Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 11, 2026

1. Introduction

ArtGraduates ("we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share information when you use our Service at ArtGraduates.com.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

When you create an artist profile, we collect:

  • Account Information: Name, email address, password
  • Profile Information: Biography, country, art category, website URL
  • Content: Artwork images, titles, descriptions

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you use our Service, we automatically collect:

  • Usage Data: Pages viewed, time spent, interactions
  • Device Information: Browser type, operating system, IP address
  • Cookies: Session cookies for authentication

2.3 Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect information:

  • Google Analytics (GA4) & Google Tag Manager: For website analytics, usage statistics, and tag management
  • Ahrefs Analytics: For search engine optimization monitoring
  • Cloudflare: For CDN, DDoS protection, DNS, and bot protection (Turnstile)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Provide and maintain the Service
  • Create and display your public artist profile
  • Send important Service-related notifications (e.g., password reset, email verification)
  • Prevent fraud and ensure security
  • Analyze usage patterns to improve the Service
  • Respond to your inquiries and support requests
  • Translate your profile and image captions into 16 additional languages for international discoverability

4. Public Information

Your artist profile is public by design. The following information is visible to anyone:

  • Your name, biography, and country
  • Your artwork images and descriptions
  • Your website URL (if provided)

Your email address is protected and only displayed to logged-in users to prevent spam harvesting.

Your profile is automatically translated into 16 additional languages. All translated versions of your bio and image captions are publicly visible and indexed by search engines and AI systems.

5. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. You can request deletion of your account and associated data at any time.

6. Data Security

We implement multiple layers of protection:

  • Passwords are securely hashed using industry-standard bcrypt algorithm
  • All data transmission is encrypted using SSL/TLS certificates (HTTPS)
  • CSRF protection to prevent cross-site attacks
  • All user inputs are sanitized to protect against injection attacks
  • Email verification for account protection
  • Automatic notifications for multiple failed login attempts
  • Geographic restrictions to block access from high-risk regions
  • Regular security updates and monitoring

However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access: View all personal data we hold about you
  • Correction: Update or correct inaccurate information
  • Deletion: Request complete deletion of your account and data
  • Portability: Receive your data in a structured format

To exercise these rights, contact us at .

8. Cookies and Local Storage

We use essential cookies and browser storage:

  • Session Cookies: To keep you logged in (expires when browser closes)
  • Cloudflare Cookies: For security and performance optimization (set by Cloudflare CDN)
  • localStorage - Theme Preference: Stores your dark/light mode preference
  • localStorage - Cookie Consent: Remembers that you accepted the cookie banner
  • localStorage - Language Preference: Stores your preferred UI language

We do not use advertising cookies. Google Analytics uses first-party cookies for anonymous usage statistics.

9. Third-Party Links

Artist profiles may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites.

10. Children's Privacy

The Service is not intended for individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

11. AI Systems and Data Indexing

ArtGraduates profiles are crawled and indexed by major AI systems including OpenAI (GPTBot), Google (Google-Extended), Anthropic (ClaudeBot), Microsoft (Bingbot), Apple (Applebot), and others. We permit this crawling because international discoverability is a core benefit of the platform. Your public profile data may be used by these systems to answer queries about contemporary art. If you do not wish your profile to be discoverable by AI systems, please contact us.

12. Geographic Restrictions

We implement geographic access restrictions to block traffic from regions associated with high volumes of malicious activity. This is a security measure and does not involve collecting or storing geographic data about individual users beyond standard IP-based request logging.

13. International Data Transfers

Your data may be processed in countries outside your residence. By using the Service, you consent to such transfers.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of the Service constitutes acceptance of any changes.

15. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at:

Email:
Website: ArtGraduates.com