Privacy Policy

Garden & Ivy Studio

Effective Date: October 22, 2026
Last Updated: October 25, 2026

Garden & Ivy Studio (“I,” “me,” or “my”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information of website visitors, parents, guardians, students, and customers.

This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use, store, and share personal information when you visit GardenandIvyStudio.com, contact me, book tutoring services, or access my educational resources.

By using my website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy. Where applicable law requires consent, I will obtain that consent separately.

1. Information I Collect

The information I collect depends on how you interact with my website and services.

Information You Provide

I may collect information you voluntarily provide, including:

Contact information: Your name, email address, telephone number, and other contact details you provide.
Booking information: Your name, contact details, preferred appointment time, and information needed to schedule and manage tutoring sessions.
Parent and guardian information: Information needed to communicate with a parent or legal guardian and manage a child's tutoring services.
Student information: A student's first name, age or grade level, English proficiency, learning goals, and other educational information a parent or legal guardian chooses to provide that is relevant to tutoring.
Payment and transaction information: Payment status, transaction details, and billing information processed through my booking or payment providers.
Communications: Messages, questions, feedback, and other information you send through my website, email, or other communication channels.

Please provide only the information necessary to use my services. Do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is specifically requested and necessary for the service.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit my website, certain information may be collected automatically by my website platform and analytics tools, including:

Internet Protocol (IP) address and approximate geographic location.
Browser type, device type, and operating system.
Pages visited, referring websites, and links clicked.
Visit duration, interactions, and general website usage patterns.
Cookies and similar technologies used for website functionality, analytics, attribution, or preferences.

2. How I Use Your Information

I may use personal information to:

Operate, maintain, and improve my website.
Respond to inquiries and provide customer support.
Schedule, confirm, and manage tutoring appointments.
Communicate lesson details, reminders, cancellations, and other service-related information.
Prepare and deliver age-appropriate English, literature, and educational instruction.
Process payments and maintain transaction records.
Provide access to educational resources and respond to questions about them.
Understand website traffic and improve website content and functionality.
Measure referrals and qualifying purchases associated with affiliate links, where applicable.
Protect my website, prevent misuse, and address technical or security issues.
Comply with legal, tax, accounting, and other applicable obligations.

I use student information only as reasonably necessary to arrange and provide tutoring, communicate with parents or guardians, and support the student's educational goals, subject to applicable law.

3. Children's Privacy and Parental Involvement

Garden & Ivy Studio provides online English and literature tutoring for young learners. Protecting children's privacy is important to me.

Garden & Ivy Studio is designed to work directly with parents and legal guardians. Parents or legal guardians are responsible for booking tutoring sessions, completing intake forms, providing student information, and managing their child's participation in my services.

I may collect limited information about a student from their parent or legal guardian, including the student's first name, age or grade level, English proficiency, learning goals, and other educational information necessary to provide tutoring.

I do not intend for children to independently register for services, submit booking requests, or provide personal information through my website.

I use student information to arrange and deliver tutoring, communicate with parents, and support the student's educational goals. I do not sell children's personal information or use it for targeted advertising.

Where required by applicable children's privacy laws, I will provide appropriate notices and obtain parental consent before collecting, using, or disclosing children's personal information.

Parents and legal guardians may contact me to:

Ask what personal information I hold about their child.
Request access to or correction of that information.
Request deletion of their child's personal information, subject to applicable legal and recordkeeping requirements.
Withdraw consent to future collection or use where consent is the basis for that processing.

I may need to verify the identity and parental authority of the person making a request before responding.

For questions or requests concerning a child's information, contact me at katie@gardenandivystudio.com.

4. Online Tutoring, Booking, and Video Conferencing

Tutoring appointments may be scheduled through Wix Bookings and conducted using Zoom or another designated video-conferencing service.

Parents or legal guardians are responsible for booking sessions and providing the information needed to arrange tutoring. Information may be processed by the relevant booking, website, payment, and video-conferencing providers to arrange and deliver the service.

Parents and guardians are responsible for arranging their child's participation in online lessons and should supervise their child as appropriate.

I do not record tutoring sessions.

If my recording practices change, I will provide appropriate notice and obtain any consent required by applicable law before recording sessions.

Please review the privacy policies of the third-party services you use, as their practices are governed by their own policies.

5. Payments

Payments for tutoring may be collected through Wix Bookings and its supported payment processors.

Payment providers may process information such as billing details, transaction amounts, payment status, and payment credentials to complete transactions and prevent fraud.

I do not intend to store complete payment card numbers or security codes directly on my website. Payment information is handled according to the practices and security controls of the payment provider used for your transaction.

Please consult the applicable payment provider's privacy policy for additional information about its processing practices.

6. Cookies and Analytics

My website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, understand visitor behavior, measure referrals, and improve the user experience.

I use Google Analytics 4 to help understand how visitors find and use my website. Depending on the configuration of my website and analytics settings, Google Analytics may collect information about page views, interactions, device and browser characteristics, approximate location, and identifiers used to distinguish visits.

