PrivacyPolicy

What We Collect

• Booking form: your name, phone number, email, a description of your idea, and any reference photos you upload.
• Messages: texts, calls and emails between you and Alek.
• Website use: basic technical details such as your device, browser and the pages you view, collected through cookies and similar tools.
• At the studio: your ID, health and consent information, and photos of your tattoo.

How We Use It

• To answer your request, schedule your appointment and text you about your booking.
• To prepare your design and keep our work safe and legal, including confirming your age.
• To run and improve this website.
• To show photos and video of finished work on our website and social media, as described in our Terms.
• If you opt in, to send you marketing by text and email, such as flash drops, offers and check-ins from Alek.
• To meet legal and record-keeping requirements.

Who We Share It With

Your information goes to Alek and Locally Famous Tattoo staff, and to service providers that help us run our website, booking, text messaging and payments. Our Directions section links to Google Maps, which has its own privacy policy. We may also share information when the law requires it. We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Texts & Email

We use your phone number to text you about your booking. If you check the optional marketing box, we also use your phone number and email to send flash drops, offers and friendly check-ins. Consent to marketing is not a condition of any purchase or service.

Message and data rates may apply, and message frequency varies. Reply STOP at any time to opt out, or HELP for help. Emails include an unsubscribe link. No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.

Health & ID Records

Health, ID and consent information collected at the studio is kept confidential. We use it only for your safety, to confirm your age and to keep the records California law requires, and we never post it online.

Cookies

This site may use cookies and similar tools to make it work and to understand how it is used. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, though some features may not work as expected.

How Long We Keep It

We keep booking requests and messages as long as needed to serve you and meet legal obligations. Studio health and consent records are kept for the period California law requires.

Security

We use reasonable safeguards to protect your information, but no website or system is completely secure, so we can’t guarantee absolute security.

Your California Rights

If you live in California, you can ask us what personal information we hold about you, request a copy, ask us to correct or delete it, and ask us to stop selling or sharing it (we do neither). We won’t treat you differently for making a request. We may need to verify your identity, and some records, such as health and consent forms, must be kept by law. To make a request, contact us using the details below.

Children

This website is for adults 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18 through it. If you think a minor has sent us information, please contact us so we can delete it.

Changes & Contact

We may update this policy and will post the new date at the top of this page. Questions or requests? Call or text (760) 556-5991, or write to Alek the Saint at Locally Famous Tattoo, 744 Grand Avenue, San Marcos, California.