Privacy Policy
This privacy policy will explain how our organization (Craig van de Ruit) uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.
Cookies
This website uses cookies to help provide certain site functions. A cookie is a small piece of data that is downloaded from a website and stored on your computer in order to provide certain functionality. Our use of cookies is outlined below.
For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Note; this will affect the sites functionality.
The Cookies We Set
Craig van de Ruit uses cookies to remember your previously selected preferences such as weather you accept our use of cookies.
How do we collect your data, what data do we collect, how will we use your data and how do we store it?
Product Enquiry Form
Information Collected via Our Product Enquiry Form
When you submit an enquiry using the product enquiry form on our work item detail pages, we collect the following personal data:
- First Name and Surname
- Email Address
- Any optional information or text you choose to provide in the “Comments” field
How We Use Your Data
We use this information strictly to respond to your specific product inquiry and to manage subsequent correspondence required to fulfill any potential or actual orders. We do not use this data for marketing purposes unless you explicitly opt-in elsewhere.
Our website is built on WordPress, and we utilize the Everest Forms plugin to manage form submissions. Depending on our site settings, your submission details may be stored securely within our WordPress database or transmitted directly to our email server to allow us to read and respond to your request.
Data Retention
We retain product enquiry data for as long as necessary to fully answer your request or to manage your customer account if an order is placed. If no order materializes, we periodically delete enquiry records in accordance with our data cleanup schedule.
Email Newsletter Signup
If you choose to sign up for our newsletter, we collect your first name, surname and email address.
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- We use this information solely to send you our monthly newsletter.
- We send this newsletter no more than once per month.
- We do not share, sell, or rent your contact details to third parties.
- Note: If you have also contacted us via our work item enquiry form, that data is handled separately for customer service purposes.
Your data is stored and processed securely through Minutemailer, the email marketing platform we use to distribute our newsletters.
You have complete control over your data. You can opt out of our newsletter at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email you receive from us. Once you unsubscribe, your details will be removed from our active marketing list.
Google Analytics
What are your data protection rights?
Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request Our Company for copies of your personal data.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Our Company correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Our Company to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that Our Company erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that Our Company restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Our Company’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Our Company transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us, contact below.
Privacy policies of other websites
The Craig van de Ruit website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
Changes to our privacy policy
Our Company keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about Our Company’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Email us at: craig@craigvanderuit.art
How to contact the appropriate authority
Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that Our Company has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact Craig van de Ruit.
Email: craig@craigvanderuit.art
Address: Bramber Farm, Goromonzi Road, Goromonzi , Zimbabwe