Effective date: July 19, 2026

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Jon Carling respects your privacy.

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This Privacy Policy describes the information practices associated with your use of the Site.

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1. Who operates this Site

This Site is operated by Jon Carling, an independent artist and illustrator based in California, United States.

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For questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy, contact:

Email: contact@joncarling.com

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2. Information collected

The types of information collected depend on how you interact with the Site.

Information you provide

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You may voluntarily provide information when you:

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• Subscribe to email news and updates

• Submit a contact or commission inquiry

• Communicate by email

• Request information about artwork, licensing, commissions, or professional services​

 

This information may include:

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• Your name

• Your email address

• The subject of your inquiry

• The contents of your message

• Information about a proposed project, commission, or licensing request

• Any other information you voluntarily include in your communication

 

Please do not submit passwords, payment-card information, government identification numbers, medical information, or other highly sensitive personal information through the Site’s contact form.

 

Information collected automatically

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When you visit the Site, Wix and connected technologies may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, such as:

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• Internet Protocol address

• Browser type and version

• Device type and operating system

• General geographic region

• Referring and exit pages

• Pages viewed and features used

• Date and time of access

• Information collected through cookies and similar technologies​

 

This information is generally used to operate, secure, maintain, and understand the performance of the Site.

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3. How information is used

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Information may be used to:

• Respond to messages, questions, and professional inquiries

• Review commission, licensing, exhibition, and freelance proposals

• Send newsletters, artwork announcements, shop updates, and related communications when you have subscribed

• Maintain records of business communications

• Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Site

• Detect spam, fraud, misuse, or technical problems

• Understand general Site traffic and visitor interaction

• Comply with applicable laws, legal processes, and legitimate governmental requests

• Establish, exercise, or defend legal rights

 

Submitting an inquiry does not create a client relationship, commission agreement, licensing agreement, or obligation to accept a project.

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4. Email communications

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When you voluntarily subscribe, your name and email address may be used to send occasional news, artwork releases, shop announcements, and related promotional communications.

You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in an email or by contacting contact@joncarling.com

Unsubscribing from promotional communications may not prevent necessary non-promotional messages, such as direct responses to an inquiry or communications concerning an existing business relationship.

Jon Carling does not intentionally add people to the promotional mailing list solely because they submitted an inquiry, made a purchase through an external store, or communicated for another purpose, unless they separately consented to receive promotional emails.

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5. Wix and website hosting

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The Site is created and hosted using services provided by Wix.com Ltd. and its affiliated companies.

Wix may process information on Jon Carling’s behalf to provide services including:

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• Website hosting and delivery

• Site security

• Contact and subscription forms

• Data storage

• Spam prevention

• Cookie management

• Site analytics and performance

• Technical support

 

Information may be stored or processed through Wix systems and service providers located in the United States, Israel, the European Union, or other jurisdictions.

Wix’s handling of information is also governed by Wix’s own privacy practices.

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6. Cookies and similar technologies

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The Site and its service providers may use cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files placed on a device to help a website function, remember preferences, maintain security, and understand how visitors use the site.

The Site may use the following categories of cookies:

Essential cookies

These cookies are necessary for core Site functions, security, network management, form operation, and accessibility. The Site may not function properly without them.

Functional cookies

These cookies may remember choices or enable enhanced features.

Analytics cookies

If analytics tools are enabled, these cookies may help measure traffic, page views, and visitor interaction so that the Site can be evaluated and improved.

Marketing cookies

If advertising or marketing integrations are enabled, these cookies may be used to measure campaigns or provide advertising-related functions.

You can manage or withdraw your cookie choices through the Site’s cookie controls and through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain Site functions.

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7. Contact forms and spam protection

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Information submitted through the Site’s forms may be stored within Wix systems and delivered to Jon Carling by email or through Wix’s site-management tools.

The Site may use automated spam-detection, CAPTCHA, or similar security technologies. These technologies may collect technical information necessary to determine whether a submission was made by a person or an automated system.

Messages submitted through the contact form are used to review and respond to the inquiry and, when appropriate, to maintain related business records.

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8. When information may be shared

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Personal information is not sold in exchange for money.

Information may be disclosed to the following categories of recipients when reasonably necessary:

Website and technology providers

Information may be processed by Wix and other vendors that provide hosting, email delivery, data storage, analytics, security, spam prevention, or technical services.

Professional advisers

Information may be disclosed to attorneys, accountants, insurers, or other professional advisers when reasonably necessary for business, legal, tax, or risk-management purposes.

