Privacy Policy for Verdant Script
At Verdant Script, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how Verdant Script collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards your information when you visit our website, participate in our workshops, or purchase our products and services. We encourage you to read this policy carefully. By accessing or using our online platform and services, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions described herein.
1. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services to you.
1.1 Personal Data You Provide To Us
We collect personal data you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Register for an account or sign up for our newsletter.
- Enroll in a workshop (e.g., modern calligraphy, traditional script styles).
- Purchase products (e.g., calligraphy tools and inks, personalized hand-lettered gifts, plant-themed stationery) from our online store.
- Request custom invitation design services.
- Contact us for expert advice or customer support.
- Participate in surveys or promotions.
This personal data may include your name, email address, postal address, phone number, payment information (processed by secure third-party payment processors), and any other information you choose to provide.
1.2 Automatically Collected Data
When you visit our site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and interaction with our online platform. This may include:
- IP address and browser type.
- Operating system and device identifiers.
- Referring URLs and pages viewed.
- Information about how you interact with our site, including access times and dates.
We collect this data using cookies and similar tracking technologies. For more information on how we use these technologies, please see our Cookie Policy below.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
- To provide and deliver the products and services you request, including processing transactions and sending related information.
- To manage your account and our online platform.
- To send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages.
- To respond to your comments, questions, and requests and provide customer service.
- To communicate with you about products, services, offers, and events offered by Verdant Script, and provide news and information we think will be of interest to you.
- To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our services.
- To personalize and improve our services, including providing advertisements, content, or features that match your interests.
- To detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities and protect the rights and property of Verdant Script and others.
3. Sharing Your Information
We do not share your personal data with third parties except as described in this policy:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. These service providers are bound by confidentiality obligations and are prohibited from using your personal data for any purpose other than to provide services to Verdant Script.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with legal obligations, protect and defend the rights or property of Verdant Script, or protect the safety of our users or the public.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal data may be transferred to the acquiring entity.
- With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when you provide us with explicit consent to do so.
We ensure that any sharing of your data complies with applicable data protection laws.
4. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
- The right to request the correction of inaccurate personal data.
- The right to request the erasure of your personal data under certain conditions.
- The right to object to the processing of your personal data.
- The right to restrict the processing of your personal data.
- The right to data portability, allowing you to obtain and reuse your personal data for your own purposes.
- The right to withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.
- The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
5. Data Security
Verdant Script implements appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. These measures include data encryption, firewalls, and secure server environments. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our site uses "cookies" and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us remember your preferences, understand how you interact with our content, and support security features. You have the option to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "last updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Verdant Script
888 brannan st
San Francisco, CA, 94103, USA