Privacy policy

Last updated September 29, 2026

Amby’s Beauty Bar is a home nail studio in Elizabeth, New Jersey. This policy explains what information we collect through ambys.beauty and at your appointments, why we collect it, and how you can see, change or delete it. The short version: we keep only what we need to book and look after your nails, we never sell it, and we don’t use advertising or tracking cookies.

What we collect

Information you give us

Phone number. This is how we recognize you as a client.
Email address. Used to confirm it’s you and to send your booking emails.
Name.
Anything you choose to add: your usual preferences (shape, length and so on), notes about the set you want, an inspiration photo, and whether you’d like offers by email.
Birthday, only if you share it with the studio, so we can send a birthday offer.

Information created when you book or visit

Your appointments: date, time, service, status, and whether the deposit was received.
Your payments: what was purchased, the amount, tip, discount and how you paid (cash, Zelle, Apple Pay or card). We never see or store card numbers or bank details. Deposits sent by Zelle or Apple Pay are handled entirely by those services.
Studio notes the tech keeps to do your nails well and safely, for example sensitivities, a lifted nail last visit, or a late arrival. You can ask to see these.

Information collected automatically

Your IP address, used briefly to limit repeated sign-in attempts and to protect the site from abuse.
Standard server logs kept by our hosting provider (such as page requested, time and browser type).

We do not use analytics, advertising or social-media tracking pixels.

How we use it

To book, confirm, remind you about, reschedule or cancel appointments.
To confirm it’s really you before showing or changing your saved details.
To record payments and deposits and keep business and tax records.
To remember your preferences so you don’t have to repeat them.
To send you openings and offers, only if you opted in.
To keep the site secure and working.

You don’t need a password. When you enter your phone number, we email a 6-digit code (and a one-tap button) to the address on file for that number, or to the address you give us the first time. Your saved details only appear after the code checks out. If someone types your number, the code goes to your inbox; they don’t see your name, email address or history. The code works once and expires after 15 minutes.

Cookies and storage

We only use cookies that the site needs to work. You can’t opt out of these and still book online.

Sign-in cookies keep you confirmed on this device for up to 30 days, so returning is quick. Signing out, or choosing “Not you?”, removes them.
A short confirmation cookie holds your request for 15 minutes while you enter the code.
Studio cookies are used only when staff sign in to the studio admin.
Your browser’s local storage remembers the set and time you picked, so your booking isn’t lost if the confirmation opens in a new tab. It stays on your device and is cleared when you book.

Emails

Booking emails (codes, confirmations, deposit receipts, reminders and cancellations) go to the email on your client record because they’re part of your appointment.

Offer emails are only sent if you opt in, and a few a month at most. Every one has an unsubscribe link that works in one tap. Unsubscribing doesn’t affect your booking emails.

We don’t sell your information and we don’t share it for advertising. A few service providers handle it on our behalf, only to provide their service to us:

Supabase stores our database and photos and handles sign-in (servers in the United States).
Netlify hosts the website.
Resend delivers our emails.

We may also share information if the law requires it, or to protect the safety of clients, the studio or others.

How long we keep it

Your client record stays while you’re a client, or until you ask us to delete it.
Inspiration photos are kept with the appointment they belong to and deleted with your record.
Payment totals are kept for as long as tax law requires (generally up to seven years). If you ask us to delete your record, those totals are kept without your name.
Sign-in codes expire after 15 minutes. Anti-abuse records (IP address, number of attempts) are deleted within a day.
Deleting your record also deletes your sign-in account.

How we protect it

The site only runs over an encrypted connection (HTTPS). Your information is stored in a locked-down database that can’t be reached from the browser; every request goes through our own server, and only the studio can sign in to the admin. No system is perfectly secure, but if we learn of a breach that affects you, we’ll tell you as the law requires.

Your choices and rights

You can ask us at any time to:

Show you the information we have about you, or send you a copy.
Correct anything that’s wrong.
Delete your client record.
Stop sending you offer emails (or use the unsubscribe link).

New Jersey residents have these rights under the New Jersey Data Privacy Act, along with the right to opt out of the sale of personal data, targeted advertising and profiling. We don’t do any of those. We’ll answer requests within 45 days. If we decline a request, you can ask us to reconsider, and if you’re still not satisfied you can contact the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.

To make a request, contact us as described below. We may ask you to confirm your phone number or email first so we don’t hand your information to someone else.

Children

This site is not meant for children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect their information. Clients under 18 should book with a parent or guardian.

Changes to this policy

If we change how we handle your information, we’ll update this page and the date at the top. For significant changes, we’ll also let clients know by email.

Contact

For questions or requests about your information, email hello@ambys.beauty or message us on Instagram at @ambysbeautybar. You can also see or cancel your bookings yourself on My appointments.

Amby’s Beauty Bar · Elizabeth, New Jersey