PRIVACY POLICY
Welcome to practically a gallery.
This Privacy Policy explains how practically a gallery (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, stores and protects personal data when you visit or use www.practicallyagallery.com (the “Website”), purchase our products, contact us, or subscribe to our newsletter.
We respect your privacy and process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”), applicable Lithuanian data-protection legislation and other applicable laws.
1. Who is responsible for your personal data?
The data controller responsible for your personal data is:
practically a gallery
Address: Europos pr. 112, Kaunas, Lithuania
Email: stoweraminta@gmail.com
Website: www.practicallyagallery.com
If practically a gallery is operated by a natural person rather than a registered legal entity, the person operating the business is the data controller. Where required for formal identification, the controller's full legal name should be provided in addition to the business/trading name above.
You can contact us at stoweraminta@gmail.com with any questions concerning your personal data or this Privacy Policy.
2. What is practically a gallery?
practically a gallery is an online shop offering:
handmade jewellery;
hand-painted paintings and artwork;
vintage and second-hand finds;
other selected handmade, artistic and vintage products.
The Website allows visitors to browse products and, where available, purchase products online.
3. What personal data do we collect?
Depending on how you use our Website, we may collect the following information.
Information provided when you make a purchase
When you place an order, we may collect:
your name;
email address;
billing address;
shipping/delivery address;
telephone number, where necessary for delivery;
details of the products you purchase;
order and transaction information;
information you provide when communicating with us about your order.
Payment-card details are generally processed by the relevant payment provider rather than being stored directly by practically a gallery.
Our Website uses Stripe and PayPal for payment processing. These companies may process personal data in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable data-protection requirements.
Information you provide when contacting us
If you contact us by email or through a contact feature on the Website, we may process:
your name;
email address;
contact details you choose to provide;
the contents of your message;
any other information you voluntarily provide.
We use this information to respond to your enquiry and provide customer service.
Newsletter information
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and any information necessary to manage your subscription.
We use newsletter information to send updates about practically a gallery, including new artwork, jewellery, vintage finds, collections, promotions and other news.
You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our marketing emails or by contacting us at stoweraminta@gmail.com.
Information collected automatically
Because our Website is hosted on Squarespace, certain technical information may be collected automatically when you visit the Website.
Depending on our Squarespace configuration and your cookie choices, this may include:
IP address;
browser type;
device type;
operating system;
pages viewed;
approximate location;
referring website;
date and time of visits;
information about interactions with the Website;
cookie and similar technology information.
Squarespace states that its services can use cookies and analytics technologies and provides website owners with controls for analytics cookies, activity logs and cookie consent.
We do not independently operate Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel, Hotjar or similar personal analytics tools.
However, Squarespace may collect certain information as part of providing its hosting, security, analytics and Website functionality.
4. Why do we process your personal data?
We may process your personal data for the following purposes:
Processing and fulfilling orders
We use your information to:
process your order;
process or facilitate payment;
prepare and ship your purchase;
communicate with you about your order;
provide customer support;
handle returns, refunds and other order-related matters.
The legal basis is generally performance of a contract.
Customer communication
We use information you provide to respond to enquiries, questions, complaints and other communications.
The legal basis may be performance of a contract or our legitimate interests, depending on the circumstances.
Newsletter and direct marketing
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we use your email address to send marketing communications about practically a gallery.
The legal basis for sending marketing communications is your consent, where consent is required by applicable law.
You may withdraw your consent at any time.
Legal and accounting obligations
We may process and retain certain information to comply with legal obligations, including accounting, taxation, consumer-protection and other applicable requirements.
The legal basis is compliance with a legal obligation.
Website operation and security
We may process technical information where necessary to:
operate the Website;
maintain Website security;
prevent fraud and abuse;
troubleshoot technical problems;
protect our business and customers;
maintain the functionality and performance of the Website.
The legal basis may be our legitimate interests or, where applicable, another lawful basis under the GDPR.
Website analytics
Where non-essential analytics cookies are enabled, information may be processed to understand how visitors use the Website and to improve its design, content and functionality.
Where required, such processing is based on your consent.
5. Legal bases for processing
Depending on the circumstances, we rely on the following legal bases under the GDPR:
Contract: where processing is necessary to process and fulfil an order or provide a service you have requested.
Legal obligation: where we are required to process or retain information by applicable law.
Consent: where you have actively consented to a particular processing activity, such as certain marketing or non-essential cookies.
Legitimate interests: where processing is reasonably necessary for the operation, security and improvement of our business and Website, provided that those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
You may withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
6. Payments
Our Website uses third-party payment providers, including:
Stripe
Stripe may process information necessary to process your payment and prevent fraud. Payment processing is subject to Stripe's own terms and privacy practices.
PayPal
PayPal may process information necessary to process your payment and prevent fraud. Payment processing is subject to PayPal's own terms and privacy practices.
We do not intentionally collect or store your full payment-card number or security code ourselves.
Payment providers may process information directly and may act as independent controllers for certain aspects of their processing.
