Privacy Policy
The Crafted Tome ("our site," "we," "us," or "our online platform") is committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors and customers. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose information when you visit our site, participate in our literary events, enroll in artisan bookbinding workshops, or use our custom book restoration and rare book appraisal services. It also outlines your choices regarding the use, access, and correction of your personal information.
1. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services to you.
- Personal Information You Provide: This includes information you voluntarily provide to us when you make a purchase, register for an event or workshop, subscribe to our newsletter, request a service (like custom book restoration or rare book appraisal), or contact us directly. This data may include your name, shipping address, billing address, email address, phone number, and payment information. For workshop registrations, we may also ask for details relevant to your skill level or any specific needs.
- Information Collected Automatically: When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits. This information helps us understand how users interact with our site and improve its functionality.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: Our site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for various purposes, including:
- To process and fulfill your orders for books and other products.
- To manage your participation in literary events and artisan bookbinding workshops.
- To provide and deliver the services you request, such as custom book restoration and rare book appraisals.
- To communicate with you about your orders, services, events, and respond to your inquiries.
- To send you marketing and promotional communications about our curated selection of books, upcoming events, and workshops, provided you have opted in to receive them.
- To improve and personalize your experience on our site and with our services.
- To monitor the usage of our service and detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
- To comply with legal obligations and resolve disputes.
3. Sharing Your Information
We may share your personal information in the following situations:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, shipping, website hosting, data analysis, email delivery, and marketing assistance. These service providers will have access to your information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your personal data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
- With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.
4. Data Security
The security of your data is important to us. We implement reasonable physical, technical, and administrative measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
5. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following data protection rights:
- The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we 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. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below.
6. Children's Privacy
Our service does not address anyone under the age of 16 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By Mail: The Crafted Tome, 295 Lombardy Street, New York, New York, 11211, USA