Last updated: 2-19-2026
Who We Are
This website represents the artwork and blog of William Byron Hagerman, located at:
Main site: https://hagermanart.com
Blog: https://hagermanart.com/blog
Not all features described in this policy may be active at all times. Some services depend on which parts of the site are currently in use.
The only personal information collected is what you voluntarily provide — such as when you make a purchase, leave a blog comment, sign up for the newsletter, send an email, or use the contact form. Some pages may link to third‑party sites where my work is available for purchase; those sites have their own privacy policies.
Comments on the Blog
When visitors leave comments, the site collects the information shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user‑agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. After your comment is approved, your Gravatar profile image (if you have one) becomes publicly visible.
Media
If you upload images to this website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). This also applies when emailing images directly to me, such as for online class support. Visitors may be able to download images and extract embedded location data.
At this time, visitors cannot upload images directly to the site.
Cookies
You can block, manage, or delete cookies through your browser settings.
Comment Cookies:
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
Login Cookies:
A temporary cookie is set on the login page to check whether your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.
When you log in:
– Login cookies last for two days
– Screen‑options cookies last for one year
– Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks
– Logging out removes the login cookies
Editor Cookies:
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie storing the post ID is saved. It contains no personal data and expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the originating website. These external sites may collect data, use cookies, embed third‑party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Analytics – Log Data
Like most websites, Hagerman Art automatically collects basic statistical information through the web server. This data does not personally identify you and does not include your name or email address.
Log Data may include:
IP address, browser type and version, pages visited, date and time of visit, time spent on pages, and basic technical statistics.
This website uses certain Jetpack features such as site statistics and security protection. Jetpack may collect anonymized IP addresses, browser information, and basic interaction data to provide these services. You can read Jetpack’s privacy practices at https://automattic.com/privacy/.
This information is occasionally reviewed to evaluate site performance and improve the visitor experience.
Who We Share Your Data With
Password Reset:
If you request a password reset (if applicable), your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Service Providers:
I may share your personal information with trusted third‑party service providers, such as shipping carriers or print publishers, but only as needed to fulfill orders.
Legal Compliance:
I may collect, use, retain, or share your information if I believe in good faith that it is reasonably necessary to respond to legal processes, enforce agreements, prevent fraud or security issues, or protect the rights and safety of customers or others.
No Marketing Sharing:
Your information is never sold or shared with third parties for marketing purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments:
Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to help recognize and automatically approve follow‑up comments.
User Accounts:
For users who register on the site (if any), the personal information provided in their profile is stored. Users may view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except usernames). Administrators may also view and edit this information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or request deletion of your personal data. This does not include data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam‑detection service.
eCommerce Platforms: What We Collect and Store
Depending on which service is used to sell products, some or all of the following information may be collected.
Automatically Collected:
Products viewed, location, IP address, browser type, and shipping address (for estimating shipping and fulfilling orders). Cookies may be used to track cart contents.
Information You Provide:
During checkout, you may be asked for your name, billing and shipping addresses, email address, phone number, payment details, and optional account information.
This information is used to:
Send order and account information, respond to requests, process payments, prevent fraud, set up your store account, comply with legal obligations, improve store offerings, and send marketing messages (if you opt in).
If you create an account, your information is stored to speed up future checkouts.
Retention:
Order information is stored indefinitely for tax and accounting purposes. Comments and reviews are also stored indefinitely.
Who on Our Team Has Access
Administrators and Shop Managers may access order details and customer information. This access is used only to fulfill orders, process refunds, and provide support.
Payments
Payments are processed through PayPal and Square. These services receive the information necessary to process your payment, such as purchase total and billing information.
iThemes Security
Security Logs:
The site may log visitor IP addresses, user IDs of logged‑in users, and usernames used during login attempts. Logs are retained for 60 days.
Malware Scanning:
The site is scanned by the iThemes Site Scanner. No personal data is sent to the scanner, though publicly posted information may be visible.
Brute‑Force Protection:
IP addresses involved in login attempts may be shared with iThemes.com as part of a network‑wide security system.
Additional Information
This website is operated by a single individual. While safeguards are in place — including secure processing of sensitive information — no method of online transmission or storage is 100% secure.
If you require more stringent data protection than what is described here, or if you live in a region requiring higher compliance standards (such as the EU), please refrain from interacting with this website or blog.
How Your Information May Be Used:
Responding to inquiries, processing transactions, sending periodic emails or newsletters (via Mailchimp), and improving the website based on feedback.
Your information is never sold or transferred except as needed to complete a transaction. Some purchases (such as items in the “Gifts and More” section) are processed through Fine Art America, which has its own privacy policy.
Email Communications:
Your email address may be used to respond to your messages, send order updates, or inform you of new artwork, products, services, or events. You may opt out at any time.
Fraud Prevention:
Information may be shared with government agencies or fraud‑prevention partners when required by law or necessary to prevent or investigate fraud. This information is not shared for marketing.
Policy Updates
This privacy policy may be updated at any time. Changes will be posted on this page.
Contact
If you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact me.
Please note: the blog may have its own privacy policy covering certain features separately from the main site.
William Hagerman