Updated: 24th May 2018

Overview

At Bring Art Home we’re committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we use any personal information we collect about you when you use our website https://bringarthome.com (the “Site”). Please note that we may update this policy from time to time.

Who We Are

Bringarthome.com is a website that features video and written instruction designed to help visitors improve their art skills and/or teach the concepts of art. We are a company based in the United States, owned and operated by Suzanne Hanks.

Visitors to this website can do so without revealing any personal information.

However, if you purchase live lessons, camp or workshop, register on the forum, or become a member, you may be asked to provide additional information such as your first and last name, and your email address. This information is securely stored on this website. Additionally, if you join our mailing list or make a comment on the blog or in the membership area, this information may be required and is also securely stored.

No financial information or physical addresses are stored on the site.

Topics

1. Our Privacy Principles
2. Who We Are
3. What information do we collect about you & where is your information stored?
4. How will we use the information about you?
5. Cookie Policy
6. Third Party Links
7. Security
8. Children’s Online Privacy
9. Your Rights

1. Our Privacy Policy Principles

We will never spam you with irrelevant emails

You may opt out or in of our email communications at any time

You have the right to remove any information we may hold on you

We will never sell, rent, make public or distribute your personal information

Data is a liability and therefore should only be collected and processed when absolutely necessary

2. Who We Are

Company Name: Bring Art Home

We’re a really small business and so we’re not required to appoint a Data Protection Officer but our chief, Suzanne Hanks, will be taking on all data protection duties and you can reach her here.

3. What information do we collect about you

& where do we store it?

3.1 Online Forms

We collect the personal information you voluntarily provide to us, which includes your name and e-mail address, in order to subscribe to our newsletter, receive our free content, comment on our blog, purchase memberships, and/or purchase in-person services.

3.2 Customer data

We collect name, email address, address, and telephone numbers if you make an online purchase of our products and/or services. This information is held securely in our website database. Credit Card numbers are collected directly via our Card Processors Stripe who are Level 1 PCI compliant meaning they are really secure. Or through Paypal who are Level 1 PCI compliant as well. We do not store this information at all.  

3.3 Website Visitor Tracking

To give you insights on your visitors, the built-in analytics in our website system, Simvoly, uses cookies and sends information regarding visitor's screen, browser, device and visited pages to our servers. You have the option to disable such reporting HERE. 

This data is all anonymous but you can opt out of this tracking at any time via your own browser settings or here. See our Cookie Policy for more details.

If you are a member of our online membership and have a user profile on our website we collect information in our website database which allows us to track how frequently members access the site and what are the most popular pages. This allows us to improve and develop the online School for the benefit of the members. The data is linked to the personal user profile but we don’t view it at that level. Instead, we only use it in order to build higher level, non-personalized, statistics. If you stop being a member and wish to have your user profile deleted, you can email us to ask us to do that.

3.4 Email updates

If you choose to receive Bring Art Home’s email updates, your email address will be stored in Mail Chimp which is the app we use. MailChimp is a third-party email processor. At any time you can unsubscribe from our emails either from within any email you receive from us or by emailing us.

3.5 User Profile Data

If you become a member of our online School you will set up a user profile in the profile area of our website. Your profile is held securely in our website database and we would only access it in order to help solve an IT issue if you had one or to push a password reset if you needed it. If you cancel your membership, you can email us to request that we delete your user profile and all related data. We need to up to 60 days for that to be completed. 

4. How will we use the information about you?

We collect information about you to understand your needs and provide you with a better service. Specifically, we use your information for:

4.1 Internal record keeping

4.2 Improving our services

The legal basis for this type of processing is either consent or our legitimate interests in growing our business.

4.3 Providing you with offers relating to our products or services.  

The legal basis for this type of processing is either consent or our legitimate interests in growing our business. We may send you such communications if you requested it and/or if you agreed to receive such communications. You can opt-out of these emails at any time through the ‘unsubscribe’ button in each email or contacting us via email.

We will only share your information with trusted 3rd parties if necessary to provide support in running this Website . We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.

5. Cookies

A cookie is a piece of code that allows the web server to identify and track the activity of the web browser. They are widely used in order to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website.

Cookies do not store personal information. They help the website remember that are logged in so that you may navigate from page to page without having to log in again. They may record the amount of time that you spend on a page or what pages you visit. They accomplish this without passing any personal information.

We use cookies to ensure that your experience at Bringarthome.com is the best that is can be and that the website functions as it should.

You can enable or disable your Cookie settings via your own web browser for information click here. Doing so may affect the usability of this website and others that you may visit.  You may visit our Cookie Policy for more information.

For further details please consult the help menu in your browser or visit www.allaboutcookies.org

6. 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.

7. Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Though we have these procedures in place we can’t be held responsible for any intercepted information shared through our Site without our knowledge or permission. 

8. Children’s Online Privacy

We do not knowingly collect or solicit data online from or market online to children under the age of 13 in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

9. Your Rights

Your rights under data protection laws include the right to access, erase, correct, restrict, and/or object to our use and processing of your personal data, as well as the right to portability of the data. You have the right to confirmation as to how and where we process your data. To the extent that the legal basis for our processing consent, you have the right to withdraw at any time. If you consider our processing to infringe data protection laws, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please email: admin(at)theahhamoment(dot)com.

Updated: 24th May 2018