This
privacy policy governs the use of all of the web sites owned or operated
by The Open Studios Press, including
newamericanpaintings.com, and collect information from users
through voluntary submissions, traffic data, and cookie technology.
We ask you
for contact information for access to certain parts of our sites, including
on-line symposia and the bulletin boards, and to subscribe to our free
e-mail newsletter. Each time a user visits our sites, we count, track,
and aggregate the user's activity into our analysis of general traffic
flows. Our Web server recognizes no information regarding the individual
identity or e-mail addresses of our users. We maintain a user profile in
our databases based on the passwords of a user and the preferences the
user has chosen in relation to their use of our site.
The use of cookies is standard on the Internet. Cookies are a software
technology that helps to enhance browsing and to customize our sites to
your preferences. Passwords are saved in cookies to avoid users having
to repeatedly log in when they want to enter newamericanpaintings.com.
Our system also automatically gathers information about the areas you visit
on our sites and about the links you select from within our sites to other
areas of the World Wide Web or elsewhere on-line. You may choose to set
up your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are sent. However,
this may limit some features of our sites.
The information you provide helps us to make our sites better and more
responsive to our users.
We do not target advertising or sponsorships at
the current time, though we may occasionally wish to send you a promotional
offer via e-mail if you so choose. newamericanpaintings.com also
tracks the number of visitors to our sites in aggregate form to allow us
to update and improve them, and to tell others something about the people
who come to newamericanpaintings.com. We do not share
any detailed individual member information with other companies. At our
discretion,
we may make the information about newamericanpaintings.com
users available in aggregate form, with no personal identifiers, to help
describe
and identify our users to business partners, co-branded sites, the industry,
the public, as well as our advertisers.
We do not sell, share, rent, or intentionally make publicly available users'
personal information, including e-mail addresses, except as provided herein.
This information is used by newamericanpaintings.com only for internal
purposes. The information will be secured to prevent unauthorized use.
We have the following exceptions to these policies: We will release specific
information about you or your account to comply with any valid legal process,
such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, or court order. We will also
release specific information in special cases, such as if there is an attempted
breach of the security of the sites, or a physical threat to you or others.
Newamericanpaintings.com may, from time to time, send e-mail messages
to you containing advertisements, promotions, etc. Newamericanpaintings.com
makes no representation or warranty with respect to the content of any
e-mail
messages that may be sent from third parties, who have obtained your e-mail
address without the permission of The Open Studios Press, and you
agree that newamericanpaintings.com shall have
any liability with respect thereto.
Please remember that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information
in public areas of newamericanpaintings.com your information can
be viewed and possibly used by others. We advise you not to disclose information
that can be used to contact you directly if you don't want others to obtain
that information, like your full name, home address, or phone number.
By using newamericanpaintings.com you signify your acceptance of
our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use
our sites. Your continued use of the sites following the posting of changes
to these terms will mean that you accept those changes.
All questions regarding this privacy statement should be addressed to:
Attn.: Privacy Policy
The Open Studios Press
450 Harrison Ave. #47
Boston, MA 02118
617-778-5265
or email info@newamericanpaintings.com
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