Who we are

Welcome to bakar.ca (“Website”). This privacy policy (“Policy”) outlines how Bakar.ca collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information when you visit our website, view our 3D art and photography portfolio, and purchase digital or physical products. We are committed to respecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal information in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Information You Provide:

We collect personal information you provide directly to us when you create an account, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, or communicate with us. This information may include your name, email address, postal address, phone number, payment information, and any other information you choose to provide.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

AI Parsing and Image Scraping

  • The content displayed on bakar.ca, including but not limited to 3D art, photography, and digital product images, is the exclusive property of bakar.ca or its content creators. We strictly prohibit the use of any artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, bots, or any automated systems for parsing, analyzing, or extracting data from our website without our express written consent.
  • Additionally, scraping, downloading, or unauthorized use of any images or content from bakar.ca for any purpose, including but not limited to training AI models, compiling databases, or creating derivative works, is expressly forbidden. This restriction is in place to protect the intellectual property rights of our artists and contributors, as well as to maintain the integrity and exclusivity of our content.

Enforcement and Penalties:

  • We reserve the right to take any necessary legal action against individuals or entities that violate these terms. This may include seeking injunctive relief, damages, and legal costs. Furthermore, we may block access to our website and its services for users found to be engaging in such prohibited activities.