Privacy Policy

Please use our contact us form to contact us regarding any questions and/or comments associated with our privacy policy.

Scope of This Privacy Policy

This privacy policy describes the processing of information provided or collected on the sites and applications where this privacy policy is posted, whether on our digital properties or on applications we make available on third-party sites or platforms.

When you provide information on a third-party site or platform, they may collect it separately. Our privacy policy covers the information we collect. The third-party site’s privacy practices apply to the information they collect. Your privacy choices on the third-party site do not apply to our use of data we collect. Our sites and applications may link to other sites we don’t control. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to read their privacy policies when leaving our sites.

Type of Information We Collect

We collect two basic types of information – personal information as defined in this policy; see definitions section below) and anonymous information (as defined in this policy; see definitions section below) – and we may use personal and anonymous information to create a third type of information, aggregate information (also defined in this policy; see definitions section below).

In particular, we collect:

• Our sites and applications may offer message boards, conversation pages, blogs, chat rooms, social community environments, profile pages, and other forums that do not have a restricted audience. If you provide personal information when you use any of these features, that personal information may be publicly posted and otherwise disclosed without limitation as to its use by us or by a third party.
• If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.
• If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
• When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
• If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited
• Registration information you provide when you create an account, enter a promotion, or link your profile on a third-party site or platform with your registration account, such as your first name and surname, country of residence, gender, date of birth, email address, username, and password;
• Transaction information you provide when you request information, contact Customer/Member Services, or purchase, return, request, or exchange a product or service from us, such as your postal address, telephone number, and payment information;
• Information you provide in public forum on our sites and applications, such as your public posts;
• Information sent either one-to-one or within a limited group using our message, chat, post, or similar functionality, where we are permitted by applicable law to collect this information;
• Information we obtain from a third party, such as a site or platform provider, about use of our applications on third-party platforms or devices;
• Activity information about your use, and the use by any person(s) you authorize through your account, of our sites and applications, such as the content you view or post, how often you use our services, and your preferences;
• Usage, viewing, technical, and device data when you visit our sites, use our applications on third-party sites or platforms, or open emails we send, or connect with our wireless Internet access services and other similar technologies, including your browser or device type, unique device identifier, and IP address;

How We Collect Your Information

• We collect information you provide to us when you request or purchase products, services, or information from us, register with us (including when you link your profile on a third-party site or platform with your registration account), participate in public forums or other activities on our sites and applications, respond to guest surveys or otherwise interact with us using one or more devices. You may provide information in a variety of ways, including by typing or using voice commands.
• We collect information through a variety of technologies, such as cookies, Flash cookies, pixels, tags, software development kits, application program interfaces, and Web beacons, including when you visit our sites and applications or use our applications on third-party sites or platforms using one or more devices, whether or not you are logged in or registered.
• We collect information using analytics tools, including when you visit our sites and applications or use our applications on third-party sites or platforms.

Use of Your Information by Origami Artist Studio

• Provide you with the experiences, products, and services you request, view, engage with, or purchase;
• Communicate with you about your account or transactions with us and send you information or request feedback about features on our sites and applications or changes to our policies;
• Send you offers and promotions for our products and services or third-party products and services;
• Personalize content and experiences;
• Operate, understand, optimize, develop, or improve our sites, applications, products, services and operations, including by using guest survey research and analytics tools; and
• Detect, investigate and prevent activities that may violate our policies, pose safety issues, or be fraudulent or illegal; and
• Notify you of safety issues.

Sharing Your Information with Other Entities

We will not share your personal information with a third party outside Origami Artist Studio except in limited circumstances, including:

• When you allow us to share your personal information with another company, by electing to share your personal information with carefully selected companies so that they can send you offers and promotions about their products and services;
• When you direct us to share your personal information with third-party sites or platforms, such as social networking sites.
• When we work with service providers performing services on our behalf; however, these companies are prohibited from using your personal information for purposes other than those requested by us or required by law;

Your Controls and Choices

We provide you the ability to exercise certain controls and choices regarding our collection, use and sharing of your information. In accordance with applicable law, your controls and choices may include:

• Correcting, updating, and deleting your registration account;
• Choosing or changing your choices for subscriptions, newsletters, and alerts;
• Choosing whether to receive from us offers and promotions for our products and services, or products and services that we think may be of interest to you;
• Choosing whether we share your personal information with other companies so they can send you offers and promotions about their products and services;
• Controlling targeted advertising by clicking on “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” or “Manage Your Cookie Settings” in our website footers or application settings;
• Requesting removal of your personal information from a public forum on one of our sites or application; and
• Requesting access to the personal information we hold about you and that we amend or delete it.

You may exercise these controls and choices in various ways, including as outlined above, or by contacting Customer/Member Services, or by following instructions provided in communications sent to you.

If you don’t allow us to collect personal information, we may not deliver certain experiences or services. Some services may not consider your preferences. We will clearly state if personal information collection is mandatory so you can decide whether to participate. Contact Customer/Member Services if you have questions about the personal information we process or retain.

Children’s Privacy Policy

Origami Artist Studio is committed to protecting the privacy of children who use our sites and applications. We do not direct any of our products or services directly at children under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information about children under 13.

Data Security, Integrity, and Retention

We value the security, integrity, and confidentiality of your information. We use technical, administrative, and physical measures to protect your information from unauthorized access and use. We regularly review our security procedures to adopt new technologies and methods. Despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect. We will retain your personal information as long as necessary to fulfill this privacy policy, unless the law requires a longer retention period.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Wherever your personal information is transferred, stored or processed by us, we will take reasonable steps to safeguard the privacy of your personal information. These steps may include implementing standard contractual clauses where recognized by law, obtaining your consent, or other lawful means of transferring personal information.

Change to This Privacy Policy

We may change this privacy policy to adapt to new technologies, practices, or regulations. We will notify you of material changes and, if required, obtain your consent. We may notify you by email, post notices on our sites, or use other legal methods.

Comments and Questions

If you have a comment or question about this privacy policy, please contact us.

Definitions

Aggregate Information

Aggregate means information about groups or categories of guests, which does not identify and cannot reasonably be used to identify an individual guest.

ANONYMOUS INFORMATION

Anonymous information means information that does not directly or indirectly identify, and cannot reasonably be used to identify, an individual guest.

APPLICATION

Application means a program or service operated by us (or on our behalf) that may be displayed on various online, mobile, or other platforms and environments, including those operated by third parties, which permits us to interact directly with our guests.

CHILDREN

Children means individuals who we have identified are not of legal age to consent to the collection and processing of their personal information. In the United States, the term “children” refers to individuals under 13 years of age.

DATA PROCESSOR

A data processor is a person or entity that processes personal information on behalf of a data controller (or data controllers) and is permitted to perform data processing only as directed by the data controller(s).

IP ADDRESS

An IP address is associated with the access point through which you enter the Internet, and is typically controlled by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), your company, or your university. We may use IP addresses to collect information regarding the frequency with which our guests visit various parts of our sites and applications, and we may combine IP addresses with personal information.

PARENTS

Parents means a parent or legal guardian.

Personal Information

Personal information means information that identifies (whether directly or indirectly) a particular individual, such as the individual’s name, postal address, email address, and telephone number. When anonymous information is directly or indirectly associated with personal information, the resulting information also is treated as personal information.

PUBLIC FORUMS

Our sites and applications may offer message boards, conversation pages, blogs, chat rooms, social community environments, profile pages, and other forums that do not have a restricted audience. If you provide personal information when you use any of these features, that personal information may be publicly posted and otherwise disclosed without limitation as to its use by us or by a third party.