Privacy Policy
1. Information I Collect
1.1 Customer data
To fulfill your order, you must provide me with certain information, such as your name, email address, postal address, and the details of the product that you’re ordering. You may also choose to provide me with additional personal information (e.g., why you are purchasing a particular painting, the identity of the recipient, etc.).
1.2 Payment information
Electronic payments are handled through PayPal.com, and I do not have access to this information at all.
1.3 Website visitor tracking
Like most websites, this website uses Google Analytics. This tool collects information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. We use this information to better understand how visitors find the site and how they interact with it. I can use this to make adjustments to my website, to deliver a better user experience. None of this data is personally identifiable, but you can opt out of this tracking at any time via your own browser settings. See below about cookies.
2. How I Use the Information
Information about my customers is important to my business. I share your personal information for very limited reasons and in limited circumstances, as follows:
2.1 Internal record keeping
2.2 Fulfilling orders
I provide the USPS or other third party delivery companies with your name and delivery address in order to ship your order.
2.3 Compliance with laws
I may collect, use, retain, and share your information if I have a good faith belief that it is reasonably necessary to: (a) respond to legal process or to government requests; (b) enforce my agreements, terms and policies; and (c) prevent, investigate, and address fraud and other illegal activity, security, or technical issues.
3. Data Retention
I retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide you with my services and as described in my Privacy Policy. However, I may also be required to retain this information to comply with my legal and regulatory obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce my agreements. I generally keep your data for 38 months.
4. Cookies
A cookie is a piece of code that allows the web server to identify and track activity of the web browser. They are widely used in order to make websites work more efficiently. By default, your web browser will accept Cookies, but you can block them in your browser’s Preferences settings.
This site uses Google Analytics, which provides me with information about how visitors use the site and ways that I can improve their experience. These cookies may track things such as how long visitors spend on the site and the pages that they visit so I can continue to produce engaging content, but all of this information is anonymous. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
For further details please consult the help menu in your browser or visit www.allaboutcookies.org
5. Third Party Links
This website may contain links to third party websites. Unless otherwise stated, this Privacy Policy only covers information that we collect from you on this Site. Any other link will be covered by the privacy policy of that specific site. You acknowledge and accept that we are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third parties.
6. Security
I am committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, I have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Though I have these procedures in place, I can’t be held responsible for any intercepted information shared through my site without our knowledge or permission.
How to Contact Me
For purposes of EU data protection law, I, Beth Whitney, am the data controller of your personal information. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact me directly by emailing beth(at)downeastwatercolors(dot)com.
Updated September 13, 2018
