The entire CIRCA model is based on trust and transparency. At its heart CIRCA is a platform built to support creativity and create a place where work can be shared and valued by all. It is also in large part a response to digital failing as a way to see work in the best possible way – but we do rely on digital to spread the word, and as a way for you to buy and communicate with us. We understand for all the positives digital has to offer there are some downsides, that over time seem to be getting worse.
It feels like every week we "receive notice" about our personal information being compromised, or how it is being sold on the “Dark Web”. To protect your data when you interact with CIRCA, we won’t keep your personal data on our systems. If we don’t have it, we can’t lose it. The downside is we won’t remember your interactions (because we aren’t saving them) – so you will have to enter your details each time you come back and purchase from us. We think it’s a small sacrifice for peace-of-mind.
So, what happens to the data you do enter (Your personal details and payment information). We use a very well established and supported payment platform. When you enter your payment details at the CIRCA check out that information is sent through a payment gateway for encryption, and forwarded to the payment processor. So CIRCA never stores your payment details on our servers.
The CIRCA digital experience is simple on purpose — our focus is the printed edition and the products and experiences we build around it. We use cookies in a very limited way. The cookies we do use are there to speed up the experience. As you can tell from our printed edition, we don’t have a relationship with advertising, so we don’t create CIRCA ads. We won’t follow you onto other sites showing you things you just looked at. We won’t message you to tell you “Your Cart” is still full. You won’t see an Ad for Circa on another site, period. If you sign-up for our email newsletter, we won't sell your email to someone else. It will only be used for us to stay in touch with you and let you know whats going on at CIRCA.
1 — What information does Circa collect?
Personal data that you provide as an individual can be your name and contact information. We need this to operate as a business and to stay in touch with you. When you interact with our social media channels, we also will keep that information. Or sometimes you provide us with contact information like an email. We get this information when you contact us, sign-up for a newsletter, or purchase an edition or product from us.
2 — Type of information collected
The type of information depends on how you interact with the Circa Editions site, but we may collect your contact Information: First Name, Last Name, EmailAddress, Postal Address, Phone Number.
3 — Automatic Data Collection
When you visit our site some data is collected automatically, but does not personally identify you. By using the site we will be provided with your IP Address. The operating system you use, the browser you used to connect, and if you were referred to us from another site, what that site was. We are also able to see how you use our site and the pages you visit.
4 — Third Party Links
In certain instances, we may include links to external sites or online services. If you use these links and leave our site, then the Privacy Policy of those sites or services applies.
5 — How do we use the data we collect
We use your data to operate our business and let you transact and interact with us. In the future we may use that data to improve our site experience design. We may use your data to respond to a question from you, or inform you of new releases and products via our newsletter.
6 — When do we share your information
As described above when you transact with us your payment data will be sent to our payment platform for the purposes of transacting — we will not store that data on our site. We will share your data if required by law. We will not sell or rent your data to any third parties.
7 — Third Party Service Providers
To operate our site and business securely we may share your data to perform a service such as facilitating our newsletter and security services.
8 — Cookies
We use cookies to improve the performance of our website by tracking how you use our site. They allow us to remember your preferences and settings and help us analyze how our website is performing. Session Cookies provide information about how a website is used during a single browser session while you are visiting the site. Session cookies allow us to identify your browser and to process your online transactions. Session cookies disappear from your computer when the web browser is closed, or your computer is turned off.
We use Google Analytics cookies and other similar technologies to collect and analyze information about how you use our website. To learn more about GoogleAnalytics go to
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/You can choose to opt-out of Google Analytics at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
9 — International Users
Your personal data may be processed in countries where we engage with third party service providers (like our payment platform) as described in this notice. These countries may have their own data protection laws, that may be different to where you live. For customers living in the European Economic Area, your personal data maybe processed in countries outside of the EAA.
10 — Children’s Policy
Per guidelines set out in COPPA (The Children’s Online Privacy Act) our site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. If you have information that a child under the age of 13 has provided us with data, please inform us immediately at support@circaeditions.com. If we learn of any children under the age of 13 providing us with data, we will remove that data immediately.
11 — Contact Information
Email: enquries@circaeditions.com
12 — Privacy Policy Updates
This Privacy Policy is effective as of February 28, 2024. It may become necessary to update or change our Privacy Notice. We will provide you with appropriate notice of any significant changes, through our site, or by email. Continuing to use our site constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Notice.
