PRIVACY POLICY
YOUR PRIVACY. YOUR INFORMATION. YOUR CHOICE.
Last updated: September 19, 2026
Ray Creates Art respects your privacy. This policy explains how information is collected, used, and protected when you visit RayCreatesArt.com, purchase artwork or products, join Beyond the Canvas, contact the studio, or participate in auctions, giveaways and events.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you interact with Ray Creates Art, you may provide information such as your:
Name and email address
Billing and shipping information
Order and account information
Mailing-list interests and preferences
Messages and contact-form submissions
Auction, giveaway or event informationThe website may also automatically receive basic technical information such as your browser or device type, IP address, pages visited and cookies necessary for website functionality, security and performance.
ORDERS & PAYMENTS
When you make a purchase, we collect the information necessary to process and fulfill your order.
This may be used for payment processing, order confirmations, shipping, customer service, refunds, fraud prevention and required business records.
Payments are processed through third-party payment providers available through the website.
Ray Creates Art does not need to directly store your complete credit or debit card number to process your payment.
BEYOND THE CANVAS
Mailing List & Studio Updates
When you join Beyond the Canvas, you may provide your name, email address and the types of updates you’d like to receive.
You can choose interests such as:
Original Art & Prints · ArtLudiboards · Auctions & Giveaways · Paint Nights & Events · Family-Friendly Art · Shirts & Wearable Art
Your subscription and email preferences are managed using MailPoet.
You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
CONTACTING THE STUDIO
Information submitted through our contact forms may be used to:
Respond to your inquiry, discuss commissions or custom orders, provide customer support, or maintain necessary business correspondence.
Information you send through a contact form is not automatically added to the Beyond the Canvas mailing list unless you separately choose to subscribe.
COOKIES & WEBSITE TECHNOLOGY
RayCreatesArt.com may use cookies and similar technologies necessary to operate features such as:
Shopping carts · Checkout · Customer accounts · Website preferences · Security · Analytics · Site performance
Some third-party services used by the website may also use cookies according to their own privacy policies.
SERVICES WE USE
Ray Creates Art works with third-party services that help operate the website and business.
Depending on how you use the site, these services may assist with ecommerce, payments, email delivery, website hosting, shipping, security and analytics.
Information is shared with service providers only when reasonably necessary to provide those services.
AUCTIONS, GIVEAWAYS & EVENTS
If you participate in an auction, giveaway, paint night, event or similar activity, we may collect information necessary to administer your participation.
This may include registration information, contact details, bids, winning-bid information, payment status or other information required to operate the activity.
Individual auctions, giveaways or events may also have their own additional rules or terms.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS USED
Information collected through RayCreatesArt.com may be used to:
Process and fulfill orders; operate customer accounts; respond to inquiries; provide customer support; administer auctions, giveaways and events; deliver communications you’ve requested; maintain website security; prevent fraud or abuse; improve website functionality; maintain required business and tax records; and comply with applicable legal obligations.
WE DON’T SELL YOUR INFORMATION
Ray Creates Art does not sell your personal information or mailing-list information.
Information may be shared with trusted service providers when necessary to process payments, fulfill orders, deliver requested emails, maintain website security, provide services you’ve requested or comply with applicable legal requirements.
HOW LONG INFORMATION IS KEPT
Information is kept only as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to operate the business, maintain necessary transaction and financial records, resolve disputes, prevent abuse or comply with legal obligations.
YOUR CHOICES
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link contained in the email.
You may also contact Ray Creates Art if you have questions about information you’ve provided through the website or wish to request access to or correction of your information, subject to applicable legal requirements and records that the business must retain.
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
RayCreatesArt.com may contain links to other websites and services.
Once you leave RayCreatesArt.com, the privacy practices of the website or service you visit apply. Ray Creates Art is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
This Privacy Policy may occasionally be updated as the website, services or applicable requirements change.
The most recent version will always be published on this page with its updated date.
QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY?
We’re happy to help.
Use the Contact Us page to reach Ray Creates Art with questions regarding this Privacy Policy or how information provided through the website is handled.
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