Last updated: August 3, 2026
Effective date: August 3, 2026

Introduction

ASIP (“ASIP”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is operated by Arnold Szmerling, a Visual Legacy Artist based in Israel.

Through ASIP we offer private photographic commissions, the Founder’s Legacy Residency, Lifestyle Legacy Portraiture, museum-grade fine art prints, and related artistic services through our websites, including https://asip.co and affiliated ASIP websites (collectively, the “Website”).

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, when we share it, your legal rights, and how you can contact us.

This Policy applies to all visitors, clients, collectors, and users of the Website.

By using the Website or purchasing products or services, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Who is responsible for your personal information?

Arnold Szmerling

Visual Legacy Artist

Based in Israel

Please contact us through the Website’s Contact page for all privacy-related enquiries.

2. Information We Collect

We collect only information necessary to operate our business and provide our services.

Information you provide directly

This may include:

• Full name

• Email address

• Telephone or WhatsApp number (optional)

• Postal and shipping address

• Country and city

• Message or enquiry details

• Information voluntarily supplied during consultations or correspondence

• Purchase information relating to commissioned artwork or fine art prints

You may voluntarily provide additional information relevant to your enquiry. We process such information only for responding to your request or providing the requested services.

We do not intentionally request sensitive personal information. If you voluntarily provide such information, it will only be used to respond to your enquiry.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the Website, our servers may automatically collect:

• IP address

• Browser type and version

• Operating system

• Device information

• Pages visited

• Date and time of access

• Referring pages

• Basic server log information

This information is used for security, performance, and basic analytics.

We do not use behavioural profiling or automated marketing profiling.

Payment Information

Payments are processed securely by trusted third-party payment providers, including Stripe.

We do not store or have access to your credit card details.

Payment providers process payment information in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable PCI DSS security standards.

3. How We Collect Information

Information may be collected when you:

• Submit an enquiry through the Website

• Purchase artwork or photographic services

• Purchase fine art prints

• Contact us by email

• Contact us through WhatsApp (for established communications)

• Communicate during consultations or project discussions

The Website may also use minimal technical cookies necessary for proper operation and security.

Where implemented, Google reCAPTCHA may be used to protect enquiry forms against spam.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information only where reasonably necessary.

This includes:

• Responding to enquiries

• Managing portrait commissions

• Delivering Lifestyle Legacy Portraits

• Managing Founder’s Legacy Residency projects

• Processing print purchases

• Packaging and shipping artwork

• Sending order confirmations

• Providing shipping updates

• Providing customer support

• Maintaining business records

• Improving Website performance

• Preventing fraud and abuse

• Protecting our intellectual property

• Meeting legal and accounting obligations

We do not use personal information for automated decision-making or profiling.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Where applicable under GDPR and similar legislation, we process information under one or more of the following legal bases:

Contract

To fulfil purchases, commissions, consultations, and shipping obligations.

Legitimate Interests

To respond to enquiries, improve our services, protect our business, prevent fraud, and maintain business communications.

Legal Obligations

To comply with taxation, accounting, legal reporting, and regulatory requirements.

Consent

Where required by law, including future marketing communications, we will request your explicit consent before sending promotional communications.

6. Sharing Your Information

We never sell your personal information.

Information is shared only where necessary to operate our business.

This may include:

• Stripe or other payment processors

• Shipping carriers such as DHL, Israel Post, FedEx, UPS, or equivalent providers

• Website hosting providers

• Email service providers

• Professional advisers where legally required

• Government authorities where required by law

All service providers are expected to process personal information only for the purposes for which it was provided.

7. International Data Transfers

As our business operates internationally, your information may be processed in Israel or in countries where our trusted service providers operate.

Where required, transfers rely upon:

• GDPR adequacy decisions

• Standard Contractual Clauses

• Other legally recognised safeguards

8. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information.

These include:

• HTTPS encryption

• Secure hosting

• Restricted administrative access

• Password protection

• Routine software updates

No method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary.

Typical retention periods include:

• Purchase and accounting records: up to seven years or as required by law

• Enquiries: generally up to twenty-four months

• Inactive enquiries: typically deleted after twelve months unless ongoing communication exists

You may request deletion of your information at any time, subject to legal obligations requiring continued retention.

10. Your Rights

Depending upon your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access your personal information

• Correct inaccurate information

• Request deletion

• Restrict processing

• Object to processing

• Receive your information in a portable format

• Withdraw consent where consent is the legal basis for processing

• Lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority

Privacy requests may be submitted through the Website’s Contact page.

We aim to respond within one month, or within the period required by applicable law.

11. Cookies

The Website uses only cookies necessary for essential website functionality and security.

We do not currently use advertising cookies or behavioural tracking technologies.

If optional analytics or marketing cookies are introduced in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.

12. Children’s Privacy

The Website is intended for adults.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of sixteen.

If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a child without appropriate consent, we will delete that information promptly.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, legal obligations, or business practices.

The revised version will always display an updated “Last updated” date.

Continued use of the Website following publication of changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.

14. Contact

For questions, requests, or privacy-related concerns, please contact us through the Website’s Contact page.

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may also contact the appropriate supervisory authority, including:

• Israel Privacy Protection Authority

• Your local European Data Protection Authority (where applicable)

• Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (where applicable)

Thank you for placing your trust in ASIP.

We are committed to protecting your personal information with the same care and integrity that we bring to preserving personal histories through our work.