PRIVACY POLICY
Effective date: 24th October 2025
At the Asia Pacific Crafts Alliance (APCA), we value and respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you interact with our website or become a member of our association. By using this website, registering as a member, or engaging in any other activities related to APCA, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
For website visitors:
This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:Information about your browser, network and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Web pages you view while on this website
Your IP address
Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyses the data in a de-personalised form.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties
Cookies:
This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. These necessary and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.Form Submissions:
When you submit information to this website via webform, we collect the data requested in the webform in order to track and respond to your submissions. We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us. We also share this information with admin@asiapacificcraftsalliance.org for storage.Marketing Emails:
We may send you emails, for the purpose of sharing membership updates, newsletters, event invitations, and other communications related to membership and other activities within APCA. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link at the bottom of the email. We share your contact information with Mailchimp, our email marketing provider, so they can send these emails on our behalf.Fonts:
This website serves font files from and renders fonts using Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to you, these third parties may receive personal information about you, including:Information about your browser, network, or device
Information about this site and the page you’re viewing on it
Your IP address
International Transfers:
As an international association, your personal information may be transferred to, stored, or processed outside of your country of residence. By using our website or becoming a member, you consent to the transfer of your information to countries that may have different data protection laws than your home country.Children's Privacy:
Our website and services are not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If we become aware that a child under the age of 16 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to remove such information from our records.Changes to This Privacy Policy:
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page with the updated "Effective Date." We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your privacy.