Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
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Effective Date: September 15, 2022
Last Updated: February 15, 2026
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Art‑with‑Chi ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://www.art-with-chi.com (the "Site") and use our online teaching platform and programs via CopeCart.
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1. Definitions
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Personal Data: Any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual (e.g., name, email, address, payment details).
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Services: Our online programs, courses, and teaching platform delivered via CopeCart and hosted on Google Sites/Drive.
2. Data Controller The responsible party (Controller) for data processing on this website is:
Claudia Trojan
Kwizdastraße 1/9
2100 Korneuburg
AUSTRIA
Email: art_with_chi@gmx.net
Member of the WKO Lower Austria (Wirtschaftskammer Niederösterreich).
3. Information We Collect
3.1 Voluntarily Provided Data
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Name, email, and mailing address.
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Payment information (handled securely by our reseller CopeCart GmbH).
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Google account information (email address and profile ID) required to access the online portal.
3.2 Automatically Collected Data (Wix & Hosting) This website is built on the Wix.com platform. Wix provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases, and general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.
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Automatically collected: IP address, browser type, device metadata, and usage analytics.
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Cookies: Wix uses essential cookies for security and system monitoring. For a detailed list of cookies used by Wix, please refer to their official Cookie Policy.
4. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR) We process your data according to Art. 6 GDPR:
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Consent: You opt in to newsletters or contact forms.
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Contract Performance: To fulfill your course purchase and provide access to materials.
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Legitimate Interests: To maintain site security and improve our content.
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Legal Compliance: To meet tax and accounting obligations in Austria.
5. Disclosure to Third Parties We share your data with the following essential service providers:
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CopeCart GmbH: As our reseller for payment processing and billing.
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Google LLC: To provide access to the course materials via Google Sites and Google Drive (Authentication via Google Account).
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Wix.com Ltd.: As our hosting provider.
6. International Transfers Since we use services like Wix and Google, your data may be transferred to servers outside the EEA (e.g., the USA). These transfers are protected under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or through Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to ensure a high level of data protection.
7. Data Retention We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined (e.g., for the duration of your membership) or to comply with Austrian legal and tax retention periods (usually 7 years).
8. Your Rights Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
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Access, correction, or deletion of your data.
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Restriction of or objection to processing.
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Data portability.
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Right to lodge a complaint: You have the right to complain to the Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde) if you believe your data is being processed unlawfully.
9. Contact Us For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact: Claudia Trojan Email: art_with_chi@gmx.net
