Privacy Policy

Heying 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