Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used and shared when you visit or make a purchase from www.kariceramics.com

Personal information I collect
When you visit the Site or contact me, I collect certain information about your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, I collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. I refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

  • “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
  • “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.

  • “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

Additionally when you make a purchase, attempt to make a purchase or contact me through the Site, I collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers or other payment information), email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information.”

When I talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, I am talking both about Device Information and Order Information.

How do I use your personal information?
I use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, I use this Order Information to:

  • Communicate with you, including sending marketing messages;
  • Track your use of our site and affiliates sites and;

  • Screen the orders for potential risk or fraud.

Sharing your personal information
I share your Personal Information with third parties to help me use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, I use Shopify to power my online store. You can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. I also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Behavioral advertising
As described above, I use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications I believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work. You can opt out of targeted advertising by:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
Additionally, you can opt out of advertisement services in general by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.

Your EU/EEA rights
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States. In particular we process your personal data to pursue the following legitimate interests, either for ourselves, partners or other third parties:

  • To provide communications, marketing and advertising;
  • To provide reporting and analytics;
  • To provide troubleshooting, support services or to answer questions; and
  • To improve our services, applications and websites.

    Data retention
    When you place an order through the site, I will maintain your Personal Information, Device Information, Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information. 

    Changes
    I may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.

    Contact
    For more information about privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact me by e-mail at kari@kariceramics.com.

    Last updated: May 2023