Privacy Policy

Art Argentum is an online research, monitoring and analysis project operated from Kraków, Poland.

The platform provides public-source monitoring, structured summaries and analytical outputs based on public media, expert videos, podcasts, YouTube, BiliBili and other publicly available source materials.

For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR/RODO), the operator of the Art Argentum project acts as the data controller for personal data processed through this website, unless stated otherwise.

Privacy-related requests and GDPR/RODO inquiries: [email protected]

General, editorial, legal or operational inquiries: [email protected]

Operational location: Kraków, Poland.

• Account registration details, where user accounts are available.
• Login and authentication data.
• Email address and contact information submitted by the user.
• Information submitted through forms, account settings, dashboards or support requests.
• Billing-related information, where paid features or subscriptions are available.
• Technical and usage data generated when users visit or interact with the website.
• Cookie preferences and consent records, where applicable.

• IP address.
• Browser type and version.
• Device type and operating system.
• Approximate location derived from technical data.
• Pages visited and time spent on the website.
• Referring pages and source of traffic.
• Interaction with website features.
• Cookie and consent preferences.
• Security, error and performance logs.

Art Argentum processes publicly available source materials and metadata from third-party platforms such as YouTube, BiliBili, public media, podcasts and other public-source channels.

This may include source titles, publication dates, channel names, thumbnails, public URLs, descriptions, summaries, extracted analytical signals, topics, entities, metrics and other research-oriented metadata.

Art Argentum does not claim ownership of third-party source materials.

Source links are provided for attribution, verification and user navigation.

• To operate and maintain the website.
• To provide public analytical pages and research features.
• To manage user accounts and authentication.
• To provide logged-in or subscription-based functionality.
• To monitor website performance and security.
• To prevent abuse, fraud, spam or unauthorized access.
• To analyze website usage and improve the service.
• To respond to contact, legal, privacy or support requests.
• To display, measure or improve advertising, where applicable.
• To maintain records required for billing, accounting or compliance.
• To comply with legal obligations.

• Consent — for cookies, analytics, advertising personalization or other optional technologies where consent is required.
• Contract or pre-contractual steps — where processing is necessary to provide account access, subscriptions, billing or requested services.
• Legitimate interests — for website security, fraud prevention, service improvement, public-source analysis, analytics and operational monitoring, where these interests are not overridden by user rights.
• Legal obligation — where Art Argentum is required to keep or disclose certain information under applicable law.

Art Argentum may use cookies, local storage and similar technologies to operate the website, remember user preferences, provide account features, analyze traffic, improve performance and support advertising.

Cookies may be used for essential website functionality, login sessions, security, remembering user choices, analytics, performance measurement, advertising, ad measurement, fraud prevention and abuse detection.

Depending on your location, you may be shown a cookie consent banner or consent management interface.

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect website functionality, login features or personalization.

Art Argentum may use Google Analytics or similar analytics tools to understand how visitors use the website.

Google Analytics may collect information such as pages visited, session duration, device information, browser information, approximate location and interaction events.

This helps improve website structure, content quality, performance and user experience.

Google may process this information according to its own privacy policies and terms.

Art Argentum may use Google AdSense or other advertising technologies to display ads on the website.

Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this website and/or other websites on the Internet.

Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's advertising settings.

Users may also manage cookies through browser settings or through consent tools made available on this website.

Where required by law, including for users in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, Art Argentum will request consent for cookies, local storage and the collection, sharing and use of personal data for personalized advertising.

• If you create an account or use logged-in features, Art Argentum may process information necessary to create and manage your account.
• Account data may be used to authenticate login sessions and protect the account from unauthorized access.
• Logged-in features may include dashboard, watchlist, channel, video, billing or subscription functionality.
• Users are responsible for keeping their login credentials secure.

If paid features, subscriptions or billing functionality are available, payments may be processed by third-party payment providers such as Stripe or similar services.

Art Argentum does not intend to store full payment card numbers on its own servers.

Payment information is processed by the relevant payment provider according to its own privacy policy and terms.

Art Argentum may store limited billing-related information, such as subscription status, payment confirmation, invoice metadata, transaction identifiers or billing history, where necessary to provide the service, handle disputes, comply with tax or accounting requirements, or manage access to paid features.

The website may contain links, embeds, thumbnails or references to external platforms, including YouTube, BiliBili, media websites, podcast platforms and other third-party sources.

When you click an external link or interact with third-party content, the external provider may collect information about you according to its own privacy policy.

Art Argentum is not responsible for the privacy practices, content or policies of external websites or platforms.

Art Argentum may publish analytical summaries, extracted insights, classifications, metrics, entities, topics, source references and research-oriented outputs based on public-source materials.

These outputs are generated for research, monitoring and informational purposes.

They should not be treated as financial, investment, legal, tax or professional advice.

If you believe that content on the website contains personal data that should be corrected, removed or reviewed, contact [email protected].

Art Argentum uses third-party hosting, infrastructure, analytics, advertising, email routing and payment providers.

Depending on the service, data may be processed in the European Economic Area, the United States or other jurisdictions.

Art Argentum does not publish the physical addresses of individual data centers, because infrastructure providers may route, replicate, cache or process data across multiple facilities for security, availability and performance.

Appropriate technical and organizational safeguards are applied to protect stored data.

Art Argentum does not sell user data to third parties.

Art Argentum retains personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Account data may be retained while the account remains active.

Some technical logs may be retained for a limited period for security, debugging and operational purposes.

Billing-related records may be retained where necessary for accounting, tax, compliance or dispute-resolution purposes.

Public analytical data and source metadata may be retained as part of the website's research archive, unless removal is required by law or justified by a valid request.

• Art Argentum may share limited information with hosting and infrastructure providers.
• Art Argentum may share limited information with analytics providers.
• Art Argentum may share limited information with advertising providers.
• Art Argentum may share limited information with payment processors.
• Art Argentum may share limited information with email routing or communication providers.
• Art Argentum may share limited information with security, anti-abuse or technical service providers.
• Art Argentum may disclose information if required by law, legal process, public authorities, or to protect its rights, users, systems or the public.

Some service providers used by Art Argentum may process information outside your country of residence, including outside the European Economic Area.

Where required, such transfers are handled using appropriate legal safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses, adequacy decisions or other mechanisms recognized by applicable data protection laws.

• Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to access your personal data.
• You may have the right to request correction of inaccurate data.
• You may have the right to request deletion of your data.
• You may have the right to request restriction of processing.
• You may have the right to object to certain processing.
• You may have the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
• You may have the right to request data portability.
• You may have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.

To exercise privacy or GDPR/RODO rights, contact [email protected].

Art Argentum may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

Requests will be reviewed in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If a request concerns third-party source material, external platform data or publicly available information, Art Argentum may need to assess the request in light of applicable law, source attribution, public interest, freedom of expression and legitimate research purposes.

Users in Poland and the European Union may lodge a complaint with the Polish supervisory authority for personal data protection.

President of the Personal Data Protection Office / Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych.

Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych, ul. Stanisława Moniuszki 1A, 00-014 Warszawa, Poland.

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: +48 22 531 03 00

Art Argentum is not intended for children.

Art Argentum does not knowingly collect personal data from children.

If you believe that a child has provided personal data through this website, contact [email protected] so that the information can be reviewed and, where appropriate, deleted.

Art Argentum uses reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the website and personal data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse or alteration.

However, no online service can guarantee complete security.

Users should use strong passwords, protect their accounts and avoid sharing login credentials.

Art Argentum may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the website, legal requirements, analytics, advertising technologies, user account features or business structure.

The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised update date.