Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 29, 2026

Store Name: BNAP Store (operated by BNAP Foundation)

Website: https://store.bnapfoundation.co.za

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://store.bnapfoundation.co.za. We are dedicated to providing a secure virtual space for contemporary South African art, connecting collectors directly with exceptional works and supporting sustainable creative futures.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Cookies

• If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies 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 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 or product, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser containing no personal data, simply indicating the post ID of the item you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

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

6. Who We Share Your Data With & Where It Is Sent

• If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
• Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
• We do not sell or trade your personal information. Data is shared strictly with trusted service providers (such as secure payment processors and courier services for artwork delivery) necessary to fulfill our services to you.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

• If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
• For users that register on our website, 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.

8. 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.