Privacy policy
Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 13, 2026
Ilee DeSoto | Fine Art operates this store and website, including all related information, content, features, tools, products and services, in order to provide you, the customer, with a curated shopping experience (the “Services”). Ilee DeSoto | Fine Art 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, use, or make a purchase or other transaction using 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 in this Privacy Policy.
Personal Information We Collect or Process
When we use the term “personal information,” we are referring to information that identifies or can reasonably be linked to you or another person. Personal information does not include information that is collected anonymously or that has been de-identified so that it cannot identify or reasonably be linked to you.
We may collect or process the following categories of personal information, including inferences drawn from this personal information, depending on how you interact with the Services, where you live, and as permitted or required by applicable law:
- Contact details, including your name, address, billing address, shipping address, phone number, and email address.
- Financial information, including credit card, debit card, financial account numbers, payment card information, transaction details, form of payment, payment confirmation, and other payment details.
- Account information, including your username, password, security questions, preferences, and settings.
- Transaction information, including the items you view, put in your cart, add to your wishlist, purchase, return, exchange, or cancel, as well as your past transactions.
- Communications with us, including information you provide when contacting us with a customer service inquiry or other communication.
- Device information, including information about your device, browser, network connection, IP address, and other unique identifiers.
- Usage information, including information regarding your interaction with the Services and how and when you navigate or use the Services.
Personal Information Sources
We may collect personal information:
- Directly from you, including when you create an account, visit or use the Services, communicate with us, or otherwise provide personal information.
- Automatically through the Services, including from your device when you use our products or services or visit our website and through cookies and similar technologies.
- From service providers we engage to provide technology or services on our behalf.
- From our partners or other third parties.
How We Use Your Personal Information
Depending on how you interact with us or which Services you use, we may use personal information for the following purposes:
Provide, Tailor, and Improve the Services. We use personal information to provide the Services, process payments, fulfill orders, remember preferences and items you are interested in, send account notifications, process purchases and other transactions, manage accounts, arrange shipping, facilitate eligible returns, enable reviews, and create a customized shopping experience.
Marketing and Advertising. We may use personal information for marketing and promotional purposes, including sending marketing, advertising, and promotional communications by email, text message, or postal mail and showing online advertisements for products or services on the Services or other websites.
Security and Fraud Prevention. We use personal information to authenticate accounts, provide a secure payment and shopping experience, detect and investigate possible fraudulent, illegal, unsafe, or malicious activity, and secure our Services.
Communicating with You. We use personal information to provide customer support, respond to inquiries, provide effective services, and maintain our business relationship with you.
Legal Reasons. We may use personal information to comply with applicable law, respond to valid legal processes or government requests, participate in legal proceedings, and enforce or investigate potential violations of our terms or policies.
How We Disclose Personal Information
In certain circumstances, we may disclose personal information to third parties for legitimate purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy, including:
- Shopify, vendors, and other third parties that perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, IT management, analytics, customer support, cloud storage, fulfillment, and shipping.
- Business and marketing partners that help provide marketing services and advertising.
- Third parties when you direct, request, or consent to the disclosure, including providers necessary to ship products or services connected through social-media widgets or integrations.
- Affiliates or entities within our corporate group, where applicable.
- Parties involved in a business transaction or where disclosure is necessary to comply with applicable legal obligations, enforce our policies, or protect the Services, our rights, or the rights of others.
Depending on where you reside, you may have the right to opt out of certain sharing or targeted advertising practices. Shopify provides mechanisms through the Services for exercising applicable privacy rights.
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.
Information submitted through the Services will be transmitted to and shared with Shopify and third parties that may be located in countries other than where you reside. We may also use Shopify features that incorporate information obtained from interactions with our store, other merchants, and Shopify.
In circumstances where Shopify is responsible for processing personal information, Shopify is responsible for responding to requests concerning its use of that information.
For additional information, please review Shopify’s Consumer Privacy Policy and Privacy Portal through the privacy links provided by Shopify.
Third-Party Websites and Links
The Services may provide links to websites or online platforms operated by third parties. If you follow a link to a website that is not affiliated with or controlled by us, you should review that website’s privacy and security policies and terms.
We do not guarantee and are not responsible for the privacy, security, accuracy, completeness, or reliability of third-party websites or platforms.
Information you provide in public or semi-public venues, including third-party social networking platforms, may be viewable by other users and may be used by third parties.
Children’s Data
The Services are not intended to be used by children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information about children under the age of majority in your jurisdiction.
If you are the parent or guardian of a child who has provided us with personal information, you may contact us using the information below to request that it be deleted.
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 under applicable law, personal information belonging to individuals under 16 years of age.
Security and Retention of Your Information
No security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee perfect security. Information sent to us may also not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use unsecured channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information.
How long we retain personal information depends on factors such as whether the information is required to maintain your account, provide Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce applicable contracts and policies.
Your Rights and Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the following rights regarding your personal information. These rights are not absolute and may apply only in certain circumstances.
- Right to Access / Know: You may have the right to request access to personal information we hold about you.
- Right to Delete: You may have the right to request deletion of certain personal information we maintain about you.
- Right to Correct: You may have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Right of Portability: You may have the right to receive a copy of certain personal information and, in some circumstances, request that it be transferred to a third party.
- 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 personal information or processing for targeted advertising.
- Managing Communication Preferences: You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe option included in our emails. If you unsubscribe from promotional communications, we may still send non-promotional communications regarding your account or orders.
Where applicable, Global Privacy Control signals may also be recognized as described by Shopify and applicable privacy laws.
Complaints
If you have a complaint about how we process personal information, please contact us using the contact information below.
Depending on where you live, you may also have the right to appeal a decision regarding your privacy request or lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
International Transfers
We may transfer, store, and process personal information outside the country where you live.
If personal information is transferred outside the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, recognized transfer mechanisms may be used where required, including the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent mechanisms issued by the appropriate UK authority, unless the information is transferred to a country determined to provide an adequate level of protection.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
When we make changes, we will post the revised Privacy Policy on this website, update the “Last updated” date, and provide any notice required by applicable law.
Contact
If you have questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or would like to exercise any privacy rights available to you, please contact:
Ilee DeSoto | Fine Art
Email: hello@ileedesotofineart.com