ArtSea Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2024
Last Updated: January 1, 2024

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

At ArtSea, we believe your data belongs to you. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our platform. We've written this in plain language because transparency matters.

What This Policy Covers

This policy applies to:

  • The ArtSea mobile application
  • Our website (when available)
  • Any related services we provide

Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

Account Information:

  • Username, email address, and password
  • Date of birth (for age verification and content filtering)
  • Profile information (bio, links, profile picture)
  • User type preference (browsing, sharing, or both)

Content You Create:

  • Posts (images, videos, audio, text)
  • Comments and interactions
  • Content ratings and mature content tags you assign
  • Creator notes for moderators

Communications:

  • Reports you submit about content or users
  • Messages to our support team
  • Feedback and survey responses

Information We Collect Automatically

Only with Your Consent:

  • Usage analytics (how you navigate the app)
  • Performance metrics (app crashes, loading times)
  • Content engagement patterns (for personalization)

Essential for App Function:

  • Device information (for compatibility)
  • Log data (for security and debugging)
  • Authentication tokens (to keep you logged in)

How We Use Your Information

Essential Uses (Always Active)

We use your information to:

  • Provide core app functionality
  • Maintain your account and preferences
  • Ensure platform security and safety
  • Comply with legal requirements
  • Process age verification for content filtering

Optional Uses (You Control These)

Analytics & Improvement (Your Choice)

  • Understand how people use ArtSea
  • Identify and fix bugs
  • Improve app performance
  • Develop new features

Personalization (Your Choice)

  • Customize your content feed
  • Suggest relevant artists and posts
  • Tailor content recommendations
  • Improve discovery features

Your Privacy Controls

Granular Data Control

You can control every aspect of data collection through your Privacy Dashboard:

🛠️ App Functionality

  • Essential features (required)
  • Crash reporting (recommended for stability)
  • Push notifications (your choice)

📈 App Improvement

  • Usage analytics (opt-in)
  • Performance metrics (opt-in)
  • Content personalization (opt-in)

Your Data Rights

Access & Export

  • Download all your data in machine-readable format
  • View exactly what information we have about you
  • See how your data has been used

Control & Correction

  • Update your information anytime
  • Change privacy settings instantly
  • Correct inaccurate data

Deletion & Portability

  • Delete your account and all associated data
  • Export your content to take elsewhere
  • Request specific data deletion

Age Verification & Content Filtering

Age Requirements

Account Creation:

  • Minimum age: 13 years old
  • Users under 18 have additional protections
  • Date of birth required for age verification

Content Access:

  • General audience: All ages
  • 13+ content: Users 13 and older
  • 18+ content: Adults only

Data Security

How We Protect Your Information

Technical Safeguards:

  • End-to-end encryption for sensitive data
  • Secure data transmission (HTTPS/TLS)
  • Regular security audits and updates
  • Limited employee access to personal data

Organizational Safeguards:

  • Staff training on data protection
  • Incident response procedures
  • Regular security assessments
  • Privacy by design principles

Contact & Questions

Get in Touch

Privacy Questions:

Email: privacy@artsea.app

General Support:

Email: support@artsea.app

Data Requests:

Use the "Export My Data" feature in your Privacy Dashboard, or email: data@artsea.app

Children's Privacy

We take children's privacy seriously:

  • Users under 13: Not permitted
  • Users 13-17: Additional protections and parental rights
  • Age verification required for all users
  • Special handling for accounts created by minors

Summary

What makes ArtSea different:

  • You control your data, not us
  • Privacy-first by design
  • Transparent about data use
  • No hidden data collection
  • Easy data export and deletion
  • Clear, understandable policies

Your data, your choice. That's the ArtSea way.

This Privacy Policy is effective as of January 1, 2024 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.