We consider the privacy of anyone who visits and or uses our site to be extremely important and is committed to protecting it. The purpose of this policy is to inform you of what information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this site. This site may contain third-party links to other websites, which are not governed by this policy. Furthermore, we are not responsible for republished content from this blog on other blogs or websites without our permission.
Updated January 1, 2022
The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Artiatesia Deal, who is the owner of this site. The term “site” refers to artiatesiadeal.com, The Tech VA, and Artiatesia Deal & Co. Virtual Assistance (VA) Services. The terms “user,” “you,” and “your” refer to site visitors, customers, and any other users of the site.
We reserve the right to change this policy at any time and without any prior notice. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review our policies periodically and to be aware of any modifications. Any changes to this policy will be posted on this page. If you require any additional information or have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Consent
By visiting this site you are consenting to our privacy policy.
What information do we collect and how do we use it
This site only collects the personal information you voluntarily provide to us, which may include: your name (first and last), email address, website URL, and account login information (if you create an account during checkout, as a subscriber, etc.).
The information you provide is used to process transactions, send periodic emails, and improve the service we provide. This information is only captured when you voluntarily enter or opt-in to receive downloadable content, and newsletters, leave comments or participate in contests or promotions.
We may receive and store certain types of usage-related information when you interact with the site, including but not limited to, your computer’s IP address, browser information, searches you make, pages you view, and more. The information is retrieved by Google Analytics and is used to customize the content and/or layout of our site for you. No personally identifiable information is transferred from the site to Google Analytics.
Comments
As a visitor when you leave comments on our site we collect the data shown in the comment form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it.
The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Contact Forms
This site uses several different forms to collect information, including Google Forms. Information collected is as follows but not limited to your name (first and last), email, city, and state, etc. The information you provide is used to process transactions, send periodic emails, and improve the service we provide. This information is only archived for 12 months after which they are deleted.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles and tutorials on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website
Sharing of personal information we collect
We will not sell, distribute, or reveal users’ email addresses or other personal information without their consent. This does not include third-party partners, such as those listed below.
Modification or deletion of personal information
You can decline to submit personal information at any time. If you decline, we may not be able to continue to provide services to you. You may request deletion of your personal information by contacting us, but in some cases, we may be required to keep your information by law. In such a case, it would no longer be active and would be kept separately in an archive.
Cookies
The term “cookies” refers to small pieces of information that a website sends to your computer’s hard drive while you are viewing a site. We may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them). You have the ability to accept or decline cookies using your web browser settings.
If you choose to disable cookies, some areas of the site may not work properly or at all. If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year.
If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Third-Party Use of Personal Information
The site may provide personal information to an applicable third party in order to provide services. Currently, the site uses the services of MailerLite for the delivery of email updates and newsletters. MailerLite’s use of your personal information is subject to MailerLite’s Privacy Policy. The site also uses forms created for contact purposes.
Information collected via these forms will be used to reply to your inquiry. Your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. Information that does not identify you personally may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses as mentioned below.
Advertisement Partners
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads (which may use cookies) when you visit our site. These companies may use aggregated information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, please see https://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.
Online Store
This site has an eCommerce component (https://www.artiatesiadeal.com/shop) where both services and products (digital and physical) are sold. We collect information about you during the checkout process in our store.
While you visit our site, we’ll track:
- Products you’ve viewed: we’ll use this to show you products you’ve recently viewed
- Location, IP address, and browser type: we’ll use this for purposes like estimating taxes and shipping
- Shipping address: we’ll ask you to enter this so we can, for instance, estimate shipping before you place an order, and send you the order
We’ll also use cookies to keep track of cart contents while you’re browsing our site. When you purchase from us, we’ll ask you to provide information including your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number, credit card/payment details and optional account information like username and password. We’ll use this information for purposes, such as:
- Send you information about your account and order
- Respond to your requests, including refunds and complaints
- Process payments and prevent fraud
- Set up your account for our store
- Comply with any legal obligations we have, such as calculating taxes
- Improve our store offerings
- Send you marketing messages, if you choose to receive them
If you create an account (which is free to do), we will store your name, address, email and phone number, which will be used to populate the checkout for future orders. We generally store information about you for as long as we need the information for the purposes for which we collect and use it, and we are not legally required to continue to keep it.
For example, we will store order information for seven years for tax and accounting purposes. This includes your name, email address, and billing and shipping addresses. We will also store comments or reviews if you choose to leave them.
Who on our team has access
Members of our team have access to the information you provide us. For example, both Administrators and Shop Managers can access:
- Order information like what was purchased, when it was purchased and where it should be sent, and
- Customer information like your name, email address, and billing and shipping information.
Our team members have access to this information to help fulfill orders, process refunds and support you.
What we share with others
Payments
We accept payments through two different payment processors. The first is PayPal. When processing payments, some of your data will be passed to PayPal, including information required to process or support the payment, such as the purchase total and billing information. Please see the PayPal Privacy Policy for more details.
The second is Square. When processing payments, some of your data will be passed to Square, including information required to process or support the payment, such as the purchase total and billing information. Please see the Square Privacy Policy for more details.
Security
We maintain security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure. However, no exchange of data over the Internet can be guaranteed as 100% secure. While we make every effort to protect your personal information shared with us through our site, you acknowledge that the personal information you voluntarily share with us through this site could be accessed or tampered with by a third party.
You agree that we are not responsible for any intercepted information shared through our Site without our knowledge or permission. Additionally, you release us from any and all claims arising out of or related to the use of such intercepted information in any unauthorized manner.
Created July 2, 2018