Last updated: July 1, 2023
This Privacy Policy describes how sciartgraphix.com (also accessed as www.sciartgraphix.com, the "Website", "Site", "Store" or "We") collects, uses and discloses your personal information when you visit or make a purchase from our Store.
We use your personal information to provide and improve the service we offer you. By using the Service, you consent to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Section 1 - Introduction
At SciArt Graphix we respect the privacy of our users ("user" or "you"). This Privacy Policy explains how We collect, use, disclose and protect your information when you visit Our Website and any other website or application on Our Platform where We present this Policy. For more details about our Policies and what we define as Our Platform please review our Terms of Service [Terms of Service].
We urge you to carefully read the Privacy Policy described in this document.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, add or remove portions of this Privacy Policy, at any time. You should note that any changes made will be effective at the time they are posted on the Site. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date on this Privacy Policy. That said, your continued use of our Services following the posting of changes to our Privacy Policy will mean that you accept those changes. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of the latest updates.
BY USING THIS SITE OR OUR STORE, YOU AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY; IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.
Section 2 - Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
Words whose initial letter is capitalized have defined meanings under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in the singular or plural.
Definitions
For purposes of this Privacy Policy:
- Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or portions of our Service.
- Company (referred to as "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to SciArt Graphix, LLC.
- Cookies are small files that a website places on your computer, mobile device or any other device, which contain the details of your browsing history on that Website among its many uses.
- Device means any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, cell phone or digital tablet.
- Personal Information is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
- Personal Data means any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
- Service means the Website or Store.
- Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third party companies or persons employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, provide the Service on behalf of the Company, perform services related to our Service or assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
- Usage Data means data collected automatically, whether generated by use of the Service or the Service's own infrastructure.
- Site means SciArt Graphix, accessible from https://www.sciartgraphix.com
- You means the person accessing or using the Service, our Platform, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which such person accesses or uses the Service, as applicable.
- Product means any item that You may purchase or have purchased from Our Store or Our Platform.
Section 3 - Why We Process Your Personal Data
When You access Our Site, We process Your Personal Data under legitimate interests when We need to do so in order to fulfill Our contractual obligation, or when We, Our Service Providers or someone We work with needs to use Your Personal Information for some reason related to the Service We provide to You through Our Store or Our Platform.
Our legitimate interests include:
- preventing risks or fraud in the operations in the Store;
- assisting you in finding and purchasing products through our Store;
- providing and improving our Products and Services;
- testing additional features or services;
- provide reporting and analysis of shopping behavior;
- answer questions or provide other support;
- assist with marketing, advertising or other communications.
We only process Personal Data for these "legitimate interests" after assessing the potential risks to your privacy. We provide you with transparency into our privacy practices, giving you control over your Personal Data where appropriate. We limit the information we store only for the legitimate interests we have described above by limiting what we do with your information. We only send your Personal Data to our Service Providers if they need it to fulfill their obligations under the Services we provide to you. We may also process your Personal Data where you have given us your consent for us to do so, in order to provide you with our Services if you need and require us to do so.
At any time, you have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your Personal Data by contacting us at contact@sciartgraphix.com.
Section 4 - Collection and use of your Personal Data
Section 4.1 - Collection of Personal Data
When you visit our Site, we collect certain information about your device, your interaction with the Site and information necessary to process your purchases. We may also collect additional information if you contact us for customer service. In this Privacy Policy, we refer to any information about an identifiable individual (including the information below) as "Personal Data".
Please see the list below for more information about what Personal Data we collect and why.
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Device Information
- Purpose of collection: to accurately load the Site for You and to perform analytics on Site usage to optimize our Site.
- Source of collection: collected automatically when you access our Site through cookies, log files, web beacons, tags, or pixels.
- Disclosure for a commercial purpose: shared with our Shopify Service Provider.
- Personal information collected: web browser version, IP address, time zone, cookie information, what sites or products you view, search terms, and how you interact with the Site.
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Order Information
- Purpose of collection: to provide you with Products or Services to fulfill our contract, to process your payment information, to arrange shipment and provide you with invoices and/or order confirmations, to communicate with you, to evaluate our orders for potential risk or fraud, and when in line with preferences you have shared with us, to provide you with information or advertising related to our products or services.
- Collection source: collected from You.
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Disclosure for a business purpose:
- shared with our Shopify service provider;
- only if applicable shared with our POD (Print On Demand) providers;
- only if applicable shared with our sales channel providers;
- only if applicable shared with our payment gateways;
- only if applicable shared with our shipping providers;
- only if applicable shared with our fulfillment applications.
- Personal information collected: name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers or other payment method permitted on Our Platform), email address, and phone number.
- Customer Service Information
- Purpose of collection: to provide customer support to You.
- Source of collection: collected from You.
- Disclosure for commercial purpose: not applicable.
