Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
At McDermott Galleries, accessible at mcdermottgalleries.com, we are deeply committed to protecting your personal data and upholding your rights under applicable data protection regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Your privacy matters to us, and we strive to ensure that any personal information we collect is used only in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the principles of lawfulness, fairness, and transparency.
2. Scope of the Policy and Data Controller Role
This Privacy Policy applies to all users of mcdermottgalleries.com and covers how we collect, use, share, store, and protect your personal data when you interact with our website, services, or communication channels. McDermott Galleries is the data controller for the purposes of data protection laws. If you have any questions about how your data is managed, you may contact us at [email protected].
3. Categories of Data We Process
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data, depending on your interactions with us:
– Usage Data: Information regarding how you use our website and services, including your IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, date/time of access, browsing behavior, referral URLs, and device identifiers.
– Account Data: Personal details you provide during the registration or account creation process, such as your full name, billing and shipping addresses, email address, and phone number.
– Profile Data: Information about your preferences, purchase history, behavior on the site, and responses to surveys or feedback gathered voluntarily.
– Communication Data: Content of messages sent to us through customer support forms, live chat, or email correspondence, including your support history and any follow-up responses.
– Technical Data: Information about the device you use to access our services, such as device type, operating system, internet connection type, system configurations, unique device identifiers, and crash data.
– Transaction Data: Information related to purchases made on mcdermottgalleries.com, including payment details (processed securely via third-party providers), product orders, delivery address, and order history.
– Preference Data: Data related to your marketing preferences, newsletter subscriptions, participation in promotions, and interests you’ve specified regarding our artwork or services.
4. Legal Bases for Processing
We process your personal data only when we have a valid legal basis for doing so, including:
– Consent: Where you have given us explicit permission to process your data for specific purposes (e.g., marketing communications).
– Contractual Necessity: Where it is necessary to perform a contract with you (e.g., for order fulfillment or customer support).
– Legitimate Interests: In pursuit of our legitimate interests such as fraud prevention, security, product improvement, and analytics – provided these interests are not overridden by your rights.
– Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
5. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
– Right of Access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
– Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
– Right to Erasure (“Right to Be Forgotten”): You may request deletion of your personal data when it is no longer needed, or if processing was based on consent that is now withdrawn.
– Right to Restriction: You may request us to suspend processing your data while complaints are investigated or where data is not accurate.
– Right to Data Portability: You may request your data be provided in a machine-readable format or transferred to another data controller.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. Verification may be required to confirm your identity before we process your request.
6. Security Measures
We implement industry-standard security measures designed to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These include:
– Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption on our website.
– Controlled access to personal data by authorized personnel only.
– Regular encrypted backups and disaster recovery processes.
– Mandatory data protection training for staff handling personal information.
Despite these efforts, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. International Transfers
Your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of your jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. In such cases, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:
– Use of Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission;
– Verification that third-party service providers adhere to recognized privacy frameworks.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including:
– Usage Data: 12 months from the date of collection.
– Account, Profile, and Transaction Data: 7 years after the last user activity, or sooner upon request if there is no ongoing contractual or legal obligation.
– Communication Data: Retained for 5 years unless legal obligations require longer retention.
– Preference Data: Retained until consent is withdrawn or after 24 months of inactivity.
After expiration of the applicable retention periods, data will be securely deleted or anonymized.
9. Cookie Policy
We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance site performance, analyze usage, and personalize content. Types of cookies include:
– Essential Cookies: Necessary for website functionality, including security and network management.
– Functionality Cookies: Enable the website to remember user preferences such as language or region.
– Analytical Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with mcdermottgalleries.com, including traffic sources and behavioral patterns.
– Performance Cookies: Help us measure and improve performance by tracking loading times, page responsiveness, etc.
10. Cookie Management and Compliance
In accordance with GDPR and CCPA, users are provided a clear cookie consent banner upon first visit. Users may:
– Manage or withdraw consent using the cookie preferences modal available on the website.
– Disable cookies through browser settings, though this may impact functionality.
California residents may exercise CCPA-related rights by contacting us with a verifiable request at [email protected], including opting out of the “sale” of personal information where applicable.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect or process personal data from children under 13. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at [email protected] so we can take appropriate steps.
12. Policy Updates
This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in legal requirements, our services, or data processing practices. Substantive changes will be communicated to users, and continued use of mcdermottgalleries.com constitutes acknowledgment of such changes. You are encouraged to revisit this policy from time to time.
13. Contact
If you have any questions, concerns, or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at:
McDermott Galleries
Email: [email protected]
Website: mcdermottgalleries.com
We are fully committed to complying with data protection laws and addressing any privacy concerns promptly and transparently.