Privacy policy.

Charlotte to Paris is committed to protecting the privacy and accuracy of confidential information to the extent possible, subject to provisions of state and federal law.

Charlotte to Paris does not re-distribute or sell personal information collected from our website (www.charlottetoparis.com), other than as required by laws that guarantee public access to certain types of information, or in response to subpoenas or other legal instruments that authorize access to personal information. 

Information Collected 

Website Analytics

SquareSpace, Google Analytics, and Pinterest collect the following analytics: 

• Internet Protocol (IP) address of computer being used 

• web pages requested 

• referring web page 

• browser used 

• date and time

Charlotte to Paris (www.charlottetoparis.com) does not associate this data to individual user identities.

Cookies

Charlotte to Paris (www.charlottetoparis.com) may use "cookies" in order to deliver web content specific to individual users' interests or to keep track of online purchasing transactions. Sensitive personal information is not stored within cookies. Visitors may accept or decline cookies via a banner when accessing the website.

Webforms: Free Digital Downloads & Newsletter Subscription Forms

Charlotte to Paris (www.charlottetoparis.com) uses webforms on this site for free digital downloads. These forms require users to give contact information: First Name, Last Name and email address. Visitors are prompted to select an email checkbox and click the “Sign Up” button so that it is clear that they are opting into a newsletter subscription. Contact information from the digital downloads and newsletter subscription forms are used only to send digital downloads and marketing (e.g. newsletters) material via Squarespace email campaigns. Learn more about SquareSpace's privacy practices here.

Webforms: Contact Forms

Charlotte to Paris (www.charlottetoparis.com) uses webforms on this site to allow visitors to send inquiries to Charlotte to Paris directly from the website. These forms require users to give contact information: First Name, Last Name and email address. Contact information from contact forms is used only to send material or response via email relating to the inquiry for which it was collected and will not be sold or distributed to another party.

Webforms: Payment Forms (Checkout)

Charlotte to Paris (www.charlottetoparis.com) uses payment webforms on this site to allow visitors to purchase products and services. These forms require users to give contact information: First Name, Last Name, email address, and a mailing address (for physical products). These forms also require users to provide payment information: card number, expiration date (month, year), CVC code, billing name as shown on the credit card, billing address, and phone number.  

Note that Checkout includes an opt-in button to sign up for the Charlotte to Paris Newsletter. This opt-in button is deselected by default, so customers must actively opt-in to the email subscription. Refer to the “Webforms: Free Digital Downloads & Newsletter Subscription Forms” section above for information on collected information related to this subscription checkbox.

Information from Payment Forms is used in the following ways:

• Service Delivery: Charlotte to Paris (www.charlottetoparis.com) may send individualized follow-up emails regarding service delivery for custom travel planning services.

• Payment Processing: Charlotte to Paris (www.charlottetoparis.com) uses an integration with Stripe for payment processing. Stripe manages and processes the payments, and collects the following information to do so: card number, expiration date (month, year), CVC code, billing name as shown on the credit card, billing address, and phone number. Learn more about Stripe’s privacy practices here. 

• Print Shop (artwork) Purchases: For many orders, Charlotte to Paris uses an integration with EasyShip for shipment pricing. Charlotte to Paris provides the shipping addressee’s name and address with EasyShip for the purposes of shipment pricing and package label creation. Learn more about EasyShip’s privacy practices here. Charlotte to Paris will mail your custom artwork via a postal carrier/shipping service (e.g. UPS, USPS or FedEx). Charlotte to Paris will provide customers’ names and addresses for delivery. 

• Customer Appreciation: Charlotte to Paris may send individualized thank you emails or note cards via postal mail to thank customers for supporting an artist and small business. This is not an email or postal mail subscription. 

Use of Collected Information

• Charlotte to Paris (www.charlottetoparis.com) will only use personal information collected from this site for the purpose of communication back to individuals who contact us via the site.

• Charlotte to Paris (www.charlottetoparis.com) shares the minimum information required with third-party integrations (Stripe and EasyShip) for the services outlined above (see “Information from Payment Forms is used in the following ways” section above).

• Charlotte to Paris (www.charlottetoparis.com) shares the minimum required information with Google Analytics and Pinterest to improve searchability and result relevance on these two search engine platforms (Google and Pinterest). Charlotte to Paris provides a cookies opt-out pop-up window for visitors to the website to decline all non-essential cookies.

• Charlotte to Paris (www.charlottetoparis.com) uses browser-IP-address information and anonymous-browser history to report information about site accesses. This information is used to improve web presentation and utilization. Charlotte to Paris uses Google Analytics to assist with this analysis.

Distribution of Collected Information

• Charlotte to Paris (www.charlottetoparis.com) will not disclose, without your consent, personal information collected about you, except for certain explicit circumstances in which disclosure is required by law.

• Charlotte to Paris (www.charlottetoparis.com) will not distribute or sell personal information to third-party organizations, except for those third-party integrations outlined above, sharing the minimum data necessary to complete the visitor’s desired action on the Charlotte to Paris (www.charlottetoparis.com) website.

Privacy Statement Revisions

This Privacy Statement was last revised on February 13, 2023. We may change this Privacy Statement at any time and for any reason. We encourage you to review this Privacy Statement each time you visit the web site.

If we make a significant change to our Privacy Statement, we will post a notice on the homepage of our web site for a period of time after the change is made.

Responsibility for External Sites

This website may contain links to other web sites. Some of those web sites may be operated by third parties. We provide the links for your convenience, but we do not review, control, or monitor the privacy practices of web sites operated by others. We are not responsible for the performance of web sites operated by third parties or for your business dealings with them. Therefore, whenever you leave this web site we recommend that you review each web site's privacy practices and make your own conclusions regarding the adequacy of these practices.