Who we are
Our website address is: https://watercolortutor.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
The following information may be collected (not public):
- Internet Protocol (IP) address (not public)
- Geographical location
- Browser type and version (not public)
- email address
- Operating system (not public)
- Referral source (not public)
- Length of visit, page views, website navigation and any other related browsing activity
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website. Any media uploaded to the site will be used only on the watercolortutor.com forum. Media may be deleted by the admin of watercolortutor.com for any reason.
Contact forms
By sending any email to watercolortutor.com, your email may be collected by watercolortutor.com.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on the forum, your username and display name will be visible to the public. You may change what is displayed under your username and display name under the profile management section of your account. Any information posted in a comment or article on the forum will be visible to the public.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, 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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
Watercolortutor.com does not share your data with any third parties except Stripe.com for financial transactions.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their own personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
Watercolortutor.com will only use your email address to contact you with information regarding watercolortutor.com. Your information will not be shared with any third party except for Stripe.com for financial transactions.
Additional information
What third parties we receive data from
Stripe.com: Only contact information, transaction logs, and membership logs are accessible by watercolortutor.com through Stripe.com. No financial information is accessible.
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
Watercolortutor.com does not use user data for any automated decision making and/or profiling.
How we protect your data
Data is protected through industry standards.