PRIVACY POLICY
Your Privacy and the Security of Your Personal Information Is Very Important to Us
We value our customers and guests and respects your concerns about online security and privacy. We believe in providing you with a safe and secure time while experiencing the editorial and community aspects of our site. Our Privacy and Security Policy is intended to protect your privacy and ensure that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information. In addition to reviewing our Privacy and Security Policy, you should also read our Terms of Use. Your use of ARTRUBY.com constitutes your agreement to its terms and conditions.
Our Privacy and Security Policy Will Change Over Time
Because we continue to develop ARTRUBY.com and take advantage of technologies to improve the services we provide our users, our policies will change over time. We encourage you to refer to this Privacy and Security Policy from time to time to stay abreast of our most current privacy policy practices. If you are a registered member of ARTRUBY.com, we may notify you by e-mail of material changes to our Privacy and Security Policy using the most current e-mail address that you have provided to us. Your continued access and use of ARTRUBY.com will constitute your acceptance of any changes or revisions to our Privacy and Security Policy.
Summary of Our Privacy and Security Policy
This Privacy and Security Policy explains and summarizes how we collect, use, and protect your personal information as you interact with us online and through our customer and technical support. This Privacy and Security Policy explains:
- What information is gathered from users of ARTRUBY.com.
- How we use the personal information that you share with us and that we learn about you because of our relationship.
- How ART RUBY uses ‘cookies’ and ‘IP Addresses.’
- What personal information, if any, ART RUBY may share about you with others and the conditions that protect your information if it is or must be shared.
- What kind of security measures ART RUBY takes to protect your information from loss or disclosure and how we will inform you in the event of a security breach.
- The circumstances under which you can access your personal information you have shared with us and have that information corrected, restrict ART RUBY‘s use of that information, and even have it removed from our records.
- Other things you should know about privacy and ART RUBY.
The Type of Information ARTRUBY.com Collects About You
ART RUBY collects information that you provide to us or that we learn about you from your use of ARTRUBY.com. We receive and store information you enter on ARTRUBY.com or give to us in any other way. For example, you may provide information to ARTRUBY.com when you register, sign-in, search, participate in a poll or survey, request our e-mail newsletters, or communicate with ART RUBY‘s customer service. As a result of those actions, you might supply us with such information as your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, likes, dislikes and other preferences (although, currently, most of this information is not required to use our site). We also automatically receive and store certain types of information whenever you visit ARTRUBY.com. We might also receive information about you from other sources, such as in providing you special offers that we think will be of interest, and we may add that information to our account information for you.
How ART RUBY Uses Information About You
We use information we have collected about you to provide you with the most relevant and entertaining articles, videos and other forms of entertaining content. We do not sell your personal information to third parties for any reason. We do not disclose your personal information to unaffiliated third parties who may want to offer you their own products and services unless you have requested or authorized us to do so.
We may share your personal information with third parties or affiliates of ARTRUBY.com where it is necessary for us to complete a transaction or do something you have asked us to do. Currently ART RUBY does not provide shopping services but it may in the future and this information may be shared with a retailer or product provider, upon your request, to complete such a transaction with that third party.
We may share your personal information to third parties or affiliates of ART RUBY with whom we have contracted to perform services on our behalf. All companies that act on our behalf are contractually obligated to keep the personal information we provide to them confidential and to use the personal information we share only to provide the services we ask them to perform.
We may disclose personal information about our customers as permitted or required by law, such as in connection with a subpoena or similar legal process, or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or bankruptcy, as discussed further below.
We try to provide you with the information you need to make informed and reasonable choices with respect to how ARTRUBY.com uses or shares your information.
ART RUBY collects and uses personal information from you in several ways:
- Website Usage. ART RUBY or ART RUBY‘s authorized service providers may observe activities, preferences, and transactional data (such as your IP address, browser type, and operating system) relating to your use of ARTRUBY.com. We may use this collected or logged information in order to provide better service, to facilitate our customers’ use of the website, to track usage of the website, and to address security hazards. ART RUBY, or one of ART RUBY‘s authorized service providers, may use this information to track aggregate traffic patterns throughout ARTRUBY.com. We may use aggregated, statistical information to describe our customer audience, products and services, and to develop partnerships with third parties to offer products and services in which we believe our customers will be interested. For example, if thirty percent of our customers are interested in fine art, we may share that statistic with fine art advertisers in order to offer through ARTRUBY.com the type of access, through advertisements, our users prefer.
