Privacy policy

Karl Kemp Antiques operates this website in order to provide you with a curated browsing and inquiry experience (the "Services"). Karl Kemp Antiques is powered by Shopify, which enables us to provide the Services to you. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit or use the Services, or otherwise communicate with us. If there is a conflict between our Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy, this Privacy Policy controls with respect to the collection, processing, and disclosure of your personal information.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using and accessing any of the Services, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described herein.
This website does not process payments or complete transactions online. All purchases are arranged directly with us.

1. Personal Information We Collect
When we use the term "personal information," we refer to information that identifies or can reasonably be linked to you. Personal information does not include information that has been de-identified so that it cannot identify or be reasonably linked to you. Depending on how you interact with the Services, we may collect or process the following categories of personal information:
a. Information You Provide Directly
When you fill out a contact form or sign up for our email newsletter, we may collect:
Contact details: your name, email address, and phone number (if provided)
Communications with us: the content of any messages or inquiries you submit
b. Information Collected Automatically
When you browse our website, certain data is collected automatically by us and our third-party service providers, including:
Device information: your device type, browser type and version, operating system, IP address, and other unique identifiers
Usage information: pages visited, time spent, referral source, and how you navigate the Services
c. Personal Information Sources
We may collect personal information from the following sources:
Directly from you, when you contact us or use the Services
Automatically through the Services, via cookies and similar technologies
From our service providers and third-party partners, when they collect or process information on our behalf
d. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies from the following providers:
Shopify — Our website platform uses cookies to ensure the site functions properly and to collect analytics data about how visitors use the Services.
Google Ads & Analytics — Google uses cookies to measure ad performance, analyze website traffic, and serve relevant advertisements. Google may use this data in accordance with its own privacy policy.
Pinterest — Pinterest uses cookies and pixels to track conversions, measure ad effectiveness, and enable Pinterest-related features. Pinterest may use this data in accordance with its own privacy policy.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

2. How We Use Your Personal Information
Depending on how you interact with us, we may use your personal information for the following purposes:
Respond to Inquiries and Provide Services. We use your contact details and message content to respond to your questions, requests, and communications, and to maintain our relationship with you.
Marketing and Advertising. We may use your information to send marketing communications by email, and to show you relevant advertisements on other websites, including through Google Ads and Pinterest Ads.
Analytics and Improvement. We analyze usage data to better understand how visitors interact with the Services and to improve our website's performance and content.
Security and Fraud Prevention. We use information to detect, investigate, or take action regarding possible fraudulent, illegal, or malicious activity, and to protect the security of our Services.
Legal Compliance. We use your personal information to comply with applicable law, respond to valid legal process, and enforce our policies.

3. How We Disclose Personal Information
We do not sell your personal information. In certain circumstances, we may share your personal information with third parties for legitimate purposes, including:
Shopify Inc. — as our website hosting and analytics platform, and to provide certain enhanced features based on visitor interactions
Google LLC — for advertising and analytics services
Pinterest, Inc. — for advertising and conversion tracking
Other service providers who perform services on our behalf (e.g., email delivery, data analytics, cloud storage)
Law enforcement or regulatory authorities, if required by applicable law or valid legal process
In connection with a business transaction such as a merger or acquisition
Each of these third parties operates under their own privacy policies and data processing practices.

4. Relationship with Shopify
The Services are hosted by Shopify, which collects and processes personal information about your access to and use of the Services in order to provide and improve the Services for you. Information you submit to the Services will be transmitted to and shared with Shopify, as well as third parties that may be located in countries other than where you reside.
In addition, to help protect, grow, and improve our business, we use certain Shopify enhanced features that incorporate data and information obtained from your interactions with our store, along with other merchants and with Shopify. To provide these enhanced features, Shopify may make use of personal information collected about your interactions with our store, other merchants, and with Shopify. In these circumstances, Shopify is responsible for the processing of your personal information, including responding to your requests to exercise your rights.
To learn more about how Shopify uses your personal information and any rights you may have, you can visit the Shopify Consumer Privacy Policy. Depending on where you live, you may exercise certain rights with respect to your personal information via the Shopify Privacy Portal.

5. Email Newsletter
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use your email address to send you updates about new inventory, events, and promotions. You may opt out of receiving these at any time by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email, or by contacting us directly. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as responses to your direct inquiries. We do not share your email address with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

6. Security and Retention of Your Information
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information, but please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee complete security. We recommend that you do not use unsecure channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us.
How long we retain your personal information depends on different factors, such as whether we need the information to respond to your inquiry, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce applicable policies. You may request deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us.

7. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the rights listed below in relation to your personal information. These rights are not absolute, may apply only in certain circumstances, and in certain cases we may decline your request as permitted by law.
Right to Access / Know. You may request access to personal information that we hold about you.
Right to Delete. You may request that we delete personal information we maintain about you.
Right to Correct. You may request that we correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.
Right of Portability. You may request a copy of the personal information we hold about you and ask that we transfer it to a third party, in certain circumstances and with certain exceptions.
Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing for Targeted Advertising. Depending on where you reside, you may have the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information, or to opt out of processing for purposes considered "targeted advertising" under applicable law. We do not sell personal information. If you visit our website with the Global Privacy Control (GPC) opt-out preference signal enabled, we will automatically treat this as a request to opt out for the device and browser you use. To learn more, visit https://globalprivacycontrol.org/.
Managing Communication Preferences. You may opt out of promotional emails at any time by clicking "Unsubscribe" in any email we send.
You may exercise any of these rights by contacting us using the details in Section 10. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request. You may also designate an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf, provided that agent can demonstrate authorization to act for you.
If we deny your request, you may have the right to appeal that decision by contacting us. To learn more about how Shopify handles rights requests related to data processed by Shopify, visit https://privacy.shopify.com/en.

8. Children's Privacy
The Services are not intended for children under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. As of the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we do not have actual knowledge that we "share" or "sell" (as those terms are defined in applicable law) personal information of individuals under 16 years of age. If you are the parent or guardian of a child who has provided us with their personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

9. International Transfers
We may transfer, store, and process your personal information outside the country in which you reside. If we transfer your personal information out of the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we will rely on recognized transfer mechanisms such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, or equivalent contracts issued by the relevant competent authority of the UK, unless the transfer is to a country that has been determined to provide an adequate level of protection.

10. Third-Party Websites and Links
Our website may contain links to websites or platforms operated by third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information. Information you share on third-party social media platforms may be viewable by other users of those platforms. Our inclusion of such links does not imply any endorsement of those sites or their operators.

11. Complaints
If you have complaints about how we process your personal information, please contact us using the details in Section 12. Depending on where you live, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the revised Privacy Policy on this website, update the "Last updated" date, and provide notice as required by applicable law.

13. Contact Us
Should you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise any of the rights available to you, please contact us:
Karl Kemp Antiques
36 East 10th Street, New York, NY 10003
Email: info@karlkemp.com

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