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Privacy Policy

OVERVIEW OF POLICY

ArtistBe.com (referred here as "ArtistBe.com" or "we" or "us" or "our" or "its") has created this Privacy Policy Statement (here as "Policy") to demonstrate our firm commitment to protecting and securing your information. The Policy explains how we collect, use, store, secure, and disclose your information. We may update or modify this Policy from time-to-time. We will notify you of any modification to this Policy via your associated email address, and also display the date it is modified at the top of this page. You are implored to have your email address updated to receive such notifications. You are also implored to frequently visit this page to watch out for future modifications. We control your data, and we operate from the United States.

By using the Site and willfully submitting your information to ArtistBe.com during your registration process, you agree that we use your information according to this Policy. You also acknowledge that your information will be transferred to our servers in the United States where we operate from. If you do not agree to this Policy, you should not access our Site or use our Services.

THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU

ArtistBe.com grants you the right to register on our Site either as an artist or a buyer. We collect the following kind of information from both under the below-categories;

Non-Personal Information: ArtistBe.com uses its software to collect some certain information known as Non-Personal Information. This information cannot be used to directly identify you. This information includes but not limited to your page view statistics, device IP Address, weblog, location, device type, beacon information, etc. We collect this information because it helps us to know the features to be added for a better user experience on the Site.

Personal Information: ArtistBe.com collects some certain information when you create a user account. We use this information to process buyers’ orders, and send update to artists about their contents. This information can be used to identify you, and they include but not limited to name, mailing address, shipping information, email address, and other information. We do not store credit card or payment information. We only use your payment information to process payments and orders. We also collect email address details when you subscribe to our newsletter and other offers and when you sign-up for an account via your social media accounts such as Facebook, Google+, and Twitter.

Shipping Information: Shipping information is the address where buyers’ purchased goods will be transferred to for pick-up. Endeavor to provide the right shipping address. We will not take responsibility for any lost product you purchased due to the wrong shipping address or information you provided.

Information from Third Parties: We may also source for information from third-party sites or sources such as demographic and navigation information.

WHY WE COLLECT YOUR INFORMATION

ArtistBe.com collects and uses your information for the following reasons;

  • We use email addresses to communicate sensitive information to buyers and send them promotional emails we think will benefit them. We collect email addresses from artist so we can communicate to them of an interest on their uploaded art image by prospective buyers and if their art image is approved by us or not. Additionally, we use email addresses to communicate to artists about their royalty payments.
  • We use Cookies to make your browsing experience meaningful and simple and also to show you relevant ads based on your preference. We also use beacons from Google Inc. to analyze where visitors of our Site navigate to and what they do most during their visit to our Site.
  • Your personal information allows us to provide our Services to you such as saving your cart for checkout.
  • We collect some certain information in order to enforce our Terms and Conditions and assist in investigations or breaches of the law.
  • We collect seller and buyers’ payment information so as to process checkout and send royalties respectively.
  • We need sellers’ shipping information in order to send the product they paid for.
  • Other Non-Personal Information such as weblog statistics, IP Address, location, navigation, etc. helps us identify statistical analysis and improve on the result.

SOCIAL MEDIA

You may be able to log in or signup on ArtistBe.com Site with your social media accounts such as Facebook and Google. This feature also allows you to make some information available to us apart from your Personal Information. By signing up or log in to the Site with your social media account, you grant us the exclusive access to use your information by this Policy.

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may share artists and buyers' information under the following circumstances;

Third Party Affiliates: As we employ the services of third-party entities in order to carry out some task on our behalf, we may have to share your information which relates to the services they render. Though we may disclose your Personal Information to them, it will only be for the purpose of the Services they are performing on our behalf. The disclosures will also be done in accordance with this Policy. These third-party entities include our third party payment processor, employees, ads, and shipping providers. Note that your payment information will not be saved- it will only be used for processing of purchases to buyers and payments of royalties to artists.

Law Agencies: If there is a legal claim or proceeding, we may have to share a buyer or a seller's information with law agencies, and other relevant authority in order to comply with an ongoing investigation on criminal activities or theft relating to their use of the Site and our Services.

Business Transfers: We may have to disclose your information to a third party entity in the case of a merger between us and the entity as well as a possible acquisition of ArtistBe.com by another entity.

Third Party with your consent: We will also disclose your information to third party organizations if you expressly consent to it.

Despite the above statements, ArtistBe.com will never disclose your information to these entities or third party without going through the normal and formal process and in accordance with this Policy. However, we may proceed with disclosure without formal request if disclosing information will help prevent a damage that needs timely attention.

CONTENT AND FEEDBACK

As a user of our Services, ArtistBe.com grants you the exclusive right as an artist to upload your art image in your gallery section which serves as your ArtistBe.com website link. By posting your art image to our Site, you agree that ArtistBe.com may reproduce, reprint, and sell your art work not only on ArtistBe.com but other sites too. To know more about the Terms involving your content, see our artist agreement at https://www.artistbe.com/artist-agreement/

Also, ArtistBe.com grants you the exclusive right to post feedback and reviews after a purchase has been made and the product delivered as a buyer. However, we may at our discretion choose to post your feedback or not. You also agree that we may edit, proofread or use your feedback for our marketing purposes on the Site if we decide to post it. By posting feedback, you acknowledge that some information about you will be available to the public. We will not be liable for any information you may lose due to the feedback you posted on the Site.

MARKETING

By sharing your content and contact information such as your email address upon subscribing for our Services, you grant us the right to send you marketing emails (“Offers”). We alone, have the right to send you these Offers. We will not disclose your information to a third party in order to send you marketing emails. We will keep sending these Offers until you wish to opt-out. You may opt-out of Offers by clicking the unsubscribe button/link in each email. Please, note that by unsubscribing from Offers, ArtistBe.com will not be able to send you certain information apart from Offers.

