Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 28, 2026

The Couture Pattern Museum ("CPM," "Museum," "we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information entrusted to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information obtained through our website, online services, educational programming, memberships, research services, digital resources, events, and related activities.

This Privacy Policy applies to the website located at www.couturepatternmuseum.com, the Museum's online store, membership platform, digital archive, educational resources, Scholars Forum, Atelier Blog, online courses, reservation system, newsletters, communications, and other online services operated or controlled by the Museum.

By accessing or using our website or services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected:

• Through the Museum's website and mobile website.

• Through member accounts and community features.

• Through the Museum's online store.

• Through purchases of products, memberships, educational programs, and services.

• Through reservations for museum visits and research appointments.

• Through donations supporting the Museum.

• Through newsletters, email communications, surveys, and contact forms.

• Through online lectures, workshops, webinars, and virtual programming.

• Through mobile applications used to access Museum services, including third party applications such as Spaces by Wix.

• Through any other online or electronic interaction with the Museum.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to websites, services, applications, or platforms operated by third parties. Those services are governed by their own privacy policies and terms of use.

2. Information We Collect

Depending upon your interaction with the Museum, we may collect the following categories of information.

Contact Information

We may collect:

• Name

• Email address

• Telephone number

• Mailing address

• Billing address

We may use your email address to send newsletters, Museum news, educational announcements, event invitations, membership information, receipts, account notifications, and other communications relating to Museum Services. Promotional communications include an unsubscribe option where required by law.

Account Information

If you register for a membership or online account, we may collect:

• Username

• Password or authentication credentials

• Membership status

• Account preferences

• Communication preferences

Passwords are maintained through secure authentication systems. The Museum does not store passwords in plain text.

Purchase and Transaction Information

When you purchase products, memberships, educational programs, event registrations, or services, we may collect information including:

• Order history

• Membership purchases

• Course registrations

• Event registrations

• Research appointment information

• Shipping information

• Billing information

• Payment confirmations

• Transaction identifiers

Payment card information is processed through secure third party payment providers. The Museum does not store complete payment card numbers on its own servers.

Donation Information

If you choose to support the Museum through donations or sponsorships, we may collect information reasonably necessary to process contributions, acknowledge gifts, maintain financial records, administer donor recognition, and comply with applicable legal and tax obligations.

Communications

We collect information voluntarily provided when you:

• Contact the Museum.

• Submit inquiries.

• Register for newsletters.

• Complete surveys.

• Participate in educational programming.

• Request research services.

• Correspond with Museum staff.

Communications may be retained to respond to inquiries, improve services, maintain organizational records, or comply with legal obligations.

Email Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter, create an account, register for an event, make a purchase, become a member, request research services, complete a contact form, or otherwise communicate with the Museum, we may collect your email address.

We may use your email address to:

• Respond to inquiries.

• Confirm purchases, reservations, registrations, or memberships.

• Deliver educational content and member communications.

• Send newsletters, announcements, event invitations, and Museum updates where permitted by applicable law.

• Notify you of important changes affecting your account, purchases, or the Museum's services.

• Maintain administrative and historical records.

You may unsubscribe from promotional email communications at any time by selecting the unsubscribe link contained within those communications. The Museum may continue to send transactional or administrative communications relating to memberships, purchases, reservations, research appointments, events, or legal obligations.

Community Features

Members may have access to community features including discussion forums, comments, blogs, profiles, and educational communities.

Information voluntarily posted in public or member community areas may be visible to other users according to applicable privacy settings. Users should exercise discretion before posting information in publicly accessible areas.

Digital Archive and Educational Resources

Members and researchers may receive access to portions of the Museum's digital archive, educational database, online courses, and other restricted educational materials.

The Museum collects information reasonably necessary to authenticate users, administer memberships, monitor authorized access, protect intellectual property, maintain system integrity, and improve educational resources.

External Links

Our website may contain links to third party websites, social media platforms, educational resources, publications, museums, universities, and other organizations. Once you leave the Museum's website, your interactions are governed by the privacy policies and terms of those independent organizations

3. Information Collected Automatically

When visitors access the Museum's website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, server logs, analytics services, and similar technologies.

This information may include:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address.

• Browser type and version.

• Device identifiers.

• Operating system.

• Screen resolution.

• Language preferences.

• Date and time of access.

• Pages viewed.

• Time spent on the website.

• Navigation paths.

• Referring websites.

• Search terms.

• Approximate geographic location derived from IP address.

• Technical diagnostic information.

This information is generally used to administer the website, maintain security, improve functionality, analyze visitor engagement, evaluate educational outreach, and improve the Museum's online services.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies - Expanded Cookie Policy Here

The Museum uses cookies and similar technologies to operate its website, remember visitor preferences, administer memberships, improve functionality, analyze website performance, maintain security, and evaluate educational outreach.

Cookies used by the Museum may include:

• Essential cookies.

