Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Name: Nature of Art
Website: https://nature-of-art.com
Email: mik.art@nature-of-art.com

The operator listed above is responsible for the processing of personal data under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. General Information

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the GDPR and applicable privacy laws.

Using this website is generally possible without providing personal information. Any data collected (e.g., name or email address) is provided voluntarily.

We treat your data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.

3. Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser information to help detect spam.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. For details, see the Gravatar Privacy Policy.

After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if any) becomes visible publicly alongside your comment.

4. Media

If you upload images, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can extract location data from uploaded images.

5. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to ensure basic functionality and convenience. You can delete or disable cookies anytime in your browser settings.

Types of cookies used:

• Comment cookies: Save name/email/website for one year.
• Login cookies: Store login information for two days to two weeks.
• Editor cookies: Temporary cookies for post editing, deleted after one day.

6. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). Such content behaves as if the visitor had visited the other site directly and may collect data or use cookies.

7. Data Sharing

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. No other personal data is shared, sold, or transferred to third parties.

8. Data Retention

Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize follow-up comments automatically.

Registered users (if any) can view, edit, or delete their personal data anytime. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

9. Your Data Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Correct or delete your data (Art. 16 & 17 GDPR)
• Restrict processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Withdraw consent anytime (Art. 7(3) GDPR)
• Request data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

You can exercise these rights by contacting us at the email above.

10. Automated Spam Detection

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

11. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect legal or technical changes. The latest version will always be available on this page.

Last updated: October 2025