Privacy Policy

Last updated: 09/27/26

Ellen Brown Arts LLC respects your privacy. This policy explains what information is collected through ellenbrownarts.com, how it is used and shared, and the choices available to you.

Who We Are

Ellen Brown Arts LLC ("Ellen Brown Arts," "we," "us," or "our") is a Minnesota limited liability company based in Duluth, Minnesota. Our website is ellenbrownarts.com.

Privacy contact: ellen@ellenbrownarts.com
Mailing address: 904 Chester Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55812

Information We Collect

Information you provide

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you place an order, join Field Marks, use a contact or inquiry form, suggest a bird, request a commission, or otherwise communicate with us. This information may include:

·      your name, email address, telephone number, billing address, and shipping address;

·      order details, transaction history, delivery preferences, and tax-related information;

·      messages, commission details, bird suggestions, deadlines, preferences, and other information you submit through a form or email;

·      reference photographs and related permissions that you submit for a commission inquiry; and

·      your newsletter subscription status and communication preferences.

Payments are processed by Squarespace Payments. We do not intend to receive or store your complete payment-card number, although the payment processor may collect and process payment information under its own privacy policy.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the website, Squarespace and any enabled third-party services may automatically receive information such as your IP address, browser and device type, operating system, referring page, pages viewed, approximate location, dates and times of visits, and interactions with the site. Cookies and similar technologies may be used to operate the site, remember preferences, prevent fraud, understand traffic, and measure performance.

Analytics and advertising tools currently used: Squarespace Analytics.

How We Use Information

We may use personal information to:

·      operate, maintain, secure, and improve the website;

·      process payments, fulfill orders, arrange delivery, and provide customer service;

·      review commission inquiries and bird suggestions and communicate about possible projects;

·      send Field Marks and other marketing messages when you have chosen to receive them;

·      respond to questions, requests, claims, and privacy inquiries;

·      prevent fraud, misuse, or security incidents; and

·      maintain business, tax, insurance, and legal records and comply with applicable law.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

The website may use essential cookies needed for core functions such as navigation, checkout, security, and shopping-cart operation. If enabled, analytics, preference, or advertising cookies may also be used. You can manage available choices through the website's cookie banner or cookie-preference link and through your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect how the site functions.

Cookie settings currently offered: Squarespace features a native cookie banner below the footer of this website that allows site visitors to Accept, Decline, or Manage the way their data is tracked and collected.

Because there is no single industry standard for browser "Do Not Track" signals, the website may not respond to those signals. Where required by applicable law and technically supported, we will honor legally recognized opt-out preference signals.

How We Share Information

We may share information only as reasonably necessary with service providers that help us operate the business, including:

·      Squarespace, which hosts the website and may provide commerce, analytics, email, and related services;

·      Squarespace Payments

·      Depending on the carrier chosen, we share the information needed to deliver your order to UPSP, FedEx, UPS and the shipping software Shippo

·      Google Drive, Google Sheets, used to organize inquiries and business records;

·      professional advisers, such as accountants, attorneys, insurers, and technology providers; and

·      government authorities or other parties when disclosure is required by law or reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, or security.

If the business is reorganized, sold, or transferred, information may be disclosed as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

Ellen Brown Arts does not sell or rent personal information for money. We do not knowingly sell sensitive personal information. Targeted-advertising status: WE DO NOT USE PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR CROSS-SITE TARGETED ADVERTISING.

Data Retention

Our policy: We retain information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including customer service, tax, accounting, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, and legal obligations. Our current general retention practices: We keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill orders, maintain collector relationships, respond to inquiries, and meet tax, accounting, legal, and other business obligations. We periodically review the information we hold and delete or minimize information we no longer need. If you would like us to update or remove contact or shipping information we keep for future use, please contact us. We may retain records where required for transactions, taxes, disputes, or other legal obligations. Newsletter subscription information is retained while you are subscribed, along with any limited record needed to honor an unsubscribe request.

Third-party service providers may retain information according to their own policies and legal obligations.

Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to a small online art business. No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Marketing Email

Field Marks is sent only to people who have subscribed or otherwise lawfully agreed to receive it. You may unsubscribe at any time by using the link in an email or contacting us. Unsubscribing from marketing does not prevent us from sending transactional messages about an order, inquiry, or commission.

Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live and subject to legal exceptions, you may have rights concerning your personal information, such as asking to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of it, or objecting to certain uses. You may also withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

To make a privacy request, email ellen [at] ellenbrownarts.com with the subject line "Privacy Request." We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. We may retain information when required for taxes, transactions, fraud prevention, disputes, or other legal obligations. We will not discriminate against you for exercising a privacy right.

Children's Privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information, please contact us so we can review and, where appropriate, delete it.

International Visitors

Ellen Brown Arts is based in the United States. If you visit the website from another country, your information may be processed in or transferred to the United States and other locations where our service providers operate. Those locations may have different data-protection laws from your country. Any rights provided by applicable law remain available to you.

External Links

The website may link to other websites or social platforms. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, not this policy.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy as our practices, services, or legal obligations change. The revised version will be posted here with a new "Last updated" date. If a change materially affects how we use previously collected information, we will provide any additional notice required by applicable law.

Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy may be sent to:
Ellen Brown Arts LLC
904 Chester Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55812
ellen [at] ellenbrownarts.com