Last updated: January 4, 2022
Hi there! Welcome to the Shy Owl Studios Privacy Policy. We appreciate you taking the time to check out how we process and use your information while you visit our website. To get started, Shy Owl Studios is not in the data analytics business - we're in the website making business, and as a result, you can rest assured that we're not attempting to mine or sell your data to anybody, period. We only directly collect your information in order to respond to your contact inquiries.
This website is operated by Shy Owl Studios, and all references to "us", "we", and/or "ShyOwlStudios.com" refers to our company.
This page serves to inform you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and very limited disclosure of personal data when you visit this site, and the choices you have to limit or modify that data. Please note that this policy only applies to the interactions and data collection while you visit ShyOwlStudios.com (this website), and not when you contact us via alternative methods, such as email or phone, nor when we collect your information for billing or support purposes using alternative technologies or communication methods.
If you have any questions regarding the use of your data or this policy, please reach out to us for assistance.
Personal Data
While using this site, you may notice that there are sections of the site which ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Below, you'll see the specific personally identifiable information you might (or might have already) provided to us, as well as when we will have collected it:
- Your Email Address
Provided explicitly by you via a contact form - Your Name
Provided explicitly by you via a contact form - Your Intellectual Property and Ideas
Provided explicitly by you via a contact form
As you can see, all data collected by us is only collected when you explicitly provide it to us, for the purposes of fulfilling and responding to your inquiry.
Please note that the service providers that we use may collect some information which we do not have access to, or which is anonymized such that we do not have access to any personally identifiable data about you. Please see the section below for more information.
Service Provider Data Collection
GitHub Pages
This website is hosted using GitHub Pages. Please note that while no logging or analytics are collected by us in relation to your use of our website, GitHub may collect limited personal information, including your IP address.
For more information regarding this data collection, please visit GitHub's Privacy Statement.
Formspree
This website uses Formspree to collect information from our contact forms. Formspree may log your contact inquiries, information about your computer hardware, IP address, and other personally identifiable information. Please visit Formspree's Privacy Policy for more information.
Use of Data
We use your collected personal information for various purposes:
- To contact you regarding your inquiries
When you provide your personal information using a contact form, we use that contact information to respond to your inquiry via the communication method(s) you provided - To detect, prevent and address technical issues, spam, and abuse
When a spammer or hacker visits our website, we may block future access to protect our business and reduce spam.
Disclosure Of Data
Legal Requirements
We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, to protect or defend our rights or reputation, to protect the safety of the public, or to protect against legal liability. We will only do this when, in good faith, we believe someone may be in danger, or when we feel that we are at significant risk or liability for the content you posted.
For Processing and Storage
As mentioned above, our website uses the services of Formspree for contact form submission. As a result, personal information may be stored indefinitely on their server as a means of record-keeping contact form submissions.
Links To Other Sites
This may contain links to other sites that are not operated by Shy Owl Studios. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise that you review the Privacy Policy of any third-party sites linked to.
Shy Owl Studios has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Childrens' Data Collection
We do not knowingly store the information of children. If you believe we are storing the information of a child, please contact us.
Changes to Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
We hope this page was helpful in providing information about the privacy practises we use while you're visiting our website.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us.