PURPOSE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Cleomesmith.com (“we”, “our” or “us”) respect your (or “you”, the website visitor, user or customer) privacy and are committed to protecting it via our compliance with this privacy policy. The purpose of this privacy policy is to describe what types of information we may collect from you or that you might provide to us when you visit, use or make a purchase from cleomesmith.com (“website”). The information provided by you and collected by us will be limited to purposes stated in this privacy policy and our terms and conditions (please see terms and conditions page). We make every attempt to only collect the information deemed necessary for us to provide the relevant goods and services of this website. We will not share or use your information with anyone except as described in this privacy policy. The use of information collected through this website shall be limited to the purposes listed under this privacy policy and in our terms and conditions.

PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES A BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND OUR COMPANY. BY ACCESSING AND USING OUR SITE, YOU CONSENT TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT CONSENT TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT CONTINUE TO USE OUR WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE.

This privacy policy was last updated on June 23, 2022.

If you use this website periodically, please ensure that you check this page for any changes to this privacy policy.

This privacy policy pertains to this website only and not any other website where Cleome Smith patterns are sold.

WHAT TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect several different types of information from and about visitors, users and customers of this website which may include:

• ways by which you may be personally identified ie. your name, mailing address, e-mail address, payment information and telephone number, any product purchase history (collectively “personal information”)

• ways by which your use of this website may be analyzed including what type of web browser you use to visit this website, which type of OS you use, any domain names used to link to our website, your IP address and details of usage of this website

Please note that the types of information given to us by you, both personal and your ways of using this website, are voluntary and by you providing this information to us are giving consent for us to collect, use and process this information.

HOW WE COLLECT THIS INFORMATION

• when you visit and use this website

• if and when you send us an e-mail from this website

• if and when you sign up for this website’s newsletter

• if and when you make a purchase from this website

HOW WE USE THIS INFORMATION

We use the information that we collect from you and/or that you provide to us to:

• present our website and its’ contents/products to you

• respond to any messages you may send us through this website, thus giving us consent to contact you

• distribute our newsletter to you if you subscribe to it on this website, thus giving us consent to send you our newsletter

• contact and deliver to you via e-mail a secure link with which to download any patterns purchased from this website thus fulfilling our contractual obligation for any purchases made on this website

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF DATA

Please note that any information you provide to us through your use of our website may be stored and processed, transferred between and accessed from Canada, the United States and other countries which may not guarantee the same level of protection of personal data as the country in which you reside and may therefore be subject to further disclosure as required by applicable law.

By using our website, you consent to the transfer of your personal information to or from the United States, Canada or to any other country in which we, our affiliates, or our service providers may have facilities, where your information may be further processed, and the use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this privacy policy or as may be required by applicable law.

INFORMATION COLLECTED FOR THIS WEBSITE’S HOSTING COMPANY

When you visit this website, Squarespace (the “host”) collects personal data including information about your browser, network and device, webpages you may have visited prior to visiting this website, webpages you view while visiting this website and your IP (Internet Provider) address. Squarespace requires this information to run this website and to protect and improve its’ platform and services. This information is analyzed in a de-personalized format.

Cleomesmith.com collects data to power Squarespace analytics. This data includes information about your browser, network and device used, web pages you may have visited prior to coming to this website and your IP address. This information may also include details about your use of this website, including clicks, internal links, pages visited, scrolling, searches and timestamps. This information is shared with Squarespace, this website’s analytics provider to learn about site traffic and activity.

When you purchase a pattern from cleomesmith.com, we collect personal information from you to fulfill the order (ie. sending you an e-mail with a secure link to download the pattern). This information includes name, e-mail address, billing address and phone number. This information is shared with Squarespace, our online hosting provider so that they may provide website services to us.

As you go through checkout, this site may auto-complete your shipping and billing address by sharing what you type with the Google Places API and returning suggestions to you to improve your checkout experience.

If you submit information to this website via web form (subscribe to newsletter), we collect the data requested in the web form in order to track and respond to your submissions. We share this information with Squarespace so that they can provide website services to us.

SECURITY & COOKIES

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app.Cookies can be “first party” cookies, which are cookies sent by this website, or “third party” cookies, which are sent by third-party sites or service providers. We or our service providers may use cookies or similar technologies to enable or store items in a shopping cart and to help measure and research the usage of this website. By accessing this website and accepting our use of cookies, you consent to our use of cookies. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to access all areas of this website.

FONTS

This website uses font files from Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to you, servers where the font files are stored may receive personal information about you including information about your browser, network or device and IP address.

THIRD PARTY SITES

We do not currently use any third party analytics or e-mail storage providers.

EUROPEAN RESIDENTS AND THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the EU, please note that any personal information you consent to give us by way of visiting and using this website, signing up for our newsletter, entering your e-mail address to send us a message or making a purchase from this website will be transferred to non-EU countries via Squarespace, our website hosting company. This information is transferred and processed in a secure and private manner which meets European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses.

CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS AND THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA)

If you reside in California, the following information presented as required by the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act). This information refers to personal data that identifies, relates to, describes or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly with you or your household such as your name, postal address, IP address or e-mail address. Personal information does not include publicly available information and certain other information that is regulated by other applicable laws.

We do not sell any personal information to third parties.

NOTICE CONCERNING “DO NOT TRACK”

Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy reference that users can set in certain web browsers. We are committed to providing you with meaning ful choices about the information collected on our website for third party purposes. We do not currently recognize or respond to browser-initiated DNT signals. To learn more about Do Not Track, please visit https://allaboutdnt.com

MINORS

No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to us through this site. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information through this site, register for an account on this site, make any purchases through this site, use any of the interactive features of this site, or provide any information about yourself to us, including but not limited to, your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a minor under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as soon as practicable. If you believe we might have any information from or about a minor under 13, please contact us at cleomesmithknits@gmail.com

ACCESSING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

You have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to request that your personal information be either corrected, updated or deleted. You also have the right to request that we restrict or withdraw consent you have previously provided eg. subscribing to newsletter or accepting cookies. If you wish to access the personal information we have about you or believe that any personal information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us.

You can remove your e-mail address from our mailing list at any time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link in our newsletter.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Any changes to our privacy policy will result in an update to the information stated on this page. It is the responsibility of the website user to remain informed of any changes we make to this privacy policy.

CONTACT

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy or how this website uses your information, please contact us at cleomesmithknits@gmail.com

Thank you for taking the time to read our privacy policy.

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