COOKIE NOTICE

This Cookie Notice explains how History of Art Academy ("History of Art Academy", "we", "our", or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on historyofartacademy.com.

History of Art Academy is operated from Vienna, Austria, and processes personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Austrian Telecommunications Act (Telekommunikationsgesetz – TKG 2021), and other applicable European data protection laws.

By using our website, you may choose whether to allow certain categories of cookies. Essential cookies are required for the secure operation of the website and cannot be disabled.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember user preferences, improve performance, and, where applicable, provide embedded services.

Cookies may be stored temporarily during your browsing session or remain on your device until they expire or are deleted.

2. Categories of Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation, security, and functionality of our website.

They enable functions such as:

  • secure access to course content;
  • user authentication;
  • maintaining login sessions;
  • website security;
  • fraud prevention;
  • technical website functionality.

These cookies are processed without prior consent where permitted under applicable law because they are necessary for providing the website requested by the user.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience.

Where applicable, these cookies are only activated after your consent.

Embedded Media

Some pages may contain educational video content hosted through Thinkific or embedded from YouTube.

YouTube may place cookies or similar technologies when you interact with embedded videos. These cookies are governed by Google's own privacy practices.

Where legally required, embedded content that uses non-essential cookies will only be activated after your consent.

Booking Services

Appointments and bookings are provided through SimplyBook.me.

When using the booking system, SimplyBook.me may use cookies necessary for the booking process, maintaining user sessions, preventing fraud, and ensuring the proper operation of its services.

Payment Processing

Payments are securely processed by Stripe.

Stripe may use cookies and similar technologies necessary for payment security, fraud prevention, and transaction processing.

History of Art Academy does not store your complete payment card information.

3. Third-Party Providers

Our website currently uses services provided by trusted third parties, including:

  • Thinkific (website hosting and online learning platform)
  • SimplyBook.me (booking services)
  • Stripe (payment processing)
  • YouTube (embedded educational videos)

These providers may collect information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

History of Art Academy does not control cookies placed directly by these third-party providers.

4. Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a Cookie Banner allowing you to:

  • Accept all cookies;
  • Reject all non-essential cookies; or
  • Manage your cookie preferences.

You may withdraw or modify your consent at any time through the cookie settings available on our website.

Your decision does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.

5. Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to block, manage, or delete cookies through their settings.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may limit the availability or functionality of some features of the website or online courses.

6. Updates to this Cookie Notice

We may revise this Cookie Notice from time to time to reflect legal, technical, or operational developments.

The current version will always be available on this page together with the date of the latest revision.

7. Contact

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Email: [email protected]

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Last Updated: July 2026

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