Last updated: March 1, 2026.
This Privacy Notice describes the terms under which Karla de Lara, as the controller of personal data processing (the “Controller”), collects, uses, stores, protects and, where applicable, transfers the personal data gathered through the website www.karladelara.com (the “Website”).
The Website is intended for informational, editorial, artistic, cultural and institutional communication purposes. Unless expressly stated otherwise in a specific section, the Website is not an e-commerce platform and does not process direct payments for the sale of goods or services.
By accessing, browsing, using the Website, or providing information through any of its contact channels, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Notice.
1. Identity and contact details of the Controller
The Controller of your personal data is:
[Full legal name]
Address: [Address]
General contact email: [General email]
Privacy email: [Privacy email]
2. Personal data we may collect
Depending on the nature of your interaction with the Website, the Controller may collect the following categories of personal data:
2.1 Identification and contact data
Full name
Email address
Telephone number
Company, institution, gallery, media outlet or business name
Job title or position
City and country
2.2 Data related to communications or requests
Information submitted through contact forms
Contents of emails or messages sent to the Controller
Reason for contact
Interest in artworks, exhibitions, collaborations, interviews, licensing, publications or representation
2.3 Browsing and Website usage data
IP address
Browser type
Operating system
Browser language
Date and time of access
Pages visited
Time spent browsing
Referring website
Cookies, online identifiers and similar technologies
2.4 Subscription data
Name
Email address
Subscription preferences, where applicable
2.5 Professional or corporate data
If contact is made by gallerists, curators, journalists, licensees, agents, sponsors, cultural institutions or potential partners, professional, corporate or commercial data related to the request may also be processed.
3. Sensitive personal data
The Controller does not request or seek to collect sensitive personal data through the Website.
Users are asked not to submit sensitive information through open forms, general contact emails, or any other channel available on the Website. If a user voluntarily provides sensitive data without having been asked to do so, such data will only be processed to the extent strictly necessary to address the relevant communication and may later be deleted.
4. Purposes of processing
Personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
4.1 Primary purposes
To address contact, information or follow-up requests
To respond to inquiries from collectors, galleries, curators, media, institutions, licensees or interested audiences
To manage requests related to exhibitions, collaborations, publications, interviews, licensing or special projects
To send requested information regarding artworks, career milestones, exhibitions, publications or professional activities
To manage newsletter subscriptions or editorial communications
To maintain the security, integrity and proper operation of the Website
To comply with legal, regulatory, contractual or rights-protection obligations
4.2 Secondary purposes
To send informational, editorial, institutional or promotional communications
To prepare browsing metrics and statistical analysis
To improve user experience and optimize content
To develop communication strategies, audience insights and content planning
To document the professional, editorial, cultural or commercial interest generated by the Website
Where required by applicable law, secondary purposes shall be subject to the data subject’s consent.
5. Legal basis for processing
The processing of personal data may be based, as applicable, on one or more of the following legal grounds:
The data subject’s consent
Pre-contractual measures requested by the data subject
Compliance with legal obligations
The legitimate interests of the Controller, provided such interests do not override the rights and freedoms of the data subject
The management of professional, artistic, editorial, institutional or commercial relationships lawfully initiated
6. Cookies and similar technologies
The Website may use cookies, pixel tags, scripts, server logs and similar technologies to:
Remember user preferences
Analyze traffic and browsing behavior
Improve functionality, performance and security
Measure audiences and content performance
Enable contact, subscription or interaction tools
Users may change their browser settings to reject or limit the use of cookies. However, doing so may affect certain Website functionalities.
Where required by applicable law, consent will be obtained for the use of non-essential cookies.
7. Transfers and disclosures of personal data
Your personal data may be shared, disclosed or transferred, within or outside your country of residence, only where necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Notice, including with:
Web hosting, maintenance, analytics, cloud storage, CRM or email marketing providers
Legal, technological, administrative or compliance advisors
Representatives, agencies, galleries, cultural institutions, strategic partners or licensees, where justified by the nature of the request
Competent authorities, where there is a legal obligation or duly grounded request
The Controller will seek to ensure that such third parties maintain confidentiality, security and processing standards consistent with this Privacy Notice and applicable law.
8. Data retention
Personal data will be retained only for as long as necessary to:
Fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Notice
Address pending requests
Maintain administrative, contractual, editorial or legal records
Resolve disputes
Exercise or defend rights
Once the applicable retention period has ended, the data may be deleted, blocked or anonymized, as appropriate.
9. Information security
The Controller adopts reasonable administrative, technical, physical and organizational safeguards to protect personal data against damage, loss, alteration, destruction, unauthorized access or improper processing.
However, no technological system or Internet transmission can guarantee absolute security, and therefore the Controller cannot warrant the total invulnerability of its systems.
10. Data subject rights
Subject to applicable law, data subjects may exercise the following rights:
Access
Rectification
Erasure or deletion
Objection
Restriction of processing
Portability, where applicable
Withdrawal of consent
They may also request to stop receiving informational or promotional communications.
To exercise any of these rights, a request must be sent to info@karladelara.com including the following information:
Full name
Contact method for receiving a response
Relationship with the Controller
Clear description of the right to be exercised
Information or documents reasonably necessary to verify identity or legal representation, where applicable
The Controller will respond within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable law.
11. Minors
The Website is not primarily directed to minors and does not knowingly seek to collect personal data from children or adolescents without the appropriate authorization of their parents or legal guardians, where required by applicable law.
If you believe that a minor has provided personal data without proper authorization, you may request review or deletion by contacting [Privacy email].
12. Third-party links
The Website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms or services. This Privacy Notice does not apply to such third parties, and users should review their respective notices, terms and policies before providing any information.
The Controller assumes no responsibility for the practices, policies, contents or security measures of third parties.
13. Professional contacts: press, galleries, licensees and institutions
If you contact the Controller as a gallerist, curator, journalist, editor, media outlet, licensee, agent, sponsor, cultural institution or potential partner, the information provided may be processed in order to:
Verify professional or corporate identity
Assess the viability of the request or relationship
Follow up on proposals, requests, press materials, licenses, authorizations or collaborations
Maintain documentary, legal and commercial traceability of the interaction
The submission of proposals, materials, portfolios, licensing requests or collaboration requests does not imply any obligation to respond, contract, authorize, represent or assign rights on the part of the Controller.
14. Protection of artistic work, original content and artificial intelligence
For the purpose of protecting the artistic work, images, texts, trademarks, distinctive signs and other original content available on the Website, the Controller may retain technical and documentary evidence related to access, inquiries, requests and uses of content where reasonably necessary to:
Protect copyright, intellectual property, image rights and contractual rights
Investigate unauthorized uses, scraping, automated extraction or misappropriation of content
Prevent unauthorized reproduction, downloading, exploitation, indexing or reuse of Website materials
Prevent the use of Website content for the training, fine-tuning, development, testing or exploitation of artificial intelligence systems, generative models, machine learning tools or datasets, without prior express written authorization
This is without prejudice to the provisions set forth in the Website Terms and Conditions and applicable law.
15. Changes to this Privacy Notice
The Controller reserves the right to modify, update or adjust this Privacy Notice at any time in order to reflect legal, regulatory, operational, technological or structural changes relating to the Website.
Any changes will be published in this same section together with the corresponding updated date. Users are encouraged to review this document periodically.
16. Contact
For any questions, comments or requests related to this Privacy Notice or the processing of personal data, you may contact us at:
Juan Carlos Fernández de Lara Gastelum
Email: info@karladelara.com
Address: [Address]
