Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to CardCraft Academy. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy describes how we handle your personal information when you visit our website, enroll in our card magic courses, purchase physical props from our shop, or interact with our staff.

2. Data Controller Information

The data controller responsible for your personal data is CardCraft Academy Ltd, a registered company with offices at Level 14, 275 George Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia. For any data protection inquiries, you can reach us via email at info@north-carolina-travel-guide.com or call us at +61 2 9255 1234.

3. Types of Personal Data We Collect

We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, which we have grouped together as follows:

• Identity Data: includes first name, last name, username, or similar identifier.
• Contact Data: includes email address, billing address, shipping address, and telephone numbers.
• Transaction Data: includes details about payments to and from you, and other details of products and courses you have ordered from us.
• Technical Data: includes internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, operating system, and platform.

4. How We Collect Your Personal Data

We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:

• Direct Interactions: You give us your Identity and Contact Data by filling in checkout forms, newsletter forms, or by communicating with us by email or phone.
• Automated Technologies: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies and other similar technologies.

5. How We Use Your Personal Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

• To register you as a new student or customer.
• To process and deliver your order of magic props, including managing payments, fees, and shipping.
• To manage our relationship with you, including notifying you about changes to our terms or privacy policy.
• To deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you and measure the effectiveness of the advertising.

6. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on several legal grounds, depending on the nature of the interaction:

• Performance of a Contract: Processing is necessary to deliver the magic courses or ship the products you purchased.
• Legitimate Interest: Necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as keeping our records updated and analyzing website traffic.
• Consent: When you sign up for our newsletter or promotional notifications, you give us explicit consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

7. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Typically, transaction data is kept for up to 7 years after purchase for tax compliance.

8. Sharing Your Personal Data

We may share your personal data with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our school, such as:

• Shipping carriers and fulfillment centers to deliver your cards and wands.
• Payment processing services to handle online checkouts securely.
• IT and cloud hosting providers to run our website and databases.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law.

9. International Data Transfers

As we are located in Australia, your personal data will be stored on servers located in Australia, the European Union, and the United States. We ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring appropriate safeguards are implemented in accordance with cross-border transfer laws.

10. Data Security Measures

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. All checkout forms and email transmissions are encrypted using SSL/TLS protocols. Access to your personal data is restricted to employees and contractors who have a business need to know.

11. Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including the right to:

• Request access to your personal data.
• Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you.
• Request erasure of your personal data (the right to be forgotten).
• Object to processing of your personal data.
• Request restriction of processing your personal data.
• Request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party.
• Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.

12. Children's Privacy

CardCraft Academy offers magic training for students of various ages. However, children under the age of 13 must obtain parental or legal guardian consent before providing any personal data through our registration forms. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 without appropriate guardian verification.

13. Cookies and Caching

Our website uses cookies to store user preferences, manage checkout cart contents, and monitor website traffic. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

14. Third-Party Links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.

15. Amendments to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

16. Contact Details

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

• Email: info@north-carolina-travel-guide.com
• Phone: +61 2 9255 1234
• Address: CardCraft Academy Ltd, Level 14, 275 George Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia