PRIVACY POLICY
PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy policy applies to the use of the Artcentron Site and Service.
At Artcentron, we value your privacy and make this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) easily available on our site (“Site”) to assist you in understanding how the information we collect and the ones you provide us are used or dealt with. This Privacy Policy applies to all Site visitors, registered users, and all other users (“Other Users”) of Artcentron Site and Service. By accessing Artcentron Site and using our Service, you agree and accept to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not access this Site or use our Service.
Definition of Terms
The terms “we”, “us”, “our” “Site” and “Service” refers to Artcentron. The terms “you”, “your”, “artist”, “contributor”, “writer” and “reader” refers to each individual user of the Site and, if you are acting on behalf of a third party, refers also to that third party. A “user” is someone who accesses, browses or in any way uses the Site and Service.
We Reserve the Right to Revise this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time without notice and any liability to us. Consequently, this Privacy Policy should be reviewed periodically so that you are updated on any changes. Any revision will be effective upon our posting of the new Privacy Policy, and will be binding on you. We will notify you by making the revised version available on this page, and also indicate the date the revisions were effected. We may also notify you by sending you an email using the last email address you provided us. If any of these rules or future modifications are unacceptable to you, please do not use or access the Site. Please, note that your subsequent access or use of the Site and Content after any posted modifications to the Privacy Policy indicates your acceptance and agreement of the modifications. The version of the Privacy Policy in effect at any particular time will determine how your personally identifiable information is used.
Agreement Between You and Artcentron
This Privacy Policy is in addition to our Terms and Conditions and any other terms applicable to Artcentron. They constitute the entire Agreement between you and Artcentron and governs your use of the Service, superseding any prior Agreement between you and Artcentron (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Privacy Policy). You agree to be bound by the Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions and other terms which apply to all current and future features that may be added to the existing Service. We do not make any representations about third-party websites that may be linked to the Artcentron Site and Service.
Information Automatically Collected
When you access, register or generally take advantage of our Site and Service, you understand that we collect certain information about your use of our Site and Service. By using our Site, you are giving your consent for the collection, retention, use and disclosure of these information. We may collect, store or accumulate certain non-personally identifiable information. Non-personally identifiable information are information that do not directly identify you as an individual. They include among others, your IP address, the type of browser you use, the pages on our Site that you have visited, the advertisement that you have clicked on, geolocation information, browser language and other transactional information. We may share or transfer such non-personally identifiable information with or to our affiliates, partners, and consultants when it is necessary to help us further improve or adequately provide our Service.
Registration Information
Registration is not required in order to browse the Artcentron Site. However, the Site makes forums, message boards or similar services available to its users. You will be required to register for these features, particularly if you wish to leave comments, submit, upload, display or generally contribute any Content on Artcentron Site. In most cases, you will be required to submit personal information, including names, valid e-mail address, gender, postal address, zip code, age, job and telephone number. It is pertinent that the information you supply during registration is yours, accurate and true. Do not misrepresent or impersonate someone else or provide an email address that is not yours or you have no authority to use. You understand and agree that you are solely liable for providing any false information or using Artcentron Site and Service for any illegal activities, including as a place to host unsolicited or unauthorized advertisement, graphics or other prohibited Content.
Information Sharing
We may distribute Your Content to third parties with your permission or as permitted pursuit to our Terms and Conditions (TAC) and Privacy Policy. The third parties may in turn publicly display or publish Your Content in connection with their own websites, blogs, Feeds, APIs and any other media platforms or format. When we distribute Your Content to third parties, we typically include your display names (but not your personally identifiable information unless you include it in Your Content).
Third Party Service Providers
At Artcentron, we have retained other companies, organizations, companies, and individuals to perform certain functions on our behalf. They include web hosting companies, customer support, vendors, networking, storage, data analysis firms and other related technology necessary to operate and effectively run this Service. Such third parties may be provided with access to personally identifiable information needed to perform their functions. However, they are not allowed to use such information for any other purpose.
Billing and Credit Card Transaction
When you make an order on Artcentron, in order to facilitate payment, we will collect and store some personally identifiable information, including billing and credit card information. The credit card information will be shared with the card-issuing bank to confirm payment for the products and services you ordered on our Site. We may also provide order information to third parties that help us fulfill orders, process credit card payment transactions, customer service, as well as communicate with you.
