Effective Date: July 27, 2025
At Darkened Brush, your privacy matters. This policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your information when visiting our website at https://darkenedbrush.com.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://darkenedbrush.com.
Newsletter & Email Subscriptions
When you sign up for our newsletter, we collect your email address and store it securely through our email marketing provider. This allows us to send you updates about new artwork, exclusive offers, studio notes, and subscriber-only content.
You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in the footer of any email we send.
We do not share or sell your email address with third parties for marketing purposes.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine if you’re using it. You can view Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public in context with your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, we recommend avoiding images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience and will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, cookies will be set up to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” will persist your login for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be stored in your browser. It contains no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if you had visited the external site.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content — including if you are logged in to that site.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We do not share your personal data with third-party marketers.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to allow automatic approval of follow-up comments.
For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase your personal data. This excludes any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact
For any questions regarding this privacy policy or your data, please contact us at:
pawel[at]darkenedbrush.com