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© Copyright Apridian LLC
Last Revised and Effective Since December 2022
This data protection declaration has been written with the intention of informing you about how I process personal data. The protection of your privacy is of the utmost importance to me. For this reason, I happily comply with all relevant legal requirements in regards to data privacy.
The company covered under this policy, who may be collecting your personal data is Apridian, L.L.C, which uses this domain: https:www.apridian.com. (hereby, “Apridian LLC”)
Apridian LLC is contained within the jurisdiction of the United States of America and is therefore not required to follow any of the rules presented in the GDPR. Likewise, Apridian LLC’s state jurisdiction belongs to North Carolina, which does not currently issue any additional privacy rules to follow. For customers coming from areas such as Europe and California, who do have stricter data policies, I want to put your mind at ease in that even though I am not required to follow these stricter policies, I will do my best to inform you of: what data I collect, how I use and handle that data, and what you can do if you ever wish to revoke usage of your data.
April Klein, the owner of this website, claims legal responsibility - to the extent which is necessary for Limited Liability Companies - for the processing of user data in direct correlation with this website (apridian.com). This responsibility gives her the right to make important decisions about which user data is collected, saved, and in select cases - shared. All of these decisions will be made transparent within this data policy. She may decide to make decisions regarding this data, including any legally required actions, alone or with help of other qualified professionals.
If you have any questions regarding how this company handles and protects your data, you can contact the company’s owner, April Klein, by following this link.
I clearly state my objection for visitors, including non-human visitors, such as bots and website crawlers (i.e. the programmers held responsible), to use the contact data published within the framework of this website (including references that are only seen in code) for illegal purposes. This, of course, also includes the published contact data found within my website's information webpages. It is unlawful to use my personal and business data for the intent of sending me unsolicited advertising and informational materials.
I, April Klein, as the owner of this website, expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event that I receive unsolicited advertising information, not limited to but including spam e-mails.
I collect the following data about you:
I process your data for the following purposes:
The processing of your data takes place on the following legal basis:
When processing your data, I pursue the following legitimate interests:
When processing your data, I work with the following service providers (who may also obtain access to your data):
First off, you should know that:
In the general sense, I will not, under any circumstance, personally sell, give away, or in any way transfer your private information to other third-parties without your explicit consent. Regardless of the previous statement, you should be aware that, by choosing to do business with me, you agree to allow me to send some of your data to the select providers that I use to run my business. It is because of this type of data transfer that this policy largely exists.
This data includes, but is not limited to: your name, phone number, e-mail address, home or business address, and financial information such as credit card numbers. I use built-in third-parties on my website and as other forms of software to increase my productivity and to enhance the quality of my service to you. I collect personal information with the intention of providing you with better service and I will only use this information for my own business purposes. In the event that I need very specific or additional information, I will always inform you of what I intend to use the data for.
Explanation of topics contained within this policy:
Because I update this website myself, I may choose to include companies and services within my privacy policy that I do not yet use (example: references to advertising) or that I may not use to the extent that it is mentioned in this policy. I have knowingly listed these data collecting scenarios to remain transparent with you in the case that I do choose to add these features to my website in the future. For this reason, I have listed "everything" so that you can see what may affect your privacy while using apridian.com. If you have questions or concerns regarding a specific data usage, please feel free to ask about how I am currently using the listed service.
When visitors leave comments on this site I collect the data shown within the comments form (things like user name, user avatar, and posted text). I also collect the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your e-mail address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it.
If you upload images to this website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (example file formats: EXIF, GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data found within image metadata. (Note that your phone's camera may automatically be set to store location data.)
The protection of children's data is very important, especially in the online arena. The website is not designed for children, and it is not aimed at them. The use of my services by minors is permitted only with the prior consent or authorization of a parent or guardian. I do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided me with personal information without their consent, he or she may contact me.
I will also add that I am a fantasy artist and that by nature, some images may be too violently graphic, nude, or otherwise inappropriate for children's eyes. For this reason, I suggest that parents do not allow their children access to my website without supervision.
For detailed explanations regarding website correspondence, please read here.
I may choose to add services to my website, like Google Analytics, which routinely save browser cookies. These are used to help me serve my clients better and, in turn, to provide you with a more satisfactory customer experience. The use of these cookies strongly comes into play for anyone logging into an account or for anyone leaving comments on this website. However, it should be noted that cookies, in a general sense, will be included in the browser of every user who chooses to visit this website.
Cookies can last for different amounts of time depending on the kinds of services provided. The typical cookie exists only as long as the current browser session, so once your browser is closed your cookies are lost. However, other kinds of cookies are more permanent and can last for several days, a year, or even longer - the latter typically being data that is intentionally saved by the user such as the familiar "remember me" feature while logging in. Cookies can, however, also be recorded by services like those provided by Google to allow me to see more information about who is visiting my website.
