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West University of Timișoara
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Privacy notice

Updated 4 November 2026

This website records participation in the exhibition and its interactive artworks. This notice explains the information collected and how it is used.

Website operator and privacy contact

The website operator is ASOCIAȚIA TEHNOARTE, Timișoara, Romania, tax identification number (CUI) 44138189. For questions about personal data or requests concerning participation records and generated portraits, contact aurabalanescu@yahoo.com.

Your participation choice

Accept enables the collection below and access to the interactive editions. Do not accept keeps presentation pages available without optional participation analytics. Camera and microphone permissions remain separate. You can withdraw future collection through Visitor preferences at any time.

Participation records

After acceptance we record a random session code, full IP address, date and time, browser user agent, available device and viewport information, language, timezone, referring domain and limited campaign tags. We record page visits, time actively spent, navigation, artwork launches, Start, pause, exit, fullscreen, control changes, sampled pointer and touch coordinates, clicks, scroll, permission outcomes and generation events.

We record navigation and interactions with the artworks to reconstruct the session journey, exclusively for internal research and improving exhibitions. We do not archive camera images or audio recordings. Administrators can reconstruct and replay the recorded visit, view session timelines and interaction heatmaps, compare page visits with artwork starts, export the archive and remove records. A session is not a verified individual. We do not request names, precise location, contact details or identity documents. An IP address and device information may still be personal data.

What is excluded

Analytics does not collect text-field contents, passwords, camera frames or audio recordings. The replay reconstructs the website and artwork settings from permitted events and states; it is not a camera, microphone or screen video recording. Personal camera imagery is masked, and particle effects may differ from the original. Device information is limited to what the browser exposes; we do not inspect other applications, files or browsing history.

Camera and microphone artworks

Desert Storm processes camera images locally to create a silhouette. Inverted Panopticon keeps temporary facial reflections in memory on your device and lets them fade; those images are not uploaded. Breathing Fields reads local microphone intensity, with no saved or uploaded audio. Camera and microphone access requires browser permission and stops when the artwork closes or goes into the background.

Feature Fusion contributions

You may view the collective portrait and its gallery without contributing an image. Before each contribution, a separate checkbox explains that one camera image will be sent to OpenAI for image generation and that the generated result will be saved and published in the exhibition gallery. The previous generated portrait can also be sent as input to carry selected traits into the next work.

The application does not store the original webcam capture on disk or in its archive. It handles the selected image in memory for the request. The saved output is the generated portrait, with generation date and time, selected traits, model, processing status and its place in the collective sequence. A generated portrait may still resemble a participant; it is not guaranteed to be anonymous. Do not contribute an image of another person without their permission.

OpenAI processes the image as an API provider. API content is not used for model training by default; default abuse-monitoring logs may retain input and output for up to 30 days. This project does not claim Zero Data Retention. See OpenAI’s API data controls. Processing by external providers may involve international transfers.

Retention and withdrawal

The exhibition archive has no automatic expiry for participation records, reconstructed sessions or generated portraits. Retention is reviewed against the continuing needs of internal research and exhibition improvement; records can be deleted when no longer needed or following an applicable request. A session closes after 30 minutes of inactivity; this does not delete its archived events. Administrators can configure session retention and delete or export records. Images are managed separately.

Withdrawal stops future participation collection and closes interactive editions. It does not automatically erase previously collected records or published outputs. Removing a generated portrait cannot undo features that have already been carried into later portraits. The scope of any deletion request must therefore be reviewed across the collective archive.

Recipients and access

Participation records and full IP addresses are available only in the authenticated statistics console. Visitors see published generated portraits and their dates, not session metadata or IP addresses. SIDECUBE provides website development, hosting and technical administration. Cloudflare handles delivery and security. Google Analytics is not connected.

Cookies and technical records

The browser remembers your choice for 30 days. A secure session cookie connects accepted events; a separate cookie authenticates administrators. Feature Fusion keeps only a pending request identifier in tab storage. See Cookies & storage for the inventory.

Hosting, proxy and security systems receive technical requests, which can include IP addresses, URLs, browser information and timestamps, independently of optional analytics. These technical records are separate from participation analytics.

Your visit / Your choice

Visitor preferences

Accepting enables participation analytics on exhibition pages and interactive editions: navigation, active time, clicks, touch, sampled pointer positions, scroll, artwork controls, errors and contribution events. We also record your full IP address, browser and device information.

We do not record or save video or microphone audio. Camera and microphone effects run locally on your phone or computer. Feature Fusion is the exception for a photo you choose to submit; its processing and storage are explained before you send it.

Session heatmaps and reconstructed visits help us study how the exhibition is explored. They do not record camera images, microphone audio, passwords or the contents of text fields. Administrators can view participation records; these are not shown in the public gallery.

Interactive editions require acceptance. Declining keeps presentation pages available. Camera and microphone access always require a separate browser permission. Feature Fusion explains its AI image processing and gallery publication before you submit a contribution.

Storage and retention

Name / technology
isea_replay_tab · sessionStorage
Provider / scope
This exhibition website
Purpose
Random tab identifier used to join accepted navigation and artwork reconstruction. Contains no camera or audio data.
Category
Participation reconstruction, after acceptance
Retention
Until the tab closes; removed on withdrawal.
Your control
Withdraw in Visitor preferences.
Name / technology
isea_language · localStorage
Provider / scope
This exhibition website
Purpose
Remembers the language you select (EN or RO), including after a page refresh. Contains only the language code.
Category
Language preference
Retention
Until you change the language or clear browser storage.
Your control
Choose EN or RO, or clear this website’s browser storage.
Name / technology
isea_visitor_choice · localStorage
Provider / scope
This exhibition website
Purpose
Stores Accept / Do not accept, the notice revision, choice date and expiry. Acceptance enables participation analytics and interactive access.
Category
Remembers your choice
Retention
30 days; renewed only when you make a new choice.
Your control
Change or clear the choice in Visitor preferences.
Name / technology
__Secure-isea_session · Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite cookie, API path only
Provider / scope
This exhibition website
Purpose
Connects accepted participation events to a random session code. Full IP, browser/device details, events, heatmaps and reconstructed visits are stored privately on the server.
Category
Participation analytics, after acceptance
Retention
Cookie: up to 30 days. A participation session expires after 30 minutes of inactivity. Archived records have no automatic expiry.
Your control
Withdraw in Visitor preferences to stop collection and revoke the session.
Name / technology
isea_fusion_pending · sessionStorage
Provider / scope
This exhibition website
Purpose
Remembers the random identifier of a pending Feature Fusion generation so a refresh can recover its status. Contains no camera image.
Category
Contribution continuity
Retention
Until the generation finishes or the browser tab closes.
Your control
Cleared automatically when the result is received.
Name / technology
__Secure-isea_admin · Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite cookie
Provider / scope
This exhibition website
Purpose
Authenticates the private statistics console. Only created after an administrator signs in.
Category
Necessary for administrator authentication
Retention
8 hours, or until logout.
Your control
Sign out of the statistics console.

Participation records, reconstructed visits and generated artworks have no automatic expiry. The team reviews whether continued retention remains necessary for the research. Withdrawing stops future collection; it does not automatically erase existing records. Contact the exhibition team through the privacy notice for an existing-record request.

Google Analytics is not connected. Any change to analytics services will be reflected in the notice and storage inventory before activation. Cloudflare separately delivers and protects the website.

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