Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 3, 2026
Blue Heights Arts and Culture LLC respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect personal information when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us through this website.
1. Controller and website operator
The entity responsible for processing personal information through this website is:
Blue Heights Arts and Culture LLC
1880 Blue Heights Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90069
United States
Email: info@blueheightsarts.com
For purposes of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR” or “DSGVO”), Blue Heights Arts and Culture LLC is the data controller.
2. Information collected when you visit the website
When you access this website, our hosting provider may automatically process technical information necessary to deliver and secure the website. This information may include:
- Your IP address
- Browser and device type
- Date and time of access
- Pages or files requested
- Referring website
- Technical error and security information
This information is processed to operate the website, maintain its security, prevent misuse, and diagnose technical problems.
For visitors covered by the GDPR, the legal basis is our legitimate interest in operating a secure and functional website under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
The website is hosted by IONOS. IONOS processes technical information on our behalf as necessary to provide its hosting services.
3. Newsletter subscriptions
You may voluntarily provide your email address to receive news about Blue Heights Arts and Culture LLC, including information about programs, events, projects, and related activities.
We use your email address only to:
- Administer your newsletter subscription
- Send the requested newsletter
- Document your consent
- Process an unsubscribe request
Providing your email address is voluntary and is not required to use the rest of the website.
For individuals covered by the GDPR, newsletter processing is based on your consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing performed before withdrawal.
We use a double opt-in procedure. After registering, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. Your subscription becomes active only after you complete that confirmation. To document consent and prevent misuse, the date and time of registration and confirmation, and potentially the associated IP address, may be recorded.
4. Contact form
You may voluntarily use the contact form on this website to send us a message. The form asks for your name, your email address, and the content of your message.
We use this information only to:
- Read and understand your inquiry
- Respond to you
- Follow up on the matter you contacted us about
Your message is delivered to us by email and is not stored in a database on this website. Website and email hosting are provided by IONOS, so your message passes through and is stored on IONOS servers. We keep contact messages in our mailbox for as long as needed to handle your inquiry and any follow-up, and delete them when they are no longer needed.
For visitors covered by the GDPR, the legal basis is our legitimate interest in responding to inquiries addressed to us under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where your message concerns a contract with us, or steps taken at your request before entering into one, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
To limit automated misuse, the form includes a hidden field that is invisible to visitors and limits how many messages can be sent from one internet connection per hour. No CAPTCHA and no third-party service is used for this.
Providing this information is voluntary and is not required to use the rest of the website. You may also write to us directly at info@blueheightsarts.com.
5. IONOS Email Marketing
We use IONOS Email Marketing to manage subscriptions and distribute our newsletter. Subscriber information, including email addresses and any voluntarily provided names, is processed through this service on our behalf.
According to IONOS, its Email Marketing service also processes delivery, opening, and link-click information for statistical purposes. IONOS states that these statistics are not stored or evaluated in relation to individual subscribers.
IONOS uses XQueue GmbH, Christian-Pleß-Straße 11–13, 63069 Offenbach am Main, Germany, as a service provider for IONOS Email Marketing. According to IONOS, information processed through this product is not processed outside the European Union or European Economic Area.
Additional information is available in the IONOS information about Email Marketing data processing.
6. Unsubscribing
Every newsletter contains an unsubscribe link. You may unsubscribe at any time by using that link or by contacting us at info@blueheightsarts.com.
After you unsubscribe, we will stop sending you newsletters. We may retain limited information about the unsubscribe request when necessary to ensure that you are not contacted again and to document our compliance with legal obligations.
Our newsletters will identify Blue Heights Arts and Culture LLC as the sender, include our physical mailing address, and provide a clear method for unsubscribing.
7. Retention
We retain your newsletter information for as long as your subscription remains active.
After you unsubscribe, we will delete or restrict your subscriber information unless limited retention is necessary to:
- Honor your unsubscribe request
- Document that valid consent was obtained
- Meet legal obligations
- Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
Technical server logs are retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for website operation, security, troubleshooting, and legal compliance.
8. Sharing of personal information
We do not sell personal information.
We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising or permit third parties to use newsletter addresses for their own marketing.
Information may be disclosed to service providers, including IONOS and its authorized subprocessors, only as necessary to host the website, manage subscriptions, send newsletters, maintain security, or comply with legal obligations.
We may also disclose information if required by law, court order, or a valid governmental request, or when reasonably necessary to protect our legal rights or the security of the website.
9. Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live and the law applicable to you, you may have the right to:
- Request access to your personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your information
- Request restriction of processing
- Object to certain processing
- Receive information you provided in a portable format
- Withdraw your consent at any time
- Lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection authority
To exercise any of these rights, contact info@blueheightsarts.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
If the GDPR applies to you, you may lodge a complaint with the data-protection authority in the EU or EEA country where you live or work, or where you believe an infringement occurred.
California residents may also contact us to request information about, correction of, or deletion of personal information associated with their newsletter subscription. Blue Heights Arts and Culture LLC does not sell or share personal information for behavioral advertising.
10. Cookies and tracking
This website does not use cookies or similar technologies for advertising or cross-site behavioral tracking.
The website or its hosting provider may use strictly necessary technologies required for security, technical functionality, and website administration.
We do not currently respond differently to browser “Do Not Track” signals because we do not conduct cross-site behavioral tracking.
If we introduce analytics, embedded third-party media, advertising tools, or other nonessential tracking technologies, we will update this Privacy Policy and, where legally required, obtain consent before activating them.
11. Children
The newsletter is intended for a general audience and is not directed toward children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe that a child has submitted personal information, please contact us so that we can delete it.
12. Data security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or loss. However, no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
13. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our practices, services, or legal obligations change. The current version will be posted on this page with the date of the latest revision.
If a change materially affects how we use information already collected, we will provide additional notice when required by law.
14. Contact
For questions about this Privacy Policy or our handling of personal information, contact:
Blue Heights Arts and Culture LLC
1880 Blue Heights Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90069
United States
Email: info@blueheightsarts.com