: Baruch Sterman

Email: baruch.sterman@gmail.com

Phone: 054-260-1282

Website URL: tekhelet.co.il

General

We respect the privacy of our website’s users. We have therefore decided to publish a clear and transparent privacy policy, and we are committed to acting in accordance with it.

The purpose of this document is to explain how we handle user privacy. Among other things, we will explain what information is collected, how we use it, and what rights are available to you regarding this information.

This privacy policy is adapted to the provisions of Section 11 of the Privacy Protection Law, 5741-1981.

This document is written in the masculine form for convenience only, but it is intended for all genders.

We recommend reading the privacy policy carefully. Continued use of the site constitutes confirmation that you have read, understood, and agree to this policy. If you do not want your information to be collected in accordance with this policy, please refrain from using the site.

There is no legal obligation to provide your details, but note that providing certain information may be a condition for full access to the site’s content, to the services we offer, or to making purchases and bookings.

1. Information We Collect on the Site

When using the site’s services, information about you is collected, some of which identifies you personally:

  • Contact details, such as your name, email address, phone number;
  • Information you provided in correspondence and/or communication with the site;
  • Information you provided about offers and services that interested you;
  • The site uses “cookies” and/or “pixels,” some of which may personally identify you;
  • Information about purchases made on the site is collected;

Some of the information collected does not personally identify you, for example:

  • The type of browser you are viewing the site from;
  • The type of device you are viewing the site from;
  • How you use the site and browsing data — time spent on each page, which pages you visited, actions performed on the site;
  • Products you showed interest in;
  • User preferences such as preferred language;

2. Collection of Information

The data collected, as well as content that users upload and/or share and/or create on the site, will be held by the site owner. The databases are stored on hosting servers. The site user declares that they consent to the storage of information on these servers, which may be located in Israel or abroad.

3. Purposes of Collecting and Using Information

The information collected will be used in accordance with this privacy policy, or in accordance with the provisions of any applicable law, in order to:

  • Provide and enable the services detailed on the site;
  • Improve the services and content offered on the site, modify them, or discontinue them;
  • Communicate with you and respond to your inquiries;
  • Enable purchases and for the supply of products and services;
  • Send and publish marketing information and content, and for making contact;
  • Tailor the ads displayed during your visit to the site to your areas of interest;
  • Enforce the site’s rules and procedures as they appear in the terms of use;
  • For control purposes — including security, fraud prevention, and identifying illegal use of the site;

4. Legal Basis for Collecting Information

We will process your personal information, including sensitive information, only when we have a legal basis to do so. The legal bases for processing are:

  • We have obtained your explicit consent to the processing.

and/or

  • Processing the information is permitted by law.

5. Direct Electronic Marketing and Contacting the User

The site owner is interested in updating users about important updates, developments, and other relevant matters related to the site and its services. To ensure continuous and up-to-date communication, the site owner may send messages (notifications) to users.

The site owner is also interested in sending you, from time to time, newsletters or other messages by email, and/or SMS text message or WhatsApp, and/or other digital means, about the services and products as well as marketing and advertising information.

Such information will only be sent to you if you have given your explicit consent, and you may withdraw your consent and stop receiving it at any time.

We will not provide your personal information to advertisers. However, we may transfer statistical information about user activity on the site and in the newsletter to third parties.

6. Disclosure of Information to Third Parties

The site owner will not transfer your personal details and information collected about your activity on the site to third parties except in the following cases:

  • Name and email address are transferred to the site’s mailing system provider;
  • If you purchase products and services through the site, the necessary information will be supplied to the third party required to complete the purchase and/or delivery process;
  • Some of the site’s services are provided by third parties, who have their own separate terms of use and privacy policy;
  • Some information is transferred to a provider that provides hosting services for the site;
  • Information about your use and activity on the site will be transferred to marketing platforms such as META and GOOGLE via cookies and/or pixels. The site may also transfer general statistical information only, which is not personal or private, about site usage, such as the total number of visitors to this site and to each page of the site, as well as the domain names of visitors’ internet service providers;
  • In the event of a legal dispute between you and the business that requires disclosure of your details;
  • If you perform actions on the site that violate the law;
  • If a court order is received instructing the disclosure of your details or information about you to a third party;
  • Business ownership transfers, mergers, and the like: in the event of a merger, acquisition, or transfer of assets, your personal information may be transferred to a third party as part of the transaction, provided that the acquiring entity assumes the provisions of this privacy policy;

7. Cookies

A cookie (“Cookie” file) is code used for authentication, tracking browsing data, and storing information about users. Each cookie is created by a server and transferred to the user’s browser; it is your browser that stores cookies in your computer’s or device’s memory.

The site uses cookies for its ongoing and proper operation, including to collect statistical data about the user’s use of the site, to verify details, to tailor the site to your personal preferences, and for information security purposes.

Modern browsers include an option to avoid accepting cookies and to delete existing cookies. If you don’t know how to do this, check the help file of the browser you are using.

The site may use three types of cookies:

  • Essential cookies: necessary for the proper operation of the site (for example: enabling account login).
  • Performance cookies: used to analyze site usage (for example, Google Analytics).
  • Advertising cookies: provide personalized ads to the user.

8. Third-Party Advertising

The site owner may permit other companies to manage the site’s advertising system. The ads you view while using the site come from the computers of those companies.

9. Information Security

The site implements up-to-date information security systems and procedures. While these systems and procedures reduce the risks of unauthorized penetration, they do not provide absolute security. Therefore, the site owner does not guarantee that the site and its services will be completely immune from unauthorized access to the information stored on them, and the user declares that they are aware of and agree to this.

10. Rights of the Data Subject

10.1. Right of Access –

Under the Privacy Protection Law, 5741-1981, every person is entitled to review information about themselves held in a database.

10.2. Right to Correct Information –

A person who has reviewed information about themselves and found it to be incorrect, incomplete, unclear, or outdated, may contact the database owner with a request to correct or delete the information.

10.3. Requests regarding rights should be directed via the contact details listed above.

11. Reporting a Privacy Violation

If you believe your privacy has been violated in connection with the site’s activity, please contact the site owner and detail in your inquiry the circumstances of the violation as you see them. Also, if you have questions or concerns regarding the processing of your personal information, or if you would like to exercise your rights, the site owner will respond to your inquiries within a reasonable time and provide you with the information you need. You can contact the site owner via the contact details listed at the beginning of this document.

12. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We will regularly review and update our privacy policy to ensure it reflects our current data handling practices. All updates will be clearly communicated to you, and we will obtain your consent as required by law.

This privacy policy was last updated: August 2026