This information helps me understand which pages and educational resources are useful and how to improve my website.

I do not currently use advertising or remarketing services on my website. However, analytics and other website technologies may still collect information about visitors.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings and any cookie consent controls provided on my website. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

For more information, review:

Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Analytics data safeguards: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245
Amazon Privacy Notice: https://www.amazon.com/privacy

7. Third-Party Services and External Links

My website may link to or use third-party services, including:

Wix: Website hosting, website functionality, and booking management.
Zoom: Online tutoring and video conferencing.
Payment processors: Payment processing and transaction management.
Google Analytics: Website traffic measurement and analytics.
Teachers Pay Teachers: Access to educational resources and my external educational-resource storefront.
Amazon: Access to products through affiliate links, where applicable.
Christianbook and CJ Affiliate: Access to Christianbook products through affiliate links and affiliate referral tracking, if I participate in and am approved for the Christianbook affiliate program.

Some links on my website may be affiliate links. When you follow an affiliate link, the retailer or affiliate network may use cookies or similar technologies to attribute purchases to the referring website and administer its affiliate program.

Third-party services may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms. I do not control the privacy practices of external websites.

When you click an external link, you leave my website and become subject to the privacy practices of the external website or service.

8. Affiliate Links and Advertising

Garden & Ivy Studio may participate in affiliate marketing programs that allow me to earn commissions from qualifying purchases made through certain links on my website.

These programs may include the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program and the Christianbook Affiliate Program, which is managed through CJ Affiliate.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. If I am accepted into the Christianbook affiliate program, I may also earn commissions when visitors make qualifying purchases through Christianbook affiliate links.

Affiliate links do not increase the price you pay for a product. Purchases are subject to the retailer's own terms, conditions, and privacy practices.

Affiliate relationships do not guarantee that I will recommend a particular product. I aim to share educational resources, books, and other products that are relevant to my content and audience.

For more information about affiliate relationships, please see my Affiliate Disclosure page.

I do not currently use advertising or remarketing services on my website. If my advertising or tracking practices change, I will update this Privacy Policy and provide any notices or choices required by applicable law.

9. When I Share Information

I do not sell personal information in exchange for money.

I may share information in the following circumstances:

Service providers: With providers that help operate my website, manage bookings, process payments, deliver tutoring, or measure website performance.
Affiliate and referral services: With relevant services to the extent necessary to measure referrals or attribute qualifying purchases.
Legal obligations: When disclosure is required by law, legal process, or a valid request from an appropriate authority.
Security and protection: When reasonably necessary to protect my rights, website, users, or others from fraud, misuse, or security threats.
Business changes: If my business undergoes a merger, acquisition, or transfer, information may be transferred as permitted by applicable law.

I do not use children's personal information for targeted advertising. I will not disclose children's personal information for purposes unrelated to providing my services unless permitted or required by applicable law and, where required, with appropriate parental consent.

10. Data Storage, Security, and Retention

I take reasonable steps to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

Information may be stored or processed by my website platform and service providers, including in locations outside your state or country.

No method of electronic storage or transmission is completely secure, and I cannot guarantee absolute security.

I retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, provide services, maintain appropriate business records, resolve disputes, and comply with applicable legal obligations.

Retention periods may differ depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected. Children's personal information will be retained only as long as reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose, subject to applicable law.

When information is no longer needed, I will take reasonable steps to delete it or render it no longer identifiable.

11. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and which privacy laws apply, you may have the right to:

Request access to personal information I hold about you.
Request correction of inaccurate information.
Request deletion of personal information.
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Object to or restrict certain processing.
Request a copy of certain information in a portable format.
Opt out of certain types of targeted advertising or personal-information sharing, where applicable.
Appeal a decision concerning a privacy request, where required by law.

To exercise an applicable right, contact me at katie@gardenandivystudio.com. I may need to verify your identity before processing a request.

I will respond in accordance with applicable law. Some information may need to be retained to fulfill legal, tax, accounting, or other legitimate obligations.

12. International Visitors

Garden & Ivy Studio may be accessed by visitors from outside the United States.

If you access my website from another country, your information may be processed in the United States or other locations where my service providers operate.

Depending on your location, you may have additional rights under local privacy laws. Where applicable, I will handle personal information in accordance with those requirements.

13. Do Not Track

My website may not respond to every browser-based Do Not Track signal.

You can manage certain cookies through your browser settings and any cookie consent controls provided on my website.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to my services, website tools, information practices, affiliate relationships, or legal requirements.

When I make changes, I will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. If a change requires additional notice or consent, I will provide it as required by law.

I encourage visitors and customers to review this page periodically.

15. Contact Garden & Ivy Studio

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a privacy request concerning your information or your child's information, please contact me.

Business: Garden & Ivy Studio
Website: https://www.gardenandivystudio.com
Email: katie@gardenandivystudio.com

For requests concerning a child's information, please identify yourself as the child's parent or legal guardian. Please do not include unnecessary sensitive information in your initial message.