PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: August 22, 2026

Shaw Creative Studio respects the privacy of visitors, prospective clients, clients, and purchasers who interact with its website and services.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected, how that information may be used, when it may be shared, and the choices that may be available to website visitors.

Website Hosting

This website is hosted by Squarespace.

Squarespace provides the website platform, hosting infrastructure, security features, analytics tools, and other technology used to operate this website.

As a result, Squarespace may process certain information about visitors as part of providing those services.

Information You Provide

Shaw Creative Studio may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:

  • Submit a project inquiry

  • Submit a contact form

  • Contact Brand Spark Creative Co. by email

  • Request information about services

  • Become a client

  • Provide project materials

  • Purchase or request access to a digital product

  • Otherwise communicate with Brand Spark Creative Co.

Depending on your interaction, this information may include:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Telephone number

  • Business or organization name

  • Project information

  • Wedding or event information

  • Messages and correspondence

  • Files or documents

  • Photographs or other materials

  • Billing or transaction-related contact information received through a third-party service

  • Other information you voluntarily provide

Please avoid submitting highly sensitive or confidential information through a general website inquiry form unless reasonably necessary for your inquiry.

Website Inquiry Forms

Information submitted through a website inquiry or contact form is used to:

  • Respond to your inquiry

  • Understand your requested services

  • Determine whether Shaw Creative Studio may be a suitable fit for your project

  • Ask follow-up questions

  • Prepare a quote or proposal when appropriate

  • Communicate with you regarding the requested services

Submitting an inquiry does not automatically create a client relationship, contract, project reservation, or obligation for either party to proceed.

Information Collected Automatically

Squarespace and other technologies necessary to operate the website may automatically collect certain technical information when you visit.

Depending on the website configuration, this may include:

  • Browser information

  • Network information

  • Device information

  • Operating system

  • IP address

  • Pages visited before arriving at the website

  • Pages viewed on the website

  • Internal links clicked

  • Searches

  • Scrolling or website interactions

  • Referring pages

  • Date and time of visits

  • Other technical and usage information

This information may be used to operate, secure, maintain, and understand use of the website.

Squarespace Analytics

Shaw Creative Studio may use Squarespace Analytics to understand general website traffic and activity.

Squarespace Analytics may process information regarding visitors’ browsers, networks, devices, IP addresses, website activity, page visits, clicks, searches, and similar usage information.

This information may help Shaw Creative Studio understand how visitors use the website and improve website content and functionality.

Cookies & Similar Technologies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small pieces of information stored on a visitor’s device that may help a website operate, remember preferences, maintain security, and understand website activity.

Necessary Cookies

Squarespace uses certain necessary cookies to securely serve and operate this website.

Necessary cookies may function regardless of a visitor’s optional cookie preferences because they are required for basic website operation.

Analytics & Performance Cookies

This website may also use analytics or performance cookies to understand website traffic and activity.

Where configured through the Squarespace cookie-consent system, non-essential analytics or performance cookies are restricted until a visitor makes the applicable consent choice.

Visitors may be given the ability to:

  • Accept cookies

  • Decline non-essential cookies

  • Manage cookie preferences

Cookie preferences may be changed using the cookie-management option available on the website when enabled.

Third-Party Tools & Embedded Content

The website may use or link to third-party services.

Depending on the final website configuration, these may include:

  • Squarespace

  • Email providers

  • Social media platforms

  • Embedded video or media services

  • Invoicing services

  • Payment processors

  • File-delivery services

  • Cloud-storage services

  • Other business software

Third-party integrations or embedded content may process information or place their own cookies.

Their collection and use of information is governed by their own privacy policies and terms.

