Privacy Policy

Ad Achkar is committed to protecting the privacy and keeping secure personal information of [adachkar.com] visitors and users. This page describes the policy of [adachkar.com] regarding the artworks and portfolio, and the use of personal information from [adachkar.com] visitors.

Who we are

Our website address is https://adachkar.com
Our email address is ad@adachkar.com
Artist/Owner’s name is: Ad Achkar

We are specialized in Visual Arts and Fine Arts, and we present Conceptual Arts | Street and Minimal Photography | Self-portraits | Collages | Installations and Media Arts | Writing and Publications |

Academic Achievements

[2017] – MA in Media Spaces — UE [University of Applied Sciences Europe – Berlin, Germany].
[2010] – BA in PhotographyUSEK [Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon].

Contact Information
Official name: Aad El Achkar, Lebanese, born on August 17, 1988.

  • Lebanon: +961 3 818 714
    Address: Achkar Bldg, 1st floor, 102 street, 1207, Beit El Keko, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon.
  • Germany: +49 176 23973801
    Address: C/O Yammine, Zauritzweg 9, 10585, Berlin, Germany.

Social media links:

https://www.facebook.com/adachkar/
https://www.instagram.com/adachkar/

Copyright

Any artwork or photograph purchased or displayed on this website are displayed under the copyright of Ad Achkar and are protected under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
For clients who have bought digital files, either specific artworks or as part of a photography commission, Ad Achkar does grant limited reproduction rights for personal use and non-commercial purposes, including producing prints and posters, magazines, books, and diverse printed matter, digital projections and other electronic media projects.

If you are a third party, such as a gallery or magazine, and would like to use Ad Achkar’s photographs then please contact ad@adachkar.com. If any of Ad Achkar’s works are used online on a public forum (i.e. website, social networking, App, etc ), a credit in the name of Ad Achkar shall accompany the photographs whenever practical.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
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.

Contact forms

[adachkar.com] does not use any information submitted through the website for any purposes.
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, the practices of [adachkar.com] or your dealings with [adachkar.com], please contact us. Email: ad@adachkar.com

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 and PRESS on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites (e.g. Vimeo, Youtube, etc.) 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.

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 we send your data

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

Additional information

By using this site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our site. Your continued use of the site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.