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ARTANDSEEK, INC PRIVACY POLICY

At Artandseek INC ("artandseek.com"), we respect your right to privacy and we understand that visitors to www.artandseek.com ("Site") need to control the uses of their personal information. artandseek.com is a leading Internet art destination where people and organizations can buy and sell original works of art and crafts (collectively "Art") online and participate in an online art community (the "Services"). The privacy policy below details the measures taken by us to protect your ("you" or "user") privacy in connection with your use of our Site and Services.

ACCEPTANCE OF PRIVACY POLICY

Your use of our Site, including any dispute concerning privacy, is subject to this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service. BY USING OUR SITE, YOU ARE ACCEPTING THE PRACTICES SET OUT IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND OUR TERMS OF SERVICE. We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time by posting the changes on this page. Please check the revision date at the bottom of this page to determine if the policy has been modifi ed since you last reviewed it. Your continued use of any portion of our Site following posting of the updated Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of the changes.

WHEN DO WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION?

Personal Information and Preferences. When you register, we ask for your e-mail address, user name and other information. Once you are a registered user you can update your profi le and you may elect to provide additional information (e.g. a nickname and certain user preferences). When you use the Site and the Services, you may upload your art work and related content, set up your personal profi le, form relationships, send messages, perform searches, form groups, add events, and transmit information through various channels. We use this information in order to provide the Services and offer more personalized features. Any User Content (as defi ned in the Terms of Use) you post on the Site is at your own risk. Although we allow users to set privacy options that limit access to your personal information, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or invincible. We cannot control the actions of other users with whom you may choose to share your pages and information.
Any improper collection or misuse of information provided on artandseek.com is a violation of the Terms of Service.

Forms and Purchases. We also use various forms for listing, selling, purchasing and returning the Art. We may collect, depending on the form, your contact information (e.g., your e-mail address, mailing address and/or telephone number) and necessary fi nancial information (i.e., your credit card number). Contact information is used to process a sale and to provide our registered users with a means to get in touch with one another when deemed necessary. We use third parties to accept and process credit card payments for purchases of Art.

Special Contests or Promotions. We may occasionally present a special contest or promotion that is sponsored by another company. To qualify for entry in such contest or promotion, we may ask you to provide personal information. If we plan to share your personal information with the sponsor(s) or with others, we will provide a statement to that effect in the contest or promotion terms.

IP Address. An Internet Protocol ("IP") address is a unique string of numbers that is assigned to your computer by your Internet Service Provider. Web servers automatically identify your computer by its IP address. We will use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Site. Your IP address also may be used to gather broad demographic information.

Cookies. A "cookie" is a small data fi le that can be placed on your hard drive when you visit certain websites. We use cookies to collect, store and sometimes track information for statistical purposes to improve the services we provide. If you are a registered user, we will use a cookie to save your settings and to provide customizable and personalized services. These cookies do not enable third parties to access any of your personally identifiable information. Additionally, be aware that if you visit other websites you may be required to accept cookies. Advertisers and partners may also use their own cookies. We do not control use of these cookies and expressly disclaim responsibility for information collected through them.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION?

Customized experience. We gather your personally identifiable information to provide you with a customized experience on our Site. Your personally identifiable information helps us tailor the content, services, goods and advertising to your current and future needs.
E-mail Communications. You may subscribe to a number of email communications ("Subscribed Emails") providing information about new features, announcements, special promotions and discounts in your member account section. We will not send you these Subscribed Emails unless you explicitly consent to receive the mailings by checking the subscriptions boxes in your user account. You may unsubscribe from these Subscribed Emails by clicking the opt-out link in the email messages, or by updating your preferences in your user account. Our Subscribed Emails may contain code that enables our database to track your usage of the newsletters, including whether the e-mail was opened and/or what links (if any) were clicked. We will combine such information with other information we have about you and may use this information to improve your experience with our Site and/or provide more customized e-mail communications to you according to your subscriber preferences. You may also receive from time to time automated or administrative messages relating to your account and use of your account even if you opt out of all Subscribed Email options.

WHO DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION WITH?

We will not share your personally identifiable information with third parties (aside from entities that perform services for us, such as processing credit card payments, that either are bound to comply with our privacy policy or have privacy policies that protect your information) unless you have "opted-in" to such sharing. However, we may disclose information you provide if required to do so by law or if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process served on us; (2) protect and defend our rights or property; or (3) act in an emergency to protect someone's safety. We may gather demographic information from you (for example, your age, education level or household income) from time to time. We will not share such information with any other person or entity in a manner that identifi es you as an individual, unless we let you know that at the time of collection or we have your permission. When we share demographic information with third parties, we will give them aggregate information only.
As we develop our business, we may buy or sell assets, and, depending upon the transaction, your personally identifiable information may be one of the transferred assets. In the event that we are acquired by another company, your personal information may be part of the assets transferred to the acquiring party. In the event of said transfer, artandseek.com will attempt to insure that the privacy of your information is maintained by the acquiring party.

When you use certain Services on the Site, certain information that you post or share with third parties may be shared with other users in accordance with the privacy settings you select. All such sharing of information is done at your own risk, and any such postings may become publicly available.

WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS TO CONTROL THE USE OF YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION?

You can help us maintain the accuracy of your profi le by notifying us when you change your address, title, phone number or e-mail address. If at any time you wish to update your information or stop receiving communication from us, you may visit http://www.artandseek.com and update your profi le. Please include your current contact information so that we can make the appropriate corrections.

WHAT ABOUT KIDS' PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION?

Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We assume products purchased through credit card means are purchased by adults or minors supervised by a parent are guardian. We respect the privacy of parents and children and are committed to complying with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA"). On those areas of our Site that ask for age, we do not collect personal information from individuals who identify themselves as under the age of 13 except in those limited circumstances where we believe that such collection is permitted under COPPA.
We may ask prospective users to provide their age during the registration process and on other areas of our Site. If a user indicates that he or she is under the age of 13 then all personal data collected during the registration process is automatically deleted except that we may retain and use limited information, such as the child's e-mail address, for a limited period of time, in those cases where we believe that the collection and use of such information is permitted under COPPA.

If a parent believes that his or her child has provided us with personal information, he or she can contact us via e-mail or postal mail as listed below. We will promptly delete the information upon learning that it relates to a child under the age of 13.

We believe that parents should supervise their children's online activities and consider using parental control tools available from online services and software manufacturers that help provide a kid-friendly online environment. These tools can also prevent children from otherwise disclosing online their name, address and other personal information without parental permission.

WHAT ELSE SHOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY?

Security. We have security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. These security measures include a fi rewall to prevent unauthorized access to our systems and maintenance of registration information in a separate database. Although we will exercise reasonable care in providing secure transmission of information between your computer and our servers, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information transmitted to us over the Internet and we accept no liability for any unintentional disclosure. We will protect the transmission of credit card information through industry standard, SSL (secure socket layer) encryption.
Links to Other Sites. Our Site might contain hyperlinks and pointers to Internet sites maintained by third parties. These links are provided for your reference only. We do not control, operate or endorse in any respect information, products or services on such third-party sites and are not responsible for their content. Many third-party sites have their own privacy policies that differ from ours. This privacy policy only covers our Site and does not cover any other site. While we make every effort to keep your information secure, we do not control the policies of other sites.

CONTACTING ARTANDSEEK.COM

We would like to receive your comments and questions about this Privacy Policy and any other matter you have regarding our Site. Please address comments or questions to us via e-mail or postal mail.
You can complete our e-mail form at:
http://www.artandseek.com
You may also contact us by mail at:
info@artandseek.com


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