Privacy Policy

Personal Information Collected

When ordering products or services, or when completing forms on this website, you may be asked to provide your name, email address, phone number, and other personal details. This data allows us to contact you so that we can provide you with additional information about your purchase or for various other purposes.

Collecting Information

We will sometimes collect personally identifiable information when you call via telephone, send an email, complete a form, subscribe to a newsletter, or when you provide feedback about products or services.

How Information Is Used

Your personally identifiable information can be used to:

• improve this website to better serve you and other clients
• provide customer service in response to requests for additional information
• administer contests, promotions, surveys, and other website features
• send emails regarding orders or other products and services
• follow up after a phone call, email, or live chat
• send promotional information about new services or products

Information Protection

All purchases available through this website are managed via third-party providers that use SSL encryption to protect your payment information. This website is also hosted on a frequently updated server with the latest security patches. Industry-standard firewalls are also in place.

How Cookies Are Used

Cookies are files that a website or service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive. When your browser is configured to allow cookies, this website can recognize your browser and remember certain information.

For instance, cookies are used to remember your preferences and which pages you have visited, allowing for an improved visitor experience. Cookies may also be used to help compile aggregate data about website traffic and site interaction so that better website experiences and tools can be offered in the future. Trusted third-party services also use cookies to track information on our behalf.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most browsers accept cookies by default, but you can modify browser settings to decline cookies. However, modifying that setting may prevent you from taking full advantage of all features found on this website.

Information Sharing With Third Parties

Michael Anthony Studios, Inc. does not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. This exclusion does not extend to website hosting partners and other parties that assist in operating this website or serving users.

All third-party operators have agreed to keep collected information confidential. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Michael Anthony Studios, Inc. reserves the right to release information to enforce website policies, when required by law, and when needed to protect the rights, property, or safety of others.

Third-Party Tracking

This website uses several third-party tools that track visitor behavior, including Google (Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Ads) and the Meta (Facebook) Pixel. These tools use cookies and similar technologies to measure and compile data regarding visitor interactions, ad impressions, and other functions as they relate to our website. This information cannot be used to identify individual visitors, and we will not combine information gathered through these tools with personally identifiable information.

If you do not wish to participate in advertising tracking, you can opt out using the Google Ad Settings page, the Digital Advertising Alliance Consumer Choice page, the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out page, or the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser add-on. You can also browse using your browser's private/incognito mode to remove most tracking.

Text Messaging (SMS) & Mobile Information

If you provide your phone number and opt in through our inquiry form, we may send you appointment and marketing text messages. Message and data rates may apply, and message frequency varies. You can reply STOP at any time to opt out, or HELP for help.

No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Information sharing to subcontractors in support services, such as customer service, is permitted. All other use case categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

Log Data

This website collects your computer's IP address, browser type and version, the number and names of the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, and other statistics used to measure traffic and diagnose technical issues with this website.

External Links

This website may link to other websites that are outside the control or ownership of this studio. You are advised to refer to the privacy policy of those websites for additional information.

California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)

CalOPPA requires commercial websites that collect personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy. To meet CalOPPA requirements, this website (a) allows visitors to use this site anonymously, (b) displays a link to this privacy policy prominently, and (c) includes the word “Privacy” in the link to this page. Whenever reasonably possible and relevant, you will be notified of any privacy policy changes.

Do Not Track Signals

This website cannot honor Do Not Track signals, since some third-party systems that track visitor traffic do not include the technology needed to observe those signals.

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

Michael Anthony Studios, Inc. does not market to children under 13.

Fair Information Practices

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States. To meet these requirements, Michael Anthony Studios, Inc. will notify you via email within seven (7) business days should a data breach occur.

CAN-SPAM Act

The CAN-SPAM Act sets the rules for commercial email. We may collect your email address to send information, respond to inquiries, process orders and send order updates, and market to a mailing list after an original transaction. We will use accurate subject lines and valid email addresses, identify messages as advertisements, include our physical address, and provide unsubscribe links in advertising emails. To unsubscribe from future emails, contact us and your email will be removed from future advertising correspondence.

Additional Information

For more information, or to update your personal information, please contact us any time at info@michaelanthonyphotography.com.