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PRIVACY

Privacy

This privacy policy applies to tamaralepianka.com; a website owned and maintained by Tamara Lepianka for the purpose of presenting art work in an online portfolio and making art available for purchase to site visitors.

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This privacy policy contains information about how Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is used by this site including how PII is collected, used, protected, or otherwise handled in accordance with our website.

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When placing an order or utilizing forms on this site you (the visitor) may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and if necessary,  financial information necessary to complete an online purchase. This information is collected when performing activities such as subscribing to a newsletter, submitting a contact request, registering as a user to interact with blog posts, or purchasing through the online store.

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This information is collected to:

  • Facilitate your interaction with the website and its offerings

  • Provide a method of contact and communication between the site owner and the visitor

  • Complete purchase transactions through the online shop

  • Send periodic emails regarding online purchases or in response to a newsletter opt-in subscription

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Information protection:

This website is hosted and provided by Wix.com Ltd. and the entirety of its functionality comes through commercial tools and features available through Wix. Payment processing is performed wholly through a Wix provider gateway to Square, Inc. Personal information is maintained within the Wix secure networks and is only accessible to the site owner and administrators as necessary to operate the site and provide the offerings indicated within the site. Financial information is encrypted via Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology and all transactions are processed through Square, Inc. or Paypal if a Paypal invoice option is requested No financial information is captured, stored, or maintained by this site.

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Information retention:

Customer purchase records are kept for a minimum of seven years to comply with legal requirements. Personal information provided as part of a subscription opt-in or site account, but not as part of a purchase record, may be retained indefinitely. Use the site contact form to request an export of what personal information the site has for your site account or to request your non-purchase related personal information be deleted. Deletions do not include any data we are obligated to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

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Cookies:

A website cookie is a small piece of data stored on your computer by your web browser while browsing a website. Cookies are a mechanism for websites to remember stateful information or site activity. This site uses cookies to:

  • Perform analytics - cookies assist in the compilation of site traffic and site interactions. We may choose to use Google Analytics cookies to understand how visitors use the website. Please see the Google terms for more information.

  • Provide a better user experience - cookies provide a means to save user preferences

  • Provide an online shopping cart - cookies are used to remember and process items in the store shopping cart

The cookies used by this site originate directly from Wix.com Ltd. or a Wix.com partner that provides commercially available site functionality​. You may configure your web browser to notify you each time a cookie is sent or to turn off receipt of all cookies. If cookies are disabled in your browser it may impact some features of this site.

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Third-party disclosure:

We do not sell or trade your personally identifiable information. We do not transfer your personally identifiable information to any outside parties not directly involved in the processing and completion of a financial transaction initiated on this website.

 

Third-party links:

Occasionally, we may include third-party products or services on the website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies; thus we have no responsibility or liability for the content or activities of these third-party sites. We accept payments through Square, Inc. or will send a Paypal invoice if requested. When processing payments some of your PII and transaction data will be passed to Square and/or Paypal in order to complete the processing of an order payment. Please review the Square or PayPal policies and terms for more information.

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Privacy Location and Changes:

This privacy policy is linked on the primary page of the website and all subsequent pages that employ the footer of the main site. The page clearly identifies itself as 'privacy' and is easily found on the site. Any changes to the privacy policy will appear on this page.


Other Items of Note:

  • You can request to change or review your personal information by email using the contact form on this site.

  • Cookie behaviors changed by Wix.com Inc., Square, Inc., or Paypal Inc.relevant to the functionality incorporated into this site are outside of our area of control. Please see the privacy, cookie, and terms of use policy information available on Wix, Square, and Paypal websites.

  • This site does not market to children under the age of 13 years old and is intended only for adult audiences.

  • Email addresses are collected to:

    • Process orders and send information regarding orders​

    • Respond to inquiries or requests

    • Outreach through a newsletter or mailing list subscription on an opt-in basis. Subscriptions may be cancelled at any time.

