Privacy policy

The Art Classroom respects your privacy and processes personal information in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).

What we collect

• Account details: name, email address, city, profile photo and bio you choose to add.
• Learning data: modules you own, lessons you complete, questions and posts you write, artwork you upload.
• Purchase records: what you bought, when and the amount. Card details are handled by our payment provider and never reach us.
• Technical data: your IP address for security, and a session cookie that keeps you signed in.

How we use it

To run your account and classroom, process payments, show your posts and artwork to other students, answer your messages, prevent fraud, and pay artists their share of sales. We email you about your account and purchases. We only send newsletters if you subscribe, and every newsletter has an unsubscribe option.

Who we share it with

Our payment provider, our video hosting provider and our web host, only as needed to run the service. Teachers see questions asked on their lessons. We do not sell your information.

Your rights

You can see and update your details in your account, download a copy of your information, and delete your account at any time from Account → Privacy. You may also contact us to ask what we hold about you or to object to processing, and you may complain to the Information Regulator of South Africa.

Contact

The responsible party is Wencke Lasch, trading as The Art Classroom. Email a@example.co.za.