Privacy Policy
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At The Art Carousel ("us", "we", "our" or the "Company") we value your privacy and the importance of safeguarding your data. This Privacy Policy (the "Policy") describes our privacy practices for the activities set out below. As per your rights, we inform you how we collect, store, access, and otherwise process information relating to individuals. In this Policy, personal data ("Personal Data") refers to any information that on its own, or in combination with other available information, can identify an individual.

We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the highest level of privacy regulation. As such, we follow the obligations under the below regulations:

  • Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and the applicable provincial legislations
  • Quebec Law 25
  • the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • Brazil’s Data Protection Legislation (LGPD)
  • California's Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) / California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)
  • Colorado Privacy Act (CPA)
  • Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA)
  • Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA)
  • Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA)
  • South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)

Personal Identification Information

We may collect personal identification information from Members in various ways, including but not limited to when Members enroll in The Art Carousel or a course, subscribe to a newsletter, or engage with other activities, services, features, or resources we make available on The Art Carousel website. Members may visit The Art Carousel anonymously. We will collect personal identification information only if Members voluntarily submit such information. Members can refuse to provide personal identification information, but doing so may prevent them from engaging in certain member-related activities.

How We Use Collected Information

The Art Carousel may collect and use Members’ personal identification information for the following purposes:

  • To Improve Customer Service
    Information you provide helps us respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently.
  • To Personalize User Experience
    We may use aggregated information to understand how Members as a group use the services and resources provided on The Art Carousel website.
  • To Send Periodic Emails
    We may use Members' email addresses to send information and updates pertaining to their orders. Member email addresses may also be used to respond to inquiries, questions, or other requests.

How We Collect Your Personal Data

We collect Personal Data from the following sources:

From You. You may give us your Account Information, Payment Information, Financial Information, Demographic Data, Purchase Information, Content, Feedback, Product Information, by filling in forms, using our products or services, entering information online or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise. This includes Personal Data you provide, for example, when you:

  • Create an account or purchase products on our website;
  • Use our products or services;
  • Create content through our products or services;
  • Express interest in our products or services;
  • Downloading software and/or our mobile application;
  • Subscribe to our newsletter;
  • Complete a voluntary market research survey;
  • Contact us with an inquiry or to report a problem (by phone, email, social media, or messaging service);
  • When you log in to our website via social media;

Automated technologies or interactions: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect the following types of data (all as described above): Device Data about your equipment, Usage Data about your browsing actions and patterns, and Contact Data where tasks carried out via our website remain uncompleted, such as incomplete orders or abandoned baskets. We collect this data by using cookies, server logs and other similar technologies. Please see our Cookie section (below) for further details.

Third parties: We may receive Personal Data about you from various third parties, including:

  • Account Information and Payment Information from another individual when they purchase a gift for you on our website;
  • Device and Usage Data from third parties, including analytics providers such as Google;
  • Account Information and Payment Data from social media platforms when you log in to our website using such social media platforms;
  • Content from communication services, including email providers and social networks, when you give us permission to access your data on such third-party services or networks;
  • Account Information and Payment Data from third parties, including organizations (such as law enforcement agencies), associations and groups, who share data for the purposes of fraud prevention and detection and credit risk reduction; and
  • Account Information, Payment Data, and Financial Data from providers of technical, payment and delivery services.

If you provide us, or our service providers, with any Personal Data relating to other individuals, you represent that you have the authority to do so and acknowledge that it will be used in accordance with this Policy. If you believe that your Personal Data has been provided to us improperly, or to otherwise exercise your rights relating to your Personal Data, please contact us by using the information set out in the "Contact us" section below.

Sharing Your Personal Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent Members' personal identification information to others.

Device and Usage Data

When you visit a The Art Carousel website, we automatically collect and store information about your visit using browser cookies (files which are sent by us to your computer), or similar technology. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. The Help Feature on most browsers will provide information on how to accept cookies, disable cookies or to notify you when receiving a new cookie. If you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some features of our Service and we recommend that you leave them turned on.

Third-Party Websites

Members may find advertising or other content on The Art Carousel that links to the websites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors, and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these websites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from The Art Carousel. Additionally, these websites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing and may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including those with a link to The Art Carousel, is subject to that website's terms and policies.

Purpose and Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

We collect and use your Personal Data with your consent to provide, maintain, and develop our products and services and understand how to improve them.

Where we process your Personal Data to provide a product or service, we do so because it is necessary to perform contractual obligations. All of the above processing is necessary in our legitimate interests to provide products and services and to maintain our relationship with you and to protect our business for example against fraud. Consent will be required to initiate services with you. New consent will be required if any changes are made to the type of data collected. Within our contract, if you fail to provide consent, some services may not be available to you.

International Data Transfer and Storage

Where possible, we store and process data on servers within the general geographical region where you reside (note: this may not be within the country in which you reside). Your Personal Data may also be transferred to, and maintained on, servers residing outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. We will take appropriate steps to ensure that your Personal Data is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy as well as applicable data protection law.

Legal Requirement

We may use or disclose your Personal Data in order to comply with a legal obligation, in connection with a request from a public or government authority, or in connection with court or tribunal proceedings, to prevent loss of life or injury, or to protect our rights or property. Where possible and practical to do so, we will tell you in advance of such disclosure.

Service Providers and Other Third Parties

We may use a third party service provider, independent contractors, agencies, or consultants to deliver and help us improve our products and services. We may share your Personal Data with marketing agencies, database service providers, backup and disaster recovery service providers, email service providers and others but only to maintain and improve our products and services. For further information on the recipients of your Personal Data, please contact us by using the information in the "Contacting us" section below.

Merger or Acquisition

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your personal information may be transferred. We will provide notice before your personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy. Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Changes to This Privacy Policy

The Art Carousel reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. We encourage Members to frequently check this page for any changes. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and stay informed of modifications.

Your Acceptance of These Terms

By enrolling in The Art Carousel, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not enroll in The Art Carousel. Your continued enrollment following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

Contact Us

To request a copy for your information, unsubscribe from our email list, request for your data to be deleted, or ask a question about your data privacy, we've made the process simple: Use the button below to submit online or write to us at the following address:

Write to us at:

Data Privacy Officer of The Art Carousel
PO Box 5, Sutter, California, 95982

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