Privacy policy

This privacy policy applies to www.michelehoben.com, a website that acts as an online portfolio and artwork sales for Michele Hoben.

This policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ is being used on this site, www.michelehoben.com. This is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.

What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website or app? When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, credit card information or other details to help you with your experience.

When do we collect information? We collect information from you when you register on our site, place an order, subscribe to a newsletter or enter information on our site.

How do we use your information? We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:

• To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.

• To improve our website in order to better serve you.

• To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.

• To quickly process your transactions.

• To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services.

• To follow up with you after correspondence (live chat, email or phone inquiries)

How do we protect your information? Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and Transport Layer Security (TLS) to encrypt data intransit between website end users and customer domains. We implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order to maintain the safety of your personal information. All transactions are processed through a gateway provider (PayPal) and are not stored or processed on our servers.

Do we use ‘cookies’? Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. They are used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.

We use cookies to understand and save user’s preferences for future visits.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since browser is a little different, look at your browser’s Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If users disable cookies in their browser: If you turn cookies off it will turn off some of the features of the site.

Third-party disclosure We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information.

Third-party links Occasionally, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Squarespace We, use Squarespace Analytics cookies to help us understand how visitors use the website

Privacy Policy link is ‘Privacy Policy’ and can easily be found on the bottom of each website page. You can change or review your personal information by emailing us at michele@michelehoben.com or using the update option at the bottom of every email.

We collect your email address in order to:

• Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions • Process orders and to send information and updates pertaining to orders. • Send you additional information related to our artwork and services • To send status updates, new work information and upcoming events to our mailing list or to send emails to our clients after the original transaction has occurred.

We agree to the following:

• Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses. • Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way. • Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters. • Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used. • Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly. • Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at michele@michelehoben.com. Or follow the instructions at the bottom of each email and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.

Contacting Us If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us at michele@michelehoben.com. Last edited 4/6/2024.