Last Updated: May 22, 2025
Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.blackcreeksigns.com.
At Black Creek Signs, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy Disclaimer and Notice explains how we handle your personal and financial information when you use our website blackcreeksigns.com (the “Site”). Please read this notice carefully to understand our practices.
No Storage or Access to Financial Information
We do not collect, store, or have access to your financial information, such as credit card numbers, bank account details, or other payment information. All payment transactions are processed securely through third-party payment processors, including QuickBooks Online (operated by Intuit Inc.). When you make a purchase or payment through our Site, you will be redirected to the payment processor’s secure platform to complete the transaction.
Payment Processor Responsibilities
Our third-party payment processors are solely responsible for securely handling and processing your payment information. These processors are certified compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) to ensure the security of your financial data. For more information about how your payment information is handled, please review the privacy policy and terms of service of QuickBooks Online.
Information We Collect
We may collect non-financial personal information that you voluntarily provide, such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Shipping or billing address (if applicable)
- Other information you provide when contacting us or using our Site
This information is used solely to process your orders, communicate with you, and improve our services.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Process and fulfill your orders
- Respond to your inquiries or customer service requests
- Send you updates or promotional materials (only with your consent, where required)
- Analyze and improve our Site’s functionality and user experience
We do not sell, trade, or share your personal information with third parties, except as necessary to fulfill your orders (e.g., sharing shipping details with delivery services) or as required by law.
Security of Your Information
We take all reasonable measures to protect the personal information we collect from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, as we do not handle financial information directly, the security of your payment information is managed by our third-party payment processors.
Third-Party Links
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites, such as our payment processor’s platform. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to access, correct, or delete your data. To exercise these rights, please contact us. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable laws.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us.
Notes:
This notice clarifies that PCI DSS compliance is handled by QuickBooks Online, and that QuickBooks Online is indeed PCI compliant, as Intuit maintains high security standards.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the Site (such as on a blog post, if comments are “open,” we collect only the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. You are encouraged to read the Gravatar service’s privacy policy. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public on this Site, only in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to this website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when and if you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site (such as on a blog page) may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.