PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: November 12, 2026

Distortion Society ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share information when you visit www.distortionsociety.com, contact us, submit a tattoo inquiry, sign up for our newsletter, or interact with our business.

Distortion Society is an independent art gallery and tattoo studio located in Beacon, New York.

By using our website or providing us with your information, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect personal information in several ways, including when you voluntarily provide it to us or when you visit our website.

Information You Provide to Us

Depending on how you interact with Distortion Society, we may collect:

  • Your name

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Information about a tattoo project, including design ideas, placement, size, preferred tattoo artist, and other details you choose to provide

  • Information submitted through general contact or gallery inquiry forms

  • Email addresses submitted through our newsletter subscription form

  • Information you voluntarily provide when communicating with us by email, phone, or other means

Tattoo Inquiry Forms

Our website includes a form for prospective tattoo clients to submit inquiries and request a consultation. Information submitted through this form may include your contact information and details about your proposed tattoo project.

Please note that our tattoo inquiry form does not accept photo or image uploads. You may only submit written information through this form.

Submitting an inquiry does not automatically create a tattoo appointment or establish a client relationship. Tattoo artists coordinate their own consultations, pricing, and scheduling.

Purchase and Payment Information

Distortion Society uses Square for in-person point-of-sale transactions and operates a separate Square-powered online shop that is accessible through a link on our website.

When you make a purchase, Square may collect information such as your name, email address, billing or shipping address, payment information, and transaction details.

Payment card information is processed through Square. We do not directly collect or store your complete payment card numbers through our Squarespace website.

Purchases made through our separate online shop are subject to Square's own privacy practices and applicable terms.

We use the information we collect for legitimate business purposes, including:

  • Responding to tattoo inquiries and connecting prospective clients with tattoo artists

  • Communicating about consultations, appointments, and tattoo projects

  • Responding to general questions, gallery inquiries, and other communications

  • Sending newsletters, exhibition announcements, studio news, and other updates to subscribers who have opted in

  • Processing purchases and providing customer service

  • Managing business operations and maintaining our website

  • Understanding how visitors use our website and improving its functionality

  • Complying with applicable legal obligations

We do not use tattoo inquiry information to automatically subscribe individuals to our newsletter.

3. NEWSLETTER COMMUNICATIONS

If you sign up for our newsletter, we will use your email address to send you updates about Distortion Society, including exhibitions, events, tattoo studio news, announcements, and other information related to our business.

We use Squarespace Email Campaigns to manage newsletter subscriptions and deliver email communications.

Newsletter subscriptions are voluntary. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us directly.

We do not consider a tattoo inquiry or general contact form submission to be consent to receive marketing emails.

4. HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

We do not sell your personal information to third parties for monetary compensation.

We may share personal information with trusted third-party service providers when necessary to operate our business and provide our services. These providers include:

  • Squarespace: Our website hosting and management platform, which processes information submitted through website forms and may collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

  • Squarespace Email Campaigns: Our email marketing platform, which manages newsletter subscriptions and delivers email communications to subscribers.

  • Square: Our point-of-sale and online commerce provider, which processes payments and purchase-related information.

  • Meta (Facebook and Instagram): Our website uses Meta Pixel, a tracking technology that may collect information about website visits and visitor interactions for advertising measurement, analytics, and audience-building purposes.

  • Other service providers: Providers that assist with business operations, communications, website analytics, and technical support.

When you submit a tattoo inquiry, we may share relevant information from your submission with the tattoo artist you have requested or with an artist we believe may be appropriate for your project, so that they can respond to your inquiry.

We may also disclose information when required by law, to comply with legal obligations, to protect our rights or property, or to address fraud, security, or safety concerns.

Third-party providers have their own privacy policies and practices governing information they process.

5. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND SERVICES

Our website may contain links to third-party websites and services, including our separate Square online shop and the websites or portfolios of individual tattoo artists.

When you follow a link to another website, you are leaving the Distortion Society website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites or services you visit.

For more information about how our service providers handle information, you may review:

6. COOKIES, TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES, AND WEBSITE ANALYTICS

Our website is hosted on Squarespace, which may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, improve performance, maintain security, and understand visitor activity.

We also use Meta Pixel, a technology provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. Meta Pixel may collect information about visitors' interactions with our website, such as pages viewed, actions taken, browser and device information, and other website activity. This information may be used for analytics, advertising measurement, and the development of audiences for potential advertising.

Although we may not currently be running paid advertising campaigns, Meta Pixel may still collect information when visitors interact with our website, depending on its configuration.

Cookies and similar technologies may collect information such as:

  • Your IP address

  • Browser type and device information

  • Pages visited and time spent on our website

  • Referring websites and general browsing activity

  • Website preferences and interactions

You can manage or disable certain cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through website cookie preference controls. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

The specific cookies and tracking technologies used may change as we update our website or third-party integrations.

7. DATA RETENTION AND SECURITY

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, maintain business records, respond to inquiries, provide services, and meet applicable legal requirements.

We take reasonable measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS AND CHOICES

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to personal information we maintain about you

  • Request corrections to inaccurate information

  • Request deletion of personal information, subject to applicable legal and business recordkeeping requirements

  • Opt out of marketing communications

  • Exercise other privacy rights available under applicable state or federal law

To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the information provided below.

You may unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the unsubscribe link in the email or by contacting us directly.

9. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our website and services are not directed toward children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through our website.

If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

10. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our business practices, website functionality, third-party services, or applicable laws.

Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

11. CONTACT US

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a request concerning your personal information, please contact us:

Distortion Society

155 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508

Email: info@distortionsociety.com
Phone: (845) 202-0680

Website: https://www.distortionsociety.com