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Legal and safety purposes

Information may be disclosed when reasonably believed necessary to:

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• Comply with a law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or legal process

• Respond to a legitimate governmental request

• Investigate suspected fraud, abuse, or unlawful activity

• Protect the rights, property, safety, or security of Jon Carling, Site visitors, or others

• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

 

Business changes

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If all or part of the business or Site is reorganized, sold, transferred, or otherwise changed, relevant information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

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9. External websites and online store

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The Site contains links to websites and services operated by other parties, which may include:

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• Big Cartel

• Instagram

• YouTube

• Facebook

• Other social-media, portfolio, publishing, or retail platforms

 

A link to an external service does not mean that Jon Carling controls that service’s privacy or security practices.

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When you leave joncarling.com, information you provide or that is collected through the external service is governed by that service’s own privacy policy and terms.

Purchases are made through an external online store. Payment information submitted through that store is processed by the store platform and its payment providers rather than directly through joncarling.com. Please review the store and payment provider privacy policies before completing a purchase.

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10. Embedded content

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The Site may contain embedded videos, images, social-media features, or other content provided by third parties.

Embedded content may allow the third-party provider to collect information about your device, browser, IP address, or interaction with the embedded feature. Those providers may use cookies or similar technologies according to their own privacy policies.

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11. Data retention

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Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:

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• Responding to inquiries

• Maintaining business and transaction records

• Administering newsletter subscriptions

• Complying with legal, tax, accounting, or insurance obligations

• Resolving disputes

• Protecting legal rights

• Preventing fraud or misuse

 

Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and the reason it was collected.

Information that is no longer reasonably needed may be deleted, anonymized, or retained when required or permitted by law.

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12. Data security

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Reasonable administrative and technical measures are used to protect personal information.

However, no website, email transmission, database, or internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should use care when deciding what information to send through the Site or by email.

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13. Your choices and requests

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Depending on your location and applicable law, you may request that Jon Carling:

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• Confirm whether personal information about you is held

• Provide access to certain personal information

• Correct inaccurate information

• Delete certain information

• Stop sending promotional emails

• Provide information about how your information is used or shared​

 

To submit a privacy request, email contact@joncarling.com and include enough information to identify the relevant record or communication.

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Reasonable steps may be taken to verify your identity before completing a request. Certain information may be retained when required by law or reasonably necessary for business records, security, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, or the protection of legal rights.

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14. California privacy disclosures

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Categories of information

​During the preceding 12 months, the Site may have collected the following categories of personal information:

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• Identifiers, such as name, email address, and IP address

• Internet or electronic activity information, such as page interactions and device information

• General geolocation information derived from an IP address

• Professional or project information voluntarily included in an inquiry

• Communications submitted through forms or email​

 

This information is collected and used for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

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Sale and sharing of information

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Jon Carling does not knowingly sell personal information in exchange for money.

Jon Carling does not knowingly share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. If Site practices change, this Privacy Policy and applicable Site controls will be updated as required.

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Third-party collection

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Wix and any enabled analytics, embedded-content, social-media, or security providers may collect information through the Site as described in this Privacy Policy and in their own privacy policies.

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15. Do Not Track signals

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Some browsers provide a “Do Not Track” signal.

Because there is not currently a uniform industry standard governing how websites should respond to these signals, the Site does not respond to browser Do Not Track signals in a standardized way.

You may manage or withdraw your cookie choices through the Site’s cookie controls and through your browser or device settings.

The Site does not authorize third parties to collect personally identifiable information about your online activities over time and across unrelated websites for their own independent behavioral-advertising purposes. Third-party services embedded in or connected to the Site may nevertheless process technical information according to their own policies and your settings with those services.

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16. Children’s privacy

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The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13.

Jon Carling does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the Site. If you believe that a child has submitted personal information, contact contact@joncarling.com so the information can be reviewed and, where appropriate, deleted.

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17. International visitors

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The Site is operated from the United States.

If you access the Site from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other countries where Wix or other service providers operate. Privacy and data-protection laws in those jurisdictions may differ from those in your country.

International visitors may contact contact@joncarling.com with questions or requests concerning their personal information.

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18. Changes to this Privacy Policy

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This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in the Site, service providers, business practices, or legal requirements.

The revised policy will be posted on this page with a new effective date. When appropriate, additional notice of material changes may be provided through the Site or by email.

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Visitors are encouraged to review this page periodically.

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19. Contact

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Questions, concerns, and privacy requests may be directed to:

Jon Carling
Email: contact@joncarling.com
Website: joncarling.com