Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 03 March 2026

1. Who We Are

This website is operated by Hansa Sethi, a self-taught visual artist.

For any inquiries regarding your personal data or this Privacy Policy, please contact us using the email above.

2. Information We Collect

We collect personal data only when necessary to provide our services, communicate with you, ensure website security, and improve user experience.

A. Voluntarily Provided Data

  • Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.
  • Contact Forms: If you contact the artist through the website, we collect your name and email address to respond to your inquiry.
  • Newsletter (If Applicable): If you subscribe to updates regarding exhibitions, curations, or new artworks, we collect your email address. You may unsubscribe at any time.

B. Automated Data (Cookies & Analytics)

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance site functionality and understand visitor behavior.

  • Essential Cookies: Used for login sessions, website security, and core functionality.
  • Analytics: We may use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors interact with the site. This information may include general geographic location, device type, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages. This data is typically aggregated and anonymized.

C. Media

If you upload images to the website (where applicable), you should avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to download and extract such data from publicly available images.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Where applicable under international data protection laws (including GDPR and UK GDPR), we process personal data based on:

  • Your consent
  • Performance of a contract
  • Compliance with legal obligations
  • Legitimate interests (such as website security, fraud prevention, and improving user experience)

4. How We Use Your Data

We use collected information to:

  • Maintain the security and integrity of the website.
  • Respond to professional inquiries, collaborations, and exhibition requests.
  • Communicate updates (where consent is provided).
  • Analyze website performance and improve the presentation of artworks and curations.
  • Comply with legal obligations.

Note: We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

5. Third-Party Integrations

This website may include embedded content (such as YouTube videos, Instagram posts, or digital gallery showcases). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the third-party website directly. These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction. We do not control third-party privacy practices.

6. Data Retention

  • Comments: Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic approval of follow-up comments.
  • Contact Inquiries: Correspondence is retained only as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose of communication (e.g., coordinating exhibitions), unless a longer period is required by law.
  • Newsletter Data: Retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.

7. Your Rights & Choices

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

  • Access, Correct, or Delete your personal data.
  • Restrict or Object to the processing of your data.
  • Withdraw Consent at any time where we rely on your consent to process information.
  • Data Portability (requesting an exported file of the personal data we hold about you).

How to Exercise Your Rights: To exercise any of these rights, please contact: artist.hansasethi@gmail.com.

Verification & Timeline:

  • We may require verification of your identity before processing data-related requests to ensure the security of your information.
  • We will respond to verified requests within the timeframe required under applicable data protection laws.

8. International Data Transfers & Security

  • Transfers: Your information may be processed in countries outside your residence. We implement appropriate safeguards to ensure your data remains protected.
  • Security: We use reasonable technical measures to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

9. Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed toward children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If such data is identified, it will be deleted promptly.

10. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically. The “Effective Date” at the top will indicate the most recent revision.

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