Welcome to SUAVEART. We respect your privacy, honor your data, and value the integrity of information in creative, cultural, and research spaces. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information—and how our content is shared under an open knowledge philosophy.

1. Who We Are

SUAVEART is an independent art and culture platform dedicated to curatorial practices, ecological research, island imaginaries, and cross-disciplinary knowledge sharing. Our website—https://suaveart.org—serves as a digital gateway to our projects, publications, and collaborations.

2. What Information We Collect

We collect personal data only when necessary, and only what’s essential to improve your experience and communication with us.

• Voluntarily Provided Data
  When you sign up for our newsletter, submit a contact form, or participate in a collaborative project, we may collect: Name, Email address and Affiliation or project info (if provided)
  
• Automatically Collected Data
  Our website uses basic analytics tools (WordPress Jetpack) to understand web traffic. These tools may collect: IP address, Browser type, Referring/exit pages, Time zone and language settings, Time spent on pages.

We do not use invasive cookies or sell your data to third parties. We don’t like being tracked across the internet—and we assume you don’t either.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To respond to your inquiries or project proposals
• To manage mailing lists and newsletters (opt-in only)
• To track website performance and user engagement
• To improve accessibility, usability, and content quality
• To develop open knowledge ecosystems grounded in transparency

4. Sharing and Third Parties

We don’t sell, rent, or trade your personal information. Data may be shared with trusted third-party services (like Mailchimp or analytics platforms) solely to provide you with a smoother user experience. These services are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of your data.

5. Creative Commons Licensing

All original content on SUAVEART—unless stated otherwise—is shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
That means:

• You are free to share (copy and redistribute) and adapt (remix, transform, build upon) our work,
• But not for commercial use,
• And you must credit SUAVEART,
• And share your version under the same license.

Read the full license here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

6. Data Storage and Security

We take data security seriously. Your data is stored on secure servers, and we use SSL encryption across the website. Our internal team is trained in data privacy ethics, and we regularly review our protocols.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect new laws, technologies, or vibes. When we do, we’ll post the updated version here and update the date above

8. Contact

Got questions, thoughts, or poetic complaints about data ethics? Reach out to us:
📧itsSUAVEART@gmail.com

Let’s co-create a culture of transparency, reciprocity, and responsibility in the digital realm.