Privacy Policy – The Basics

This Privacy Policy explains how Merve Sayar collects, uses and protects personal information when you visit this website or contact me through its forms.

Information you provide may be used to respond to enquiries, discuss creative services, artwork, workshops, collaborations and other related opportunities.

This website may also use cookies and third-party services to support its operation, understand website performance and improve the visitor experience. Where required, consent will be requested before non-essential cookies or similar technologies are used.

The sections below explain what information may be collected, how it is used and what choices you may have regarding your personal information.

1. Information I Collect

Depending on how you interact with this website, I may collect the following information:

• Personal information: Your name, email address, phone number and any information you choose to include in a contact form or message.

• Project information: Details about your design project, artwork enquiry, workshop interest, collaboration or other request.

• Technical information: Certain information about your device, browser, website visits and interactions may be collected through cookies or analytics tools, depending on the services and settings enabled on this website.
   

Please avoid submitting sensitive personal information through the website's contact forms unless it is necessary for your enquiry.

2. How I Use Your Information

Your information may be used to:

• Respond to your questions and enquiries.

• Discuss design services, artwork purchases, workshops, creative wellbeing experiences and artist residency enquiries.

• Communicate about potential or ongoing projects.

• Manage bookings and related communications, where applicable.

• Maintain, secure and improve this website.

• Meet applicable legal obligations.

I do not sell your personal information to third parties.

3. Contact Forms and Communications

If you contact me through a website form or email, the information you provide will be used to respond to your message and manage the related enquiry.

Please provide only the information necessary for your request. Your details may be processed by the website platform or other service providers involved in delivering your message.

4. Cookies and Third-Party Services

This website is hosted on Wix and may use Wix features, cookies, analytics tools, embedded content or links to third-party services, depending on the site's configuration.
These services may process certain technical information in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable settings. When you follow an external link, the privacy practices of that external website apply.

Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies and similar technologies will only be used after the necessary consent has been obtained. You may also be able to manage cookies through your browser settings.

5. How Information Is Shared

Your personal information is not sold or shared for unrelated third-party marketing.
Information may be processed by service providers when necessary to operate this website, deliver communications, manage enquiries or provide related services. These providers may include the website hosting platform, form-processing services and other tools enabled on the site.

Information may also be disclosed when required by law or when necessary to protect legal rights and website security.

6. Data Security and Retention

Reasonable measures are taken to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.

However, no website or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to enquiries, manage related projects, maintain records and meet applicable legal obligations.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on the laws applicable to your location, you may have the right to request access to, correction of or deletion of your personal information, or to object to or restrict certain processing.

To make a privacy-related request, please contact me using the details below. I may need to verify your identity before responding.

8. Children's Privacy

This website is not intended to collect personal information directly from children without appropriate authorisation. If you believe a child has submitted personal information inappropriately, please contact me so the matter can be reviewed.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the services used or applicable requirements. The latest revision date will be shown at the top of this page.

10. Contact

For questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy, please contact:

Merve Sayar
Cabuya, Costa Rica
Email: mervesayar@gmail.com

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