Privacy Policy
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS VOLUNTARILY PROVIDED TO THE VISITOR (ALSO REFERRED TO IN THIS POLICY AS THE “USER” AND “YOU”) OF THIS SITE BY THE Valentine Room (ALSO REFERRED TO IN THIS POLICY AS Valentineroom, the studio, THE “SITE,” “US,” “WE, “OUR,” AND thevalentineroom.COM) TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY REGARDING HOW INFORMATION AND DATA ARE COLLECTED AND USED ON thevalentineroom.COM.
HOSTING
Thevalentineroom.com is hosted on Squarespace, which has its own Privacy Policy. Please be aware of this policy as it affects thevalentineroom.com.
COOKIES
Squarespace uses cookies to allow Users of their sites to access previously loaded content and data more quickly upon their next visit. This may include but not be limited to: Previously visited links appearing in a unique color to links which have never been clicked or visited; images and custom fonts loading more quickly on a second visit to the Site; and/or not re-loading the cookie banner at the bottom of this site once the pop-up window has been closed. When used in this manner, cookies are considered to be “tracking” movements of Users to enable a more efficient and intuitive user experience whilst on the Site.
Users can reset much of this tracking by clearing browser history.
INFORMATION COLLECTED AT thevalentineroom.com
Squarespace makes available to all its own paying customers a series of analytics tools that are only useful insomuch as they collect certain data, both essential and non-essential, from website users and organize said data into charts, graphs, and percentages for observable trends. Therefore Squarespace collects certain data on behalf of its subscribers, including The Valentine Room, from visitors to their sites.
Such data includes but is not limited to: Global, country, city, and/or state location of Visitors; types of devices used to access the Site (such as desktop or mobile devices); brands of devices used to access the Site (such as Windows or Apple); internet browsers used to view the site (such as Chrome or Safari); sources of traffic (such as search engine or social channels); search terms used to find the site (note: if the site is verified with Google); duration of time spent on the Site; number of pages visited; and pages viewed. IP addresses are also viewable, but owners and administrators of thesubscriptionphotographer.com cannot connect the IP addresses listed to names or physical addresses of the users they are associated with using the analytics tools provided by Squarespace.
At thevalentineroom.com, this sort of data collection is used in only insomuch as it is a non-optional part of this Site. At this time, no analytics tools are used for digital marketing compaigns, ad re-targeting, or other such marketing methodologies which might cause The Valentine Room to be advertised to Users of this Site once they have “left” the Site.
GDPR
The Valentine Room is a United States-based company, designed and intended for members and visitors of the studio who should exclusively reside within the United States and not the European Union. However, since there are no physical restrictions stopping any person outside of the United States from accessing or using the Site, The Valentine Room has instituted a site-wide cookie notification banner to alert anyone bound by the confines of GDPR that this Site uses cookies for a variety of reasons which might by some countries, unions, and courts be considered to be non-essential for the function of this Site. By closing the cookie banner and/or continuing to use the Site, you waive any rights to privacy regarding any or all of the types of data listed under the section of this policy entitled “Information Collected at thevalentineroom.com”, our Terms, or this Privacy Policy.
SECURITY & BREACHES
If a breach is discovered, whether at thevalentineroom.com or among any of our partners or affiliates (including companies from which we lease third-party applications) we will first address the security breach and assess the extent of the breach. After patching the breach we will notify all Users via alert here at thevalentineroom.com.
CONTACT FORMS
The Valentine Room provides a series of methods of contact for reaching the studio, which may or may not at any time include the use of contact forms.
These contact forms differ from email opt-in forms in that they are intended for direct communication between two individuals or companies. They should never connected to our or to any other CRM. Information provided by Visitors to these forms are typically viewed by only an administrator at thevalentineroom.com, and the form fields included do not require any more information be supplied than what is necessary to respond in a prepared and informed manner.
TERMS OF USE
This Privacy Policy is written in conjunction with a Terms of Use Agreement that is made available to you if and when you rent the studio. By using this Site and the studio you not only agree to The Valentine Room’s Privacy Policy but also to these Terms of Use. Please be familiar with these Terms before proceeding throughout the Site.
QUESTIONS?
If you have specific questions regarding data processing or collection, please email info@thevalentineroom.com to reach us directly.
Last updated NOVEMBER 2020