- Personal information collected: name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers or other payment method allowed on Our Platform), email address and phone number, order details, purchase order ID, detail of products obtained on Our Platform, purchase details.
Section 4.2 - Types of Data Collected
Personal Information
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that may be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First and last name
- Telephone number
- Address, state, province, zip/postal code, city
- Usage Data
Usage Data
Usage Data is automatically collected when you use the Service as described under "Collection of Personal Data".
Usage Data may include information such as your device's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When you access the Service through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device's unique device ID, your mobile device's IP address, your operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our site or access the service through a mobile device.
Financial Data
The financial information we may collect, such as data related to your payment method when you make a purchase, or when you order products from us through Our Platform or when you make returns through our services on the Site, is only used to provide our services to you and we only store a very limited amount of this information. From the financial information we collect, if applicable, we may collect data about your transaction with us. Otherwise, all financial information is processed and stored by our payment processors (Service Providers) Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Meta Pay, PayPal y Amazon Pay. If you need more information about the collection of financial data in your transactions on our Store, we recommend that you review the Privacy Policy of the payment processor you use or will use as a payment method with us by contacting them directly for answers to your questions.
Section 4.3 - Use of your Personal Information
We use your Personal Information to provide you with our Services, which include: offering Products for sale, processing payments, shipping and fulfilling your order, and keeping you updated on new Products, services and offers. In general, the Company may use Personal Information for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the use of our Service.
- To administer your account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide may give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
- For the performance of a contract: the development, fulfillment and performance of a contract for the purchase of products You have purchased or any other contract with Us through the Service.
- To contact You: To contact You by email, phone calls, SMS or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, about updates or informational communications related to the features, Products or Services that We provide to You on Our Platform.
- To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other services and events we offer that may be similar to those you have purchased or inquired about, unless you have opted out of receiving such information.
- To handle your requests: To fulfill and manage Your requests to Us.
- For other purposes: We may use your information for other purposes, such as analyzing data, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Services, Products, marketing and your experience.
We may share your Personal Information in the following situations:
- With Service Providers: We may share Your Personal Information with our Service Providers to provide You with Products, process payments, ship and fulfill Your order. We may also share Your Personal Information with our Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
- With Your Consent: We may disclose Your Personal Information for any other purpose with Your consent.
Legal Base
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), if You are a resident of the European Economic Area ("EEA"), We process Your Personal Information under the following legal bases:
- your consent;
- the performance of the contract between you and the Site;
- compliance with our legal obligations;
- to protect your vital interests;
- to perform a task carried out in the public interest;
- for our legitimate interests, which do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
Section 4.4 - Disclosure of Your Personal Information
The Company may disclose or share your Personal Information in certain circumstances.
Law Enforcement
In certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
Other Legal Requirements
The Company may disclose your Personal Data in good faith belief that such action is necessary for the following:
- Comply with a legal obligation
- Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
- Prevent or investigate possible irregularities in relation to the Service
- Protect the personal safety of Service Users or the public
- Protect against legal liability
We may also share information we have collected about you in certain situations as follows:
- By Law or to Protect Rights: In situations where the Company deems it necessary to respond to legal process, investigate potential policy violations, or safeguard the rights, property and welfare of others, the Company may disclose your information as permitted or required by applicable laws, rules or regulations. This may involve sharing information with other entities to prevent fraud and reduce credit risks.
- Third Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third party Service Providers who perform various services on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, web hosting services, customer service, product manufacturing services, courier services and marketing assistance.
- Marketing communications: Subject to your consent, or the opportunity to withdraw your consent, we may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes in accordance with applicable laws.
- Online Postings: When you make comments, contributions or other content on the Site, your postings may be visible to all users and may be publicly distributed beyond the Site indefinitely.
- Third-Party Advertisers: We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Site. These companies may use information about your visits to the Site and other websites contained in web cookies to provide advertisements about Products and Services that may be of interest to you.
- Social Networking Contacts: If you connect to the Site through a social network, your social network contacts may see your name, profile picture and descriptions of your activity.
- Other Third Parties: For general business analysis purposes, we may share your information with advertisers and investors. In addition, we may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes as permitted by law.
- Sale or Bankruptcy: In the event of a reorganization, sale, merger or acquisition of our assets, your information may be transferred to the successor entity. If we cease operations or file for bankruptcy, your information may be acquired or transferred by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and the recipient may choose not to comply with the commitments made in this Privacy Policy.
We are not responsible for the actions of third parties with whom we share Personal or Sensitive Data, and we lack the authority to manage or control third party requests. If you do not wish to receive correspondence, emails or other communications from third parties that you may receive, it is your responsibility to communicate directly with the third party.
Section 4.5 - Behavioral Advertising
As described above, we may use your personal information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications that we believe may be of interest to you. For more information on how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") educational page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work .
