Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

The entity responsible for the processing of personal data collected through this website (artzogra.com) is ARTZOGRA, as the official publishing organization, with the official institutional contact email: info@artzogra.com. 

2. Types of Data Collected and Purpose of Processing

We only collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us or that is required to fulfill our editorial, commercial, and curatorial services. Depending on your interaction with the platform, we collect:

• For Inquiries and Editorial Comments: Name and email address provided via contact forms, processed solely to respond to your requests and manage your communication channel. 

• For Artist Submissions: Name, contact details, email address, social media handles, professional portfolios, and artwork details. This data is processed strictly to manage editorial communication and evaluate the open call submission for ARTZOGRA magazine.

• For Financial Transactions & Magazine Sales: This website (artzogra.com) does not collect, store, or process credit/debit card numbers or bank details. All financial transactions and commercial purchases of individual issues (print products and digital products) are securely handled externally by our designated secure third-party checkout and payment processors. Artist submissions are 100% free of charge and carry no data collection for financial purposes.

3. Lawful Basis for Processing

In compliance with the UK GDPR, the legal bases for processing your data are:

• Consent: When you voluntarily submit an inquiry or upload materials through our designated official artwork submission forms.

• Contractual Necessity: When processing is required to fulfill delivery obligations regarding your individual digital or print magazine purchases.

• Legal Obligation: To comply with statutory financial reporting and tax record-keeping required by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the United Kingdom regarding magazine sales.

4. Data Retention

Your personal data will be stored securely for only as long as necessary:

• General inquiries and portfolio submissions: Will be kept for the duration of the curatorial review cycle, to manage future open call notifications, or until you request its absolute deletion.

• Financial, transaction, and invoice data: Relating to paid individual magazine purchases will be retained for the mandatory statutory period required to satisfy UK tax and accounting regulations.

5. Third-Party Links, Hosting, and Cookies

This website is hosted on the Google Sites platform. Technical cookies may be automatically deployed by the provider to ensure the security, responsiveness, and proper operational functioning of the site.

This website contains external hyperlinks to professional networks, social media channels, secure checkout systems, and global distribution platforms where our magazine issues are made available. We exercise no control over, and are not responsible for, the independent privacy practices or data collection of these external third-party platforms.

6. Your Statutory Rights (UK GDPR)

As a United Kingdom resident or data subject, you hold the following rights regarding your information:

• The right to access, rectify, or request the absolute deletion of the personal data we hold about you.

• The right to restrict or object to certain forms of data processing.

• The right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  To exercise any of these rights, please submit a formal request via email to: info@artzogra.com. If you believe your data has been handled incorrectly, you also have the statutory right to lodge a complaint with the UK supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).