Contact details
My website address is https://www.anitavanhengel.com. If you would like to contact me, you can use the contact form under “Contact”, or leave a comment on one of the posts.
What personal data is collect and why is collect it
Comments and Contact form
It is possible to leave a comment under a post or contact me via the contact form. When visitors leave comments or use the contact form the data shown in the form will be collected, together with 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.
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file placed on your computer when you visit my website. The cookies are used to improve the visitors experience and track visitor activity using Google Analytics. You can opt-out and remove cookies via the browser settings. Consult the browser help function to find out how.
Google Analytics
I use Google Analytics to see how many visitors my website has, where they come from, and what they search for. I use the statistics to map the visitor and click behavior on my website. The information can be used for optimizing my website, as well. Your IP-address is anonymized, and no information is send to third parties. More information can be found here.
Shop
My shop is from Pixels/Fine Art America. They take care of the sales, from purchase to delivery and customer service about the print. If you use the shop, you will use their services. The terms of use from Pixels can be found here.
How long is your data retained
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. Google Analytics will store your data for 14 months after your last visit.
What rights you have over your data
If you have left comments or used the contact form, 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 any personal data we hold about you will be erased. 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.