Privacy PolicyHeying Taxidermy and Training, LLC ("Heying Taxidermy and Training," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, contact us, purchase our services, participate in our online education communities, or otherwise interact with Heying Taxidermy and Training.
By using our website or services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following categories of information.
Information You Provide Directly
When you contact us, request information, submit a form, purchase a service, join an online community, or otherwise communicate with us, we may collect:
Full name
Email address
Telephone number
Mailing or shipping address
Billing information
Information about your taxidermy project or trophy
Photographs or other files you voluntarily provide
Messages, questions, comments, or other communications
Information you provide when registering for our educational programs or communities
We only request information that is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it is collected.
Payment Information
When you purchase products, services, memberships, or educational programs from us, payment information may be processed by a third-party payment processor.
We generally do not receive or store your complete credit or debit card number. Payment information is handled by the applicable payment processor according to its own privacy policy and security practices.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain information may automatically be collected, including:
IP address
Browser type
Device type
Operating system
Pages visited
Date and time of visits
Referring website
General website usage information
Other technical information used to operate, secure, and improve our website
This information may be collected through cookies, analytics tools, pixels, or similar technologies.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect to:
Respond to inquiries and requests
Communicate with you about your taxidermy project
Provide and manage taxidermy services
Process payments and transactions
Provide access to online courses and communities
Manage memberships and accounts
Provide customer support
Send important service-related communications
Send marketing communications when permitted by law
Improve our website, services, educational programs, and customer experience
Understand how visitors use our website
Analyze advertising and marketing performance
Prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized activity
Protect the security of our website and business
Comply with applicable legal obligations
Enforce our agreements and protect our rights
We may also use information in aggregated or de-identified form for business and analytical purposes where the information does not reasonably identify an individual.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website and third-party service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, analytics tools, and similar technologies.
These technologies may help us:
Remember preferences
Understand website traffic
Improve website functionality
Measure advertising effectiveness
Understand how visitors interact with our website
Provide relevant marketing and advertising
You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some website functionality may not work properly if certain cookies are disabled.
4. Analytics and Advertising
We may use third-party analytics and advertising services to understand how people interact with our website and to measure the effectiveness of our marketing.
These services may collect information such as IP address, device information, pages visited, interactions with advertisements, and other online activity.
Examples may include services such as Google Analytics, Meta/Facebook advertising tools, TikTok advertising tools, or other platforms we may use in the future.
The use of these services may change over time as our business develops.
5. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information as a business practice.
We may share information with trusted third parties when reasonably necessary to operate our business, provide services, or complete transactions.
These third parties may include:
Payment processors
Website hosting providers
Online course and community platforms
Email and communication providers
Analytics providers
Advertising platforms
Shipping and fulfillment providers
Information technology and security providers
Professional advisors such as attorneys, accountants, or insurance providers
These service providers generally receive only the information reasonably necessary to perform their services.
We may also disclose information when we believe disclosure is necessary to:
Comply with applicable law
Respond to a legal process or government request
Protect our rights or property
Prevent fraud or abuse
Protect the safety of our customers, users, or others
Investigate potential violations of our agreements
If Heying Taxidermy and Training is involved in a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, restructuring, or similar business transaction, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.
6. Online Communities and User-Submitted Content
Our educational communities may allow members to post comments, photographs, questions, project updates, and other content.
Please remember that information you voluntarily post in a community or other public-facing portion of our services may be visible to other members or users.
Do not post personal information that you do not want others to see.
By submitting content to a community or other area where it may be viewed by others, you understand that the content may be accessible to other members of that community.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, social media accounts, payment processors, educational platforms, or other services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites or services.
Your interactions with third-party services are governed by the privacy policies and terms of those third parties.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party service before providing personal information.
8. Communications and Marketing
If you provide us with your email address or telephone number, we may use it to communicate with you regarding:
Your inquiries
Your purchases
Your taxidermy projects
Your account or membership
Services you have requested
Educational programs
Business updates
Marketing or promotional information, where permitted by law
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link included in those communications.
Even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may continue to send communications that are necessary to provide services, process transactions, manage your account, or otherwise communicate important information regarding an existing business relationship.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
Provide our services
Maintain business and transaction records
Fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy
Resolve disputes
Enforce agreements
Comply with legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory requirements
The length of time information is retained may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, destroy, anonymize, or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with our business practices and applicable law.
10. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, use, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
However, no website, electronic transmission, database, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Accordingly, while we work to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Children's Privacy
Our website and educational services are intended for a general audience and are not directed toward children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate parental consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.
If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us using the information below.
The FTC's COPPA guidance requires covered child-directed services to provide specific disclosures and parental mechanisms, so this section should be revisited if you ever intentionally offer services directed toward children.
12. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.
These may include the ability to:
Request information about personal data we maintain about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of certain information
Opt out of certain marketing communications
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Request information regarding how your personal information is used or disclosed
Not every right applies in every circumstance, and certain information may be exempt from deletion or other requests because of legal, contractual, security, or legitimate business requirements.
To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the information provided below.
We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
13. Do Not Track
Some web browsers offer a "Do Not Track" setting.
Because there is currently no universally accepted standard for responding to Do Not Track signals, our website may not respond to such signals in all circumstances.
14. Social Media
Heying Taxidermy and Training may maintain accounts or pages on social media platforms.
If you interact with us through social media, information you provide may be collected and processed by both us and the applicable social media platform.
Your use of those platforms is governed by their respective terms and privacy policies.
15. Taxidermy Customer Information
Information you provide regarding a taxidermy project may include details about your trophy, photographs, hunting or fishing experiences, requested pose, mounting preferences, contact information, and other project-related information.
We use this information primarily to provide and manage taxidermy services.
We will not publicly display photographs of your completed trophy or use your name or other identifying information for promotional purposes in a manner that identifies you without appropriate permission, where such permission is required.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our business, website, services, or legal obligations change.
When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
Your continued use of our website or services after an updated Privacy Policy becomes effective constitutes acknowledgment of the updated policy, to the extent permitted by law.
17. Governing Law
This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the State of Iowa, except to the extent that applicable federal law or other applicable law requires otherwise.
Nothing in this section is intended to limit any rights you may have under applicable privacy or consumer-protection laws.
18. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or your personal information, please contact us:
Heying Taxidermy and Training, LLC
Email: heyingtaxidermy@gmail.com
Phone: 641-229-0912
Address: 240 N Russell St. Denver, Iowa
Website: www.heyingtaxidermy.com