Effective Date: 9-5-2025
At FSGDesigns, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, fsgdesigns.com, or interact with our services.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://fsgdesigns.com – FSGDesigns is a small creative business specializing in handcrafted greeting cards, original artwork, and unique digital designs. Our website provides information about our products, allows you to contact us, and may include features such as comments, newsletters, or online shopping.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam. An anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website (for example, through comments or submissions), you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images posted on the site.
Cookies
We use cookies to improve your browsing experience, track site performance, and remember your preferences.
You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings at any time.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you don’t have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.
Temporary cookies may also be set when you log in or use certain site features, which are removed when you close your browser.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell or trade your personal data. Data may be shared only with trusted third-party providers who help us operate our website (such as payment processors, email newsletter platforms, or spam detection services). These providers are required to keep your information secure and use it only for the services we request.
How long we retain your data
Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
Registered Users (if applicable): For users who register on our website, we store personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Contact Form Submissions: Retained for up to 1 year for customer service purposes, but not used for marketing without your consent.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.
This does not include any data we are obliged to keep