Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Macchia Arts collects, uses, and protects your information when you use our website.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

When you use our contact or commission forms, we collect:

  • Name - to address you personally
  • Email address - to respond to your inquiry
  • Project details - information you share about your commission request

Information Collected Automatically

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. This automatically collects:

  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • General geographic location (city/country level)
  • Device type and browser information
  • Referring website (how you found us)

This data is anonymized and aggregated. We cannot identify individual visitors from this information.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Respond to your inquiries and commission requests
  • Communicate with you about your project
  • Process and fulfill orders
  • Ship artwork to you
  • Improve our website and services

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about your visit.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by:

For more information, see Google’s Privacy Policy.

Data Retention

  • Commission and order records: Retained for business and tax purposes
  • Contact form submissions: Retained as long as needed to respond to your inquiry
  • Analytics data: Retained per Google Analytics default settings (26 months)

Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access - Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
  • Correction - Request that we correct inaccurate information
  • Deletion - Request that we delete your personal information (where legally permitted)

To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected].

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information. However, no internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of data transmitted to our website.

Our website may contain links to other websites (such as Instagram or payment processors). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can remove it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Your continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us: