Privacy Policy

Overview

This website, lauriekoss.com, is the personal portfolio of artist Laurie Koss. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with care. This policy explains what information we collect and how we use it.

Information We Collect

Contact & Inquiry Forms

When you submit a contact form or painting inquiry, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not shared with third parties.

Newsletter Signup

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. Your email is stored securely with our email service provider, Brevo (formerly Sendinblue), and is used only to send you studio updates, new artwork announcements, and print release notifications. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link included in every email.

Blog Comments

If you leave a comment on a blog post, we collect your name, email address, and comment text. Your email is not displayed publicly and is used only for moderation purposes.

How We Use Your Information

• To respond to your inquiries about artwork, commissions, or prints
• To send newsletter updates (only if you opted in)
• To moderate and display blog comments

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

Cookies & Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors interact with the site — including which pages are visited, how long visitors stay, and general geographic location (country and region). This helps us improve the site and understand what content resonates with our audience. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this data anonymously. No personally identifiable information is collected through analytics.

We also use session storage in your browser to remember your gallery filter preferences during your visit. This data stays in your browser and is not transmitted to our servers.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Image Copyright

All artwork images on this website are copyright protected by Laurie Koss. Images may not be downloaded, copied, linked to, or reproduced in any form without written consent from the artist.

Your Rights

You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information. To make a request, please contact us using the contact form.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated date.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, please reach out via our contact page.