Serving Ocala · The Villages · Dunnellon · Marion County

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 16, 2026

More Splendid Things (“More Splendid Things,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when you visit our website, shop with us, inquire about our services, consign property, register for an estate sale or auction, subscribe to our communications, or otherwise interact with us.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, when we may share it, and the choices available to you.

This Privacy Policy applies to moresplendidthings.com and the online services operated by More Splendid Things.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following categories of information.

Information You Provide Directly

We may collect information such as:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Telephone number

  • Billing address

  • Shipping or pickup address

  • Account login information

  • Order and transaction information

  • Items you wish to consign or sell

  • Photos, descriptions, and information about personal property

  • Information submitted through contact, consignment, inquiry, or appointment forms

  • Communications you send to us

  • Newsletter and marketing preferences

  • Reviews, testimonials, or other content you voluntarily provide

Payment Information

When you purchase products or services through our website, payment information may be processed by third-party payment processors.

More Splendid Things generally does not directly store complete credit or debit card numbers. Payment providers process payment information according to their own privacy policies and security practices.

Information Collected Automatically

When you use our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address

  • Browser type

  • Device type

  • Operating system

  • Pages viewed

  • Date and time of visits

  • Referring website

  • Links clicked

  • Shopping cart activity

  • Approximate geographic location based on IP address

  • Cookie and similar technology identifiers

We may use cookies, analytics services, advertising technologies, and similar tools to understand how visitors use our website and to improve our services.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information to:

  • Process and fulfill purchases

  • Arrange shipping, delivery, or pickup

  • Manage customer accounts

  • Respond to inquiries

  • Schedule consultations or appointments

  • Evaluate consignment inquiries

  • Provide estate sale, auction, liquidation, and consignment services

  • Communicate regarding orders, consignments, appointments, or transactions

  • Send information about upcoming estate sales, consignments, special offers, or events

  • Operate and improve our website

  • Personalize the customer experience

  • Prevent fraud and unauthorized transactions

  • Maintain security

  • Maintain business and transaction records

  • Comply with legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory obligations

  • Enforce our agreements and policies

  • Protect our customers, business, property, and legal rights

3. Email Marketing

If you subscribe to our mailing list, we may send you emails regarding:

  • Upcoming estate sales

  • New consignments

  • New products

  • Auctions

  • Special offers

  • Business updates

  • Events and announcements

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link contained in the email or by contacting us.

Unsubscribing from promotional messages will not prevent us from sending transactional communications relating to an existing order, appointment, consignment, or other business relationship.

4. SMS and Telephone Communications

If you voluntarily provide your telephone number, we may use it to communicate with you regarding appointments, purchases, pickups, consignments, estate sales, customer-service matters, or other requests you make.

Where required by law, marketing text messages will only be sent with the appropriate consent.

Message and data rates may apply.

Consent to receive marketing communications is not a condition of purchasing goods or services.

You may request that marketing text messages stop at any time by following the opt-out instructions contained in the message or contacting us.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as:

  • Keeping items in your shopping cart

  • Remembering preferences

  • Supporting account functionality

  • Understanding website traffic

  • Measuring website performance

  • Preventing fraud

  • Improving website functionality

  • Supporting advertising and marketing activities

You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings.

Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the website.

6. Analytics and Advertising

We may use third-party services to help us understand website traffic, measure advertising effectiveness, and improve our marketing.

These providers may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about your interaction with our website.

Depending on the tools installed on the website, these providers may include services offered by companies such as Google, Meta, WordPress, WooCommerce, or other technology providers.

Their handling of information is governed by their respective privacy policies.

7. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information in exchange for money.

We may disclose information to service providers that help us operate our business, including:

  • Website hosting providers

  • E-commerce platforms

  • Payment processors

  • Shipping and delivery providers

  • Email marketing providers

  • SMS or telephone communication providers

  • Analytics providers

  • Advertising providers

  • IT and cybersecurity providers

  • Professional advisers

  • Accounting and bookkeeping providers

These parties may receive only the information reasonably necessary to provide services on our behalf.

We may also disclose information:

  • When required by law

  • In response to a subpoena, court order, or lawful government request

  • To investigate fraud or security incidents

  • To enforce our agreements

  • To protect our rights, customers, employees, property, or safety

  • As part of a merger, acquisition, sale, restructuring, or transfer of some or all of our business assets

8. Estate Sale and Consignment Information

When you request estate sale, liquidation, auction, or consignment services, we may collect additional information necessary to evaluate and provide those services.

This may include:

  • Property descriptions

  • Photographs

  • Inventory information

  • Contact information

  • Property location

  • Ownership information

  • Scheduling information

  • Transaction records

Certain information about merchandise may be displayed publicly when necessary to advertise an estate sale, auction, consignment item, or product.

We will not intentionally publish personal information unrelated to the sale or marketing of the merchandise.

9. Online Purchases

If you place an order through our website, we may collect and use information necessary to:

  • Process payment

  • Confirm your purchase

  • Arrange pickup, shipping, or delivery

  • Communicate about the transaction

  • Prevent fraudulent activity

  • Maintain required financial records

Third-party payment and shipping providers may separately process your information according to their own terms and privacy policies.

10. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, destruction, or misuse.

However, no website, online transaction, database, or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account credentials associated with your account.

11. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Complete transactions

  • Provide requested services

  • Maintain business records

  • Resolve disputes

  • Prevent fraud

  • Enforce agreements

  • Meet tax, accounting, insurance, and legal obligations

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information involved.

12. Your Privacy Choices

Depending on applicable law and the nature of your relationship with us, you may request that we:

  • Provide information about personal information we maintain about you

  • Correct inaccurate personal information

  • Delete certain personal information

  • Stop sending marketing communications

  • Update your communication preferences

Some information may need to be retained when required for legal, tax, accounting, fraud-prevention, contractual, or legitimate business purposes.

To submit a privacy request, contact us at:

Email: shari@moresplendidthings.com
Phone: (352) 875-8611

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

13. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social-media platforms, auction platforms, payment services, or other services that we do not operate.

We are not responsible for the privacy, security, accuracy, or content of those third-party websites.

We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

14. Social Media

More Splendid Things may maintain profiles on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and other social networks.

Information you submit through those platforms may be processed both by More Splendid Things and by the applicable social-media provider.

Your use of those platforms is also governed by their respective terms and privacy policies.

15. Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are intended for a general adult audience and are not directed toward children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13.

If we become aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

16. Florida Residents

More Splendid Things is located in Florida and takes reasonable measures to safeguard personal information maintained in electronic form.

If Florida law provides you with specific privacy rights that apply to our business and your personal information, we will process qualifying requests in accordance with applicable law.

17. Visitors From Other States

Visitors from states that provide additional privacy rights may contact us regarding those rights.

Whether a particular state privacy law applies depends on factors including the visitor’s residence, the nature of the information, and statutory applicability thresholds.

We will comply with applicable privacy laws when they apply to our business.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our:

  • Business practices

  • Website

  • Technology

  • Services

  • Legal obligations

When changes are made, the revised version will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.

Your continued use of the website after a revised policy is posted constitutes acknowledgment of the revised policy to the extent permitted by law.

19. Contact Us

Questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

More Splendid Things
Ocala, Florida, United States

Phone: (352) 875-8611
Email: shari@moresplendidthings.com
Website: moresplendidthings.com