Privacy Policy

Overview

iArt.jp is a personal art website that presents browser-based artworks and related texts. This site may collect limited, anonymous usage data in order to understand how artworks are experienced, revisited, and connected through navigation.

The collected data is used for site operation, artwork research, and improvement of the visitor experience.

Information collected

When you visit artworks or pages on this site, the site may record technical and interaction-related data, including:

• Visited page path
• Artwork ID, when available
• Page title, when available
• Referrer information
• Navigation source, such as home or next
• Previous artwork ID, when available
• Approximate viewing duration and visible time
• Screen and viewport size
• Browser user agent
• Client-side timestamp
• An anonymized or hashed IP-derived value, when used for basic abuse prevention or log distinction

This site does not intentionally collect names, postal addresses, phone numbers, payment information, or other information that directly identifies a visitor.

Visitor and session identifiers

This site may use anonymous visitor and session identifiers to understand repeated visits and transitions between artworks. These identifiers are used to distinguish browsing sessions and are not intended to identify a real person.

LocalStorage

This site may use browser LocalStorage for site functions such as remembering whether the welcome message should be shown again.

LocalStorage may also be used to support anonymous visitor or session behavior needed for artwork experience logging. You can clear this data at any time through your browser settings.

Cookies

This site is designed to operate without advertising cookies or third-party behavioral tracking cookies. If cookies are introduced in the future, this policy will be updated accordingly.

External links and embedded services

Some artworks may link to or reference external websites or services. When you open an external site, the privacy policy of that external site applies.

iArt.jp is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.

Purpose of use

Collected anonymous data may be used for the following purposes:

• Understanding how artworks are viewed, revisited, and navigated
• Improving artwork presentation and site structure
• Generating internal statistics such as recent activity or frequently experienced works
• Improving recommendations, transitions, and future artwork journeys
• Maintaining site stability and basic security

Data sharing

Anonymous usage data collected by this site is not sold to third parties. Data may be processed by the hosting provider or technical infrastructure necessary to operate the site.

Data retention

Anonymous logs may be retained for as long as they are useful for artwork research, site improvement, maintenance, or security. Data may be aggregated or deleted when no longer needed.

Changes to this policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in the site, artworks, logging system, or applicable requirements.

Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact the site owner through the contact method provided on iArt.jp.