How Information Is Used

Shaw Creative Studio may use information collected through the website or business relationship to:

  • Respond to inquiries

  • Communicate with prospective clients

  • Determine project fit

  • Prepare quotes, proposals, or project agreements

  • Provide contracted services

  • Communicate with existing clients

  • Prepare and deliver project files

  • Administer digital-product purchases or delivery

  • Send invoices or payment requests through third-party services

  • Maintain business and transaction records

  • Provide customer support

  • Operate and improve the website

  • Understand website traffic and activity

  • Protect against fraud, misuse, or security threats

  • Enforce agreements and policies

  • Comply with applicable legal obligations

Payments

Shaw Creative Studio does not require clients to enter credit-card or banking information directly into the Shaw Creative Studio website for custom services.

Deposits, invoices, and payments are handled through a third-party invoicing or payment-processing provider.

Digital-product payments or delivery may also be handled through a third-party service.

Information provided directly to a payment provider is subject to that provider’s privacy practices, security measures, and terms.

Shaw Creative Studio may receive limited transaction information such as:

  • Customer or client name

  • Billing contact information

  • Invoice details

  • Transaction amount

  • Payment status

  • Transaction date

Shaw Creative Studio does not request that customers send full payment-card information through a general contact or inquiry form.

How Information May Be Shared

Shaw Creative Studio does not sell personal information in exchange for money.

Information may be disclosed when reasonably necessary to service providers that assist with business operations, which may include:

  • Website hosting

  • Website security

  • Email services

  • Cloud storage

  • Invoicing

  • Payment processing

  • File delivery

  • Business software

  • Professional advisers

These third parties process information under their own terms and privacy practices.

Information may also be disclosed when reasonably believed necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable law or legal process

  • Respond to a lawful government request

  • Protect the rights, safety, or property of Brand Spark Creative Co., its clients, or others

  • Investigate fraud or misuse

  • Enforce agreements

  • Address a business reorganization, sale, transfer, or similar transaction

Marketing Communications

Submitting a project inquiry does not automatically enroll you in a marketing mailing list.

If Shaw Creative Studio later offers an optional newsletter or promotional email list, subscription consent will be collected separately where appropriate.

Recipients may unsubscribe from marketing communications using the unsubscribe method provided in those communications.

Data Retention

Information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for legitimate business or legal purposes.

This may include:

  • Responding to inquiries

  • Completing client projects

  • Maintaining business records

  • Maintaining transaction and accounting records

  • Resolving disputes

  • Enforcing agreements

  • Meeting tax or legal obligations

  • Maintaining reasonable records of completed work

Information that is no longer reasonably necessary may be deleted, anonymized, or securely disposed of when practical and consistent with applicable obligations.

Data Security

Shaw Creative Studio uses reasonable administrative and technical practices appropriate to its business to protect personal information.

Squarespace also provides security and hosting infrastructure for the website.

However, no website, email system, electronic-storage system, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Visitors and clients should exercise appropriate care when transmitting information electronically.

Third-Party Websites & Services

This website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.

Shaw Creative Studio does not control and is not responsible for third-party privacy practices, security, content, or services.

Visitors should review the applicable privacy policies before providing information to third-party services.

Children's Privacy

Shaw Creative Studio’s website is a general-audience business website and is not directed to children under the age of 13.

Shaw Creative Studio does not knowingly request or collect personal information online from children under 13.

If Shaw Creative Studio learns that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected through the website in circumstances requiring deletion, reasonable steps will be taken to address and remove that information as required by applicable law.

If you believe a child under 13 has submitted personal information through this website, please contact Shaw Creative Studio.

Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy law may provide rights relating to certain personal information.

Those rights may include, where applicable:

  • Requesting access to personal information

  • Requesting correction of inaccurate information

  • Requesting deletion of certain information

  • Requesting information about how personal information is used

  • Exercising other rights provided by applicable law

Legal exceptions may apply.

Shaw Creative Studio may request reasonable verification of identity before responding to certain privacy requests.

Privacy requests may be submitted to:

Shaw Creative Studio
Email: brandsparkcreativeco@gmail.com

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Shaw Creative Studio may revise this Privacy Policy as the website, business practices, services, technology, or legal requirements change.

The current version will be posted on this website with an updated effective date.

Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

Shaw Creative Studio
Email: brandsparkcreativeco@gmail.com