Privacy Policy
Him Alone Art values privacy and understands the importance of your being aware of how your personal information may be used. The privacy policy below describes how Him Alone Art will collect and use the information you provide in connection with your use of this Site.
This Privacy Policy does not represent the policies of any other websites or services that Him Alone Art does not control, including third-party sites and services necessary for completing the orders or performing the services offered on this Site.
PRIVACY POLICY CONSENT
Your use of the Site, including any dispute concerning privacy, is subject to this privacy policy. BY ACCESSING THE SITE YOU ACCEPT THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, STORAGE, USE, AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. Him Alone Art reserves the right to modify this privacy policy at any time by posting the changes on this page, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on this Site. Please check the effective date at the bottom of this page to determine if the policy has been modified since you last reviewed it. Your continued use of any portion of this Site following posting of the updated privacy policy will constitute your acceptance of the changes.
COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONAL DATA
This Site is hosted by BigCommerce, and, therefore, use of this Site also entails communicating certain information to BigCommerce. In their Privacy Policy, they state, "When Shoppers interact with a Merchant’s ecommerce offering through the BigCommerce platform, we may collect and process Browser Information and Transaction Information of the Shopper on behalf of the Merchant."
Host: Browser Information
The Browser Information is that which is gathered mostly for the sake of assisting the Site host, BigCommerce, and is "provided by a browser, including the IP address, the website visited, network connection, device information, and other data, including Cookies." Relatedly, Device Information "means information about your device, such as device ID number, model, and manufacturer, version of your operating system and geographical region, collected from any devices when accessing our website, using the Mobile App, or any of our services." With respect to cookies, "BigCommerce and its third-party service providers use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, remember your preferences, and give you a personalized experience. When you visit our websites, we, or an authorized third party, may place a cookie on your device that collects information, including Personal Data, about your online activities over time and across different sites. Cookies allow us to track use, infer browsing preferences, and improve and customize your browsing experience." (A Cookie Banner is provided upon first visiting this Site to assist you in customizing this usage. Furthermore, cookies can be managed within your web browser. A reference on how to do this can be found here at aboutcookies.org. For Chrome users, clicking on the lock icon next to the web address in the address bar will give access to the full list of cookies used by the Site. Be sure you are using an incognito tab when investigating this to ensure irrelevant cookies are not being unnecessarily displayed.)
Notably, while “Do Not Track” may be enabled on your browser, BigCommerce’s Privacy Policy states that “because there is no common understanding about what a 'Do Not Track' signal is supposed to mean or how it should be interpreted, our website does not respond to such signals in any particular way.”
Browser Information is that which is automatically collected in connection to Site visiting and browsing and, again, is the portion of the information collected by the Site host for its own use and is not controlled or accessed by Him Alone Art, with the exception of in aggregate form such as to show general analytics information including number of visitors to the site, pages visited, top search terms used on the site, et cetera. For its own part, BigCommerce states that it uses the information it collects and controls "to improve and personalize our services, and manage risk and fraud." Further information about BigCommerce's Privacy Policy can be found here. Questions or concerns regarding the use of your information by BigCommerce can be sent to privacy@bigcommerce.com.
Host: Transaction Information
The second type of information mentioned in the quotation above was "Transaction Information of the Shopper." Transaction Information "means the data related to transactions that occur on our platform, including product, order, shipping information, Contact Information, and Payment Information." The Payment Information is that related to the credit card details you provide to complete a purchase, and, similarly, Contact Information is "basic personal and business information, such as first and last name, company name, email address, postal address, phone number, and may include social media account information." All information in this category is information you knowingly, specifically, and voluntarily provide to Him Alone Art (and by extension to BigCommerce) in order to access some product, service, or information you desire in connection with Him Alone Art's offerings on this Site.
Payment Processor
Him Alone Art uses Cornerstone Payment Services together with ProPay, third-party secure sources, to process credit card payments for Site purchases. Him Alone Art does not independently collect, and therefore does not have access to or store, any credit card numbers. Credit card information is delivered directly to ProPay and is used for processing payments. (ProPay’s Privacy Policy can be found here.) Also involved with this process will be the necessary participation of the payment gateway service as well as the involved banks. If a check is sent in payment instead of using the credit card processing service offered on this Site, the receiving bank will likewise be a recipient of the name and address printed on your check.
