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Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 4, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how ANIMAL New York ("ANIMAL," "we," "us") collects, uses, and shares information when you use the ANIMAL mobile app, the ANIMAL web app, and this website (together, the "Service"). The short version: we collect what we need to run an art inventory app, we do not run ads, and we do not sell your data.

1. Information we collect

Account information

When you create an account we collect your email address and a password (stored only as a salted hash by our authentication provider). We use your email to sign you in, to send password-reset and account emails, and to respond when you contact us.

Artwork and inventory data

The point of the Service is to catalog your work. You may upload artwork photos and enter artwork metadata such as titles, descriptions, medium, dimensions, year, price, SKU, status, and collection names. You may also upload a logo for use on PDF exports. This content is stored so you can access it from any of your devices and generate documents from it.

Optional public profile

If you turn on a public profile, the information you choose to include (display name, bio, profile URL slug, contact email, phone, website, Instagram handle, and any collections you mark public) is published on a web page anyone can view. You control what is public and can turn the profile off at any time in the app's settings.

Instagram media (only if you ask for it)

The Service can import photos and captions from Instagram using Meta's Instagram API. Imports happen only when you initiate them. We store the imported image, caption, and the Instagram post identifier (so we can avoid importing the same post twice). We do not post to Instagram, read your messages, or access your followers. Your use of Instagram is also governed by Meta's Privacy Policy.

Shopify connection (optional)

If you connect a Shopify store, we store an access token for that store so the Service can create product listings you request. We do not access your customers' personal data or order history. You can disconnect Shopify at any time in the app; doing so revokes our token.

Artwork submissions to ANIMAL

When you submit an artwork for sale through ANIMAL, the artwork's photos and metadata, your display name, and your account email are shared with the ANIMAL New York front desk so we can review it and, if selected, list it at animalnewyork.com/shop. Submission is always your choice and you can withdraw a submission at any time from the app.

Technical and usage information

Like most online services, our servers automatically record basic technical information such as IP address, device and browser type, operating system, and the date and time of requests. We use this for security, debugging, and to keep the Service running. We do not use third-party advertising trackers or sell analytics data.

2. How we use information

To provide, maintain, and improve the Service.
To sync your inventory across your devices and generate PDF and CSV exports you request.
To publish your public profile, if you enable it.
To review artwork you submit for sale and communicate with you about it.
To administer Hunting Club membership, including Showcase features and event invitations, if you join.
To send account and security emails (for example, password resets).
To respond to your questions and support requests.
To detect abuse and protect the Service and its users.

We do not use your content to train machine-learning models, and we do not show advertising.

3. How we share information

We do not sell personal information. We share it only in these situations:

Service providers. We use Supabase (authentication, database, and file storage, hosted in the United States), Vercel (web hosting), and Apple (App Store distribution and in-app subscription billing). These providers process data on our behalf under their own security and privacy commitments.
Public profile. Anything you choose to make public is visible to anyone with the link.
Integrations you enable. Instagram (Meta) and Shopify receive requests from the Service only when you connect them and initiate an import or listing.
ANIMAL New York. Artwork you submit for sale is shared with our front desk for review. Listed work appears publicly in the ANIMAL shop.
Legal reasons. If required by law, subpoena, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of ANIMAL, our users, or the public.
Business transfers. If ANIMAL is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred; we will notify you before your data becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

4. Where your data lives

Your account data, artwork, and photos are stored on servers in the United States operated by Supabase. If you access the Service from outside the United States, you understand your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States.

5. Data retention

We keep your data for as long as your account is active. We never overwrite your original uploaded photos; edited or watermarked copies are stored alongside the originals. When you delete an artwork in the app, its photos and metadata are removed from our systems, with residual copies in backups expiring within 30 days.

6. Your choices and rights

Access and export. You can export your full inventory as a CSV from the app at any time. Your photos can be saved from the app to your device.
Correction. You can edit any artwork or profile field in the app.
Public profile. Turn it off in Settings to unpublish it immediately.
Integrations. Disconnect Instagram or Shopify in the app. You can also revokeANIMAL's access from your Instagram or Shopify account settings.
Deletion. To delete your account and all associated data (photos, artwork, profile, submissions), email frontdesk@animalnewyork.com from the address on your account. We will complete the deletion within 30 days and confirm by email. Work already listed and sold through ANIMAL may be retained in transaction records as required by law.
Marketing. We do not send marketing email unless you opt in. Event invitations for Friend of ANIMALs are part of the membership and stop when you cancel.

If you are a resident of California, the EU/EEA, the UK, or another jurisdiction with specific privacy rights, you may have additional rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict the use of your personal information. Contact us at frontdesk@animalnewyork.com to exercise them. We will not discriminate against you for doing so.

7. Security

Data is encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest by our storage provider. Access to production systems is limited to the people who need it. No system is perfectly secure; if we learn of a breach affecting your information we will notify you as required by law.

8. Children

The Service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has created an account, contact us at frontdesk@animalnewyork.com and we will delete it.

9. Third-party links

The Service links to animalnewyork.com, Instagram, Shopify, and artists' own websites. Those sites have their own privacy practices, which we do not control.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will post the new version here with a new "Last updated" date and, for material changes, notify you in the app or by email.

11. Contact

ANIMAL New York
Email: frontdesk@animalnewyork.com
Web: animalnewyork.com