7. Squarespace
Our Website is hosted and operated using Squarespace.
Squarespace may process information relating to Website visitors and customers as necessary to provide its services, including hosting, security, Website functionality, analytics and ecommerce functionality.
Squarespace also provides integrations with payment providers such as Stripe and PayPal and provides tools for cookie consent and analytics.
Information processed through Squarespace may therefore include information submitted through the Website, technical information and information associated with orders.
Squarespace's own privacy documentation applies to Squarespace's processing of personal data.
8. Cookies
Our Website uses cookies and similar technologies.
Some cookies are necessary for the Website to function, including ecommerce functionality, security and basic Website operation.
Other cookies may be used for analytics or other non-essential purposes.
We provide a cookie consent banner on the Website. Where consent is legally required, non-essential cookies should only be activated after you have given the relevant consent.
You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences through the cookie settings available on the Website.
Squarespace recommends that websites serving visitors in the EU provide appropriate cookie-consent controls and allow visitors to manage non-essential cookies.
For more detailed information about the specific cookies used by the Website, please see our Cookie Policy.
9. Newsletter
We may send newsletters and promotional emails to people who have subscribed to receive them.
The newsletter may contain information about:
new products;
new artwork;
jewellery;
vintage finds;
special collections;
promotions;
discounts;
other practically a gallery news.
You can unsubscribe at any time.
Each marketing email should contain an unsubscribe mechanism.
We will not sell your newsletter email address to third parties.
10. Instagram
Our Website may contain a link to our Instagram profile.
A simple link to Instagram does not itself mean that Instagram receives information about you merely because you visit our Website.
If Instagram content, widgets, feeds or other interactive Instagram functionality is embedded on the Website in the future, additional data processing and cookie implications may apply.
Your use of Instagram is also subject to Instagram/Meta's own privacy policies.
11. Who may receive your personal data?
Depending on the circumstances, we may share personal data with service providers that help us operate our business, including:
Squarespace;
Stripe;
PayPal;
delivery and postal providers;
accounting and bookkeeping providers;
email/newsletter service providers;
IT and security providers;
professional advisers where necessary;
public authorities where required by law.
We only share information that is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
We do not sell your personal data.
12. International transfers
Some service providers used by the Website may process personal data outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”).
Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, appropriate safeguards required by the GDPR will apply, such as an adequacy decision or appropriate contractual safeguards, where applicable.
Because our Website relies on third-party services such as Squarespace, Stripe and PayPal, personal data may be processed internationally in accordance with those providers' applicable privacy documentation.
13. How long do we keep your personal data?
We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
Different information may be retained for different periods.
For example:
Order and transaction information may be retained for the period required to fulfil the order and comply with accounting, tax and legal obligations.
Customer correspondence may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to handle the enquiry and maintain appropriate business records.
Newsletter information is generally retained until you unsubscribe or otherwise withdraw your consent, unless we have another lawful reason to retain it.
Cookie and analytics information is retained according to the relevant cookie settings and service-provider retention periods.
When personal data is no longer required, we will delete it or anonymise it where reasonably possible.
14. Your rights
Under the GDPR, you may have the right to:
obtain information about how your personal data is processed;
request access to your personal data;
request correction of inaccurate personal data;
request deletion of your personal data;
request restriction of processing;
object to certain processing;
request data portability where applicable;
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
object to direct marketing at any time.
The Lithuanian State Data Protection Inspectorate confirms these data-subject rights, including access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection and withdrawal of consent.
To exercise your rights, contact:
We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling a request where reasonably necessary to protect your information.
We will respond to requests within the period required by applicable data-protection law.
15. Right to complain
If you believe that your personal data has been processed unlawfully, you may contact us first at:
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Lithuanian data-protection supervisory authority:
State Data Protection Inspectorate (Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija)
L. Sapiegos g. 17
LT-10312 Vilnius
Lithuania
The State Data Protection Inspectorate is the Lithuanian supervisory authority responsible for personal-data protection.
16. Data security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Where a personal-data breach occurs that triggers a legal notification obligation, we will take the measures required by the GDPR and applicable Lithuanian law.
17. Children
The Website is intended primarily for adults and is not specifically directed at children.
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children for marketing purposes.
Because our products are physical art, jewellery and vintage/second-hand goods rather than services specifically directed at children, we do not intentionally target children through our marketing.
If you believe that a child has provided us with personal data without appropriate authorisation, please contact us at stoweraminta@gmail.com.
18. Third-party websites
The Website may contain links to third-party websites and services, including Instagram, Stripe and PayPal.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites.
When you leave our Website or use a third-party service, that service's own privacy policy and terms may apply.
19. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to:
our business;
the Website;
the services we use;
applicable law;
our data-processing practices.
The latest version will be published on this page and will show the date on which it was last updated.
20. Contact
For any questions concerning this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact:
practically a gallery
Europos pr. 112
Kaunas, Lithuania
Email: stoweraminta@gmail.com
Website: www.practicallyagallery.com
Last updated: 13 August 2026