Privacy Policy
for The Cotillion Web Domain by Mr. Bohemian
Effective Date – 10–22–19
The Cotillion respects the privacy concerns of all web users and eCommerce clients. This first party web domain will not collect identifying data until it is consensually granted. The information is collected, managed, and reasonably shared by the webmaster, Mr. Bohemian, Bob Bohemian. The webmaster’s registrar information can be reached through Google Domains.
All data is either necessarily collected for contact information, to provide the buyer a purchased good or service, or non-necessarily collected for for non-invasive, traffic analytic purposes.
This page will be updated with any official revisions of the Privacy Policy, along with a PDF edition.
The web user’s continued use of our website will be regarded as acceptance of these privacy policy practices. Questions in regard to The Cotillion’s privacy policy can be delivered through the contact page.
The Cotillion is pliable to any additional privacy wishes any web user or contract Client may have. Requests can be made through the contact page.
Website Users
The Cotillion’s custom website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace states that they may collect the following from web users:
information about the web user’s browser, network, and device
web pages the web user visited prior to coming to this website
the web user’s IP address
This information may also include details about the web user’s use of this website, including the following:
clicks
internal links
pages visited
scrolling
searches
timestamps
Cookies
Cookies are small bits of information stored by the web user’s web browser that are used for various functions. Necessary cookies are used for basic website usage, such as client accounts or shopping carts. Analytic cookies are used for non-invasive traffic information, such as unique visitor reports, through Squarespace Analytics.
The website user may opt out of analytic cookies through a preference entered on their browser settings, such as Google’s Analytic Opt-out Plugin. The web user’s cookie preferences may disable the use of some services on The Cotillion website. By Squarespace’s necessary policy, DNT:1 requests cannot be honored by The Cotillion.
At the time of the effective date, Squarespace analytic cookies are disabled.
Links to Other Websites
Links from The Cotillion may link to external sites that are not operated by The Cotillion. Be aware that The Cotillion has no control over the content and practices of these sites; it cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy policies.
Ads on The Cotillion
The Cotillion does not, and will not, use third party advertisers on its web domain. The Cotillion will, however, use reputable ad networks, such as Google Adwords, to bring traffic to its domain.
Data Security
Data is stored online and on the webmaster’s hard drives. All storages are encrypted and commercially viable to protect against theft, unauthorized access, discloser, coping, use, or alteration.
In the event of a data breach, The Cotillion will alert all web users and previous Clients who’s information is still stored of the breach within seven days.
Contact Forms
Information collected through contact forms is used on an immediate, relevant basis to address the web user and their request. The information is not involuntarily submitted or shared for other uses. The information is stored only to be archived.
Emails
The Cotillion may send subscribers marketing emails, which one can unsubscribe from by clicking the link somewhere on the latest email. The Cotillion shares contact information with Squarespace, its email marketing provider, so Squarespace can send these emails on The Cotillion’s behalf.
Fonts
Squarespace uses font files from Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to the web user, servers where the font files are stored may receive personal information about the web user:
Information about the web user’s browser, network, or device
The web user’s IP address
Purchases
When the web user buys something on this website, The Cotillion collects personal information from the web user to fulfill the order. The Cotillion may collect relevant purchasing information:
billing and shipping address
details relating to the web user’s purchase (for example, shirt size)
email address
name
phone number
The Cotillion shares this information with Squarespace, its online store hosting provider, so that Squarespace can provide eCommerce services to The Cotillion.
As the web user proceeds through checkout, this site may auto-complete the web user’s shipping and billing address by sharing what the web user types with the Google Places API and returning suggestions to the web user to improve their checkout experience.
The Stuff Clients
During the course of a Client contract at The Stuff, both the Writer and the Client promise to keep the other’s confidential information secure, while also that of third parties. The following is the relevant excerpt from The Writer Client Contract:
7.1 Overview
This Contract imposes special restrictions on how the Client and the Writer must handle confidential information. These obligations are explained in this section.
7.2 The Client’s Confidential Information
While working for the Client, the Writer may come across, or be given, Client information that is confidential. This is information like customer lists, business strategies, research and development notes, statistics about a website, and other information that is private. The Writer promises to treat this information as if it is the Writer’s own confidential information.
The Writer may use this information to do its job under this Contract, but not for anything else. For example, if the Client lets the Writer use a customer list to send out a newsletter, the Writer cannot use those email addresses for any other purpose.
The one exception to this is if the Client gives the Writer written permission to use the information for another purpose, the Writer may use the information for that purpose.
When this Contract ends, the Writer must give back or destroy all confidential information.
The Writer promises that it will not share confidential information with a third party, unless the Client gives the Writer written permission first.
The Writer must continue to follow these obligations, even after the Contract ends. The Writer’s responsibilities only stop if the Writer can show any of the following: (i) that the information was already public when the Writer came across it; (ii) the information became public after the Writer came across it, but not because of anything the Writer did or didn’t do; (iii) the Writer already knew the information when the Writer came across it and the Writer didn’t have any obligation to keep it secret; (iv) a third party provided the Writer with the information without requiring that the Writer keep it a secret; or (v) the Writer created the information on its own, without using anything belonging to the Client.
7.3 Third-Party Confidential Information
It’s possible the Client and the Writer each have access to confidential information that belongs to third parties. The Client and the Writer each promise that it will not share with the other party confidential information that belongs to third parties, unless it is allowed to do so.
If the Client or the Writer is allowed to share confidential information with the other party and does so, the sharing party promises to tell the other party in writing of any special restrictions regarding that information.
Project Information
Information collected on the submission form is used strictly for the writing or editing services purchased at The Stuff. Info is not shared for any reason except for partners directly involved in the project.
Partnerships
During the course of a project at The Stuff, information about the Client may need to be shared with a third party supplier or artist, typically to fulfill an auxiliary job not accomplishable by the Writer. These partners are chosen, vetted, and asked to agree to the same Writer Client Contract terms, and privacy promises, as the Writer. The partners will be given only enough information to complete their task for the Writer’s Client.
Minors
Minors are not allowed to begin or agree to a Contract with the Writer. They are allowed to be web users on The Cotillion.
Portfolios
The Writer may want to display a previous Client’s work on The Cotillion to other potential clients to prove their ability and credibility. The previous client will have consented explicitly to 1.) allow their redacted work to be displayed on The Cotillion website for others, and 2.) whether to share the Client’s identifying information to increase credibility and allow for potential clients to review live work. The previous Client may consent to 1, but not 2. The previous Client can choose not to have any work or identifying information displayed.
