Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 17 May 2023
Your Privacy and Humid Studio (represented by Haylea Paul), ABN 42 273 831 206 (referred to as “Humid Studio,” “Haylea Paul”, “we,” “our,” “us,” “I,” or “me”).
Introduction
Who we are and how to contact us
We are Humid Studio, based in Sunshine Coast, Australia. We are committed to protecting your privacy and respecting your rights when you use this website. This Privacy Policy applies to the products and/or services provided on our website (www.humid.studio) ("Website") and our social media channels. It explains how we collect, store, use, and disclose data, and it complies with the requirements of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and is part of our Website Terms & Conditions. Please note that this Privacy Policy does not cover information you submit on other websites, even if we communicate with you on those sites. For example, if you post something on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, or YouTube, that information is governed by the privacy policies of those websites, not by this Privacy Policy.
You can contact us regarding privacy-related questions by emailing us at itshumid.studio@gmail.com.
We will only use your personal information in compliance with Australian Privacy Laws (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)), Australian Privacy Principles, and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and any replacement legislation, regulation, or guidelines governing the use, storage, or transmission of personal data.
Our Role in Your Privacy
This Privacy Policy applies to you whether you are a customer or just a visitor to our Website.
Our responsibilities
As the providers of the products and services on this Website, we determine how and why your data is processed. We do not sell or rent your details to any third parties. We are committed to protecting your privacy, and we want you to understand what information we collect and how we use it.
Your responsibilities
Please read this Privacy Policy and the Website Terms & Conditions.
If you provide us with any data relating to a third party, you confirm that you have the right to authorize us to process that data on your behalf in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
When and how we collect data
We start collecting data from the moment you visit our Website. You may provide this data by completing a form or sending us an email, or we may collect it automatically. We may also collect data when:
You interact with us on social media.
You accept our cookies and other tracking technologies on any device you use to interact with us.
You voluntarily submit your data to us for any reason.
Types of data we collect
We may collect the following types of data:
Contact details (name, address, email).
Financial information (bank details when you become our customer).
Data about the products or services you purchase.
Data that identifies you (IP address, login, browser type, time zone, browser plug-ins, geolocation, operating system, and version).
Data on how you use our Website (URL clicks, product and service views, time spent on pages, and other actions).
How and why we use your data
Under data laws, we are only allowed to use your data for specific reasons and where we have a legal basis to do so. We will use your data for the purposes it was collected and related purposes, including:
Running our Website.
Providing you with products, information, and services.
Customer support.
Improving our Website.
Detecting and preventing fraud.
Enhancing your experience on our Website.
Conducting market research (e.g., contacting you for feedback about our products
Provide you with information about events, other products or services or opportunities that may be of interest
Marketing (with your consent)
Monitor your compliance with our Website Terms and Conditions
We may disclose your data for the purposes it was collected and also:
As required by law subject to our obligations
With your consent
Within our business
Send you marketing material (with your consent)
Process your participation in any promotions and giveaways (including contacting you if you win, displaying your name online and on our social media platforms)
Share with third parties to enable us to provide our products and/or services
Google Analytics and Facebook
We use Google Analytics functions. You can find out how your data is collected here and there are instructions here on how to opt-out of Google Analytics data tracking.
Our use of Google Analytics may include but is not limited to display advertising and re-marketing. You may see our adverts across the internet, this is due to the use of tracking technologies (cookies) to optimise and serve our adverts based on past visits to our Site. When you log onto our Site, we, with the help of Google Analytics, use your browsing behaviour to connect this with other data that you previously provided to us in accordance with this privacy policy.
We use Facebook Insights to track your interaction with our Facebook page, this will allow us to track usage and improve the performance of our page. We will use Facebook Analytics to better measure, track and understand customer user experience to enable us to improve our products and services that we offer. You can check out Facebook’s privacy policy here and if you want to opt out of seeing ads on Facebook based on information we have received, you can control this in your ad preferences here.
What are your choices?
Don’t provide us with personal data
You can choose not to provide us with any personal data. However if you do this, we will not be able to provide you with any products or services, however, you can continue to use our Site and browse the pages of our Site.
Turning off cookies
Our Site uses cookies and similar technologies to provider certain functionality to our Site. You can turn off cookies by activating the setting in your browser that allows you to do this. You can also delete cookies through your browser settings. If you do decide to turn off cookies, you can continue to use the Site, however, certain services may not work as effectively.
Don’t want marketing?
