📜 Privacy Policy for NoirGold.Art

Effective Date: 12JAN2025

This Privacy Policy explains how NoirGold.Art collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit our website, engage with our content, or inquire about our artworks.

🔹 Who We Are

Our website address is: https://noirgold.art
We specialize in exclusive, luxury artwork, including Auruglyphs, Noiroglyphs, and bespoke creations, offering a private, high-end experience to serious collectors.

🔹 Comments

Our website does not currently allow public comments. If commenting is enabled in the future, we will collect the data shown in the comment form, including your IP address and browser user agent, for spam detection and security.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine if you have a profile picture associated with your email. The Gravatar privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

🔹 Media & Image Uploads

If you upload images to our website for any reason, we recommend that you remove any embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to extract location data from publicly displayed images.

🔹 Cookies

Our website may use cookies to enhance your experience.

📌 Types of Cookies We Use:

Essential Cookies: Required for site functionality (e.g., login persistence, language preferences).
Analytics Cookies: Used for anonymous website traffic analysis (Google Analytics, etc.).
Marketing Cookies: If you visit a linked platform (Instagram, Telegram, etc.), third parties may set their own tracking cookies.

If you leave a comment (if enabled), you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.

When you log in, we set multiple cookies to save your login session and display preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login session to two weeks.

🔹 Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our website may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, Instagram posts, or external articles). Embedded content acts as if you visited the external site directly, meaning these third-party sites:

May collect data about you.
May use cookies or tracking technologies.
May monitor your interaction with their content.

We do not control third-party privacy policies. If you interact with embedded content, refer to that platform’s policies (e.g., Instagram, YouTube, Telegram).

🔹 Who We Share Your Data With

Your personal data is not shared or sold to third parties.

🔹 Limited Exceptions:

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
If legally required, we may disclose information to comply with regulatory requirements, fraud prevention, or law enforcement requests.

🔹 How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment (if enabled), the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely to improve moderation efficiency.
For registered users, we store personal information in your user profile. You may edit or delete your data at any time, except for your username, which cannot be changed.

🔹 Your Rights Over Your Data

📌 You may request:
✔ An exported copy of all personal data stored about you.
✔ Data deletion, except for legally required records (e.g., security logs, order transactions).

If you wish to exercise these rights, please contact us via our inquiry form or through direct messaging on Instagram or Telegram.

🔹 Where Your Data is Sent

Visitor data may be checked through automated spam detection services to ensure site security.
Any transactions or inquiries conducted through our website may be secured using encrypted protocols.

📌 Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in regulations, technology, or business practices. Please review this page periodically to stay informed.

For any inquiries regarding this policy, please contact us through the NoirGold Inquiry Page or via Instagram/Telegram.

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