Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to www.alabotnarescu.art (“we”, “us”, or “our”). We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your personal information.

2. Data We Collect

We collect personal information that you provide directly to us when:

  • You contact us via our contact form (name, email address, message).
  • You purchase products from our online shop (name, email address, shipping address, payment details).
  • You subscribe to our newsletter (email address).
  • You leave comments on our blog posts (name, email address, comment content).

We also collect certain data automatically when you use our website:

  • Cookies and Usage Data, including IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and other analytics data (via Google Analytics, Google Merchant, and other integrated services).

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data to:

  • Process and fulfill your orders and payments.
  • Respond to inquiries submitted via our contact form.
  • Display your comments on our blog posts.
  • Send you newsletters or marketing communications if you subscribe (you can unsubscribe at any time).
  • Improve and optimize our website and services through analytics.
  • Comply with legal obligations.

4. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form (name, email, comment content), and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely unless you request deletion. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. YouTube videos, Etsy product links, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for further details.

6. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on:

  • Your consent (e.g. newsletter subscription, posting comments)
  • The necessity to perform a contract (e.g. fulfilling orders)
  • Our legitimate interests (e.g. to analyse website performance and improve user experience)
  • Compliance with legal obligations (e.g. tax or accounting regulations)

7. Payment Processing

We use PayPal, Google Pay, Klarna, and other payment processors to handle payments securely. Your payment information is processed directly by these third parties according to their privacy policies. We do not store your full payment details on our servers.

8. Data Retention

We keep your personal data:

  • For as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy (e.g. completing your order, communicating with you).
  • To comply with legal, tax, or accounting obligations.
  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely unless you request deletion.
  • For newsletter subscriptions, until you unsubscribe.

9. Sharing Your Data

We may share your data with trusted third-party services such as:

  • Payment processors (PayPal, Klarna, Google Pay).
  • Newsletter platform (Mailchimp).
  • Analytics providers (Google Analytics).
  • Shipping or courier services for order fulfillment.
  • Spam detection services (e.g. Akismet).

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

10. International Transfers

Your data may be transferred and processed outside your country of residence, including to servers in the EU or USA, where our service providers are located. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data.

11. Your Rights

Under the GDPR and other applicable laws, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you.
  • Request correction of inaccurate data.
  • Request deletion of your data.
  • Object to processing or request restriction.
  • Request data portability.
  • Withdraw consent at any time (e.g. unsubscribe from newsletter, delete your comments).

To exercise these rights, contact us at: studio@alabotnarescu.art

12. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and understand user behavior. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings.

13. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact:

Name: Ala Botnarescu.
Email: studio@alabotnarescu.art
Address: Kirchplatz 3, 88175 Scheidegg.

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