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At Aether Canvas (http://aethercanvas.com), we are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information when you visit or make a purchase from our website.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://aethercanvas.com. Aether Canvas is an online gallery that showcases and sells curated artwork from artists around the world.

2. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

We may provide an anonymized string (hash) from your email address to the Gravatar service. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy. Once your comment is approved, your profile image (if using Gravatar) is visible to the public alongside your comment.

3. Media Uploads

If you upload images to the site, avoid including location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract such data from images on the site.

4. Cookies

We use cookies to improve your browsing experience:

• Comment Cookies: Save your name, email, and website for future comments (lasts 1 year).

• Login Cookies: Keep you signed in for up to 2 days, or 2 weeks if “Remember Me” is selected.

• Display Settings Cookies: Store screen preference for 1 year.

• Editor Cookies: When editing a post, a temporary cookie stores the post ID (expires in 1 day).

5. Embedded Content

Some posts may include embedded content (videos, images, etc.). This content behaves just like visiting the source website and may collect data, use cookies, or track your activity, especially if you’re logged in to that service.

6. Data Sharing

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.

7. Data Retention

• Comments: Retained indefinitely.

• Registered Users: Profile data is stored and can be edited or deleted (except usernames).

• Website admins can view and manage user data.

8. Your Rights

You can request:

• A copy of your personal data we store.

• Deletion of your personal data (unless required for legal or security reasons).

To make a request, please email us at [your support email].

9. Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be checked using automated spam detection services.

10. Contact Us

For privacy-related questions, contact:
Email: [admin@aethercanvas.com]
Address: 123 Main Street, New York, NY 10001, USA