Privacy Policy for Kris DeBruine Studio
Last Updated: July 24, 2025
Kris DeBruine Studio (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website https://krisdebruine.com (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit our Website, create an account, or make a purchase.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information in a transparent and secure manner, in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), where applicable.
By accessing or using our Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the practices described in this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Website.
1. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information from and about users of our Website, including:
A. Personal Information You Provide to Us:
This includes information that can be used to identify you directly or indirectly. You may provide this information to us when you:
- Create an Account: Name, email address, password.
- Make a Purchase: Name, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number, payment information (e.g., credit card details, processed securely by our payment processor, we do not store full credit card numbers).
- Sign up for Newsletters or Marketing Communications: Email address.
- Contact Us: Name, email address, and any information you choose to provide in your communication.
- Participate in Surveys or Promotions: Name, email, and other information requested.
- Enroll in Online Courses: Information related to your progress and completion.
B. Information We Collect Automatically:
When you visit our Website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and Browse activity, including:
- Log Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits.
- Device Information: Information about the device you use to access our Website, such as device type, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our Website, such as the products you view, items added to your cart, online courses accessed, and digital downloads purchased.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like pixels and web beacons) to collect information about your Browse behavior and preferences. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us improve your experience, analyze Website usage, and deliver targeted advertising. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy [Link to your Cookie Policy – if you have a separate one, otherwise integrate detailed cookie information here].
C. Information from Third Parties:
We may receive information about you from third-party service providers, such as payment processors, shipping providers, and analytics providers, to facilitate our services and improve our Website. This information is typically provided to us in accordance with their privacy policies.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
- To Provide and Maintain Our Website: To operate, maintain, and improve the functionality of https://krisdebruine.com.
- To Process and Fulfill Orders: To process your purchases of art prints, notecards, online courses, and digital downloads, manage shipping, and handle returns.
- To Manage Your Account: If you create an account, to manage your profile, retain your purchase history, and provide you with a personalized experience.
- To Communicate with You: To send you order confirmations, shipping updates, customer service responses, newsletters (if you opt-in), and other marketing or promotional materials that may be of interest to you.
- To Improve Our Products and Services: To understand how users interact with our Website, identify trends, and develop new products, services, and features.
- For Marketing and Advertising: To deliver targeted advertisements and promotional offers based on your interests and Browse behavior.
- To Personalize Your Experience: To tailor the content and products displayed on our Website to your preferences.
- For Security and Fraud Prevention: To protect our Website, customers, and business from fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities.
To Comply with Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes, and to respond to lawful requests from public authorities.
3. How We Share Your Information
We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We engage third-party companies and individuals to perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, order fulfillment, shipping, website hosting, analytics, marketing, and customer support. These service providers have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
- Payment Processors: When you make a purchase, your payment information is securely processed by our third-party payment gateways (e.g., Stripe, PayPal). We do not store your full credit card details on our servers.
- Shipping Providers: We share your shipping address and contact information with shipping companies to deliver your physical products.
- Analytics Providers: We use analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics) to understand how users interact with our Website. These services may collect information about your usage in an aggregated or de-identified form.
- Marketing and Advertising Partners: We may share certain information with marketing and advertising partners to deliver targeted advertisements to you on other websites or platforms.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, or bankruptcy, your personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Website of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.
- With Your Consent: We may share your information with other third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes without your explicit opt-in consent.
4. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
- Access and Correction: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you and to request that we correct any inaccuracies. If you have an account, you can typically review and update your profile information directly through your account settings.
- Deletion (Right to Erasure): You may have the right to request the deletion of your personal information. Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record-keeping purposes, to complete transactions, or to comply with legal obligations.
- Opt-Out of Marketing Communications: You can opt out of receiving marketing emails from us by following the unsubscribe instructions included in each email or by contacting us directly. Please note that even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still send you non-promotional messages related to your orders or account.
- “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” (for California Residents): If you are a California resident, you have the right to opt-out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information as defined under the CCPA. We do not sell your personal information in the traditional sense. However, certain sharing of data with advertising partners may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” under California law. To exercise this right, please contact us at the email address provided below.
- Withdraw Consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
- Data Portability: You may have the right to request a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Object to Processing: You may have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided in the website contact page. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.
5. Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. These measures include:
- Using secure servers and encryption for data transmission (SSL/TLS).
- Regularly reviewing our security practices.
- Limiting access to personal information to authorized personnel only.
- Working with reputable third-party service providers who also prioritize data security.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only 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.
When we no longer need your personal information, we will securely delete or anonymize it. If you have an account, we will retain your account information for as long as your account is active. If you request account deletion, we will delete your information within a reasonable timeframe, subject to any legal obligations to retain certain data.
7. Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 16 1without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information promptly. If you believe we may have collected information from a child under 16, please contact us.
8. External Links
Our Website may contain links to external websites that are not operated by us. We have no control over the content and practices of these third-party sites and are not responsible for their privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any website you visit.
9. 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 post the updated Privacy Policy on this page and revise the “Last Updated” date at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information. Your continued use of the Website after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us.