This Privacy Policy describes how The Sharov Art ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares personal information when you commission a portrait from us. It applies to information collected through our website, email communication, in-person consultations, and any other means by which you provide information to us.

We may collect the following types of personal information:

• Contact Information: Your name, email address, phone number, and postal address.
• Image Data: Photographs or other images of the subject(s) of the portrait that you provide to us as reference material. This may include digital files and/or physical photographs.
• Portrait Details: Information about your desired portrait style, size, medium, background preferences, and any other specific instructions you provide.
• Payment Information: If you make a purchase, we collect payment information (e.g., credit card details) through a secure payment processor. We do not directly store your credit card information on our servers.
• Communications: Records of our communications with you, including emails, messages, and notes from consultations.
• Website Usage Data: If you use our website, we may collect information about your browsing activity, such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and the time and date of your visit. This information is often collected using cookies and similar technologies. (See section 5 below).

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

• To Create Your Portrait: We use the images and portrait details you provide to create your custom portrait.
• To Communicate with You: We use your contact information to communicate with you about your commission, including providing updates on the progress of your portrait, requesting additional information, and delivering the finished artwork.
• To Process Payments: We use your payment information to process your payment for the portrait.
• To Improve Our Services: We may use anonymized and aggregated data to analyze our business operations, improve our services, and develop new offerings.
• Marketing (with Consent): With your explicit consent, we may use your contact information to send you promotional emails about our services, special offers, or upcoming events. You can opt out of receiving these emails at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the emails.
• Legal Compliance: We may use or disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request (e.g., a subpoena or court order).

We will only share your personal information in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us with payment processing, website hosting, email marketing, and other essential business functions. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and only use it for the purposes for which we engage them.
• With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties if you have given us your explicit consent to do so. For example, we may ask for your permission to feature your portrait and/or your feedback on our website or social media.
• Legal Requirements: As noted above, we may disclose your information if required by law or in response to a valid legal request.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our business, your personal information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include:

• Using secure servers to store your information.
• Using encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online (e.g., payment information).
• Limiting access to your personal information to authorized personnel only.
• Regularly reviewing our security practices.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activity. Cookies are small data files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly.
• Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve its performance.
• Marketing Cookies: These cookies may be used to track your browsing activity across different websites and to show you targeted advertisements.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. You can choose to block all cookies, or to allow only certain types of cookies. Please note that blocking cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. You can learn more about cookies on TermsFeed website article.

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to provide you with the portrait you commissioned, to comply with our legal obligations, and to resolve disputes. We may also retain anonymized and aggregated data indefinitely.

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
• Deletion: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information. We may not be able to delete all of your information if we are required to retain it for legal or business purposes.
• Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Restriction: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.
• Withdraw Consent: If you have provided consent to the processing of your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information below.

Our services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under that age. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our website and/or notify you by email. The date of the most recent revision will be indicated at the top of the policy.

Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

• By visiting this page on our website: https://sharovart.com/

12. Contact Information:

• For any questions or clarifications regarding this Offer or the Club, please contact us at sharovarts@gmail.com.