This Privacy Policy explains how James Durno's art portfolio and ecommerce website ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit and interact with our website. We are committed to ensuring the privacy and security of your personal information in compliance with South African law and international standards. This policy outlines the types of information we collect, how we use it, and your rights in relation to your personal information.

1. Information we collect a. Personal Information: When you visit our website, we may collect certain personal information such as your name, email address, and contact details. This information may be voluntarily provided by you when you create an account, make a purchase, or contact us.

b. Usage Data: We may collect non-personal information about how you interact with our website, including your IP address, browser type, device information, and browsing patterns. This data helps us analyze trends, administer the website, and improve user experience.

2. Use of information a. Personalization: We may use the information we collect to personalize your experience on our website, including recommending artwork based on your preferences and providing tailored content.

b. Ecommerce: We use your personal information to process and fulfill your orders, manage your account, and communicate with you regarding your purchases.

c. Communication: We may use your contact information to send you updates, newsletters, promotional offers, and other relevant communications. You have the option to opt-out of receiving these communications at any time.

d. Website Improvement: We analyze usage data to understand how our website is being used, identify areas for improvement, and enhance the user experience.

3. Data security We take appropriate measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. We employ industry-standard security practices and regularly review our security procedures to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of your data.
4. Third-party disclosure We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent, except as necessary to provide services on our website or as required by law. We may engage trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting business, or servicing you, and we ensure that they maintain the confidentiality of your information.
5. Your rights You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information held by us. You can also withdraw your consent for us to process your information. To exercise these rights or if you have any questions or concerns about your privacy, please contact us using the details provided below.
6. Data retention We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
7. Changes to this policy We reserve the right to modify or update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes we make will be effective immediately upon posting the updated policy on our website. We encourage you to review this policy periodically for any updates.
8. Contact us If you have any questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us at [email address].

This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date mentioned above.

Cookie Policy

Effective date: 30/05/2023

This Cookie Policy explains how James Durno's art portfolio and ecommerce website ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website, built using WordPress. This policy ensures compliance with South African law, as well as international law. It describes the types of cookies we use, the purposes for which we use them, and your choices regarding the use of cookies.

1. What are cookies? Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owners.
2. Types of cookies we use a. Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the functioning of our website and enable you to navigate the site and use its features. Without these cookies, certain services may not be available to you.

b. Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often, and if they receive error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable information, and all information is aggregated and anonymous. The purpose of these cookies is to improve the functionality and performance of our website.

c. Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features. For example, they may be used to remember your login details or language preferences. The information collected by these cookies is anonymized and cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

d. Advertising and Targeting Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements to you and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. They may be set by us or by third-party advertising networks we work with. These cookies remember the websites you visit and share this information with other parties, such as advertisers.

3. Third-party cookies We may allow third-party service providers to use cookies and similar technologies on our website. These third parties may collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our website.
4. Use of data In addition to the purposes described above, we also use data collected through cookies for the following purposes:

a. Art Portfolio: We may use data to enhance James Durno's art portfolio, including analyzing user preferences and optimizing the presentation of artwork.

b. Ecommerce: We may use data for ecommerce purposes, such as processing and fulfilling orders, managing customer accounts, and providing personalized product recommendations.

c. Emailing: We may use data to send you relevant emails, such as updates on new artwork, exclusive offers, and newsletters. You have the option to opt-out of receiving these emails.

d. UX Design: We may use data for UX design purposes, including the use of analytics tools to analyze user behavior and improve the user experience on our website.

5. Your consent By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies as described in this Cookie Policy.
6. Managing cookies You can manage cookies through the settings in your web browser. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or to choose which cookies to accept. However, please note that if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of our website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
7. Changes to this policy We reserve the right to modify this Cookie Policy at any time. Any changes we make will be effective immediately upon posting the updated policy on our website. Please check this page periodically for updates.
8. Contact us If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please contact us at [email address].