Privacy Policy

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Effective date: September 15, 2026

Paint It Black (“Paint It Black,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently.

This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, and disclosed when you visit or interact with the Paint It Black website.

1. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you use the website, we may collect information in the following ways.

Information You Provide

If you voluntarily submit information through a contact form or another form on the website, we may receive information such as:

• your name;

• your email address;

• information included in your message; and

• any other information you choose to provide.

You are not required to provide personal information simply to browse the website.

Information Collected Automatically

Our website is built and hosted using Wix.com. When you visit the website, Wix and related website technologies may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, which may include:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address;

• browser and device information;

• operating system;

• referring pages or websites;

• pages viewed;

• dates and times of visits;

• general website interaction information; and

• cookie and consent preferences.

Some analytics information is only collected when a visitor has consented to the applicable analytics cookies.

2. How We Use Information

Information collected through the website may be used to:

• operate, maintain, and improve the website;

• respond to questions or messages you submit;

• understand how visitors use and navigate the website;

• measure website traffic and content performance;

• maintain website security and prevent misuse;

• comply with applicable legal obligations; and

• administer cookie and privacy preferences.

We do not intentionally collect more personal information than is reasonably necessary for these purposes.

3. Wix and Website Hosting

Paint It Black is hosted on the Wix.com platform.

Wix provides the infrastructure used to operate the website and may process visitor information on our behalf in connection with website hosting, forms, analytics, security, and other Wix services.

Visitor information handled through Wix may be stored or processed in data centres located in different countries.

For more information about Wix’s own privacy practices, visitors can review the Wix Privacy Policy.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small pieces of data stored on a visitor’s browser or device. They may be used to make the website function correctly, remember settings, analyze website traffic, and support certain site features.

Cookies used on the website may fall into categories such as:

Essential cookies
These are required for important website functionality and may be placed automatically.

Functional cookies
These support additional website functionality or visitor preferences.

Analytics cookies
These may be used to understand website traffic and how visitors interact with the site.

Marketing cookies
These may be used by marketing or advertising services if such services are added to the website.

Paint It Black uses Wix’s cookie and privacy tools. When the cookie consent banner is enabled, non-essential cookies and scripts managed by Wix are generally blocked until the visitor provides the applicable consent.

Visitors may accept all cookies or manage their cookie preferences through the cookie consent tools available on the website.

Some third-party apps, social tools, embedded content, or custom technologies may not be fully controlled by Wix’s cookie banner.

5. Wix Analytics

The website may use Wix Analytics to understand overall website performance and visitor activity.

Analytics may include information such as page views, traffic sources, sessions, and website interactions.

Where a cookie consent banner is active, Wix Analytics reporting may be limited to visitors who consent to analytics cookies. This means analytics reports may not represent every visitor to the website.

6. Forms and Communications

Wix Forms is installed on this website.

If you choose to submit a form, the information you enter may be processed and stored through Wix in order to deliver the submission and allow us to respond to you.

Please do not submit sensitive personal, medical, financial, or confidential information through website forms unless specifically requested.

7. Social Media and Embedded Content

The website may display or link to content from third-party platforms, including social media services.

Paint It Black currently uses an Instagram Feed integration.

Third-party platforms may collect information according to their own privacy policies when visitors interact with their services, embedded content, or external links.

Paint It Black does not control the privacy practices of third-party platforms.

8. Affiliate and External Links

The website may contain affiliate links and links to external websites.

When you click an external or affiliate link, the third-party website may collect information according to its own privacy practices and may use cookies or other tracking technologies.

Paint It Black does not control the privacy practices, cookies, or data collection practices of external websites.

9. Disclosure of Personal Information

We do not sell your personal information.

Information may be disclosed only where reasonably necessary, including:

• to service providers that support operation of the website;

• to Wix and services operating through the Wix platform;

• when required by law, regulation, court order, or legal process;

• when necessary to protect the website, its visitors, or others from fraud, security threats, or unlawful conduct; or

• with your consent.

10. Consent

Where required, we seek consent before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information.

Visitors may also be asked for consent before non-essential cookies or tracking technologies are enabled.

You may withdraw your consent where legally permitted, although doing so may affect certain website functions or analytics.

11. Accessing, Correcting, or Deleting Your Information

You may contact us to ask:

• whether we hold personal information about you;

• to access personal information we hold about you;

• to correct inaccurate personal information; or

• to request deletion of personal information, subject to applicable legal requirements and legitimate retention obligations.

Wix also provides privacy tools that may assist site owners with visitor data requests.

12. Data Retention

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable law.

Information submitted through website forms may be retained for as long as necessary to respond to the communication, maintain appropriate records, or fulfill legal obligations.

13. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or loss.

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

14. Children’s Privacy

Paint It Black is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed to children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate consent.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, technologies we use, our business practices, or legal requirements.

The updated effective date will appear at the top of this page.

16. Contact and Privacy Inquiries

Questions, privacy requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

Stephanie Pinsent
Creator, Paint It Black
Ontario, Canada
stephaniepinsent86@gmail.com