Privacy Policy

We are serious about protecting the privacy of our users, which comprise buyers (who are seeking an artwork to purchase) and members (who offer such art works on the Site). We use information collected about you only as permitted in this Privacy Policy. This is our privacy policy, but please be aware that should you follow a link to another Web site, you are no longer covered by this policy. It's a good idea to understand the privacy policy of any Web site before sharing personal information with it. Words and phrases used in this policy have the same meaning as in the Terms and Conditions of Use.

1. Who processes your personal data?

Your personal data (also referred to as personal information) - that is, data that identifies you, or from which you are identifiable - will be collected, processed, stored and used by us. Personal data contributed by or collected from users on our Site may be stored and processed in Australia, United States or any other country in which we maintain facilities, and by using our Site, you acknowledge and agree that you may be transferring your personal data outside of the country in which you have contributed it, and that you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to those that apply in Australia. However, if we transfer your personal data outside of Australia in this way, we will take steps to ensure that your privacy rights continue to be protected in compliance with applicable data protection law and this Privacy Policy.

2. The information we gather

At various times you may contribute your personal data to us. You may also contribute personal data to us at other times, such as when registering on the Site. For further detail on our gathering of personal data, see Surveys and Newsletters below.

3. How we use your personal data

Your personal data will be used to provide and promote the Site, to process payments members make to us, to provide user support, and for other purposes referred to in this Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions.

We will also use the personal data users provide to us to contact the user from time to time with critical user or service updates, and to send other messages that are integral to the service we provide on the Site. If you have an account on the Site, we must always be able to e-mail you operational information about your account and your use of our services.

Your personal information is not shared with third parties, except: where we may be required by law to do so.

In the event that we or the Site are acquired by a third party, your personal information may be transferred to any such acquirer.

4. Newsletters

As a member of the Site, you may receive our newsletter, which is an integral part of the service we provide. Users of the Site will be given the option to receive our newsletter when they registered with us. Users may cancel their subscription to these newsletters at any time.

5. Surveys

Surveys may be another method by which we gather information about our users. From time to time, we request users' input in order to evaluate potential features and services. The decision to answer a survey is completely yours. We use information gathered from surveys to improve our service.

6. Enquiries

Site users may send enquiries to members via clickable links on Site listings. If you choose to send an enquiry through these links, your personal information, including your e-mail address and any other information you supply, will be visible to the member in question so that they may reply directly to you. Do not share information in the e-mail that you are not prepared to allow them to have, including, but not limited to, credit card and bank account information. The Site may, from time to time, use third party e-mail servers to send and track receipt of the enquiry e-mails, and analyse the pattern of enquiry usage reported by these third party tracking systems; the resulting information is used and stored only in an anonymous form.

7. How Do We Protect Your Personal Information Once We Have It?

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to guard against unauthorised or unlawful processing of your personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, your personal data. While no computer system is completely secure, we believe the measures implemented by our site reduce the likelihood of security problems to a level appropriate to the type of data involved. We have security measures in place to protect our user database and access to this database is restricted internally. However, it remains each user's responsibility:
a. to protect against unauthorised access to your use of the Site;
b. to ensure no-one else uses the Site while the user's machine is "logged on" to the Site service;
c. to log off or exit from the Site when not using it; and
d. where relevant, to keep his/her password or other access information secret.
All personal information is stored on a secure server. Our privacy policy and our security or common practices do not apply to other companies.

8. What is a Cookie and Why Do We Use Them?

A "cookie" is a small piece of information sent by a Web server to store in a Web browser so that it can be read back from that browser. We do not set cookies for future visits, only if you are currently registering or editing your space as an Artist. The site uses Sessions if you are logged in or registering and Sessions set a cookie to allow us to recognize you during your logged in visit or registration. This cookie is destroyed when you log out or close the browser. You'll find that cookies are an industry standard and are used at most major Web sites in much the same way we use them here at our Site.

We use third-party site usage tracking companies to analyze your Site visit or to conduct surveys. In the course of serving our pages, these third parties may place or recognize a unique "cookie" on your browser. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, e-mail address or telephone number) about your visits to the Site and other Web sites in order to help us understand how to serve you better.

If you wish, you can prevent cookie files from using (non-personal) information about you by either deleting the cookie folder in your browser or by putting your browser's Privacy setting higher, but doing so will mean that (a) your use of the Site will be adversely affected (and quite possibly entirely prevented), (b) your experience of this and other sites that use cookies to enhance or personalize your experience will be adversely affected, and (c) you will not be presented with advertising that reflects the way that you use our, and other, sites. You find out how to make these changes to your browser at this site: www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/

9. How do I correct or update my information?

We allow our users the option to change or modify information previously provided. This may be done online at the site.

10. How do I opt-out of receiving marketing communications from you?

You may opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us by the following means:
1. Follow the instructions included in each communication or newsletter,
2. Unsubscribe to the newsletter online.

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time, and post the new version on the Site.

12. How long will we keep your personal data?

We will retain your personal data only as long as is necessary for the purposes to which you consent under the Terms and Conditions and this Privacy Policy, or as is required by applicable law, and then we will delete it.

13. Disclosure for legal reasons

Your personal data may be disclosed if we or an entity processing your data on our behalf are compelled to do so by law, or receive a valid, legally compliant request by a law enforcement or governmental authority.

14. How do I contact you?

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this Site, or your dealings with this Site, we encourage you to contact us online at admin@spaceforartists.com

15. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time, and post the new version on the Site.