If a viewer wishes to sign up for our mailing list, this site includes a link to our Mailchimp form. Mailchimp is an online mailing list management service. Their privacy policy can be found here.  Our form gives a visitor the option of signing up for information about Painted Tongue Press, Kim Vanderheiden’s artwork, or Painted Tongue Artists.
Painted Tongue Press shares information related to letterpress printing that is represented under that name.
Kim Vanderheiden’s artwork shares information related to fine art projects, writings, and related work by Kim Vanderheiden.
Painted Tongue Artists shares information about artists who share space or resources in community with Painted Tongue Press and Kim Vanderheiden.

This information is used solely by Painted Tongue Press and owner Kim Vanderheiden to send periodic news, new work, and special announcements over email. All such emails are clearly identified as Painted Tongue Press, Kim Vanderheiden, or Painted Tongue Artists mailings and have contact information and an “unsubscribe” option at the bottom of the page which can be used to end emails from us at any time. We do not share this list with any third party partners.

Direct mail, such as art exhibition announcements are sometimes sent to supporters’ mailing addresses. These include people who have purchased artwork, personally expressed interest in Kim Vanderheiden’s artwork or Painted Tongue Press, or people with a direct relationship to Kim Vanderheiden or Painted Tongue Press. These are frequently in the form of collector’s item letterpress announcements.

If a person contacts us using email or the contact form on this site, the form will send us that person’s email address that we may reply to his or her query. The record of the correspondence, along with the person’s email address, is kept in our archive for future reference. The address is not shared with any third party partners.

Data is only shared in certain limited circumstances:

• With our banking provider, such information as is necessary to complete a financial transaction, for example, depositing a payment.
• With our merchant services provider, such information as is necessary to complete a payment or credit transaction.
• With our mailing list service, at the request of the person who is being included on the list, and for the purpose of relaying news and information about our work.
• Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
• Other situations, though unlikely, could also prompt us to share data:
  • In response to a subpoena or similar investigative demand, a court order, or a request for cooperation from a law enforcement or other government agency; to establish or exercise our legal rights; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required by law. In such cases, we may raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us, in our sole discretion.
  • When we believe disclosure is appropriate in connection with efforts to investigate, prevent, report or take other action regarding illegal activity, suspected fraud or other wrongdoing; to protect and defend the rights, property or safety of our company, our users, our employees, or others; to comply with applicable law or cooperate with law enforcement; or to enforce our website terms and conditions or other agreements or policies.
  • In connection with a substantial corporate transaction, such as the sale of our business, a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.