Privacy Policy
What Information Do We Collect?
Our Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we
collect and use the personal information you provide to us and to assist you
in making informed decisions when using our site and our products and
services.
When you visit our Web site you may provide us with two
types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose
that is collected on an individual basis and web site use information
collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our web site.
1. Personal Information You Choose to Provide
Registration Information
You will provide us information about yourself, your firm or company, and your
practices when you use certain services on www.artsnation.com or register
for email newsletters and alerts. You may also provide additional comments on
how you see www.artsnation.com servicing
your needs and interests.
Email Information
If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the content of your email
messages together with your email address and our responses.
2. Web Site Use Information
Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web site
utilizes a standard technology called "cookies" (see explanation below, "What
Are Cookies?") and Web server logs to collect information about how our Web
site is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may
include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web
site, and the Web sites visited just before and just after our Web site. We,
our advertisers, and ad serving companies may also use small pieces of code
called "web beacons" or
"clear gifs" to determine which advertisements
and promotions users have seen and how users responded to them.
How Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us?
Broadly speaking, we use personal information for purposes
of administering and expanding our business activities, providing customer
service, and making available other products and services to our customers
and prospective customers. Occasionally, we may also use the information we
collect to notify you about important changes to our Web site, new services,
and special offers we think you will find valuable. You may notify us at any
time if you do not wish to receive these offers by contacting us at joseph@artsnation.com.
Do we use cookies?
Yes (Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.
Third party vendors, including Google, show our ads on sites on the internet. Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website.
We might also send cookies to your browser to enable automatic logins when you visit in future, as well as for content customization. That’s right — this little site is more complicated than it looks!
You have the option to opt out of Google’s use of cookies by visiting the Google advertising opt-out page.
Alternatively you can opt out of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt out page.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
We may enter into alliances, partnerships, or other business arrangements
with third parties who may be given access to personal information including
your name, address, telephone number, and email for the purpose of providing
you information regarding products and services that we think will be of
interest to you. In connection with alliances, partnerships, or arrangements,
we may also provide certain information to third parties if we have
determined that the information will be used in a responsible manner by a
responsible third party. For example, some of our partners operate stores or
provide services on our site, while others power offerings developed by us
for your use.
We also use third parties to facilitate our business,
including, but not limited to, sending email and processing credit card
payments. In connection with these offerings and business operations, our
partners and other third parties may have access to your personal information
for use in connection with business activities. As we develop our business,
we may buy or sell assets or business offerings. Customer, email, and visitor
information is generally one of the transferred business assets in these
types of transactions. We may also transfer such information in the course of
corporate divestitures, mergers, or any dissolution.
Notice of New Services and Changes
Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about
important changes to our Web site, new services, and special offers we think
you will find valuable. As our customer, you will be given the opportunity to
notify us of your desire not to receive these offers by sending us an email
request at joseph@artsnation.com.
How Do We Protect Your Information?
How Do We Secure Information Transmissions?
Email is not recognized as a secure
medium of communication. For this reason, we request that you do not send
private information to us by email. Some of the information you may enter on
our Web site may be transmitted securely via Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), 128
bit encryption services, which are enabled by VeriSign, Inc. Pages utilizing
this technology will have URLs that start with HTTPS instead of HTTP. Please
contact us at joseph@artsnation.com if you have
any questions or concerns.
How Can You Access and Correct Your Information?
You may request access to all your personally identifiable information that
we collect online and maintain in our database by contacting us at joseph@artsnation.com.
Certain Disclosures
We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or
subpoena, or if we believe that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to
the law or comply with legal process served on us or Affiliated Parties; (b)
protect and defend our rights and property, the Site, the users of the Site,
and/or our Affiliated Parties; (c) act under circumstances to protect the
safety of users of the Site, us, or third parties.
What About Other Web Sites Linked to Our Web Site?
We are not responsible for the practices employed by Web sites linked to or
from our Web site nor the information or content contained therein. Often
links to other Web sites are provided solely as pointers to information on
topics that may be useful to the users of our Web site.
Please remember that when you use a link to go from our
Web site to another Web site, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your
browsing and interaction on any other Web site, including Web sites which
have a link on our Web site, is subject to that Web site’s own rules and
policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.
Your Consent
By using our Web site you consent to our collection and
use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. If we
change our privacy policies and procedures, we will post those changes on our
Web site to keep you aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and
under what circumstances we may disclose it.
California User Consumer Rights
California User Consumer Rights. In accordance with California Civil Code Sec. 1789.3, California resident users
are entitled to know that they may file grievances and complaints with California Department of Consumer Affairs, 400 R Street, STE 1080,
Sacramento, CA 95814; or by phone at 916-445-1254 or 800-952-5210; or by email to dca@dca.ca.gov. For more information about protecting
your privacy, you may wish to visit: http://www.ftc.gov.
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