If you are unfamiliar with cookies and would like to learn more about them, please see: website cookies.
Pages on this site which display articles, user comments and other posts, may include embedded content (ex. 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 the embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content. This happens if you have an account and are still currently logged in while browsing other websites. This scenario is especially true of social media content.
Apridian LLC cannot, in any circumstance, be held responsible for the content of any third-party links, including embedded content and hyperlinks that link away from apridian.com. This includes cases where online privacy is compromised due to the embedding of browser cookies. In addition, she does not support or endorse the use of links found on apridian.com unless she expressly says so. Endorsement only means that she believes the link to be safe and useful. You are expected to use your own discretion when clicking around on this website and elsewhere on the internet.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so that I can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on this website (if any), I also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (for the exception of their username). Website administrators (currently just me) can also see and edit this information.
For other personal data types, I keep your data up until you explicitly request a deletion of your data.
I keep very little personal customer data locally on my computer. If I should choose to store it there, it will be encrypted and password encrypted.
My primary goal is to provide you with artistic services. This means that realistically, I need to use third parties to help me manage your data (things like email servers, billing software and payment services, such as PayPal) in a secure and efficient way. In this regard, I typically use big name brands to do business with and I continually seek out only to do business with trustworthy companies. However, since I am reliant on these other companies as well, Apridian LLC cannot be held accountable for any data leakage or misuse related to or caused by these partner companies in relation to services provided by my company.
As far as your images are concerned, I am also doing my part to ensure that your files are properly saved and backed-up regularly and that they are being transferred safely and securely to you. Apridian LLC cannot be held responsible in the event that a data transfer service (such as WeTransfer, Dropbox, Microsoft One Drive, or Google Drive, etc.) leaks or misuses your (licensed) data. Unfortunately, we all run risks when we trust these and other cloud services.
If at any point I become aware of the leakage or misuse of personal data I will inform my customer(s) immediately.
This website potentially uses many services who have access to your user data. Because of this, I will list details on a few key aspects, and then I will list the remaining services so that you can look up their privacy policies on the respective service's websites.
Personal data is defined as all data with which you can be personally identified. The following notes explain in detail what information I collect, how I use the data and what decision-making options you have as a visitor to this website.
I would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (ex. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of your data from access by unauthorized third parties is not possible.
As the operator of this website I take the protection of your personal data very seriously. I treat your personal data confidentially and according to the legal data protection regulations as defined within this privacy policy.
Unfortunately, it is in the nature of these explanations to sound very technical, but I am attempting to describe the most important things as simply and clearly as possible.
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website owner and consequently the website administrator, April Klein.
In general, there are two primary ways that I obtain personal data. Either you communicate it directly to me, for example by sending me your data in the form of mail, e-mail or by submitting a form on my website; or the data is automatically obtained from you, which is the case when you willingly consent to visit a website, such as this one. The later is associated primarily with technical data included in your internet browser or computer operating system.
When you visit this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. You can read on and read Google's privacy policies to find out more about this phenomenon.
Part of the collected data is collected to ensure that the website is provided to you correctly. The other data can be used to analyze your user behavior. Seeing this data helps me make better business decisions and provide customers with the best possible offers.
Personal data that you transmit electronically on this website, such as name, e-mail address, home address or other personal information entered in the context of a submission form or a blog comment (though you should not be writing highly personal information in publicly visible comments) - will be collected and saved. This website also collects the time of your visit and the correlating IP address. Addresses are used only for specified purposes. They are kept safe and are not passed on to third parties.
I only use personal data (with the exception of necessary cookies) from visitors who contact me and/or who have an interest in the services and products offered on this website. I will not pass on your personal data without consent, but I cannot rule out the possibility that this data could be viewed by unauthorized sources in the event of illegal behavior.
This website is hosted by an external service provider. The personal data that is recorded on this website is stored on the hoster's servers. This data can be, for example, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access information, and other data types that are generated via a website.
The web host is used for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with potential and existing customers. This professional provider is also used with the intent and interest of providing a safe, fast, and efficient interface for my online offers.
I use https to transmit data securely on the Internet (data protection through technology design. By using TLS (Transport Layer Security), an encryption protocol for secure data transmission over the Internet, I can ensure the protection of confidential data. You can recognize the use of this data transfer protection by the small lock symbol in the top left of the browser and the use of the https scheme (instead of http) as part of this internet address.
The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files. (Your browser automatically transmits this data to my website.)
These files consist of:
I currently do not allow comments on my website. If I choose to allow them, I will update this section.
This website uses so-called "cookies" to store user-specific data. Below I explain what cookies are and why they are used so that you can better understand the following data protection declaration.
