Hosting and Server Locations
The website www.imhof-finearts.com is hosted by Media.tel Informationsdienstleistungsges.m.b.H. According to the provider, the servers are located in Europe and the USA.
Use of the Website
You can generally use the website www.imhof-finearts.com without providing any personal data. Any personal data that is technically collected during the use of this website, such as those stored by the hosting provider, are described in the section titled Server Log Files.
Transmission of Personal Data
Personal data you provide by email to the gallery will be stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and for any follow-up questions. The storage and processing of your personal data are conducted in compliance with applicable data protection regulations. Your personal data will only be used for the purposes to which you have consented. They will not be shared with third parties.
You can request information on which of your personal data has been stored and for which purposes you have granted consent by contacting us via post or email.
You may revoke your consent to the use of your personal data at any time by contacting us via post or email. Once your consent is revoked, your data will be deleted permanently, and future reactivation of this data will no longer be possible.
Security
To ensure the security of data transfer, this website uses SSL encryption. However, electronic communication can never be completely secure. Any data or information that you retrieve or transmit online may be illegally accessed by third parties. We cannot assume responsibility or liability for the disclosure of information due to transmission errors or unauthorized access by third parties. Therefore, you are always free to communicate with us by alternative means, such as by telephone or postal mail.
Server Log Files
Each time a user accesses a page on www.imhof-finearts.com, or retrieves a file, the hosting provider stores data about this activity in server log files. The following data may be collected:
- The referring page from which the file was requested
- The file name of the retrieved content
- The date and time of the request
- The amount of data transferred
- The access status (file transferred, file not found, etc.)
- The name of the web browser used
- The IP address of the requesting device
- The requesting provider
- The operating system of the requesting device
- And other similar information necessary for safeguarding the system, particularly in case of attacks.
These details are collected to ensure the website content is delivered correctly and to guarantee the security of the IT systems and infrastructure. Furthermore, they may be used to fulfill obligations toward law enforcement authorities in the event of a cyberattack.
This information is stored on the provider’s server and is only used in anonymized form for statistical analysis. No conclusions about individual users or their behavior can be drawn. The data is not shared with third parties. However, legal obligations may require the data to be reviewed or handed over to authorities if illegal activity is suspected.
Email Newsletter
The website offers the option to subscribe to a newsletter. The newsletter is sent via Mailchimp (Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308 USA). The personal data submitted during the newsletter registration process is outlined in the form used for the subscription.
The newsletter is only sent to individuals who provide a valid email address and explicitly subscribe. A confirmation email will be sent to verify that the recipient has authorized the subscription (Double Opt-In).
When subscribing, the IP address of the device used and the date and time of the registration are stored. This information is necessary to ensure that the email address is not misused and to fulfill documentation and information obligations.
The personal data collected during the newsletter registration will be used solely for the distribution of the newsletter and will not be shared with third parties. Registered recipients may also receive direct emails when necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or the registration.
You can withdraw your consent to the storage and use of personal data at any time through a link provided in each newsletter.
Mailchimp is GDPR-compliant and operates under the US-EU Privacy Shield. All data is stored on Mailchimp’s servers in the USA. We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement with Mailchimp to ensure the security of your data. Please note that if you follow links in the newsletter to Mailchimp’s site, Mailchimp may use cookies and other data collection tools, such as Google Analytics, over which we have no control. We refer you to Mailchimp’s privacy policy for more details.
Newsletter Tracking
Our newsletters contain tracking pixels, which allow us to collect data on the success or failure of the email campaigns. This data includes whether the email was delivered, whether the email address is still active, whether the email was opened, and which links were clicked.
This personal data will not be shared with third parties. You can revoke your consent to the tracking of this data at any time through the unsubscribe link provided in every newsletter.
Profiling and Automated Decision-Making
Imhof Fine Arts does not employ any form of automated decision-making or profiling.
Self-Deletion of Personal Data
Personal data is only stored for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected. Once this purpose is fulfilled, or a statutory retention period expires, the data will be automatically deleted.
Your Rights
Under Dutch and European data protection laws, you have various rights regarding your personal data. This includes the right to request confirmation of whether your data is being processed, access to the data, information on the purposes of data use, and the expected duration of storage, or the criteria used to determine this duration. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of your personal data, restrict its use, or object to its processing. Furthermore, you can request information on the origin of the data and receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. If technically feasible, we will directly transfer your data to another data controller upon request.
Additionally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority, which in this case is the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl).
Legal Validity of this Privacy Policy
This privacy policy is part of the website www.imhof-finearts.com. If parts or specific terms of this policy do not, no longer, or do not fully comply with current legal regulations, the remaining portions remain unaffected in their content and validity.
Usage Analytics (Matomo)
To provide a user-friendly, effective, and secure experience for visitors, we use the web analytics service Matomo based on our legitimate interests (i.e., the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Matomo is used without cookies. The collected information about your use of this website is stored on our web service provider’s servers. Your IP address is anonymized before being stored, so it cannot be traced back to you personally. In this anonymized form, we store the time of your visit, the pages accessed, the operating system, browser type, language, and screen resolution.
Only we and our website provider have access to this data. No third party has access to it.
Our web service provider is based in Austria and is subject to European data protection regulations. We have signed a Data Processing Agreement with our provider to govern the processing of the anonymized data. The provider uses this information on our behalf to carry out technical maintenance, ensure optimal operation, and provide related services connected to the use of the website and the internet.
You can prevent your visit from being recorded by enabling the “Do Not Track” setting in your browser or by using the option provided below.
Contact Information
Imhof Fine Arts
Pastoor Jacobsweg 100
6226VX Maastricht
Phone: +31 614 856 070
E-Mail: office@imhof-finearts.com