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PRIVACY POLICY

We respect your concerns about privacy. References in this Privacy Policy to “we”, “us”, “our”, "SKS", “Stephanie Kopelson Studio” are references to the entity responsible for the processing of your personal information listed here, which generally is the entity that obtains your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes the types of personal information we collect about our consumers, how we use the information, with whom we share it and the choices available to our consumers regarding our use of the information. We also describe the measures we take to protect the security of the information and how you can contact us about our privacy practices.

This Privacy Policy applies to the personal information we obtain via your transactions and interactions with Stephanie Kopelson Studio through your use of stephaniekopelsonstudio.com, social media pages, and other platforms that reference this Privacy Policy (“Online Channels”); including through our third-party sources, including advertising and social media networks (collectively, the “Channels”).

 Information we obtain

We collect personal information about you through various Channels as described above. The types of personal information we collect include:

  • contact information (such as name, postal address, email address, and mobile or other telephone number);
  • payment information (such as your payment card number, expiration date, authorization number or security code, delivery address, and billing address);
  • customer service information (such as customer service inquiries, comments, and repair history);
  • photographs, comments, and other content you provide;
  • purchase and transaction information;
  • contact information you provide about friends or other people you would like us to contact;
  • location data (such as data derived from your IP address, country and/or zip code) and the precise geolocation of your mobile device where we have provided notice and choice, as appropriate;
  • clickstream data and other information about your online activities (such as information about your devices, browsing actions and usage patterns), including across the Online Channels and third-party websites, that we obtain through the use of cookies, web beacons and similar technologies (see our Cookie Policy);
  • information we may obtain from our third-party service providers; and
  • other personal information we obtain through our Channels.

Collection with cookies and other technologies 

We use cookies, web beacons (including pixels and tags), web server logs and other technologies that collect certain information about you by automated means through our Online Channels, including when you visit our websites, interact with our emails, use our apps, or interact with Stephanie Kopelson Studio-related ads, content, tools, widgets or plug-ins. You can learn more about these technologies and how to manage your preferences by visiting our Cookie Policy.

The providers of third-party apps, tools, widgets and plug-ins on our Online Channels, such as Instagram “Like” buttons, also may use automated means to collect information regarding your interactions with these features. This information is collected directly by the providers of the features and is subject to the privacy policies or notices of these providers. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Stephanie Kopelson Studio is not responsible for these providers’ information practices.

 How do we use the information we obtain?

We use the personal information we obtain as described in this policy and rely on a number of legal bases to do so as described further below, including:

  • performance of a contract with you;
  • our legitimate business interests;
  • compliance with a legal obligation, a court order, or to exercise or defend legal claims; or
  • your consent to the processing, which you can revoke at any time.

We use the information we obtain to perform a contract with you or to take steps at your request

Prior to entering into a contract, including to:

  • transact with you and provide various products and services to you; and
  • process and fulfill orders in connection with our products and services and keep you informed about the status of your order;

We use the information we obtain on the basis of our legitimate interests, which we can describe further upon request, including to:

  • operate, evaluate and improve our business (including developing new products and services; enhancing and improving our services; managing our communications; analyzing our products and customer base; performing data analytics; and performing accounting, auditing and other internal functions);
  • reduce credit risk and manage collections;
  • verify your identity;
  • send you promotional materials and other communications (including thank you notes, special occasion reminders and other communications from sales professionals with whom you’ve engaged);
  • communicate with you via email, postal mail, phone and other means about, and to administer your participation in, special events, contests, sweepstakes, programs, offers, surveys and market research;
  • protect against, identify and prevent fraud and other unlawful activity, claims and other liabilities;
  • comply with and enforce relevant industry standards, contractual obligations and our policies; and
  • respond to your inquiries. 

In addition, we process your personal information to comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements to which we are subject and for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure. 

We also use the information in other ways for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection and obtain your consent to the extent required by applicable law.

 Information we share 

We do not disclose personal information we collect about you, except as described in this Privacy Policy. We share personal information with service providers who perform services on our behalf based on our instructions. We do not authorize these service providers to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements. Examples of these service providers include entities that process credit card payments, manage and reduce our credit risk, verify information, fulfill orders, and provide web hosting, analytics and marketing services.

In addition, we may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (ii) to law enforcement authorities or other government officials, and (iii) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss, or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual fraudulent or illegal activity. We also reserve the right to transfer personal information we have about you in the event we sell or transfer (or contemplate the sale or transfer of) all or a portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a merger, acquisition, joint venture, reorganization, divestiture, dissolution or liquidation).

 How long do we retain personal information?

To the extent permitted by applicable law, we typically retain personal information we obtain about you for as long as it is needed (1) for the purposes for which we obtained it, in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, which generally means that we will keep your personal information for the duration of our relationship; or (2) to take into account applicable statute of limitation periods and comply with mandatory applicable laws. 

Notice to California residents

Subject to certain limitations under California Civil Code § 1798.83, California residents may ask us to provide them with (i) a list of certain categories of personal information that we have disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year, and (ii) the identity of those third parties.

Cookies Policy

Cookies are automated means through which we collect information on our website and by which we can sometimes track information about your use of our website. We use cookies to optimize your user experience, the functionality of our website and our service to you. When you visit our website, our web server sends a cookie to your computer, which allows us to recognize your computer to perform a variety of functions.

By proceeding to navigate beyond this page, you consent to our cookie settings and agree that you understand this Cookies Policy and our Privacy Notice. Please note that you may restrict cookies by changing your browser settings, but that such restrictions will potentially degrade and impact your user experience and functionality of our website.

 Purpose of cookies

  • Cookies Support Basic Website Functionality: Some cookies are functional and necessary cookies that support essential features of our website, such as storing your shopping cart selections while you continue to shop and navigate to different pages of our website.
  • Cookies Can Help Improve the Quality of Our Website and Services: Cookies collect information (including sometimes IP address) to assess how you use our website, so that we can improve the navigability of our site and provide you with better service. We use this information to:
  • Provide aggregate and anonymous statistics on how our site is used;
  • See how effective our advertisements are by identifying where you click and from which website you arrived;
  • Provide feedback to carefully selected third party partners that one of our visitors also visited their website;
  • Help us improve the site by capturing errors in your browsing experience; and
  • Provide you with improved site functionality by allowing access to additional services or restoring your shopping bag if you wish to return on a subsequent browsing session.
  • Cookies May Share Information With Our Carefully Chosen Third-Party Partners: Third-party cookies may share information with partners to provide services on our site. The information shared is only to be used to provide the service or function (such as social media “like” and “share” buttons). Certain third-party cookies can be used to offer a customized user experience, by providing you with interest-based services both on this Website and on some other websites as well. Some of these customized browsing experiences may be linked to services provided by third parties which provide these services to recognize that you have visited our site. This information is used to inform you of Stephanie Kopelson Studio products and services which may be of interest to you. These cookies may also link to social media networks such as Instagram or provide advertising agencies with information about your visit so that they can present you with advertisements for Stephanie Kopelson Studio products and services which may be of interest to you.