Privacy policy

Last updated: 03 July 2026

This document sets out the privacy policy of Kirstin Shields Art (referred to in this privacy policy as ‘we’, ‘us’, or ‘our’). This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the website and the provision of our services to you.

We take our privacy obligations seriously and we’ve created this privacy policy to explain how we store, maintain, use and disclose personal information. ‘Personal information’ means information that identifies or is reasonably capable of identifying an individual.

By providing personal information to us, you consent to our storage, maintenance, use and disclosing of personal information in accordance with this privacy policy.

We may change this privacy policy from time to time by posting an updated copy on our website and we encourage you to check our website regularly to ensure that you are aware of our most current privacy policy.

Laws and Standards We Comply With

We comply with:

the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 and its Information Privacy Principles;
to the extent the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (‘GDPR’) applies to our collection or processing of personal data from individuals located in the European Economic Area, the GDPR; and
any other applicable privacy or data protection laws relevant to the jurisdictions in which we operate or to which we offer goods or services.

Personal Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal information:

Name
Mailing or street address
Email address
Social media information
Telephone number or other contact details
Information about your business or personal circumstances
Responses to surveys or promotions
Device information, IP address, geolocation data, page statistics, advertising data and standard web log information
Information about third parties
Any other information provided by you to us via this website or our online presence, or otherwise required by us or provided by you.

How We Collect Personal Information

We may collect personal information when you:

Contact us through our website
Receive goods or services from us
Use our online store to purchase goods
Submit online forms
Communicate with us via email, phone, SMS, or social media or otherwise
Interact with our website, content, or advertisements
Engage with our social media pages
Enquire about or invest in our business

We may also collect personal information from you when you use or access our website or our social media pages. This may be done through use of web analytics tools, ‘cookies’ or other similar tracking technologies that allow us to track and analyse your website usage. Cookies are small files that store information on your computer, mobile phone or other device and enable and allow the creator of the cookie to identify when you visit different websites. Cookies may be used to serve relevant ads to website visitors through third party services such as Google Ads. These ads may appear on this website or other websites you visit.

If you do not wish information to be stored as a cookie, you can disable cookies in your web browser.

Cookies (and Consent for EEA Visitors)

For users in the European Economic Area, we only use non-essential cookies (such as those used for analytics or personalised advertising) with your prior consent, in accordance with the GDPR. When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner giving you the option to accept or reject the use of such cookies.

You can update your preferences or withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie settings tool (if applicable) or by adjusting your browser settings. Essential cookies necessary for the operation of the website will always remain enabled.

Google Analytics

We may use Google Analytics to collect data about your interactions. You can learn more about how Google uses data here.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We collect and use personal information for the following purposes:

to provide services or information to you
for record keeping and administrative purposes
to provide information about you to our contractors, employees, consultants, agents or other third parties for the purpose of providing services to you
to improve and optimise our service offering and customer experience
to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes or enforce our agreements with third parties
to send you marketing and promotional messages and other information that may be of interest to you and for the purpose of direct marketing (in accordance with the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 (NZ). In this regard, we may use email, SMS, social media or mail to send you direct marketing communications. You can opt out of receiving marketing materials from us by using the opt-out facility provided (e.g. an unsubscribe link)
to send you administrative messages, reminders, notices, updates, security alerts, and other information requested by you; and
to consider an application of employment from you.

Where the GDPR applies, we only process your personal data when we have a lawful basis to do so. These lawful bases include:

your consent (e.g. to receive marketing emails or accept non-essential cookies);
when it is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (e.g. to fulfil an order)
to comply with a legal obligation (e.g. for tax record keeping)
where we have a legitimate interest that is not overridden by your rights (e.g. preventing fraud or improving our services); and
in limited cases, to protect your or another person’s vital interests.

Third-Party Providers

We may disclose your personal information to cloud-providers, contractors and other third parties. If we do so, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that any overseas recipient deals with such personal information in a manner consistent with how we deal with it.

We’ve endeavoured to ensure that our use and collection of your data is clear and as transparent as possible, but in the interests of keeping this policy concise it’s not possible to list every circumstance in which we will use your data.

Security

We take reasonable steps to ensure your personal information is secure and protected from misuse or unauthorised access. Our information technology systems are password protected, and we use a range of administrative and technical measures to protect these systems. However, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information.

Our online store is hosted on the Shopify platform, which allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data is stored through Shopify’s data storage, databases, and the general Shopify application.

For more information on how Shopify manages security and data protection, please refer to Shopify’s privacy policy and terms of service

Despite our best efforts and the security features provided by Shopify, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We encourage you to protect your own passwords and take precautions when using our website or online store.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites. Those links are provided for convenience and may not remain current or be maintained. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those linked websites and we suggest you review the privacy policies of those websites before using them.

Accessing or Correcting Your Personal Information

If you wish to request access to the personal information we hold about you, please contact us using the contact details set out below including your name and contact details. We may need to verify your identity before providing you with your personal information. In some cases, we may be unable to provide you with access to all your personal information and where this occurs, we will explain why. We will deal with all requests for access to personal information within a reasonable timeframe.

Where you are a resident of the European Union and the GDPR applies to your personal information, you have the right to ask for ‘subject access request’ or ‘SAR’ being a copy of your personal data held by us. Where we do hold such data about you, we will provide you with a copy of the data we hold about you. This will be in a commonly used machine-readable file where you request us to e-mail the information to you. We will also give you a description of the data, tell you why we are holding it and tell you who we could have disclosed it to.

If you think that any personal information we hold about you is inaccurate, please contact us using the contact details set out below and we will take reasonable steps to ensure that it is corrected. We will also stop processing data on your request, and you may also request that we delete the data held about you.

If you would like a copy of the information which we hold about you or believe that any information we hold on you is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading, please email us using the contact details set out in the ‘Contact Us section below.

We will provide you with access to the personal information we hold about you unless we are permitted or required by law to withhold that information. In certain circumstances, the Privacy Act 2020 (NZ) allows us to refuse access, for example, where the disclosure would pose a serious threat to the life or safety of another individual, or where the information is protected by legal privilege.

Change of Control

If there is a change of control in our business or a sale or transfer of business assets, we reserve the right to transfer to the extent permissible at law our user databases, together with any personal information and non-personal information contained in those databases. This information may be disclosed to a potential purchaser under an agreement to maintain confidentiality. We would seek to only disclose information in good faith and where required by any of the above circumstances.

Transfers Outside the EEA (GDPR Only)

Information that we collect in the EEA may from time to time be stored, processed in or transferred between parties located in countries outside of the EEA which may not have as stringent data protection laws as found in the EEA.

Some of our third-party service providers may be also located outside the EEA. If we transfer your data outside the EEA in this way (where you are a resident of the European Union and the GDPR applies to your personal information) we will ensure that the third-party provider we use is compliant with the GDPR and that your privacy continues to be protected as outlined in this privacy policy.

If Article 27 of the GDPR applies to us, we will appoint a representative within the European Union in accordance with the GDPR. Please contact us and we will let you know the representative’s contact details.

Complaints

If you wish to complain about how we handle your personal information or held by us, please contact us using the details set out below including your name and contact details. We will investigate your complaint promptly and respond to you within a reasonable time.

For data which is subject to the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the local regulator in your jurisdiction in Europe if you do not feel we have adequately upheld your rights under GDPR.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to access or correct your information, or make a complaint, please contact us at Kirstin.Shields@gmail.com.