Effective Date: [Insert Date]
David Van Everen Fine Art, LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates https://davidvaneveren.com (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.
By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
1. Information We Collect
Information you provide directly:
- Newsletter signup: name and email address, when you subscribe to our mailing list
- Purchases: name, billing and shipping address, email address, phone number, and payment details, when you place an order
- Account information: if you create an account on the Site, your name, address, email, phone number, and optional username/password — stored to populate checkout for future orders
- Contact/inquiry forms: name, email address, and any message content you submit. These submissions are checked through Akismet, an automated spam-detection service, which processes your IP address, user agent, referrer, and the content you submitted.
Information collected automatically:
- Browsing activity: products you’ve viewed (used to show recently-viewed items), and standard technical data such as IP address, location, and browser type (used for purposes like estimating taxes and shipping)
- Cart contents: tracked via cookies while you browse, so your cart persists across pages
- Site administration cookies (for logged-in staff, not visitors): login session cookies, screen display preference cookies, and a temporary cookie on the login page to check whether your browser accepts cookies
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Process and fulfill orders, including coordinating with our print fulfillment partner (Lumaprints) to ship printed artwork on our behalf
- Send you order and account-related information, and respond to requests such as refunds or complaints
- Estimate shipping and applicable taxes before you complete a purchase
- Send you our newsletter, if you have subscribed, via our email marketing platform [insert provider name, e.g., Mailchimp, Klaviyo]
- Prevent fraud and process payments securely
- Filter spam from contact and inquiry forms
- Respond to inquiries and provide customer service
- Improve the Site and our offerings
- Comply with legal obligations, including tax and accounting requirements
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
3. How We Share Your Information
We share information only as necessary to operate the business:
Payments. We accept payment via PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, and major credit cards. Depending on the method you choose, your payment information is shared with the relevant processor:
- PayPal: see PayPal’s Privacy Policy
- Amazon Pay: see Amazon Payments’ Privacy Notice
- Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Credit Card payments: processed through [insert underlying payment gateway, e.g., WooPayments/Stripe — confirm which gateway handles these three, since Apple Pay and Google Pay are typically “wallet” options routed through a single underlying processor rather than separate standalone processors]
Other service providers:
- Lumaprints, our print-on-demand fulfillment partner, receives shipping information necessary to produce and ship printed artwork orders
- Email marketing platform [insert provider name], which stores and manages our newsletter subscriber list
- Akismet, our spam-filtering service for contact/inquiry forms, receives the data described in Section 1
- Service providers who help us operate the Site (e.g., web hosting, WooCommerce plugins), authorized to use your information only as needed to provide those services
- If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the reset email
- Legal compliance, if required by law, subpoena, or other legal process
If you purchase or view artwork through Saatchi Art or any other third-party marketplace, that transaction is governed by that platform’s own privacy policy, not this one.
4. Who on Our Team Has Access
Site administrators (and shop managers, if applicable) can access order information (what was purchased, when, and shipping details) and customer information (name, email, billing/shipping address) in order to fulfill orders, process refunds, and provide customer support.
5. Newsletter and Marketing Communications
If you sign up for our newsletter, we will use your email address to send updates about new artwork, events, and promotions. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link included in every email, or by contacting us directly at privacy@davidvaneveren.com.
6. Media
If you upload images to the Site, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the Site can download and extract location data from any images published on the Site.
7. Embedded Content
Pages on the Site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles) from other websites. Embedded content behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website directly, and that other website may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you’re logged into an account there.
8. Cookies
The Site uses cookies for purposes including:
- Keeping items in your shopping cart as you browse
- Remembering your preferences
- Site login/administration (staff only): temporary login-check cookies, login session cookies (2 days, or 2 weeks with “Remember Me”), screen display preference cookies (1 year), and a post-editing cookie (1 day, no personal data)
- Understanding how visitors use the Site (analytics)
We use Google Analytics to understand Site traffic. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
You can control cookies through your browser settings, though disabling cookies may affect Site functionality, such as the shopping cart.
9. Data Retention
We generally retain your information for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy. Specifically:
- Order information (name, email, billing/shipping address) is retained for 7 years for tax and accounting purposes
- Registered user accounts: users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username); administrators can also access and edit this information
10. Your Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
- Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction or deletion of your information (this does not include data we’re obliged to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes, such as tax records)
- Opt out of marketing communications at any time
- (California residents) Rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to know what personal information is collected and the right to request deletion
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [insert contact email].
11. Children’s Privacy
The Site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
12. Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information, but no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
13. International Visitors
The Site is operated in the United States. If you access the Site from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
David Van Everen Fine Art, LLC privacy@davidvaneveren.com
This document is a draft template and does not constitute legal advice. Given that this site processes payments and customer data across multiple payment methods, we recommend having this policy reviewed by an attorney — particularly to confirm CCPA applicability, the specific privacy/merchant requirements of each payment method offered (PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, and your credit card gateway), and any state-specific requirements — before publishing it live.