Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
Ian J Muirhead Arts (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to providing a quality online photo gallery and print sales while protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines our ongoing obligations regarding the management of your Personal Information.
We adhere to the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act), the GDPR for our European visitors and the CCPA/CPRA for our visitors in California. By using our website and services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
2. Information we collect
2.1 From Your Use of the Site
This website collects data for site analytics, including your browser, network, device, IP address, and interactions with the site. We use two distinct types of analytics:
Privacy-First Analytics (Plausible): We use Plausible Analytics to measure website traffic. This tool is cookie-less and anonymous; it does not collect personal information and processes only aggregated data. For more details, see the Plausible Data Policy.
Advanced Analytics & Marketing (Google & Meta): With your explicit consent via our cookie banner, we use Google Analytics 4 and the Meta Pixel (including the Conversions API / CAPI). These tools help us understand visitor behavior and measure the effectiveness of our advertising. These providers may collect your IP address and browsing patterns. For more information, please see:
2.2 Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision-Making
We do not use automated decision-making or profiling to process your personal data.
Content Generation: We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (such as ChatGPT or Gemini) to assist in drafting website content or technical page schema.
Data Protection: These AI tools do not have access to, nor do they process, any personal information collected through our contact forms, newsletter sign-ups, or e-commerce transactions.
No Training: We do not sell or provide your personal data to third parties for the purpose of training machine learning or AI models.
2.3 Information you provide
When purchasing a print, we collect the information necessary to fulfill the order (name, email, shipping address, and payment info). We also collect your name and email if you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter or use our contact form.
3. How We Use Your Information
We collect your Personal Information to provide our services, process orders, and communicate with you. Marketing communications and newsletters are only sent if you have explicitly subscribed. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email.
4. Sharing of Personal Data and International Data Transfers
We share necessary data with trusted third-party providers:
Squarespace: Website hosting and analytics.
Stripe / PayPal: Secure payment processing.
Meta / Google: For advertising and analytics (only if consent is given).
Professional Printers: Only the shipping details required to fulfill your order.
5. Your Rights and Choices
Regardless of your location, we provide the following rights:
Right to Know/Access: You can request a copy of the data we hold about you.
Right to Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information (subject to legal record-keeping requirements).
Right to Withdraw Consent: You may withdraw your consent for tracking or marketing at any time by resetting your cookie preferences or unsubscribing.
6 Data Security
We implement various measures to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration, or destruction while in our possession or control. These measures include industry-standard data encryption, password-protected access controls, and secure payment processing. Despite our efforts, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. Any information you provide us by email is unencrypted. If a data breach occurs, we will notify affected individuals and relevant authorities in compliance with the applicable law and undertake actions to mitigate the impact of the breach.
7. Data Security and Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as needed to provide services to you and as otherwise necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements. When your Personal Information is no longer needed, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify it. Most Personal Information is stored for at least 7 years to comply with Australian business regulations.
8. Children’s Policy
Our services are not directed to persons under 18 and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from anyone under 18. If we become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with Personal Data, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you are the parent or guardian of a child and you believe they have provided us with Personal Data without your consent, then please contact us.
9. Links to other websites
This website contains links to other websites. These links are meant for your convenience only. Links to third-party websites do not constitute sponsorship, endorsement, or approval of these websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites. We encourage our users to be aware, when they leave our website, to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this website.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the bottom. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information. Previous versions are available via the link.
11. Contact Information
If you have any queries or complaints about our Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Surface Mail: Ian J Muirhead Arts, 4 Charnwood Ct, Narre Warren, Vic, Australia 3805
Email: ian@ianjmuirheadarts.com
Online Contact Form: Available on our website
Effective Date: As of February 28, 2026.
Updated from previous version for clarity, AI transparency disclosures and server-side tracking (CAPI) clarifications.