Privacy Policy

Christine-Ruth Collective operates this website to protect your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect and care for your information at Christine-Ruth Collective. We value peace, trust, and transparency, ensuring your personal details remain safe while browsing our boutique gallery, purchasing original art, or joining workshops. We respect your personal data and undertake to guarantee its confidentiality and security.

1. Personal Information We Collect

When you visit our store, we collect device information such as your browser type, IP address, and cookie details. As you browse our collections, we collect details about viewed artworks and search terms. When purchasing original art, stationery, or enrolling in art classes, we also collect your name, postal address, email, and payment details to fulfill your order.

2. Why Do We Process Your Data?

We process minimal data required to maintain our website and process orders. Automatic data is used purely for security and statistical insights into gallery visitors. Your personal information allows us to send newsletters, process transactions, and deliver art gifts to your home.

You can browse our studio website anonymously without revealing personal identities. However, to join our mailing list or place orders, you may provide your name, email, address, and phone number. Optional choices mean you can decline, though certain services like receiving news or purchasing art may be unavailable. For inquiries regarding required data, reach us at art@christineruthcollective.com.au.

3. Your Rights

As a visitor or customer, you hold specific rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to be informed.

• Right of access.

• Right to rectification.

• Right to erasure.

• Right to restrict processing.

• Right to data portability.

• Right to object.

• Rights on automated profiling.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below. We process information to fulfill artwork order agreements or pursue legitimate studio business interests. Data may be securely transferred internationally to trusted service providers strictly for order shipping, email delivery, and secure payment handling.

4. Links to Other Websites

Our gallery website may contain links to third-party platforms. We are not responsible for their privacy practices and encourage you to review their terms upon leaving our site.

5. Information Security

We safeguard your information on secure servers with physical, technical, and administrative protections to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure. While web transmissions carry inherent risks, we take every care to protect your privacy.

6. Legal Disclosure

We disclose information only if required by law or in good faith to protect our rights, your safety, or to comply with official legal procedures.

Contact Information

For questions about this policy or your personal data, please write to us at art@christineruthcollective.com.au.