Privacy policy
These policies have been drafted in accordance with The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
Change(s) to these policies will be posted to this website/8x10 Dot Photography's Facebook page/Instagram account.
Any infringement of these terms will be seen as a knowingly willful act.
If you require these terms in a different format, for ease of accessibility, notify 8x10 Dot Photography.​​​
Scroll Through to Find These Terms:
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Cookies
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General Inquires
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Physical Address
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Phone Number
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Name
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Social Media
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Payment Data
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Website Security
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Artist's Studio
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Working with 8x10 Dot Photography
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Requesting Information
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Video Meeting
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Customer Experience Survey
Revision Date: March 13, 2025
COOKIES
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8x10 Dot Photography does not collect personal information from its visitors for marketing or analytics tracking purposes
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Functional cookies
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considered "essential" to power and secure the website are operational and cannot be turned off
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you will see a "cookies banner" at the bottom of this website, asking for your consent, if you do not consent, please leave this site​
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GENERAL INQUIRES
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Your email address will be used to communicate with you on the topic initiated by the sender/inquirer and may be saved as documentation
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until any issues are resolved
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or agreement has ended,
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at which time it will be purged​
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The content of your email, partial or complete, will not be shared or included in any other medium/media
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DO NOT INCLUDE SENSITIVE INFORMATION (address, full name, age...) in your email, as 8x10 Dot Photography cannot guarantee against intrusions in the various forms of cyber attacks
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if you are unsure who the email is from, ask me​
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YOUR PHYSICAL ADDRESS
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Your address will only be used for shipping any physical product(s) you have ordered through 8x10 Dot Photography's website
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Your address will be sent to 3rd party vendor(s) responsible for the production and shipment of your order, to the location you have indicated as your ship-to-address
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Your address will not be used for any other purposes

YOUR PHONE NUMBER
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Your phone number will be used only if you have ordered a product through the 8x10 Dot Photography's website, for contacting you during the delivery process​
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​If you have indicated to 8x10 Dot Photography that you want to be contacted via phone,
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you will need to provide a specific date and time,​
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and you will be contacted only during that specified time period
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Your phone number will not be used for any other purposes other than outlined above​

YOUR NAME
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Your name will be used during the ordering and delivery process, if you have ordered any products through the 8x10 Dot Photography's website
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Your name may be used during the invitation to The Artist's Studio

SOCIAL MEDIA
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There are only options to share product information from this website, you will see various social buttons with product listings
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Sharing of any other content from 8x10 Dot Photography's website is not permitted
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8x10 Dot Photography has two social media accounts for you to engage with:
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Facebook page​
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Instagram account - restricted to age 21 and above
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sharing of 8x10 Dot Photography's social media content is allowed on social media/sharing platforms​​
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No personal information is collected by 8x10 Dot Photography's Facebook page or Instagram account​
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however, you may want to review Meta's privacy policy, as social media platforms have terms specific to their business agenda​
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8x10 Dot Photography will only use your social media name/handle/account to communicate with you on the social platform​
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communication will be restricted to the topic initiated on the platform
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for example, if you have started a discussion about the size of a print, it is expected the discussion will continue along this topic and not about something like, "what other projects are you working on?​"
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your name/handle/content will not be shared/used for purposes​ other than the original communication topic on the social platform
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PAYMENT DATA
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8x10 Dot Photography uses Wix's payment processor for completing customers' purchase transactions
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You may review Wix's privacy policy, if you are not already familiar
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8x10 Dot Photography does not have access to customers' credit card numbers or bank details
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It's a good idea to review your payment method/card's privacy and fraud prevention measures (that could result in declined transactions), for which 8x10 Dot Photography has no influence​

​WEBSITE SECURITY
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HTTPS/TLS encryption is provided on every page of 8x10 Dot Photography's website
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Only one person is responsible for the administration of 8x10 Dot Photography's website and communication:
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Christina Shivcharan - contact her via email - if you have concerns or questions regarding these privacy policies​
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Maintenance of this website is always completed through a secure private internet connection and on a device ​with installed antivirus software
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In case the 8x10 Dot Photography's website or its email accounts experiences a security breach, either through a cyberattack event, or other software/hardware malfunctions
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8x10 Dot Photography will post a notice (as soon as technically possible) on its Facebook page/Instagram account to notify its past/present/potential visitors​
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A record of any breaches is being kept, as per PIPEDA
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THE ARTIST'S STUDIO MEMBERSHIP
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The address/name you provided for your wall art print order may be used to invite you to The Artist's Studio
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Your address/name will not be stored for other uses
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It will be your choice to accept or not accept this invitation
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Please review separate terms of use for invited guests

WORKING WITH 8X10 DOT PHOTOGRAPHY
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Information (name, email address, project specs., and budget) provided in the Working with 8x10 Dot Photography Proposal form will only be used to communicate with you regarding projects being worked on with 8x10 Dot Photography
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information provided in this form will be saved as project documentation​
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for example, budget, type of work requested and timeline​
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for the purpose of resolution in case of a disagreement between the client and 8x10 Dot Photography​
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the stored documentation will be accessible only to the owner of 8x10 Dot Photography and is saved with a secured cloud storage provider​
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You will not receive any marketing emails as a result of using this submission form​
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Please review the separate terms and guidelines for Working with 8x10 Dot Photography

REQUESTING INFORMATION - 8x10 Dot Photography operates on a need-to-know basis
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When requesting information, either through this website's various forms, contact email or 8x10 Dot Photography's social channels,
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you may be asked to explain the context of the request, if it is not made clear in the original request:
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how the information will be used​
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the purpose of the requested information
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why is the information being requested​
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this is for the purpose of balancing the transparent sharing of information and the right to privacy​
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VIDEO MEETING
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For serious inquires or security concerns
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regarding products, commissioned projects, or website content,
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where more in-depth/private communication is necessary,
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video chat/conference will be made available, using either:​
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Zoom/Microsoft Teams/Brave (web browser) Talk/Google Meet​
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Scheduled one-time appointment links will be used​
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Camera 'on' will be optional, depending on the client's comfort level
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Discussion(s) will be recorded for documentation purposes
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after the resolution of any issues/topics, the recording(s) will be purged​
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CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SURVEY
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8x10 Dot Photography will ask its buyers for feedback, via an anonymous form, on their experience to ensure any (potential) issues are being proactively addressed
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​It will be your choice if you want to give feedback​
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No personal information will be collected in the survey form
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The form will be a separate document, not connected to any purchasing data
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Questions on the survey will change from time to time, depending on the needs of 8x10 Dot Photography
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for example, if there has been a pattern of issues, customers' feedback will be enlisted to help investigate and resolve the issues​
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