Analytics Technologies
To help us understand and determine how many users visit our Site and areas of greater interest to our visitors, we use Google Analytic technology to track, collect and compile non-personally identifiable information and analyze usage of and value of our Site. In general Google Analytic helps provide statistical information about our visitors and customers use of the Artcentron Site. For more information about Google Analytics, how Google collects data and how to opt out, please read their privacy policy at http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacy.html
Business Transfer and Acquisition
In the event that Artcentron is sold, merged, partnered with other companies or transferred to another entity, all information will be transferred to the new entity, including personally identifiable information. In this instance, you understand and consent that the new entity acquiring Artcentron continues to use your personally identifiable information as expressed in this Privacy Policy.
Log Files and Cookies
Artcentron utilizes industry standard analytics packages which gather limited information on visitors to our Site automatically, and stores this non-personally information in server log files. This information may include your numerical Internet Protocol (IP) address, your browser software type, basic IP information, Internet address of referring websites, requested Internet address, pages viewed, your computer’s operating system and date and time stamps. This information does not identify individual users, and it is used only for Site administration, as well as for statistical analysis of Site usage, behavior, trends and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of the various areas of the Artcentron Site and Service. Additionally, the information helps us to protect the Site from attacks.
Login Location
When you sign into Artcentron, we may use your approximate physical location (based on the Internet Protocol address of your computer) to determine your current location if you enable the feature on your computer or mobile device to send us your current location information. You may also share your location with us if you choose to. Knowing your approximate physical location helps us understand and evaluate the spread of our users and also provides us with the opportunity to generally improve our Site and Service. It also helps us make relevant suggestions about programs and services that may be of interest to you. However, you have the option to prevent your devices from transmitting your location by adjusting or not enabling the feature that transmits your location on your devices.
Artcentron’s Use of Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive while you are viewing the Site or using our Service. Like many Internet sites, we also use cookies. We use Artcentron to provide easier and faster access to our Site features such as logins and repeat visits. We may also use cookies to monitor how often and how many people participate in our promotions and contests. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you have submitted while on our Site or using our Service. Essentially, these cookies make it easier for you to navigate our Site and use our Service.
We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie expires when your browser is closed, and a persistent cookie may stay on your hard drive for an extended period. Session cookies make it easier for you to navigate our Site while persistent cookies can perform such activities as storing your password so you do not have to sign in every time you visit this Site, and may be used to enable us to track and target the interests of our users so as to enhance the overall experience of using our Site.
Links to Other Websites
This Site contains links to or from other websites, as well as third-party websites. These websites may use cookies or web beacons to collect information about you or use of their sites. Please be aware of this when you click on any such links. We are not responsible for the privacy practices and policies of any site other than our own. Because we have no access to or administration abilities over any cookies or beacons that are used by third parties on our Site, we strongly suggest that you review the privacy policy of every website you link to from our Site or otherwise visit and learn more about their practice.
Artcentron and the Use of Third-Party Features
On our Site, we provide you with the opportunity to connect, recommend, and share Content from Artcentron through the Facebook, Twitter and other third-party features on our Site. Please note that when you do this, you are consenting and asking Facebook, Twitter and these third parties to send us certain information about you, including identifying your account with the third-party service, and any other related information. You are also consenting to the collection, storing, retention, use, and disclosure of such information and all other information available to us through the third party interface in accordance with our Privacy Policy. It is pertinent to understand that, whenever you share or recommend any Content from Artcentron on third-party services, your action is governed by that third-party privacy policy. We are not responsible or liable for any third-party privacy policy.
Advertising
We use third-party advertising companies, organizations and networks to serve ads on this Site and also provide other information. These companies use cookies to automatically receive your IP address and other non-personally identifiable information about your visits to this Site, including when you interact with or view their ads, in order to provide targeted advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you. In some cases, we may have access to non–personally identifiable information collected by these third parties on our Site and these sites and their information may permit us to identify other sites that you have visited that are also associated with third party advertisers.
Some of the ads presented to you on our Site may be based on textual information such as metadata and comments associated with Your Content. Other technologies such as JavaScript and Web Beacons may also be used by third-party and ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements so as to personalize the advertising content that you see. Google’s use of the DART cookie, for instance, enables it to serve advertisements based on users visit to our Site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google advertisement and content network privacy policy at http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html
Other advertisers on our site include VigLink and infolinks. You can find VigLink privacy policy at https://www.viglink.com/legal/privacy/. Infolinks privacy Policy is at https://www.infolinks.com/privacy-policy/
Artcentron Has No Control Over Third-Party Cookies
Artcentron has no access to control or administration abilities over cookies used by advertisers, sponsors, businesses or third parties on our Site. You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices, as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. Artcentron Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we cannot control or be held liable for the activities of such other advertisers, websites or third parties in general.