We will always let you know before we collect any data from you what the intended use is and if we intend to use it for marketing and if third parties are involved we will obtain your consent (which you can withdraw at anytime). You can change your mind about marketing material by opting out by (a) completing the contact us form on our contact page or by unsubscribing within the email if you have previously subscribed to our newsletter.
What are your rights?
You can exercise your rights at anytime by contacting us via the contact us page on our Site – OR via email at itshumid.studio@gmail.com.
You can access information we hold about you
We will provide you with the information within 30 days of your request, unless doing so would adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others (e.g. another person’s confidentiality or intellectual property rights). We will tell you if we can’t comply with your request and why.
Inaccurate information
You can contact us to ask us to correct any information we hold about you, that you believe is inaccurate.
Objections to using data for profiling or automated decisions
We may use your data to determine what products and services are relevant to you (e.g. tailoring our emails based on your behaviour). Otherwise, the only circumstances in which we will use this data is to provide our products and services to you.
You have the right to be forgotten
You have the right to request for your data to be erased. This means we have to delete all information that we hold about you, except to the extent of any information we are required to hold due to our legal obligations.
You have the right to make a complaint regarding the use of your data
If you have any complaints regarding how your data is handled, please contact us via our contact us page OR via email at itshumid.studio@gmail.com. If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint you may seek a review by contacting the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
How secure is the data collected
We realise that our customers trust us to protect their data and whilst we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, or receive from us, we take that task seriously and maintain reasonable and appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to help protect your data. This includes the following:
Password access to accounts
Storing electronic data with reputable third party storage providers who have appropriate security protections
Limit access to personal information to individuals who need to know.
Where do we store data
We use service providers based around the world. Consequently, your data may be processed in countries outside of Australia. If we transfer personal data outside of Australia, we will ensure that your privacy rights are adequately protected by ensuring these service providers have the same or similar measures in place to protect data shared.
How long do we store data
We will keep your data for as long as we need it and this period will also depend on your interactions with us. If you have made a purchase with us, we will keep a record of your purchase for the period necessary for invoicing and tax purposes. When we no longer need to keep your information, we will delete it.
Third parties who process your data
We share data with third parties in the following circumstances:
Our suppliers and service providers working for us
Our professional and legal advisors
Law enforcement or other government authorities
Where we have your consent to do so or otherwise where we are legally permitted to do so.
Payment Security
All are our real time credit card authorisations are handled by STRIPE and are secured by security certificate Verisign SSL. The following measures are taken to protect your data:
Payments are fully automated with an immediate response.
Your complete credit card number cannot be viewed by us or any outside party.
All transaction data is encrypted for storage within Squarespace bank-grade data centre, further protecting your credit card data.
Stripe is an authorised third party processor for all the major Australian banks.
Stripe at no time touches your funds, all monies are directly transferred from your credit card to the merchant account held by us.
Stripe and Squarespace are widely respected for providing secure and reliable online payment solutions. We have chosen to deal with the best so you can feel safe that your personal information is kept safe and secure at all times. While we attempt to protect the information in our possession, no security system is perfect and we cannot promise that information about you will remain secure in all circumstances.
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an information security standard for all organisations that handle branded credit cards from major card schemes. PCI DSS is a standard mandated by the card brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover and is managed by the PCI Security Standards Council.
PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information through our Site and the service providers.
Age of consent
By using this site, you warrant that you are at least the age of majority in your State or Territory of residence. Our Site should not be used by anyone under the age of majority and we do not knowingly collect data from anyone under the age of majority.
Cookies and how to block them
We use cookies, this helps us improve the products and services we provide.
What are cookies?
Unfortunately they are not the edible kind! “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies can also be used to analyse traffic and for advertising and marketing purposes. They do not harm your systems and the HELP function in your browser will tell you how to restrict or block the cookies. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org. If you use browser settings to block all cookies, you may not be able to access all or parts of our Site.
Web Beacons
We may use web beacons (or clear gifs) on our website and in our emails. So basically when we send emails, we have the ability to track behaviour such as who opened the emails, who clicked the links and collection information such as your IP address, your browser or email type, we then put this information together to improve the performance of our email campaigns and provide you with better and/or services specific to your needs. You will always have the ability to opt out of any emails we send just click the link in the email that says “unsubscribe”.
Governing law
This Privacy Policy and your use of this Site is governed in all respects by the laws of Australia.
The End
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Updates to our Privacy Policy
Please make sure to check in on our Privacy Policy periodically, as 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. We will always ensure that the current date of the Privacy Policy also known as the “Effective Date” is prominently displayed at the very top of this Privacy Policy so you know it’s the latest version.