Aziz Art LLC Privacy Policy
Last Updated: November 2, 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how Aziz Art LLC (“Aziz Art,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects the personal information of our users, including artists, buyers, and general visitors (collectively, “Users” or “you”) through our online art marketplace website and related services.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information to provide and improve our marketplace, process transactions, and communicate with you. The types of personal information we collect fall into the following categories:
A. Information You Provide Directly
This is information you voluntarily give to us when you interact with the marketplace:
Account Registration Data: Your name, email address, username, password, and contact details.
Artist/Seller Data: Information required to create an artist profile, such as your legal name, business name, biography, country, and bank/payment details necessary for receiving payouts.
Transaction/Order Data: Billing address, shipping address, payment information (e.g., credit card number, though this is securely processed by third-party processors, not directly stored by us), and purchase history.
Communications: Information you provide when contacting customer support, submitting inquiries, or participating in surveys or promotions.
B. Information We Collect Automatically
When you access and use the marketplace, we automatically collect certain data:
Device and Usage Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, referral source, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and the sequence of pages visited.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to remember your preferences, keep you logged in, track cart contents, analyze site traffic, and deliver personalized content and advertisements. (Please refer to our separate Cookie Policy for more details.)
C. Information from Third Parties
We may receive information about you from other sources, including:
Payment Processors: We receive confirmation of payments, but we do not store full credit card details on our servers.
Social Media Platforms: If you link your Aziz Art account to a social media service (e.g., for login), we may receive profile information allowed by your settings on that platform.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for the following primary purposes:
| Purpose | Description | Legal Basis (e.g., for GDPR) |
| Service Provision & Contract Fulfillment | To create and maintain your account, process transactions, fulfill and ship orders, and facilitate communication between buyers and artists. | Performance of a Contract |
| Platform Improvement & Analytics | To monitor and analyze site usage, improve the marketplace’s design, features, and performance, and develop new services. | Legitimate Interest (Improving our business) |
| Security & Fraud Prevention | To detect, prevent, and respond to potential fraudulent activity, security breaches, or abuse of the marketplace. | Legitimate Interest (Protecting our business and users) / Legal Obligation |
| Marketing & Communication | To send you newsletters, updates, promotional offers, and information about new artists or artwork, based on your preferences. | Consent or Legitimate Interest (for existing customers) |
| Legal Compliance | To comply with legal obligations, process data for tax and financial auditing purposes, and respond to legal requests from authorities. | Legal Obligation |
3. Sharing Your Personal Information
We do not sell your personal information. We only share your data with trusted third parties as necessary to operate the marketplace:
Artists and Buyers: When a purchase is made, we share the buyer’s shipping address and contact name with the artist for order fulfillment and vice versa, as part of the contract execution.
Service Providers: We engage trusted third-party companies to perform services on our behalf, such as:
Payment Processing: (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) to securely process payments.
Shipping/Logistics: Carriers to deliver artwork.
Hosting and Maintenance: Providers that host our website and data.
Marketing and Analytics: Companies that help us analyze our site traffic and manage email communications.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with legal processes or protect the rights, property, or safety of Aziz Art LLC, our users, or the public.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred as part of the transaction.
4. Data Security and Retention
A. Data Security
We implement reasonable and appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect the personal information we process against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include data encryption, secure server hosting, and access controls.
B. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as for tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). When your account is deactivated or deleted, we will safely delete or anonymize your data, subject to necessary legal hold periods.
5. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law (such as the GDPR for European users or CCPA for California residents), you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification (Correction): You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data we hold about you.
Right to Erasure (Deletion): You can request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Object to Processing: You can object to the processing of your data for direct marketing purposes.
Right to Data Portability: You can request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing (CCPA/CPRA): If you are a California resident, you have the right to direct us not to sell or share your personal information.
Aziz Art LLC does not sell personal information for monetary value.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the ‘Contact Us’ section below. We will respond to your request within the timeframe required by law.
6. Children’s Privacy
Aziz Art LLC is not directed at or intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a child under age 16, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Aziz Art LLC
Email: AzizArtsLLC@gmail.com
Mailing Address: 16 Ridgeway Drive, Great Neck, NY, 11024