Privacy
Note: Even though this website is hosted on a platform that uses cookies to make rosievillage.com run smoothly and efficiently, Rosie Village Ceramics is not interested in data and we aren’t tracking you. We’re too busy creating art to pay attention to your online behavior here on our site or elsewhere, much less any of our own website analytics. But you can rest assured, protecting your private information is our priority.
Please note: Rose Village Ceramics does not now, nor will we ever in the future sell or rent your personal data to any third party. Because that’s just gross.
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Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
Rosie Village Ceramics (“we” or “us” or “our”) respects the privacy of our users (“user” or “you”). Protecting your private information is our priority. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, rosievillageceramics.com, including any other media form, mobile website, or related application or connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”).
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Site, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.
COLLECTION OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:
Derivative Data
Information automatically collected when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site. This helps with functionality of the site.
Personal Data
Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, billing address, email address, and telephone number, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Site or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site, such as contact form, online chat, classes and purchases. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however not doing so may prevent you from making purchases or using certain features or services on the Site.
Financial Data
We do not store or have access to any of your financial information collected during the purchase process. All financial information is encrypted and sent securely to our payment processor, PayPal. You are encouraged to review the PayPal privacy policy on their website and contact them directly for responses to your questions.
Data From Contests, Giveaways, and Surveys
Personal and other information you may provide when entering contests or giveaways and/or responding to surveys.
Mobile Device Data
Device information, such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer, and information about the location of your device, if you access the Site from a mobile device.
USE OF YOUR INFORMATION
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information about you that you have voluntarily provided via the Site to:
· Administer promotions and contests that you have entered.
· Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for use internally.
· Create and manage your account.
· Deliver targeted marketing, advertising, coupons, newsletters, and other information regarding promotions and the Site.
· Email you regarding your account or order.
· Enable user-to-user communications.
· Fulfill and manage purchases, orders, payments, and other transactions related to the Site.
· Generate a personal profile about you to make future visits to the Site more personalized.
· Increase the efficiency and operation of the Site.
· Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.
· Notify you of updates to the Site.
· Offer new products, services, and/or recommendations to you.
· Perform other business activities as needed.
· Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
· Process payments and refunds.
· Request feedback and contact you about your use of the Site.
· Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.
· Respond to product and customer service requests.
· Send you a newsletter.
· Solicit support for the Site.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
By Law or to Protect Rights
If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of Rosie Village Ceramics and others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation. This includes exchanging information with other entities for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, email delivery, website hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services, and are required to maintain strict confidentiality of your information. Please feel contact us for a list of service providers we use (if any at all.)
Online Postings
When you post comments, contributions or other content to the Site, your posts may be viewed by all users and the general public, and may be publicly distributed outside the Site in perpetuity.
TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
Cookie policy: We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site. You may not decline web beacons. However, they can be rendered ineffective by declining all cookies or by modifying your web browser’s settings to notify you each time a cookie is tendered, permitting you to accept or decline cookies on an individual basis.
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
The Site may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, (i.e.: a blog post on this Site might have links to other artists’ websites or links to interesting articles online or links to clay tools on amazon, etc. ) including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave the Site, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing any information to any third-party websites, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of the third party responsible for that website, and should take those steps necessary to, in your discretion, protect the privacy of your information. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other sites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the Site.
SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help 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. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.
POLICY FOR CHILDREN
We do not knowingly allow sales to children under the age of 17 without parental consent.
We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 17. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 17, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy Policy. Most web browsers and some mobile operating include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. If you set the DNT signal on your browser, we will respond to such DNT browser signals.
OPTIONS REGARDING YOUR INFORMATION
Account Information
You may at any time review or change the information in your account or terminate your account by:
· Logging into your account settings and updating your account
· Contacting us using the contact information provided below
· Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use and/or comply with legal requirements.
Emails and Communications
If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from us, you may opt-out by:
· Noting your preferences at the time you register your account with the Site.
· Logging into your account settings and updating your preferences.
· Contacting us using the contact information provided below
· If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for contacting the third party directly.
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The Light” law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below.
If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with the Site, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Site. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Site, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from our systems.
CONTACT US
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please us the contact form here, or email us: hello@rosievillageceramics.com
Last updated April 27, 2020