Privacy policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: June 1, 2026
Last Updated: June 1, 2026

1. INTRODUCTION

EthanMakesArt ("we," "our," or "us") operates the online store available at this website (the "Site"). We are committed to protecting the privacy of our customers and visitors. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our Site or make a purchase from us.

By accessing or using our Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms stated herein, please discontinue use of our Site immediately.

Our sole contact email is: ethanhandmades@gmail.com

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

When you place an order, create an account, or contact us, we may collect the following categories of personal information:

  • Full name

  • Billing and shipping address

  • Email address

  • Payment information (processed securely through third-party payment processors; we do not store full card numbers)

  • Order history and transaction data

  • Communications you send us, including support inquiries

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Site, certain information is collected automatically through cookies, pixel tags, and similar tracking technologies, including:

  • IP address and approximate geographic location

  • Browser type and version

  • Operating system

  • Referring URLs and pages visited on our Site

  • Date, time, and duration of your visit

  • Device identifiers

2.3 Information from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third-party service providers, including payment processors, shipping carriers, marketing platforms, and analytics providers, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:

  • Order fulfillment: To process, confirm, ship, and deliver your orders, and to send you related order status notifications.

  • Customer support: To respond to your inquiries, resolve disputes, and troubleshoot issues.

  • Payment processing: To verify payment and prevent fraudulent transactions.

  • Legal compliance: To comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including tax reporting obligations.

  • Site improvement: To analyze usage patterns, improve our website's functionality, and enhance the customer experience.

  • Marketing communications: To send you promotional emails or offers, only where you have opted in or where permitted by applicable law. You may opt out at any time as described in Section 8.

  • Enforcement: To enforce our Terms of Service, Shipping Policy, and Refund Policy, and to protect the rights, property, or safety of EthanMakesArt, our customers, or others.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their own independent marketing purposes.

4. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING (FOR APPLICABLE JURISDICTIONS)

To the extent required by applicable law, our legal bases for processing your personal information include:

  • Performance of a contract: Processing is necessary to fulfill your purchase order and deliver your product.

  • Legal obligation: Processing is necessary to comply with applicable laws, including tax, consumer protection, and fraud prevention regulations.

  • Legitimate interests: Processing is in our legitimate business interests, such as improving our services and preventing fraud, provided such interests are not overridden by your rights.

  • Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent, such as for marketing emails.

5. SHARING YOUR INFORMATION

We may share your personal information with the following categories of third parties, solely to the extent necessary to operate our business:

  • Payment processors: To securely process your payment transactions.

  • Shipping and logistics providers: To fulfill and deliver your order. Shipping times are estimated at 13–20 business days from shipment, with an order processing period of 1–3 business days.

  • E-commerce platform providers: Our Site is hosted on Shopify, Inc. Shopify may have access to your information as necessary to provide us with platform services. Shopify's privacy practices are governed by their own privacy policy.

  • Analytics and marketing tools: Such as Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or similar services, to understand how visitors use our Site.

  • Legal and regulatory authorities: When required by law, court order, subpoena, or governmental authority, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our legal rights or the safety of others.

  • Business transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, asset sale, or other corporate restructuring, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to the same privacy protections.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with applicable law.

6. COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze Site traffic, and support our marketing efforts. The types of cookies we use include:

  • Strictly necessary cookies: Required for the Site to function properly, such as session management and shopping cart functionality.

  • Performance and analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the Site.

  • Targeting and advertising cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

You may control cookie preferences through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Site. By continuing to use our Site, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

7. DATA RETENTION

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:

  • For active customer accounts and ongoing business relationships, for the duration of such relationship.

  • For order and transaction records, for a minimum of five (5) years, or as otherwise required by applicable federal or state tax and consumer protection laws.

  • For marketing consent records, until you withdraw consent.

  • For legal claims and dispute resolution, for the duration of any applicable statute of limitations.

When personal information is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

8. YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES

Depending on your state of residence, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information under applicable U.S. law. These may include:

8.1 California Residents — California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) / California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights:

  • Right to Know: You may request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the purposes for collection, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.

  • Right to Delete: You may request that we delete personal information we have collected, subject to certain exceptions permitted by law.

  • Right to Correct: You may request that we correct inaccurate personal information we hold about you.

  • Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing: We do not sell personal information as defined under the CCPA/CPRA. If this practice changes, we will update this policy and provide an opt-out mechanism.

  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights under the CCPA/CPRA.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at ethanhandmades@gmail.com. We will respond to verifiable consumer requests within forty-five (45) days, with the possibility of a single forty-five (45)-day extension where reasonably necessary.

8.2 Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, and Other State Privacy Laws

Residents of states with comprehensive consumer privacy laws may have similar rights, including rights to access, correction, deletion, portability, and opt-out of certain processing activities. To exercise these rights, contact us at ethanhandmades@gmail.com.

8.3 Marketing Opt-Out

You may unsubscribe from our marketing emails at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any marketing email or by contacting us at ethanhandmades@gmail.com. Please note that even after opting out of marketing, we may continue to send you transactional and order-related communications.

9. DATA SECURITY

We implement commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include use of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption for data transmission and reliance on Shopify's PCI-DSS compliant payment infrastructure.

However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your data. In the event of a data breach that affects your rights and freedoms, we will notify you in accordance with applicable state breach notification laws.

10. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information promptly. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us at ethanhandmades@gmail.com.

11. THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites, applications, or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties, and this Privacy Policy does not apply to them. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

12. INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

EthanMakesArt is operated in the United States. If you are accessing our Site from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your home country. By using our Site, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States.

13. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of our Site after any modification constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

14. CONTACT US

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

EthanMakesArt
Email: ethanhandmades@gmail.com

We will make every effort to respond to your inquiry within a reasonable time.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on June 1, 2026.