Last updated: September 11, 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how J. Christopher Studios (“we,” “us,” “our”) collects, uses, and shares information when you visit the Site, purchase, or interact with us.

1) Information We Collect

You provide: name, email, shipping/billing address, order details, messages, and (optionally) account info.

Automatic: IP address, device/browser info, pages viewed, and general location via cookies and similar tech.

Payments: Processed by third-party providers (e.g., Stripe/Square/PayPal). We do not store full card numbers.

Marketing: If you opt in, we collect your email (and sometimes name) for newsletters/announcements.

Social/UGC: Comments/reviews you post or send.

2) How We Use Information

Fulfill and deliver orders, provide customer support, process payments.

Send order updates, and (with your consent) newsletters and event announcements.

Improve the Site, prevent fraud, and comply with legal obligations.

Personalize content and measure marketing/analytics performance.

3) Cookies & Analytics

We use essential cookies for site functionality and may use analytics/marketing cookies (e.g., Google Analytics) to understand traffic and improve the Site. You can manage cookies in your browser settings. Some features may not work without cookies.

4) Sharing of Information

We share information with:

Service providers (payment processors, shipping partners, email/CRM, website hosting/analytics) under contracts that limit their use to providing services to us.

Legal compliance (to comply with law, respond to lawful requests, or protect rights).

Business transfers (e.g., merger, acquisition) where data may be part of the assets transferred.

We do not sell your personal information for money. We may “share” limited data for cross-context behavioral advertising only if we use such tools; you can opt out (see CPRA section).

5) Data Retention

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes above—typically: orders (7 years to satisfy tax/accounting), email marketing (until you unsubscribe), and analytics (per provider defaults).

6) Your Choices

Marketing: Unsubscribe using the link in emails or email us at art.jchristopher@outlook.com.

Cookies: Adjust browser settings; opt-out tools may be available from analytics providers.

Do Not Track: We currently do not respond to browser DNT signals.

7) California Privacy Rights (CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

Know/Access: the categories and specific pieces of personal info we collected about you.

Delete personal info (subject to legal exceptions).

Correct inaccurate personal info.

Opt-out of “sale”/“sharing” of personal info for cross-context behavioral advertising (if applicable).

Limit use of sensitive personal info (we generally do not collect SPI beyond payment information handled by processors).

To exercise rights, email art.jchristopher@outlook.com. We’ll verify your request (we may ask for order details or email confirmation). You won’t be discriminated against for exercising rights. Authorized agents may submit requests with proof of authority.

8) EEA/UK GDPR (if applicable)

Legal bases include: contract (order processing), legitimate interests (site improvement/fraud prevention), consent (marketing cookies/emails), and legal obligations (tax/accounting). You may have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, port data, or object. Contact art.jchristopher@outlook.com. You may lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

9) Children’s Privacy

The Site is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If you believe a child provided data, contact us for deletion.

10) Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to our size and services. No method is 100% secure.

11) International Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries with different data protection laws than your own. We use appropriate safeguards where required.

12) Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We’ll update the “Last updated” date when changes are posted.

13) Contact

Email: art.jchristopher@outlook.com