Privacy Policy

SamiraArts respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected and used when you visit SamiraArts.com.

Information We Collect

You can browse SamiraArts.com, view artwork, and read Journal posts without creating an account.

If you contact SamiraArts through the Website or by email, we may receive information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, and message.

The Website and its service providers may also process basic technical information, such as your IP address, browser and device type, approximate location, pages visited, referring source, and information necessary to operate and secure the Website.

Google Analytics

SamiraArts.com uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4), with your permission, to understand how visitors use the Website. This may include information such as the number of visitors and visits, pages viewed, how visitors arrive at the Website, approximate geographic information, and general browser or device information.

Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to distinguish visitors and sessions.

SamiraArts uses Google Analytics for website analytics and does not use it for behavioral advertising or remarketing. We do not intentionally send names, email addresses, phone numbers, contact contents, precise location, or other directly identifying information to Google Analytics.

Google Analytics is operated by Google and is also subject to Google's applicable privacy and data-processing practices.

Contentsquare

SamiraArts.com uses Contentsquare, with your permission, to understand how visitors interact with the Website. This may include pages viewed, clicks, taps, scrolling, mouse movements, general browser or device information, approximate location, and session behavior.

Depending on the project's configuration, Contentsquare may use cookies or similar technologies and provide heatmaps or session-replay analysis. SamiraArts does not intentionally send names, email addresses, phone numbers, contact contents, or other directly identifying information to Contentsquare.

Contentsquare is operated by Contentsquare and is subject to its applicable privacy and data-processing practices.

Cloudflare Performance Monitoring

SamiraArts.com uses Cloudflare's cookie-free browser performance monitoring as a necessary operational technology. It processes performance measurements and basic page, referrer, browser, and device information so that the Website's reliability and performance can be monitored.

Cloudflare states that this performance beacon does not read or store cookies, localStorage, sessionStorage, or IndexedDB. It operates independently of the optional Analytics preference.

Cookies and Your Choices

SamiraArts.com uses cookies and similar technologies for necessary Website functionality and, with your permission where applicable, analytics.

Necessary technologies support essential Website functionality, security, consent storage, operation, and cookie-free performance monitoring.

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use SamiraArts.com through services such as Google Analytics and Contentsquare.

Where consent is required, optional Analytics technologies are not activated unless you choose to allow them.

When presented with the Website's cookie controls, you can accept optional cookies, reject them, or manage your preferences. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the Cookie Preferences link on the Website.

How Information Is Used

Information collected through the Website may be used to operate and secure SamiraArts.com, respond to inquiries, understand Website traffic and usage, improve the Website and visitor experience, and meet applicable legal or business requirements.

SamiraArts does not sell personal information that you provide directly through SamiraArts.com.

Information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for these purposes.

Etsy and Shopping

SamiraArts.com may display products or information associated with the SamiraArts Etsy shop, including through Etsy-provided services or APIs.

Purchases are completed through Etsy, rather than directly through SamiraArts.com. Etsy may collect information relating to your account, purchase, payment, shipping, or use of its services according to Etsy's own privacy practices.

SamiraArts.com does not directly process or store payment-card information for Etsy purchases.

Social Media and External Links

SamiraArts.com contains links to social-media platforms, Etsy, and other third-party websites or services.

When you visit or interact with these services, they may collect information according to their own privacy policies and practices. SamiraArts does not control the privacy or data practices of third-party websites or services.

Sensitive Information

SamiraArts.com is an art, portfolio, and Journal website and is not intended to collect sensitive personal or consumer health information.

Please do not send medical or health information, financial account information, government identification numbers, passwords, or other highly sensitive information through the Website's general contact methods.

Children's Privacy

SamiraArts.com is intended for a general audience and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe a child has provided personal information through the Website, please contact us so that the situation can be reviewed and, where appropriate, the information deleted.

Security

Reasonable measures are used to protect information associated with the Website. However, no Internet transmission, website, email system, or electronic storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Your Privacy Choices

If you have provided personal information directly through SamiraArts.com, you may contact us to ask about that information or request its correction or deletion, subject to applicable legal or legitimate record-keeping requirements.

You may change your choices regarding optional Analytics cookies at any time through the Website's Cookie Preferences.

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide additional rights concerning your personal information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the Website, its services, analytics tools, privacy practices, or applicable requirements.

The current version will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or the privacy practices of SamiraArts.com, please use the contact information provided on the Website's Contact or About the Artist pages.