Whenever you surf the Internet, you use a browser. Well-known browsers include Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. Most websites store small text files in your browser while you browse, these files are called cookies. For the exception of being able to transfer select personal data, such as IP-addresses, cookies should be considered to be safe. They are not dangerous for your device - cookies are not software programs and therefore they do not contain viruses, Trojans, or spam. Cookies are also unable to access information from your PC. (They can, however, recognize your operating system or potentially monitor things like mouse and keyboard movements.)
Cookies are very useful helpers and therefore almost all websites use them. They have many different functions - many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (ex. the shopping cart function or the displaying of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or to display advertising.
The cookies being discussed are qualified as HTTP cookies. (You should be aware that there are also other kinds of cookies that have other applications.) HTTP cookie files are automatically placed in the cookie folder contained within your browser's memory. A cookie, by definition, is comprised of a name and a value. (When defining a cookie, one or more attributes must also be specified.) To see what I mean, you can look at the sample cookie data below.
Cookies store certain user data about you, such as a preferred language or personal web page settings. When you visit a site again, your browser transmits the "user-related" information back to the site. Thanks to cookies, websites are able to recognize you. In some browsers, each cookie has its own file; in others, such as Firefox, all cookies are stored in a single file.
There are both first-party cookies and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are created directly by the website in question. Third-party cookies are created by partner websites (ex. Google Analytics). Each cookie is assessed by the browser individually since each cookie stores different data. The expiration time of a cookie varies from a few minutes to a few years. Permanent cookies remain on your device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.
This website is hosted in the United States and is targeted at customers living within the United States. It is not an international website. For this reason, I have opted not to include a GDPR cookie-banner (which allows the customer to control whether or not they allow non-essential browser cookies.) at this time, as I personally find them incredibly annoying when browsing. If a website user has a problem with this, then they should not use this website.
If you contact me by e-mail, phone, (or for example by a fax equivalent or through social media chats, etc.), then your request / correspondence, including all personal data resulting from it (ex. name and inquiry), will be stored and processed for the purpose of processing your request. I will not pass this data on without your consent.
The data that you send to me via contact requests will remain with me until you request deletion, revoke your consent to the storage, or until the purpose for data storage no longer applies (ex. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions, especially retention periods, remain unaffected.
If you send me inquiries by using a contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data that you provide there, will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry. These details enable me to send follow-up e-mails to address business-related questions and discussions with existing and potential customers. I will not pass this data on without your explicit consent. (However, third-parties involved in my mailing process may have limited access to this data.)
The data that you enter in the contact form will remain with me until you request deletion or revoke your consent to storage. The data may also be deleted if the purpose for data storage no longer applies (ex. after your request has been processed). However, mandatory legal provisions, especially retention periods, remain unaffected.
If you send me personal data by e-mail, for example - by using forms on this website - you should be aware that this transferring of data exists outside of this website's hosting framework. Therefore, I cannot guarantee secure transmission and protection of your data. For this reason, I recommend that you never send unencrypted confidential data by e-mail.
When you sign up for my newsletter, you submit personal data in an online form. You will be required to enter your name and e-mail address. No further data is collected, or if for any reason it is, then these extra details are only given on a voluntary basis. After verifying your e-mail (opting-in), you give me the right to contact you by e-mail. I use the data saved along with your registration exclusively for the newsletter and I do not pass it on to any third-party companies (for the exception of those involved in my newsletter sending process).
The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent. You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address, and its use for sending the newsletter, at any time.
The data stored for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by this website or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter - this means until after you are deleted from the newsletter distribution list. This happens automatically after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data that I have stored for other purposes remain unaffected.
If you unsubscribe from the newsletter - you will find the link for this at the bottom of every newsletter - then I will delete the data that was saved when you first subscribed to the newsletter, including your name and e-mail address. The legality of the data processing that has already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.
After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be saved in a "blacklist", either on this website or in correlation with the newsletter service provider, to prevent future mailings. The data contained within the blacklist is only used for this purpose, and it is not combined with any other data.
This serves both your interest and my interest in compliance with the legal requirements regarding the sending of newsletters (a legitimate interest is qualified by the definition found in GDPR: Article 6 Para. 1f). There is no time limit assigned for the saving of data within a blacklist, therefore you can assume that such data is stored indefinitely. You can object to this storage only if your interests outweigh my legitimate interests.
I integrate elements of social media services on this website to display images, videos, and texts. By visiting pages that show these elements, data is transferred from your browser to the respective social media service and stored there. I have no access to this data. The following links lead you to the pages of the respective social media services. There you can find explanations about how they handle your data:
Google, and Google Services such as:
Integrated Services such as:
Social Media and Chat Providers such as:
Other sites I link to, such as:
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