COOKIES

Cookies are pieces of information that we send to your browsing device to make your continuous access to the Site a simple one. Cookies last for up to 30 days before it expires, and we use them to record session information (such as items placed in a shopping cart), to monitor past activity in order to provide better service to you when you return to the Site, and also to show you ads that are tailored to your needs. However, you may choose to decline Cookies, but you acknowledge that your browsing experience may not be smooth and simple. You now take liability for any malfunction in your browsing experience due to the Cookie you declined. You may also get Cookie requests from third party entities that serve ads on the Site. Be aware that we do not have control over the content of these entities. You access their links at your risk.
Lastly, you may get Cookies sent to your device by third-party providers that perform tasks on our behalf such as our payment providers. To know more about Cookies, reach out to us through our contact information at the bottom of this page.

HOW DO WE SECURE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT?

We offer secure web pages to collect certain kinds of user information, and we store certain kinds of data in encrypted form. We follow reasonable technical and management practices to help protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of data stored on our system. 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 use the highest quality industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving consumer data exchanged with our Site. Any page on our site that handles sensitive information, such as your credit card number, is securely encrypted using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol and we never store payment information on our servers at all.

Furthermore, we are aware of our customer's concerns about the potential unauthorized use of their information. We will do everything possible to protect the privacy of our visitors without hindering the services we provide to them. Any information given to us during checkout or registration is securely stored and used only to facilitate order fulfillment. This information is not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes.

HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

We generally keep user information on our server or in our archives for as long as you use our Services. We may alter this practice according to changing requirements. For example, we may delete some data if needed to free up storage space. We may keep other data for longer periods if the law requires it. In addition, information posted in a public forum could stay in the public domain indefinitely. For your payment information, we do not store your credit card or other payment information. We only use them to allow payment for Services.

Data management requests are administered in an orderly manner to the extent feasible and within our direct control. Note: we have greater control over recently collected data than for archived data. Once data is removed from the system and archived, it may not be feasible to accommodate specific requests. In those cases, our general data retention policy applies.

YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS

Opting-out of Offers: You have the right to opt-out of Offers and promotional emails sent to your associated email address. You may do so by accessing the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email Offer sent to your email address.

Modifying your personal information: Artists may modify, edit, or update their Personal Information by going through their account settings. You may change your name, email address, and content information. In like manner, buyers may change their personal information including their shipping address.

Terminating your Account: You may terminate or delete your user account with us by going through your account settings and also by making a formal request to us through our support. If we eventually have your account terminated, your Personal Information will no longer be available to us. However, we may retain certain Non-Personal Information with us such as weblog, page view, etc. This will be used internally by us for record purposes and will not be shared with third parties. We will also retain this information to resolve disputes, comply with the law, enforce our Terms and Conditions, and assist in investigations. To forward your account termination request to us, send us a message at [email protected] or use the ArtistBe.com call toll-free telephone line; 1-866-686-1888

Your request for termination will be attended to immediately and will be effective as soon as possible. However, we do not warrant that your requests will be solved immediately you opt-in for termination.

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER (EU SUBJECTS)

ArtistBe.com operates and carries on its business in the United States while our third party service providers and other third parties that perform some certain tasks on our behalf may operate from other locations around the world such as our shipping and payment providers. These locations have different levels of protecting your information. By accessing our Site and using the ArtistBe.com Services, you agree to the exclusive transfer of your information from the United States to other jurisdiction where our third party service providers operate from. We will be responsible for the transfer of personal information of the EU subjects as regards the EU-US Privacy Shield. We will make sure your information is transferred in accordance with this Policy. To ask further question about this paragraph, contact us at [email protected].

THIRD PARTY LINKS

There may be links on the Site that connects to other sites. These links are not controlled or checked for completeness by us, and we make no warranty of their accuracy. Additionally, these links are not governed by our Policy but by the policy of the site the link connects to. If you access such links on our Site, you do so at your risk. We will not be held responsible for any loss of information you may encounter from any third party link you access through our Site.

GOVERNING LAW

This Policy is governed by Kansas law, excluding conflicts of law principles. Any provision of this Policy that is illegal or unenforceable shall be deemed automatically conformed to the minimum requirements of law. Any legal actions against us must be commenced in Kansas within one year after the claim arose, or be barred.

CHILDREN; MINOR

The ArtistBe.com Site and Services is only available to artists and buyers that are over 18 years of age unless under the supervision of a guardian or parent. We do not knowingly accept information from users that are below 18 years to open an account with us. By accessing the Site and using our Services, you represent to us that you are not a minor (children). If we find out you are a minor and without capacity, we will have your account terminated.

CHANGES TO POLICY

This Policy is subject to change and future adjustments. If we change this Policy, we will post the new date at the top of this page. You are advised to review this Policy as frequent as possible for possible changes and adjustments that may be made to it. By using the Site and our Services, you agree to be bound by any changes or adjustments made to this Policy.

THIRD PARTY WEB-BEACON

We use third-party web beacons from Google Inc. and others to help analyze where visitors go and what they do while visiting our website. Google may also use anonymous information about your visits to this and other websites in order to improve its products and services and provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

SEVERABILITY

If a part of this Policy is found void, invalid or unenforceable by a relevant agency or law, that part shall be deleted while the other remaining parts of this Policy will remain valid and enforceable.

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have a privacy question about our Site, please email us at [email protected]. Or write: artistbe.com, Attn: Privacy Policy Director, 1401 S. Mosley St., Wichita, KS 67211.

Privacy Policy, Last revised July 18, 2018.