Privacy policy.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

This is to provide you with information to assure you that your privacy is valued and your information is protected. If you have any questions, please get in touch.

WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?

When you purchase something from our store, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, address and email address.
When you browse our store, we also automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system.
Email marketing (if applicable): With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products and other updates.

CONSENT

How do you get my consent?
When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery or return a purchase, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.
If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to refuse.

Is it possible to withdraw my consent?
If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at anytime, by contacting us at izzy@inksystudio.co.uk.


DISCLOSURE

We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.

SQUARESPACE

Our store is hosted on Squarespace. They provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.
Your data is stored through Squarespace’s data storage, databases and the general Squarespace application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall.

PAYMENT

If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, then Squarespace stores your credit card data. It is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction. After that is complete, your purchase transaction information is deleted.
All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.
PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.
However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.
For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers.
In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.
As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act.
Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.

LINKS

When you click on links on our store, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

SECURITY

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.
If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with a AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.

COOKIES

Here is a list of cookies that Squarespace use. We’ve listed them here so you that you can choose if you want to opt-out of cookies for any reason.

_acloggedin

Supports login by Scheduling client if the client has an account.

_client_acloggedin

Supports login by Scheduling client if the client has an account.

algoliasearch-client-js

Adds auto-populated suggestions to address fields in Scheduling to help clients complete forms faster.

AWSALB, AWSALBCORS

Improves performance in Scheduling by using one server for the duration of the session.

CART

Shows when a visitor adds a product to their cart

CHECKOUT_WEBSITE

Identifies the correct site for checkout when Checkout is disabled.

Commerce-checkout-state

Stores state of checkout while the visitor is completing their order in PayPal

Crumb

Prevents cross-site forgery.

hasCart

Tells Squarespace that the visitor has a cart

Locked

Prevents the password-protected screen from displaying if a visitor enters the correct site-wide password.

PHPSESSID

Securely authenticates a visitor during their checkout in Scheduling.

RecentRedirect

Prevents redirect loops if a site has custom URL redirects.

remember_client

Remembers Scheduling client’s login details if they have an account.

siteUserCrumb

Prevents cross-site request forgeryfor logged in site users.

SiteUserInfo

Identifies a visitor who logs into a customer account

SiteUserSecureAuthToken

Authenticates a visitor who logs into a customer account

squarespace-announcement-bar

Prevents the announcement bar from displaying if a visitor dismisses it

squarespace-likes

Shows when you've already "liked" a blog post.

squarespace-popup-overlay

Prevents the promotional pop-up from displaying if a visitor dismisses it

ss_sd

Ensures that visitors on the Squarespace platform remain authenticated during their sessions.

Test

Investigates if the browser supports cookies and prevents errors.

TZ

Allows a Scheduling client’s appointments to display correctly based on their time zone preferences.


AGE OF CONSENT

By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.