PRIVACY POLICY
Your privacy is very important to us. Our goal is to provide you with a personalised on-line experience and provide you with information, services and resources.
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from https://candiart.co.za/ (the “Site”).
By using this “Site”, you agree to be bound by the terms of our Privacy Policy. If you do not accept the terms of the Privacy Policy, you are directed to discontinue accessing or otherwise using the “Site” or any material / products obtained and / or purchased from the “Site”.
If you are in anyway, unhappy with the “Site”, then please contact us; otherwise, your only recourse is to disconnect from this “Site” and refrain from visiting this web-site in the future.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
We at Candi Art are dedicated to protecting the privacy of children, and for this reason we encourage parents and guardians to monito their children’s on-line activities. We do not collect information from minors, and Candi Art does not target its “Site” to children. The “Site” is not intended for people under the age of 18 years of age.
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you visit the “Site”, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the “Site”, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the “Site”, and information about how you interact with the “Site”. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. We use “Cookies” to save your password, deliver specific content and to track the pages you’ve visited. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the “Site”, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the “Site”.
Additionally when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the “Site”, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers, email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information.”
When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfil any orders placed through the “Site” (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
Communicate with you;
Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our “Site” (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the “Site”, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
We also use other means to advertise and communicate with our clients, by target marketing on Facebook and Instagram.
- Facebook : @CandiArtFluid Artist
- Instagram : candiartfluidartist
Please note that Candi Art will not provide any information to a third party without your written consent. By placing your order online you agree and therefore give us your permission and the right to use your personal information to process and courier your order through a Third Party Courier Service.
SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We do not sell, rent or lease any individual’s personal information or lists of email address to anyone for marketing purposes. We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Woo Commerce to power our online store. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the “Site” – you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights. We reserve the right to supply any such information in which we may merge in the future or to which it may make any transfer in order to enable the third party to continue part or all of its mission.
BEHAVIOURAL ADVERTISING
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you.
OPTING OUT
If you prefer not to receive any or all of the Candi Art communications, you may opt out by following the directions provided within the electronic mail that is sent to you.
DO NOT TRACK
Please note that we do not alter our “Site’s” data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
DATA RETENTION
When you place an order through the “Site”, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
SECURITY
We will continue to review our security controls and related processes to ensure that your personal information remains secure.
Our security policies and procedures cover:
- Physical
- Capture and network
- Access to personal information
- Secure communications
- Retention and disposal of information
- Acceptable usage of personal information
- Governance and regulatory issues
- Monitoring access and usage or private information
- Reacting and investing security issues
CHANGES
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
CONTACT US
If you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us.