Privacy Policy
Who We Are
This website is operated from Helsinki, Finland, by one person and one person only—me, Marko Saarelainen, also known as the graffiti artist Acton. The latter name will be used throughout this website. If you need to contact me, the fastest way is via email at [email protected].
The website’s address is https://www.thankyouforthemusic.net. There is also an associated Instagram account: https://instagram.com/kiitosmusiikista. Just so you know, Kiitos Musiikista means Thank You for the Music in Finnish. This website is written primarily in English, but the Instagram posts are not.
Purpose of This Website
This website is a personal, non-commercial art project. While it includes articles about various products, none of the manufacturers or resellers have paid me or provided me with free or discounted products. Every item reviewed is something I have personally purchased and paid for in full.
Most of the content here consists of artwork inspired by or based on various bands, albums, or songs. None of these artists have paid me, and most are likely unaware of my existence or this project. I create these artworks purely because I am a fan, and their music has influenced and inspired me. However, there are two exceptions worth mentioning:
- I have been the webmaster for The Project Hate MCMXCIX since 2001. I have also designed album artwork for them, mostly between 2002 and 2020. The band is still active, and I know the members personally. Occasionally, they hire me for design work, but this website is not part of that arrangement.
- I have also worked with Steen1, a Finnish rap artist who officially ended his career a few years ago. I created a lot of illustrative work for him and managed his website for nearly a decade. However, he has not paid me for anything related to this site.
Comments
If visitors leave comments (when enabled), the site collects the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
Media
Visitors cannot upload media files to this site. Also, please do not send me any email attachments — those will be marked as spam and deleted.
AI Generated Content
In theory, there is none. In reality — well, there is some. I have used AI — ChatGPT, to be precise — to proofread most of the texts I’ve written. What can I say? I’m not a native English speaker, so it’s important to provide visitors with text that is clear and easy to understand.
Just to make it clear: All images are real and/or edited by me. A few photos in the reviews section are product images from the manufacturers.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for convenience so that you don’t have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year (I think).
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or audio files). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited those sites directly.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with their content. Since I use Google Analytics and link to content on YouTube, I am 110% sure that at least Google is collecting as much data as possible. Unfortunately, there’s not much I can do about that.
Who I Share Your Data With
No one — unless explicitly stated otherwise.
How Long Your Data Is Retained
If you leave a comment (again, when enabled), the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely — or until this website is shut down. This allows follow-up comments to be recognized and approved automatically instead of being held for moderation.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of any personal data I have about you, including any data you provided. You can also request that I erase any personal data I hold about you. However, this does not include data that I am required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. This site uses the Akismet service for that purpose.
Changes to This Policy
I reserve the right to edit both the content of this site and this privacy policy as needed. If significant changes are made to the privacy policy, they will be announced on the front page of the site for a short period. Given that this site is a constantly evolving project, this should come as no surprise.
Content Removal Requests
If I have created artwork based on something you or your band released, and you don’t want it displayed here, no problem. I understand that fan art can be a complicated issue for some. Just drop me an email, and consider it deleted! However, please note that this only removes the artwork from the site — the original piece still exists in my collection.