• Functional cookies.

• Performance cookies.

• Analytics cookies.

• Marketing cookies, where applicable.

The Museum currently uses technologies that may include:

• Google Analytics.

• Meta Pixel.

• Wix platform technologies.

• Session cookies necessary for website functionality and security.

Visitors may manage nonessential cookies through the Museum's cookie consent tools where available. Declining certain cookies may affect portions of the website or limit certain features.

5. Mobile Applications

Certain Museum services may be accessed through third party mobile applications, including Spaces by Wix.

When visitors choose to access Museum services through third party applications, information may also be collected or processed by Wix, Apple, Google, or other platform providers according to those organizations' own privacy policies and terms of service.

The Museum does not control the privacy practices of independent third party platforms.

6. How We Use Personal Information

The Museum may use personal information to:

• Operate and maintain the website.

• Process memberships.

• Process purchases.

• Process donations.

• Schedule museum visits.

• Schedule research appointments.

• Administer educational programming.

• Deliver online courses.

• Provide member benefits.

• Authenticate access to restricted educational materials.

• Respond to inquiries.

• Send newsletters and Museum announcements.

• Improve our services.

• Analyze website performance.

• Detect fraud, abuse, unauthorized access, or security incidents.

• Comply with legal obligations.

• Protect the rights, property, and security of the Museum.

7. Disclosure of Information

The Museum does not sell personal information for monetary compensation.

Personal information may be disclosed only as reasonably necessary to operate the Museum and provide requested services, including to:

• Website hosting providers.

• Payment processors.

• Email communication providers.

• Analytics providers.

• Technology vendors.

• Professional advisors.

• Government authorities when required by law.

• Successor organizations in connection with a lawful organizational restructuring.

The Museum limits disclosures to information reasonably necessary for the applicable purpose.

8. Third Party Services

The Museum works with independent third party providers that support its website and services.

These providers may include, but are not limited to:

• Wix.

• Google Analytics.

• Meta.

• Apple App Store.

• Google Play.

• Spaces by Wix.

• Linktree.

• Instagram.

• Facebook.

• YouTube.

• Payment processors including but not limited to: Wix Payments, PayPal, Stripe and other payment processors selected by the Museum from time to time.

• Email service providers.

• Embedded video providers.

• Mapping services & Google Maps.

• Reservation systems.

• Other social media platforms.

When you leave the Museum's website or interact directly with a third party platform, application, or website, your use of that service is governed by that provider's own privacy policy and terms of service. The Museum is not responsible for the privacy or security practices of independent third parties.

9. Donations

The Couture Pattern Museum is fiscally sponsored by Creative Visions.

Certain donations may be processed through Creative Visions or another authorized third party fundraising platform rather than directly through the Museum's website. Donations processed through Creative Visions are governed by Creative Visions' own privacy policy and applicable payment processor privacy policies.

When a donation is made through a third party platform, the collection, processing, storage, and protection of donor information are governed by the applicable privacy policy and terms of that organization.

The Museum may receive limited donor information from its fiscal sponsor or donation processor as reasonably necessary to acknowledge contributions, maintain organizational records, administer donor recognition, and comply with applicable legal, accounting, and tax obligations.

10. Data Security

The Museum maintains commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. Accordingly, the Museum cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Data Retention

The Museum retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with applicable legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, preserve historical records where appropriate, and maintain accurate organizational records.

12. California Privacy Rights

California residents may have rights under applicable California privacy laws, including the right to request access to certain personal information, request correction of inaccurate information, request deletion of personal information, and obtain information regarding categories of personal information collected, used, or disclosed, subject to applicable legal exceptions.

Requests may be submitted using the contact information below. The Museum may request reasonable verification of identity before responding. The Museum does not sell personal information for monetary compensation. Where applicable, visitors may exercise available privacy rights using the contact information below.

The Museum will not unlawfully discriminate against any individual for exercising applicable privacy rights.

13. Children's Privacy

The Museum's website is intended for a general audience and is not directed toward children under the age of 13. The Museum does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate authorization where required by law.

14. International Visitors

The Museum is located in the United States. If you access our website from another country, you understand that your information may be transferred to, processed, and stored in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

15. Changes to this Privacy Policy

The Museum may revise this Privacy Policy periodically. Any revisions become effective upon posting unless otherwise indicated. The Effective Date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy reflects the most recent revision. As the Museum's website and educational services evolve, we may add, modify, replace, or discontinue analytics providers, embedded technologies, payment processors, educational platforms, communication services, and other third party technologies. This Privacy Policy will be updated to reflect any material changes to our privacy practices.

16. Contact Information

Couture Pattern Museum

1525 State Street, Suite 301

Santa Barbara, California 93101

Email: contact@couturepatternmuseum.com

Telephone: (805) 303-4775

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise applicable privacy rights, please contact us using the information above.