Any sensitive information display during a transaction stays between the buyer and seller. 

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from us.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

– “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
– “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
– “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

Additionally when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers , email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information.”

When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
Communicate with you;
Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).

SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Woocommerce to power our online store. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site–you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

BEHAVIOURAL ADVERTISING

As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

You can opt out of targeted advertising by:
COMMON LINKS INCLUDE:
FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
GOOGLE – https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
BING – https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.

DO NOT TRACK

Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

DATA RETENTION

When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

MINORS

The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18.

CHANGES

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.

SMS / TEXT MESSAGING

SMS consent and your phone number will not be shared or sold to any third party or affiliates for marketing purposes.

If you provide your mobile phone number and opt in to receive text messages from The Tattoo Nation, we collect your phone number and your consent record (the date, time, and method of opt-in) solely for the purpose of sending you appointment and booking-related messages.

How we use it. We use your mobile number only to send you messages about your appointments and bookings — confirmations, reminders, scheduling and rescheduling, deposit notices, and aftercare follow-up.

How we share it. We share your mobile number only with the licensed telecommunications providers required to deliver the message to your handset (for example, our SMS platform provider and the wireless carriers). These providers are contractually restricted to using the information for message delivery only. We do not share, sell, rent, or otherwise disclose your mobile number or your SMS consent to any third party, affiliate, marketing partner, data broker, or lead generator for marketing or promotional purposes under any circumstances.

Your choices. You may opt out of text messages at any time by replying STOP to any message from us. You may also request that we delete your mobile number from our records by emailing ray@thetattoonation.com or calling 240-603-4664. Opting out of text messages will not affect your ability to book an appointment by phone or email.

Retention. We retain your mobile number and consent record for as long as you remain an active client, and for a reasonable period afterward to comply with recordkeeping obligations, unless you ask us to delete it.

Full details of our text messaging program, including message frequency and rate disclosures, are available in our SMS Terms & Conditions.