Privacy

  • Cookies

    When the site is entered, a session is created that facilitates in functions such as 'liking' images. Additionally, the server also notes the geo location of your ISP (internet service provider)- this helps the artist know from where on earth this site is visited. Your other personal information is not (and cannot) be gathered by our cookie functions.

    Cookie technology also assists when you submit a contact form, and when you subscribe (or unsubscribe) from artwork and exhibit announcements.

    Because of laws in many regions of the world, express permission must be granted (or declined) on the first website page you enter, as well as verification of age majority status. You cannot proceed further into the site without making a choice. If you decline you will be redirected to Google.com

    If you enter the website via any other route than that of the index (home) page, such as from a bookmark you have set, a cookie will be automatically set and you 'default' accept cookies and age verification!

    Information collected... 1: the IP of the ISP you use from desktop PC, tablet, or mobile phone. 2: whether or not you've accepted cookie use (T or F) 3: if true (and you are allowed into the site), and when on "contact" pages, 'User Name', 'Email Address', 'Title of referenced Artwork', 'any message text' (all the preceding 'if provided'). That's it. That's all! (BTW the IP and ISP info is always available, and not considered 'secure' information! The other items we collect is voluntary info of little value outside of communications) Bottom Line: This site is NOT a risk for secure information. Accept that we use cookies and visit the site, or decline and never be allowed into the site. Please note that any entry into the website from shortcuts to specific pages other than the home page constitutes a default acceptance of the use of cookies (and will be logged as such).😀


  • Comments (when commenting is available)

    When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

  • Media (when contributing media is available)

    If, by rare circumstance, you are invited to upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

  • Embedded content from other websites (when embedding occurs, if ever)

    Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

  • RE: Artist Models

    Within the artist's capabilities, characters represented in the art may resemble the source model for each creation. Resemblence to any other persons, living or deceased, is purely coincidental.

  • Who we share your data with (BTW- we don't, ever)

    If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We do NOT sell or disseminate mailing list* data. Although the artist welcomes sales of the artwork, this is not an e-commerce site in any fashion; there is no on-line shopping cart/checkout here. This site is published at the expense of the artist and does not rely on revenue to remain online.

    * Mailing lists are for new artwork or new exhibit announcements

  • How long we retain your data

    If you leave a comment, the comment (when commenting is available) and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators (the artist) can also see and edit that information.**

    **Accounts, Registering and Commenting are not available at this time, so nothing to be done.

  • What rights you have over your data

    If you have an account** on this site, or have left comments, ...**

    **Accounts, Registering and Commenting are not available at this time, so nothing to be done.

  • Where your data is sent

    Visitor comments** may be processed through an automated spam (spam, vulgarity, hate) detection service.

    **Accounts, Registering and Commenting are not available at this time, so nothing to be done.

  • Who I am

    I am artist Timothy Griffith originally from St. Louis, MO USA, now residing in the far western Chicago suburbs (Rockford, IL). This website, and the companion site 'Paint Room Studio' [blog site], are the showcase and archive of my lifetime1 body of artwork- paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and sculptures. The website address that you are currently viewing is: https://www.timgriffithart.com/index.

    1 55+ years of creating artwork