Privacy
Who I am
This is bertiesampson.com, the website of the artist Bertie Sampson. I am responsible for any personal information collected through it. You can reach me at the address on the Contact page.
What I collect
Visits. The site is hosted by Framer, whose built-in analytics count visits without cookies or persistent identifiers. Your IP address is used to estimate your country and is not stored.
Films. Films play through Vimeo in its do-not-track mode, which stops Vimeo collecting session data or analytics. Vimeo still receives your IP address to stream the film, and may set essential cookies to play it.
Emails. If you write to me, I receive your name, email address and whatever you choose to send.
Nothing else. There are no forms, no newsletter, no advertising and no tracking cookies.
Why
To understand how the site is used, in aggregate, to play the films, and to reply to you. The legal basis is my legitimate interest in running a portfolio and answering enquiries.
Who else handles it
Framer (hosting and analytics), Vimeo (films) and Google Workspace (my email). Some of these services process data outside the UK; their own privacy policies explain how they protect it. I do not sell or share your information for marketing.
How long I keep it
Visit counts are kept as totals. Emails stay in my inbox, which Google Workspace hosts, for as long as the conversation and any work that comes from it needs them. I don't copy them into any other system.
Cookies
This site sets no tracking or advertising cookies, so there is no cookie banner. Vimeo may set essential cookies when a film plays.
Links
Instagram and other sites linked from here have their own privacy policies.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law you can ask what information I hold about you, ask me to correct or delete it, or object to how I use it. Email me and I will reply within a month. If you are not happy with my answer, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.
Copyright
All work on this site is © Bertie Sampson and the collaborators credited with it. Photographs are © the photographers credited with them. Please ask before reusing anything, including for press; I'm happy to supply images and credits.
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