Privacy Policy

At Teaching with Jaz, your privacy is important to us. We are committed to protecting your personal information and being transparent about how your information is collected, used and stored when you visit our website or purchase our digital teaching resources.

This Privacy Policy explains how Teaching with Jaz ("we", "our" or "us") handles your personal information.

Information We Collect

When you visit our website, make a purchase or contact us, we may collect the following information:

  • Personal Information: Your name, email address, billing address and contact details.

  • Purchase Information: Details of products purchased, transaction history and order information.

  • Payment Information: Payments are processed through secure third-party payment providers. We do not directly store your complete credit card details.

  • Website Usage Information: Information such as your IP address, browser type, device information and website activity, collected through cookies and analytics tools.

  • Email Subscriptions: Your email address and marketing preferences if you choose to subscribe to our mailing list.

We only collect information that is reasonably necessary to operate our business, provide our products and improve your shopping experience.

How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information to:

  • Process and fulfil purchases of digital teaching resources.

  • Deliver digital products and provide access to downloads.

  • Send order confirmations, receipts and important purchase updates.

  • Respond to enquiries and provide customer support.

  • Send newsletters, product launches, promotions and updates where you have subscribed or otherwise permitted us to do so.

  • Improve our website, products and customer experience.

  • Monitor website performance and understand customer preferences.

  • Meet applicable legal, accounting and tax obligations.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

Payments and Digital Purchases

Teaching with Jaz sells digital teaching resources through the website, which is hosted by Squarespace. When you make a purchase, your payment is processed securely through the payment provider available at checkout. Your payment information is handled in accordance with the payment provider's privacy and security policies. We may retain relevant order information for customer support, record-keeping and legal purposes.

Email Marketing

If you subscribe to our mailing list, we may send you emails about:

  • New classroom decor collections and teaching resources.

  • Product launches and special offers.

  • Teaching inspiration, classroom ideas and updates.

  • News and announcements from Teaching with Jaz.

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us directly.

Unsubscribing from marketing emails will not prevent you from receiving essential communications relating to your purchases.

Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience and understand how visitors interact with our website.

Cookies may be used to:

  • Ensure the website functions correctly.

  • Remember website preferences.

  • Support shopping cart and checkout functionality.

  • Analyse website traffic and performance.

  • Measure the effectiveness of marketing activities, where applicable.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings and any cookie preference tools available on our website.

Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

Third-Party Services

To operate our website and deliver our products, we use third-party services that may process personal information on our behalf.

These may include:

  • Squarespace: Website hosting, online store functionality and order management.

  • Payment Providers: Secure payment processing.

  • Email Marketing Providers: Managing mailing lists and sending newsletters.

  • Website Analytics Services: Understanding website traffic and performance.

These providers have their own privacy policies and data handling practices.

We only share personal information with service providers where reasonably necessary to operate our business, deliver products or meet legal obligations.

Storage and Security of Information

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification and disclosure.

Customer information may be stored and processed through secure third-party platforms used to operate our website and online store.

While we take reasonable precautions to protect your information, no method of online transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for business, customer service, record-keeping and legal purposes.

International Data Transfers

As Teaching with Jaz uses online platforms and third-party service providers, some personal information may be stored or processed outside Australia.

Where applicable, we take reasonable steps to ensure personal information is handled appropriately and in accordance with relevant privacy requirements.

Accessing or Updating Your Information

You may contact us to request access to, correction of or deletion of personal information we hold about you.

We will consider requests in accordance with applicable privacy laws and any legal obligations requiring us to retain certain information.

You may also contact us if you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled.

External Websites

Our website may contain links to external websites, including social media platforms, educational marketplaces and other third-party services.

Teaching with Jaz is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.

We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites they access.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business operations, website functionality or applicable legal requirements.

Any updates will be published on this page, along with a revised "Last updated" date.

We encourage visitors to review this policy periodically.