Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 4/21/2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to my [Cori Easter] site: The Gaggle Illustration & More. Your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, https://www.gaggleillustrationsandmore.com/.

By using this site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

a. Personal Information

Information you voluntarily provide, including:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Any information submitted through contact forms, newsletter sign-ups, or comments

b. Automatically Collected Information

When you visit the site, we may automatically collect:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Your IP address

  • Pages visited and time spent on site

  • Referring website

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal links

  • Pages visited

  • Scrolling

  • Searches

  • Timestamps

We provide this information to Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

c. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

3. Customer Data

When you buy something on this website, we collect personal information from you to fulfill the order. We may collect information like your:

  • Billing and shipping address

  • Details relating to your purchase (for example, your shirt size)

  • Email address

  • Name

  • Phone number

We provide this information to Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.  We also provide this information to USPS so we can ship your order to you. You can read their privacy policy(ies) at https://about.usps.com/who/legal/privacy-policy/full-privacy-policy.htm.

When you make a purchase from us on this website, we use Squarespace Payments as our payment solution. Squarespace Payments is a fully integrated, native payment solution provided to us by our online store service provider Squarespace. Squarespace Payments makes use of the following third party service providers which will also receive your personal information and process it in accordance with their privacy policies:

  • Stripe - payment processing services. You can read Stripe’s privacy policy at https://stripe.com/privacy.

  • Sift - fraud monitoring and detection services. You can read Sift’s privacy policy at https://sift.com/service-privacy

As you go through checkout, this site may auto-complete your shipping and billing address by sharing what you type with the Google Places API and returning suggestions to you to improve your checkout experience.

When you make a purchase from us on this website, we use Squarespace as our commerce platform. Squarespace makes use of Stripe, a third-party service provider, to power automated tax calculations. We may collect information like your: 

  • Billing and shipping address 

  • Details relating to your purchase (for example, Product Tax Codes for the items purchased) 

  • Name 

Stripe may also receive personal information and process it in accordance their privacy policies: https://stripe.com/privacy.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Respond to inquiries or messages

  • Send newsletters or updates (only if you opt in)

  • Improve website functionality and content

  • Monitor and analyze usage trends

  • Comply with legal obligations

5. Email Marketing

If you subscribe to our mailing list:

  • You will receive updates, promotions, or news related to The Gaggle Illustrations & More

  • You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in emails

6. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information.

We may share information with:

  • Trusted third-party service providers (e.g., email platforms, website analytics)

  • Legal authorities if required by law

7. Third-Party Links

This website may contain links to third-party websites (e.g., book retailers, social media).

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites. We encourage you to review their policies.

8. Data Security

We implement reasonable safeguards to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

9. Children’s Privacy

This site is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

10. Your Rights (U.S. & International Users)

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data

  • Request correction or deletion

  • Withdraw consent for data use

To exercise these rights, contact us at: thegaggleillustrations@gmail.com

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

12. Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact:

Cori Easter/The Gaggle Illustrations & More

Email: thegaggleillustrations@gmail.com

Website: https://www.gaggleillustrationsandmore.com/