Effective Date: 2025-10-01
This website (“Site”) is operated with the support of Fundacja Aardvark Arts, based in Wrocław, Poland. The Foundation provides technical and administrative support for this Site in line with its mission to explore arts and culture through education and technology. The Foundation believes critical thinking, free expression, creativity, and independent publishing are markers of a healthy society.
All content published here reflects the personal opinions and creative work of the author, Seth Compton, and does not necessarily represent the views of the Foundation.
1. Data Controller
The data controller for this Site is Fundacja Aardvark Arts, Legnicka 65, Wrocław Poland.
Contact: hello@aardvarkarts.org
1. Data Collected Automatically
When you visit this Site, basic information is collected automatically by my hosting provider (DreamHost) and security systems (Wordfence). This may include:
Your IP address
Browser type and version
Date, time, and pages accessed
This data is used for security (firewall and malware protection), performance monitoring, and error troubleshooting. It is not used for marketing or profiling.
2. Security (Wordfence)
I use Wordfence Security to protect this Site against malicious traffic. Wordfence may log IP addresses, country of origin, and patterns of access to detect attacks. These logs are kept for a limited time and deleted automatically. For details, see Wordfence’s privacy policy: https://www.wordfence.com/help/general-data-protection-regulation/
3. Backups (UpdraftPlus)
Regular backups of this Site are created and stored on secure external storage (e.g., Google Drive or Dropbox). These backups may include your IP address if it appears in server logs or security logs. Backups are kept for a limited period and then overwritten.
4. Cookies
This Site uses cookies to:
- Cache pages for faster performance (LiteSpeed Cache / WP Super Cache).
- Store basic SEO data (Rank Math SEO).
These cookies are not used for advertising. You may disable cookies in your browser, but some functions may not work as intended.
5. No Comments, No Accounts
This Site does not accept comments and does not allow user registration. Therefore, I do not collect names, email addresses, or other personal data directly.
6. External Links and Documents
Pages may link to external sites or host downloadable documents (e.g., PDFs). Please note that external sites have their own privacy policies, which may differ from mine.
7. Your Rights under GDPR
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data.
- Request correction or deletion of your personal data.
- Restrict or object to processing of your personal data.
- Lodge a complaint with the Polish Data Protection Authority (UODO).
If you wish to exercise these rights, please contact me at: hello@aardvarkarts.org.
8. Contact
For questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact:
Seth Compton
Wrocław, Poland
hello@aardvarkarts.org