Effective Date: July 17, 2026
Welcome to my website. Protecting your personal data is very important to me. This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use, and protect your information when you visit my website, purchase art, or subscribe to my mailing lists.
1. Information I Collect
I only collect the information necessary to provide you with a great experience and to keep you informed about my art. Depending on how you interact with my website, I may collect:
- Mailing List Subscriptions: Your name and email address.
- Collector & Exhibition Announcements: Your name, email address, and optionally your phone number or company/gallery name (if you are a collector, curator, or industry professional).
- Website Usage Data: Information about your IP address, browser type, and pages visited (via standard analytics tools).
2. How and Why I Collect Data
I process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: When you sign up for my mailing lists, you explicitly consent to receiving exhibition updates and news. You can withdraw this consent at any time.
- Legitimate Interests: If you are an art collector, gallery owner, or industry contact, I may process your contact details for networking and business development.
- Performance of a Contract: If you purchase artwork, I process your data to fulfill the sale, manage shipping, and handle payments.
3. How Data is Used
Your information will never be sold or rented to third parties. I use your information exclusively for:
- Sending exhibition announcements, newsletters, and studio updates.
- Communicating with collectors regarding available artworks or commissions.
- Improving website performance and security.
4. Mailing List (Collector & Exhibition Announcements) Not available on this moment.
You can sign up for my mailing list (not available now). If so, your data is securely processed through [Insert Your Newsletter Provider, e.g., MailChimp or Mailer Lite]. You will only receive emails related to my art, exhibitions, and occasional studio updates. Every email contains a clear “Unsubscribe” link, allowing you to opt-out of communications at any time.
5. How we Store and Protect Data
I take technical precautions to secure your data against unauthorised access, loss, or alteration. To fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy, your personal information is retained only for as long as necessary or until you request to have your data deleted.
6. Your Rights Under the GDPR
As a resident of the European Union, you have specific rights regarding your personal information:
- Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data I hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You can ask me to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure: You can request that I delete your personal data (“Right to be Forgotten”).
- Right to Withdraw Consent: You can opt-out of my mailing list at any time.
7. Third-Party Services & Links
To manage this website and communicate with you, I may use third-party services (e.g., website hosting, email marketing, payment processors). These processors act on my behalf and are bound by strict GDPR data processing agreements.
8. Changes to this Policy
I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements or my business practices. I post the updated policy on this page with an updated Effective Date.
9. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise any of your GDPR rights, please contact me at:
Thea Booijink
art@theabooijink.com
Vale Grande, Monte das Pitas, 644-S, 8375-215 São Marcos da Serra, Portugal