PRIVACY POLICY
Gabrielle Banta, DBA Art Presence
Last Updated: October 21, 2026
1. Introduction
Art Presence, operated by Gabrielle Banta, doing business as Art Presence ("Art Presence," "we," "us," or "our"), respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and protect personal information when you visit www.art-presence.com, purchase artwork or merchandise, inquire about commissioned artwork, schedule an intuitive session, subscribe to email communications, or otherwise interact with our services.
This policy also explains certain privacy rights that may be available under applicable law.
2. Information We Collect
Depending on your interactions with Art Presence, we may collect the following information.
Personal and Contact Information
Name, email address, and telephone number
Billing and shipping addresses
Information provided through contact forms, inquiries, and correspondence
Purchase and Transaction Information
Products purchased, order numbers, and purchase history
Payment status and transaction details
Shipping, delivery, and fulfillment information
Customer service, return, and replacement information
Payments are processed by third-party payment providers. Art Presence does not intentionally store complete payment card numbers in its own website systems.
Commissioned Artwork Information
When you inquire about or commission artwork, we may collect artistic preferences, requested dimensions, budget information, project descriptions, timelines, and related communications.
Intuitive Sessions
When you schedule an intuitive session through Acuity Scheduling, we may collect your contact information, appointment details, booking information, and information you voluntarily submit.
Information shared during intuitive sessions may be personal or sensitive. We ask that you share only information you are comfortable providing.
We do not intentionally publish private session communications for promotional purposes without appropriate authorization, except where required by law.
Marketing Information
If you subscribe to Art Presence communications, we may collect your email address, subscription preferences, and email engagement information where supported by our service providers.
Website and Technical Information
Squarespace and connected website technologies may automatically collect information such as IP addresses, browser and device details, pages visited, referring websites, approximate location, and website usage information.
3. How We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information to:
Process purchases, payments, and orders
Produce and deliver artwork and merchandise
Manage commissioned artwork and client communications
Schedule and provide intuitive sessions
Send order confirmations, shipping updates, and appointment reminders
Respond to inquiries and provide customer support
Send marketing communications to subscribers or where otherwise legally permitted
Maintain website functionality, security, and analytics
Prevent fraud, resolve disputes, and comply with legal and tax obligations
Where applicable law requires a legal basis for processing, we rely on an appropriate basis, such as contractual necessity, legal obligations, legitimate interests, or consent.
4. Third-Party Service Providers
Art Presence uses trusted third-party platforms to operate its website and provide services.
Squarespace
Squarespace hosts our website and supports online shopping, customer information management, checkout, and built-in website analytics.
Acuity Scheduling
Acuity Scheduling supports intuitive session bookings, appointment information, confirmations, and related communications.
Printful
Printful and its fulfillment partners produce and ship certain gallery posters and merchandise.
To fulfill orders, Printful may receive customer names, shipping addresses, telephone numbers where necessary, and product details.
Printful may process information through fulfillment facilities in different countries.
Payment Providers
Payments may be processed through Stripe, Squarespace-supported payment services, or other payment providers identified at checkout.
These providers handle payment information under their own privacy and security practices.
Fine Art Production and Shipping
We may share necessary order and delivery information with professional fine art production, packaging, shipping, and delivery providers to fulfill purchases of limited-edition artwork and other physical products.
Google Workspace
Art Presence uses Google Workspace for professional business email.
Emails sent to us, including sender information, message content, and attachments, may be processed and stored through Google Workspace.
Email Marketing
Subscriber information may be processed through Squarespace Email Campaigns or another email provider used by Art Presence.
Legal Requirements
We may disclose information where reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, respond to lawful requests, protect legal rights, investigate fraud, or facilitate a lawful business transfer.
5. Cookies and Website Analytics
Art Presence uses Squarespace, which may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, shopping cart and checkout operations, security, visitor preferences, and built-in analytics.
These technologies may collect information about browsers, devices, pages visited, and general website activity.
Google Analytics is not currently connected through Squarespace's standard Google Analytics integration.