  • If at any time you wish to unsubscribe from receiving future emails you may use any unsubscribe feature available within the email message or use the Contact form on this site.

 

This site is owned and operated by

Tamara Lepianka

Shelbyville, KY USA

 

This policy was last updated 15 January 2022.

TERMS OF USE

Terms

1 Agreement to Terms

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1.1 These Terms and Conditions constitute an agreement made between you and Tamara Lepianka (sole proprietor) of Shelbyville, Kentucky USA concerning your access to and use of the Tamara Lepianka website (https://tamaralepianka.com) as well as any related applications to (the Website).

1.2 The Website provides: an online portfolio of artwork and the ability to purchase artwork. You agree that by accessing the Website, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

1.3 You may not access or use the Website for any purpose other than that for which we make the site and our services available. The Website may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.

1.4 We reserve the right to modify or withdraw, temporarily or permanently, this website (or any part thereof) with or without notice to you; you confirm that we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification to or withdrawal of the website.

1.5 We reserve the right to change these conditions from time to time; your continued use of the website (or any part thereof) following such change shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such change. It is your responsibility to check to determine whether the conditions have been changed.

 

2 Acceptable Use

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2.1 All copyright is retained by the artist, Tamara Lepianka. Images must not be copied, resold, or reproduced without the artist’s written permission.

2.2 No part of the Website, Services or Our Content may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.

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3 Content

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3.1 The content on the Website is provided for general information only and is not intended as advice on which you should rely. You should obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from taking, any action on the basis of the content on the Website.

3.2 Provided that you are eligible to use the Website, you are granted a limited license to access and use the Website only for its intended purpose as an art portfolio and online shop. You may download or print any portion of the content to which you have legally and properly gained access for your personal, non-commercial use.

3.3 Every computer or mobile device has a different capability to display colors and everyone sees colors differently. The artwork photos reflect the color and size of the work as accurately as possible. Any variation between the image represented and the actual artwork is not deemed a fault and such inconsistencies are not be a valid reason for return.

3.4 The Website may contain opportunities for you to post content to the Website or send feedback to us. You understand and agree that your User Content may be viewed by other users on the Website, and that they may be able to see who has posted that User Content. We reserve the right to remove posted content at our discretion.

 

4 Links to Third Party Content

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4.1 The Website may contain links to websites or applications operated by third parties. We have no influence or control over any such third party websites or applications or the third party operator. We are not responsible for any third party websites or applications or their availability or content.

4.2 The Website may contain affiliate links which will grant us a commission if you purchase from those sites.

 

5 Sales

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5.1 Artwork listed may be withdrawn from sale at any point by the artist at their discretion.

5.2 If you purchase physical goods from the Website, our Shipping terms and conditions apply to the sales.

 

6 Security of Data

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6.1 We take all reasonable care, in so far as it is in our power to do so, to keep the details of your order and payment secure. We use secure external payment process providers. In the absence of negligence on our part we cannot be held liable for any loss you may suffer if a third party procures unauthorized access to any data you provide when ordering from the Website.

6.2 Additional policies that apply to your use of the Website include the Privacy Policy, Purchasing, Shipping, and Returns Policy. The Privacy Policy sets forth the terms for the handling of personal information collected from you, or that your provide to us. By using the Website you consent to these additional policies and attest taht the data provided by you to us is accurate.

 

7 Site Management

 

7.1 We do not guarantee nor imply that the Website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. We rely wholly on Wix.com Inc. hosting services to secure the site contents and data and remediate any defects or vulnerabilities according to their Terms of Service.

7.2 You are responsible for the configuration of your information technology systems, computer programs, network connectivity, and platforms to access the Website.

7.3 You are responsible for the configuration and use of your own virus protection software and remediating the security vulnerabilities of your own technology devices.

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This site is owned and operated by

Tamara Lepianka

Shelbyville, KY USA

 

This policy was last updated 15 January 2022.

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