Cookie Management and Privacy Control With most Internet browsers, it is always possible to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies or even get a warning before cookies are stored on your computer. If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites. Please note that disabling cookies for all sites on your browser may inhibit your use of some sites or even all sites.
Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
We do not collect personally identifiable information about you except when you provide it to us. Personally identifiable information refers to information that directly identifies you as an individual. They include name, age, gender, postal address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card information or other information that can be used to identify and contact you. When you submit your personally identifiable information on this Site, you are giving your consent to the collection, retention, use and disclosure of your personally identifiable information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If you prefer that we not collect any personally identifiable information from you, please do not provide us with any.
Promotions, Competitions and Contests
As part of our effort to reach our audience, Artcentron organizes numerous promotions, competitions, contests and sweepstake throughout the year. These activities are meant to inspire, educate and engender creativity. Some of these activities may be sponsored or cosponsored by companies other than Artcentron. In this instance, some of or all of the personally identifiable information provided by you during this promotions may be shared with the sponsor(s), affiliates and third-party service providers to activate services that you subscribed to or to administer services which you have entered into or requested.
Parameters for Participating in Promotions, Competitions and Contests
To participate in these promotions, competitions and contests, you may be required to provide additional information such as contact information (name, email, mailing address and/or telephone number). Correspondingly, you may be asked to provide information such as your financial data (account and/or credit card data). Although the parameters for participating in these competitions, promotions and contests may change from time to time, the specific rule for any of our competitions, promotions, contests and how your personally identifiable information may be used will, however, be in accordance with this Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions and other terms applicable to this Site and Service. Note that you may not be able to participate in these events if you decide not to give out any personally identifiable information.
Except as otherwise disclosed in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection, we will use the information you provided us only for the purpose for which it was intended, including but not limited to getting in touch with you or mailing you your reward and prizes. We may also use the information you provide to communicate with you and send you information about our Service and the services of our third party affiliates and promotional partners which we feel may be of interest to you. Our affiliates and third party service providers are not authorized to use your personally identifiable information for any purpose except for what they were meant for or as required by law. However, the use of your personal identifiable information by our service partners is governed by the privacy policies of those service partners, and is not subject to our control or authority. We are not responsible or liable for any third party activities.
Aggregated Information
We may use the non-personally identifiable information you provided or that we collected, in aggregate form, for internal business purpose such as generating statistics, developing market plans or for the evaluation of our programs, and our Site usage. We may also disclose, in the aggregate, to third parties such as advertisers and Content distributors, information about the number of users that have been exposed to or interacted with their advertisements and Content. We will not sell, rent, or share your personally identifiable information with other people or third parties except as detailed in this Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Surveys, Feedbacks and Complaints
If you contact us to provide a feedback, participate in a survey, register a complaint or ask a question, we will record any information, including email address, personally identifiable information and Content that you provide in your communication so that we can effectively respond to your communication. Data may also be collected through the phone or by mail. We may occasionally use part of or your whole feedback as part of our marketing activities. We may also share some or all the response to your survey in the aggregate with advertisers, and third parties except we state otherwise at the time of collection. However, we will ensure that your personally identifiable information is not included in such marketing effort. Please note that it is optional for you to include your personally identifiable information when you provide us with feedback or respond to a survey except you think it is necessary. Please ensure that your feedback does not contain any proprietary or confidential information. It is important to remember that when you send us e-mails, the information enclosed in the e-mail may not be secured or encrypted and, consequently, may be available to others. Please exercise utmost caution when or before including and personally identifiable information in emails.
Communication from Us
When you access our Site or create an account, we provide you the opportunity to opt-in to receive communications from us. In this case, we ask you for your email address and name. These communications will include our regular newsletter, promotions, competitions, contests and any other information that we feel may be pertinent to you. You may opt out of receiving non-essential of these communications by emailing us at artcentron@gmail.com, or by replying to any email we send you and entering the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. However, we reserve the right to continue to communicate with you on important issues.
If you register to use Artcentron Site and Service and in the process provide us with personally identifiable information such as your email address and name for the purpose of receiving communications from us or the use of our Service, such information you provide will not be shared with any third-party organization except with your express consent or as articulated in this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions.