Our website has a cookie banner to inform visitors about cookies and related technologies.
Where available, visitors may use the website's cookie preference controls. Cookies may also be managed through browser settings, although disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
Where required by applicable law, we will provide appropriate notice and choices concerning nonessential cookies and tracking technologies.
6. Website Security
Art Presence uses an active SSL certificate to support secure HTTPS connections between visitors' browsers and our website.
HTTPS encryption helps protect information transmitted between visitors and the website.
We also rely on established service providers for hosting, payment processing, appointment scheduling, and fulfillment.
Although reasonable safeguards are used, no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.
7. Email Communications
Visitors may voluntarily subscribe to emails about new artwork, limited-edition releases, upcoming collections, and related offerings.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link or by contacting gabrielle@art-presence.com.
Unsubscribing from marketing communications does not prevent necessary transactional communications, such as order confirmations or appointment reminders.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and maintain appropriate business records.
Certain financial and transaction records may be retained for up to seven years or longer where required by law.
When information is no longer needed, we take appropriate steps to delete, de-identify, or securely retain it as legally required.
9. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have rights to request:
Access to personal information
Correction of inaccurate information
Deletion of certain information
Information about collection and disclosure practices
Withdrawal of consent where applicable
Restriction of or objection to certain processing
Data portability where available
Opt-out of certain information uses or disclosures where legally required
Requests may be sent to gabrielle@art-presence.com.
We may request reasonable identity verification and will respond within the time required by applicable law.
10. California Privacy Notice
California residents may have additional rights under applicable California privacy laws.
The California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA), applies only to businesses meeting its legal requirements.
Categories of Information
Depending on your interactions with Art Presence, information collected may include:
Identifiers: Names, email addresses, telephone numbers, mailing addresses, and IP addresses.
Commercial Information: Purchase history, transaction records, product preferences, and commission inquiries.
Internet Activity: Website interactions, browser information, device information, and analytics data.
Approximate Geolocation: General location information derived from technical data.
Other Submitted Information: Communications, inquiries, appointment details, and information voluntarily provided for services.
Sensitive Information: Information voluntarily shared during certain personal services may be sensitive in nature. Payment information is handled by third-party payment providers.
Sources and Uses
Information may come directly from customers, website technologies, or service providers involved in purchases, payments, appointments, and fulfillment.
It is used for the business purposes described in this policy.
Disclosure, Sale, and Sharing
Personal information may be disclosed to service providers for website operations, payment processing, appointment management, production, shipping, and communications.
Art Presence does not intentionally sell customer contact lists to data brokers.
Whether particular analytics or advertising technologies constitute a sale or sharing under California law depends on the technologies used and applicable legal definitions.
California Consumer Rights
Where the CCPA/CPRA applies, qualifying residents may have rights to access, correct, or delete information, receive information about disclosures, and opt out of certain sales or sharing.
Additional rights may apply under the law.
We will not unlawfully discriminate against individuals for exercising applicable privacy rights.
Requests, including requests submitted through authorized agents where permitted, may be directed to gabrielle@art-presence.com.
11. International Visitors
Art Presence is based in California, United States.
Information submitted through our website may be processed in the United States or other countries where service providers operate.
Applicable international privacy laws may provide additional protections or rights.
Physical product shipping is currently limited to the contiguous United States and Washington, D.C.
12. Children's Privacy
Our website and services are intended for adults.
We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13.
If we become aware that information has been collected from a child in violation of applicable law, we will take appropriate steps to delete it.
Individuals under 18 should use our services with appropriate parent or guardian involvement.
13. External Websites and Social Media
Our website may link to external websites and social media platforms.
These services operate independently and may have their own privacy practices.
We encourage visitors to review their privacy policies.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our services, technology, business practices, or legal obligations.
Updates will be posted on our website with a revised modification date. Additional notice or consent will be provided where legally required.
15. Contact Information
For questions or privacy-related requests:
Gabrielle Banta, DBA Art Presence
San Rafael, California, United States
Email: gabrielle@art-presence.com
Website: https://www.art-presence.com