Privacy Policy - ArtCanvas

1. Introduction

Welcome to ArtCanvas ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website artcanvas.com (the "Site"), including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through the Site.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Site.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

Register on the Site
Subscribe to our newsletter
Fill out a contact form
Participate in surveys or contests
Comment on blog posts
Purchase products or services

This information may include:

Name
Email address
Postal address
Phone number
Payment information
Any other information you choose to provide

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, including:

IP address
Browser type and version
Operating system
Referring website
Pages of our Site that you visit
Time spent on those pages
Information about how you use our Site

2.3 Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies to help customize the Site and improve your experience. Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, please see our Cookie Policy section below.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

Provide, maintain, and improve our Site
Process transactions and send related information
Send administrative information, such as updates, security alerts, and support messages
Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
Send you marketing communications about our products, services, offers, and events
Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site
Detect, prevent, and address technical issues
Comply with legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent to process your personal information for specific purposes.
Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.
Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.

5. Sharing Your Information

We may share your information in the following situations:

With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf.
Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect our or others' rights, property, or safety.

6. Cookie Policy

Our Site uses cookies and similar technologies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse our Site and also allows us to improve it.

6.1 What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device and remember if you've been to the website before.

6.2 Types of Cookies We Use

Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for you to browse the Site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas.
Preference Cookies: These cookies enable the Site to remember information that changes the way the Site behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region you are in.
Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Site by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Marketing Cookies: These cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user.

6.3 Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

7. Third-Party Analytics

We use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to help understand how users engage with the Site. These analytics services may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your use of the Site and report website trends. To learn more about Google's privacy practices, please review the Google Privacy Policy. You can also download the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

8. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal information.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal information, under certain conditions.
Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.
Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

11. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

12. International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal information, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United Kingdom and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the information, including personal information, to the United Kingdom and process it there.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email: [email protected]
By phone: +442196899529
By mail: ArtCanvas, 62 Morris Forge, New Pete, DD8 1LR, United Kingdom