Art & Corsets is dedicated to the absolute privacy of its customers and online visitors. As a total internet privacy solutions company, we believe that privacy and protection of one's personal information are fundamental human rights and that, moreover, all individuals should be empowered to exercise their right to information self-determination.

When personal information of yours is collected

Art & Corsets does not collect personal information on website visitors without their informed consent. Any information provided is completely voluntary. In cases when such information is requested, visitors are prompted to provide the minimum amount of information necessary for us to provide the service. Typically, personal information is collected to allow us to respond to visitor's inquiries and requests, including data to allow us to process online purchase orders.

Use of Server Logs and Cookies

Server logs:

Our server, like every server, automatically log information about visits to our websites in the normal course of establishing and maintaining web connections. Server logs record statistical information on visitors' IP addresses, operating systems, time of visit, pages viewed, etc., and identify categories of visitors by items such as domains and browser types. These usage statistics are reported in the aggregate to our webmaster, and are used to improve our websites and to ensure they provide the best web experience for visitors. Raw server logs are purged on a regular basis. No attempt is ever made to link server log information to any other data in such a way as to identify individual visitors.

Cookies:

Art & Corsets takes your concerns about cookies and privacy very seriously. We strictly limit our use of cookies in terms of their data content, duration, and assurances of anonymity.

How is your Personal Information used?

Your personal information is used by Art & Corsets employees for the intended purpose stated at the time it is collected, e.g. to reply to your questions or to provide a requested service, and only on a need-to-know basis. Your data is never used for secondary or unrelated purposes, unless otherwise requested by you.
It is Art & Corsets policy never to share, trade, sell or otherwise disclose personal information to third parties without your explicit, informed consent or direction.
Credit verification: When paying for a purchase by credit card, we are required for credit verification and fraud protection reasons to prompt you for your name, address, credit card number and expiry date, phone number and e-mail address. Art & Corsets shares your personal credit card information only with members of our credit card processing network so that we may validate your credit and protect ourselves against fraud. In cases where Art & Corsets has been the victim of credit card fraud, we may elect to share this information with the appropriate law enforcement authorities, and to pursue legal action.

How long the information is kept

Contact information about web visitors is kept as long as this information is needed to completely service the contact request, or until a user requests that we delete that information.
Mailing list information and email addresses are kept for only the period of time needed to facilitate the visitor's requests.


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