Opportunity to Contribute Your Content
At Artcentron, we allow and offer you the opportunity to participate in activities, including contributing “Your Content”. “Your Content” refers to materials that you submit, email, contribute or generally transmit to and through the Artcentron Site and Service. They include but not limited to artworks, graphics, images, comments, quick tips, public name (User name), biographical materials, reviews, compliments, messages, message board post, bookmarks, text, tags, software, location data, photographs, likeness(es), friends, computer generated images, sound, music, audio visual, video, skin, information you display in your account profile and any other information you contribute while using the Site and Service.
You understand that at Artcentron, we store and publicly display Your Content, along with your User Name and biographical material in order to provide our Service, including for advertizing and promotional purpose. User Names are names you are identified by when you visit our Site or use our Service. By submitting Your Content, including your public information, you are giving Artcentron the right and consent to store and publicly display Your Content, along with your User Name, biographical material and all other materials inherent in Your Content in order to provide our Service, including for advertizing and promotional purposes.
You Assume All Risks and Liability Associated With Your Content
All Contents are the sole responsibility of the person from whom the Content originated. When you submit, email, contribute or generally transmit any Content to and through the Artcentron Site and Service, you assume all risks and liability associated with Your Content. Be aware thatwhen you contribute Your Content to this Site, any personally identifiable information you provide in that Content may be seen, read, collated and used by anyone viewing them, including sending you meaningless and unsolicited messages. We are not responsible or liable for any personally identifiable information you may choose to make available through Your Content or any consequences thereof. Please, use utmost caution and discretion when posting Your Content on the web.
We Reserve the Right to Monitor Your Use of Artcentron
To ensure that users of our Site and Service abide by our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to monitor the Site and at our sole discretion refuse, delete or remove any content we find inappropriate. While our monitoring of the Site is optional, we want everyone to exercise caution when submitting and posting their Content.
Artcentron is not Intended for Children
Artcentron is not intended to be used by children. Therefore, children under 13 years of age may not register for accounts. We do not solicit or knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 years old. If you discover that a child under 13 has accessed our Site or provided personal information without parental consent or supervision, please contact us. When we receive the report that a child under 13 years has accessed our Site or provided personal information without parental consent or supervision, we will make every effort to remove the information and any Content submitted, emailed, contributed or generally transmitted to and through the Artcentron Site and Service. We will also terminate the child’s account.
You Must Be 13 Years Or Older to Use This Site
You have to be 13 years or older, or lawfully permitted to enter into and form contracts under applicable law to use this Site. If you are 13 years old you may use Artcentron Site and Services only under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian, who agrees to be bound by this Privacy Policy, our Terms and Conditions and other terms applicable to Artcentron. This Site is for personal use only and not transferable.
Changes or Update to Personally Identifiable Information
If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer wish us to possess your information, you may request correction, updating, or deletion of your information by emailing us at artcentron@gmail.com. Please include in your correspondence information that will help us identify your account so we can assist you with your request. Be aware that it may take us some time to fully effect the corrections you requested. This is because it may take time to update our system and, consequently, you may continue to receive mails from us and Other Users. Additionally, your personally information might continue to be shared with third parties for promotional purposes until the time correction is effected. When you terminate your account, we may continue to retain the information received from you for as long as permitted or for legal reasons.
Security
We follow accepted industry standards to protect any personal information you have provided to us. However, please be aware that no method of electronic storage or database can ever be absolutely secure. Therefore, as is the case with any organization, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information or our database nor can we guarantee that the information you supply will not be intercepted while been transmitted to us over the Internet. You may submit any questions you have about our security procedures by emailing us at artcentron@gmail.com
Legal Disclaimer
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information and any other information from you as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary. We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information or other necessary information under the following circumstances:
- To take action regarding suspected illegal actions or activities;
- To enforce or apply our TAC and Privacy Policy or as otherwise required by law;
- To comply with judicial warrant and legal process served on the Site, including but not limited to subpoenas, statute, court order, search warrant or other government report;
- To protect our rights, reputation and property, or that of our users, affiliate or the public;
- To investigate and prevent situations involving potential threats to safety of Other Users or any person(s);
Please note that it is not in our place to question or contest the validity of any warrant, subpoenas or other similar governmental request that we may receive.
Contact Details
We respect your privacy and appreciate your visit to our Site and using our Service. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, or you just wish to contact us, please send us an email: atcentron@gmail.com
This privacy policy was last updated on July 21, 2012
Privacy Rights and California Residents
Under California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits or the “Shine The Light” law, California residents may request certain information regarding its disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purpose. As a California resident, you may opt-out of the sharing of your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. Send your request to artcentron@gmail.com.
