General
This page sets out the Privacy Policy for this website, including your rights to privacy, and describes the terms on which we use any data that we gather.
Who I am
My website address is: https://www.ian-bertram.me
Privacy Policy
Ian Bertram is committed to protecting your privacy when you visit this site. This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand what information we gather, how we use it, what we do to protect it, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Service.
For purposes of this Policy, “Service” refers to the service which can be accessed via our website, https://www.ian-bertram.me The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Ian Bertram. “You” refers to you, as a user of the Service.
When we collect information and consent
By accessing our Service, you accept our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and you consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. In addition, by using our Service, or services across partnered and unaffiliated sites, you are accepting the policies and practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Each time you visit our website, or use the Service, and any time you voluntarily provide us with information, you agree that you are consenting to our collection, use and disclosure of the information that you provide, and you are consenting to receive emails or otherwise be contacted, as described in this Privacy Policy. Whether or not you register or create any kind of account with us, this Privacy Policy applies to all users of the website and the Service.
Information we collect
We may collect both “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information” about you.
“Non-Personal Information” includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information we may collect, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, preferences you submit and preferences that are generated based on the data you submit and number of clicks.
“Personal Information” includes information that can be used to personally identify you, such as your name, address and email address.
In addition, we may also track information provided to us by your browser when you view or use the Service, such as the website you came from (known as the “referring URL”), the type of browser you use, the device from which you connected to the Service, the time and date of access, and other information that does not personally identify you.
How we use the information collected
We use this information for, among other things, the operation of the Service, to maintain the quality of the Service, to provide general statistics regarding use of the Service and for other business purposes. We track this information using cookies, or small text files which include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to a user’s browser from our servers and are stored on the user’s computer hard drive. Sending a cookie to a user’s browser enables us to collect Non-Personal Information about that user and keep a record of the user’s preferences when utilizing our services, both on an individual and aggregate basis.
The Business may use both persistent and session cookies; persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your session and until you delete them, while session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your Internet browser help file directions. If you choose to disable cookies, some areas of the Service may not work properly.
In addition, if you make a purchase from us, we will ask you, in a separate email, if we may retain your contact details to advise you of future changes to the business or to the ways in which you can access it. You will be able to decline to receive such messages. If you accept them you may still decline them at any time in the future.
How we use and share information
Personal Information – We do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share your Personal Information with third parties without your consent, with the following exceptions: We may share your Personal Information with vendors and other third- party providers who are performing services for the Business.
In general, the vendors and third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide for the Business. For example, when you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery, or return a purchase, you consent to our collecting and using such personal information for that specific purpose, including by transmitting such information to our vendors (and their service providers) performing these services for the Business.
In plain English: If you purchase a piece of art, Paypal for example will receive personal information and our shipper will receive personal information about you as those are necessary to complete the transaction.
Use by third party service providers
Certain third-party service providers, such as payment processors, have their own privacy policies in respect of the information that we are required to provide to them in order to use their services. For these third-party service providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so that you can understand the manner in which your Personal Information will be handled by such providers. We accept payments by BACS, PayPal and Stripe. We use MailChimp to manage our mailing list.
In addition, we may disclose your Personal Information if required to do so by law or if you violate our Terms of Use.
Non-personal information – In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and customize the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyse use patterns of the Service. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers and other third parties at our sole discretion.
How we protect information
We take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices in order to protect your Personal Information and ensure that such Personal Information is not accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such precautions. By using our Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.
Your rights regarding the use of your personal information
You have the right, at any time, to prevent us from contacting you for marketing purposes. When we send a communication to you via our Mailing List, you can opt out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in each message. Please note that even after you unsubscribe from any promotional communications, we may continue to send you administrative emails including, for example, invoice confirmation of an artwork purchase or other communication necessary for a transaction.
Third parties on the website
Our web site is hosted by www.ionos.co.uk. Your information, including Personal Information, may be stored through their servers. By using the Service, you consent to IONOS’s collection, disclosure, storage, and use of your Personal Information in accordance with IONOS’s privacy policy available at https://www.ionos.co.uk/terms-gtc/privacy-policy/
The web site is built using WordPress
WordPress: https://en-gb.wordpress.org/about/privacy/
I do not currently operate a mailing list for this site.
Links to other websites
As part of the Service, we may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or applications. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us through the Service. Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of a third-party website accessed by selecting a link via our Service. To the extent that you access or use the Service through or on another website or application, then the privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to your access or use of that site or application. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.
Age of consent
By using the Service, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age.
Changes to our privacy policy
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use at any time. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will post the changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. Any such modifications become effective upon your continued access to and/or use of the Service five (5) days after we first post the changes on the website or otherwise provide you with notice of such modifications.
It is your sole responsibility to check this website from time to time to view any such changes to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to any changes, if and when such changes may be made to this Privacy Policy, you must cease access to this website. If you have provided your email address to us, you give us permission to email you for the purpose of notification as described in this Privacy Policy.
Contact us & withdrawing consent
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Site, or wish to withdraw your consent for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your Personal Information, please contact us by sending an email to ian@ian-bertram.co.uk
Last Updated: This Privacy Policy was last updated on 17th June 2022.