Email and Communications
In addition to information provided in the checkout process, Him Alone Art may collect personally identifiable information when you contact Him Alone Art (such as by submitting a “Contact Cassie” form on this Site or by sending an email directly to the address provided on this Site). In this event, you may actively volunteer personally identifiable information including, for example, your full name, mailing address, billing address, email address, telephone number, gender, religious beliefs, and/or any other information you decide to volunteer during the course of an email communication. As these are collected via communications performed directly with you, you have the option at any time not to provide information within your communication(s) that you do not expressly desire disclosed. All information sent via the "Contact Cassie" form on this Site is managed by the Site host, BigCommerce. All information sent via direct email is managed by Him Alone Art's email hosting service, Titan Mail. Clearly, therefore, your email address together with any information provided via direct email correspondence(s) will also be accessible to Titan Mail, whose Privacy Policy can be found here.
Him Alone Art: Usage
The personally identifiable information collected by Him Alone Art is used to process sale(s), to update you regarding purchase(s), to reach you in relation to requested information, to resolve questions or issues, and/or as otherwise necessary to enforce our Terms of Use, applicable national laws (including establishing economic nexus or lack thereof), and any agreement we may have with you. For these purposes we may contact you via email and/or postal mail. Him Alone Art does not currently send out any subscription newsletters.
PERSONAL DATA DISCLOSURE
It is necessary that your personally identifiable information be shared with third parties as required for the functioning of this Site. Already named are the web hosting service, email host, payment processor, gateway, and banks; other third-party services include those necessary for the performance of reasonable business functioning, such as order fulfillment services (like fine art printing studios), accounting services, or shipping services. Him Alone Art does not exercise control over the activities of such third parties. In addition, Him Alone Art must disclose information you provide if there is a good faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure of the information is necessary to meet any applicable legal process or enforceable governmental request (such as Notice and Reporting requirements, for example, or to establish economic nexus or lack thereof); to enforce applicable Terms of Use, including investigations of potential violations; address fraud, security, or technical concerns; or to protect against harms to the rights, property, or safety of Him Alone Art, its users, or the public as required or permitted by law.
Him Alone Art does not sell, rent, or trade your personally identifying information to any third parties.
CHILDREN’S INFORMATION
Him Alone Art’s Site, products, and services are not directed to children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, you are not permitted to perform any actions on or related to this Site. Products purchased with a credit card will be assumed to have been purchased by legal-aged adults, and all information provided in conjunction with a credit card will be assumed to be the purchaser’s own information.
SECURITY
BigCommerce provides the online platform that allows the sale of products and services to you through this Site. If, therefore, you have visited or browsed this Site or have performed actions such as ordering or contacting Him Alone Art through a form, your personally identifying information may be stored on their servers. With regard to this responsibility, BigCommerce states in their Privacy Policy that they "maintain administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to provide reasonable protection for Personal Data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, and misuse. These security measures include access controls, encryption, and firewalls. We are certified as a PCI DSS Level 1 compliant service provider, which is the highest level of compliance available, and our platform is audited annually by independent third-party qualified security assessors against the ISO 27001 security standard. Unfortunately, no method of Internet use, data transmission, or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee the absolute security of Personal Data."
It is also with security in mind that Him Alone Art redirects to the payment processor's site to complete checkout, preventing Him Alone Art from ever handling credit card information directly, relying rather on the PCI-compliant processing service's security measures. Although Him Alone Art, BigCommerce, ProPay, Titan Mail, and other third parties may take reasonable steps to provide secure transmission and storage of your information, internet usage carries with it inherent risks which can never be fully mitigated. There is no guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of security measures. Him Alone Art cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information transmitted over the Internet and accepts no liability for any unintentional disclosure. By using this Site or engaging in any related communication or service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.
QUESTIONS
If you would like to access, correct, amend, or delete any personal information Him Alone Art has in reference to you, you are invited to email purdy@himaloneart.com to address your request.
Effective Date: 06/05/2023