You may opt out of receiving targeted advertising by:
- FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
- GOOGLE - https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anónimo
- BING - https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
In addition, you may opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out portal at: https://optout.aboutads.info/ .
Section 4.6 - Retention of your Personal Data
The Company will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except where this data is used to strengthen the security or improve the functionality of Our Services, or where We are legally required to retain this data for longer periods of time.
Section 4.7 - Transfer of your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and at any other location where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those in Your jurisdiction.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to such transfer.
The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your Data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data to an organization or country will take place unless there are adequate controls in place, including the security of Your Data and other personal information.
Section 4.8 - Deleting Your Personal Data
You have the right to delete or request that We assist You in deleting Personal Data that We have collected about You.
Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You within the Service.
You may update, modify or delete your information at any time by contacting us to request access to, correct or delete any Personal Data you have provided to us.
Please note, however, that we may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or a legal basis to do so.
Section 5 - Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on Our Service to store certain information to help personalize the Site and improve your experience. Tracking technologies we may use are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:
- Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file that is placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept Cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted your browser settings to refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies.
- Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also known as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that allow the Company to obtain User Usage Data.
Cookies may be "persistent" or "session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you log off, while session Cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
We use session and persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:
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Necessary/essential Cookies
- Type: Session Cookies
- Managed by: Our Service Provider
- Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide you with the services available through the Service and enable you to use some of its features. They help authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the Services you have requested cannot be provided, and we only use these Cookies to provide those services to you.
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Cookie Policy / Cookie Acceptance Notice
- Type: Persistent Cookies
- Managed by: Our Service Provider
- Purpose: These Cookies identify whether users have accepted the use of cookies on the Service.
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Functionality Cookies
- Type: Persistent Cookies
- Managed by: Our Service Provider
- Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices you make when using the Service, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience and to prevent you from having to re-enter your preferences each time you use the Service.
Section 5.1 - Website Analytics
We may partner with third-party vendors, such as Google Analytics, to enable the use of tracking technologies and remarketing services on the Site. This allows us, among other things, through the use of our own and third-party Cookies, to analyze and track how users use the Site, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity.
By accessing the Site, you consent to the collection and use of your information by these third-party vendors.
If you would like to learn how third party vendors such as Google Analytics handle data, we recommend that you review their privacy policies and contact them directly for answers to your questions.
We do not transfer Personal Information to these third-party vendors. However, if you do not want tracking technologies to collect and use any information, you may visit the third-party vendor or the Network Advertising Initiative's Opt-Out Tool or Digital Advertising Alliance's Opt-Out Tool.
You should note that getting a new computer, installing a new browser, upgrading an existing browser, or deleting or altering your browser's Cookie files may also delete certain Cookies, plug-ins or opt-out settings.
Section 6 - Third Party Websites
The Site may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including external advertisements and 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 will not be covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the security and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing any information to third party websites, you should inform yourself about the privacy policies and practices (if applicable) of the third party responsible for that website, and you should take steps to, at your discretion, protect the privacy of your information.
We are not responsible for the content or the privacy and security practices and policies of third parties, including other sites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the Site.
Section 7 - Minors
The Site is not intended for persons under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at contact@sciartgraphix.com to request immediate deletion of the data.
Please read Section 1 of our Terms of Service carefully, this section relates to our online Terms of Service. You can read our Terms of Service at this link [Terms of Service].
Section 8 - Your Rights
CCPA
If you are a California resident, you have the right to access the Personal Information we have about you (also known as "Right to Know"), transfer it to a new service, and request that it be corrected, updated or deleted. If you wish to exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided on this page.
If you would like to designate an authorized agent to submit these requests on your behalf, please contact us at the contact address provided on this page.
Section 9 - 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 the categories of Personal Information (if any) that are disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with whom we shared such Personal Information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please send your request to us at the contact address provided on this page.
If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California and have a registered account on the Site, you have the right to request deletion of unwanted data that is publicly available on the Site. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided on this page and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will ensure that the data is not publicly displayed on the Site, but please note that the data may not be completely removed from our systems.
Section 10 - Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
Section 11 - Complaints
If you wish to file a complaint, grievance or suggestion, please contact us by e-mail using the details provided on this page.
Section 12 - Choices Regarding Your Information
Account Information
You have the right at any time to review, change the information in your account or cancel your account. You may make such modifications by:
- logging into your account and updating your account settings;
- or by contacting us using the contact information provided on this page.
Upon your request to cancel 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 do not wish to receive correspondence, emails or other communications from us, you may opt out of receiving correspondence, emails or other communications from us by:
- by setting your preferences at the time you register your account on our Site;
- or by contacting us using the contact information provided on this page.
If you do not wish to receive correspondence, emails or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for communicating directly with the third party.
Contact Information
Questions about our Terms should be sent to contact@sciartgraphix.com. Our contact details are:
- Trade name: SciArt Graphix
- Email: contact@sciartgraphix.com