Privacy Policy
Last Updated: June 2026
What Andes Mints Collects When You Visit Our Chocolate Mints Site
At Andes Mints, we collect information to operate our site, improve your experience, and provide the mint chocolate content you expect from us.
Information you provide directly:
- Name and email address when you submit a contact form or subscribe to Andes Mints communications
Information collected automatically:
- Device type, browser, operating system
- IP address and approximate location
- Pages visited, time on site, referral source
- Session data — collected via cookies and analytics tools as you browse our chocolate mint collection
Information from third parties:
- Affiliate tracking data from Amazon Associates when you purchase Andes mints through our links
- Analytics data from Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors engage with our mint chocolate content
How Andes Mints Uses Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Operate and improve the Andes Mints site
- Respond to your inquiries about our chocolate mints
- Send communications you’ve opted into — including updates about new Andes mints flavors, seasonal releases, and baking recipes
- Analyze site traffic and user behavior to improve our mint chocolate content
- Comply with legal obligations
- Maintain security and prevent fraud
- Track affiliate referrals when you purchase Andes mints on Amazon
Cookies and Tracking on the Andes Mints Chocolate Site
Andes Mints uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience and understand how you interact with our mint chocolate collection.
Essential cookies: Required for basic site functionality — navigating between our mint chocolate pages, submitting contact forms.
Analytics cookies: Google Analytics tracks site usage including pages visited (such as our Andes baking chips recipes or gluten-free mint collection), session duration, and traffic sources. Data is aggregated and anonymized.
Advertising cookies: Amazon Associates uses cookies to attribute qualifying purchases of Andes mints to our affiliate links. This allows us to earn commissions when you buy Andes chocolate mints through our site.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features on the Andes Mints site.
How Andes Mints Shares Your Information
We may share your information with:
- Service providers: Companies that help us operate the Andes Mints site, including hosting and analytics services
- Amazon.com: As part of the Amazon Associates Program, we share affiliate tracking data when you purchase Andes mints through our links
- Law enforcement or government authorities: When required by law or to protect the rights and safety of Andes Mints and our visitors
- Acquirers: In the event of a business transfer, merger, or acquisition involving the Andes Mints brand
Andes Mints does not sell personal information to third parties.
How Andes Mints Protects Your Data
Andes Mints implements reasonable technical and organizational security measures to protect your information, including SSL encryption for data transmission when you submit contact forms or subscribe to our mint chocolate updates.
However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we work to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your Privacy Rights When Using the Andes Mints Site
All users of the Andes Mints site have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Opt out of marketing communications from Andes Mints
- Request restriction of processing
GDPR Rights (EU/EEA residents):
- Right to access, rectification, and erasure of your data
- Right to restrict processing and data portability
- Right to object to processing of your information
- Right to withdraw consent at any time
- Right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority
CCPA/CPRA Rights (California residents):
- Know what personal information Andes Mints collects and how it’s used
- Know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom
- Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information
- Request deletion of personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Limit use of sensitive personal information
- Non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights
Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), and Utah (UCPA) Rights:
Residents of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah have rights to access, correction, deletion, data portability, and opt-out of targeted advertising, substantially similar to CCPA rights, subject to state-specific provisions.
How to exercise your rights: Submit a request by email to the address listed in the Contact section below, or use the contact form on the Andes Mints site. We will respond within 30–45 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
Andes Mints and Children’s Privacy
The Andes Mints site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at the address below and we will promptly delete it in compliance with COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act).
Third-Party Links from the Andes Mints Site
The Andes Mints site contains links to Amazon.com and other third-party websites. Andes Mints is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party site you visit after leaving the Andes Mints chocolate mints collection.
International Data Transfers for Andes Mints Visitors
Andes Mints operates in the United States. If you access this site from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the US.
We take steps to ensure adequate protections are in place for such transfers, in compliance with applicable law.
How Long Andes Mints Retains Your Data
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Contact form submissions are typically retained for up to 12 months. Analytics data collected through the Andes Mints site is governed by Google’s data retention policies.
Email Communications from Andes Mints
If you subscribe to Andes Mints communications, you will receive periodic emails about our mint chocolate collection, new flavors, seasonal releases like Andes Christmas mints, baking recipes, and site updates.
You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email or contacting us directly at the address below.
Do Not Track Signals and the Andes Mints Site
Some browsers transmit “Do Not Track” signals. At this time, Andes Mints does not respond to Do Not Track signals. We continue to collect information as described in this Privacy Policy.
Changes to the Andes Mints Privacy Policy
Andes Mints may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will indicate the effective date of the latest revision at the top of this page.
Material changes will be communicated with reasonable notice. Continued use of the Andes Mints site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
Contact Andes Mints About Your Privacy
To exercise your privacy rights or ask questions about this policy, contact us at:
California “Shine the Light” Law
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits California residents to request information about personal information shared with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
To make such a request, contact us at the address above.
Consent
By using the Andes Mints site, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.