- Site Interactions. We collect information about you when you use our website. You may visit our site without registering, but if you wish to use certain special features offered on our site, you will need to provide us with certain information, including your name, address, and e-mail address, to register with us. We will assist you in creating a user ID and a password to protect your account information.
- Submit A Link, Comment Boards, Photo Uploads. Any information disclosed in public areas of ARTRUBY.com is public information that may be viewed and collected by any party. ART RUBY reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to remove any information at any time from our site that we deem inappropriate, objectionable or for any other reason.
Our Security Practices
Our internal data security policies restrict access to users’ personal information to authorized employees. Authorized employees may use our users’ personal information for ART RUBY business purposes only. Our employees are bound by ART RUBY policies that require them to maintain the confidentiality of our users’ personal information. Employees who violate these requirements are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that are designed to guard our customers’ personal information. For example, for the security of your online visit to ARTRUBY.com, we may make use of firewall barriers, encryption techniques, and/or authentication procedures. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be absolutely secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, ART RUBY cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. In the event of a breach of the confidentiality or security of your personal information, we will notify you as necessary so you can take appropriate protective steps. Unless you indicate otherwise, we may notify you under such circumstances using the e-mail address you provided to us when you registered with ARTRUBY.com.
What Are Cookies and How Does ARTRUBY.com Use Them?
We may use ‘cookies’ to collect or log certain information. A cookie is a small piece of information that a website stores on a personal computer and which it can later retrieve. We may use cookies for some administrative purposes-for example, to store our users’ preferences for certain kinds of stories or to store a password so that you do not have to input it every time you visit our website. The cookies will not contain information that will enable anyone to contact our users via telephone, e-mail, or any other means. If our users are uncomfortable with the use of cookie technology, they can set their browsers to refuse cookies. Certain of our services, however, could be dependent on cookies, and our users may disable those services by refusing cookies.
Please note that the advertising networks serving ads on ARTRUBY.com may also use their own cookies. ART RUBY does not control these cookies or the data collection practices of these companies. For more information about these companies’ separate privacy policies, you should contact the advertising network directly. For more information on the privacy policies of our advertisers, see below.
What Privacy Policies Cover the Ads on ARTRUBY.com?
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads on ARTRUBY.com. These companies may employ cookies and action tags (also known as single-pixel GIFs or Web beacons) to measure advertising effectiveness. Any information that these third parties collect via cookies and action tags is not connected to personally identifiable information, such as your name and e-mail address.
Links to Third-Party Sites and Websites Containing ARTRUBY.com Branding
ARTRUBY.com may contain links to third-party sites. Please be aware, however, that ART RUBY is not responsible for and cannot control the privacy policies of these other sites or their practices. We encourage you to read the privacy policies for these other sites, as they may differ from ours.
This website may also contain links to sites that display ARTRUBY.com branding and/or ART RUBY‘s logo but which are maintained by third parties. Such websites may be identified in that they do not display a ‘ARTRUBY.com‘ URL. Please read the privacy policy on these sites for applicable privacy practices relating to personal information collected via those sites because they may differ from ART RUBY‘s privacy practices. This Privacy and Security Policy applies solely to personal information collected by ARTRUBY.com.
Contact Preferences and Accessing Your Personal Information
You have choices when it comes to how ART RUBY uses your personal information. When you register online with ARTRUBY.com, you can choose not to receive information about our services, content and or special promotional items from us by direct mail and/or e-mail. If you elect not to receive such information by direct mail or e-mail, ART RUBY may continue to contact you as necessary to service your account.
Keeping your account information accurate and up-to-date is very important, so we can provide you with excellent service. If your account information is incomplete, inaccurate, or not current, please correct your account information online.
If you need additional assistance, please contact ART RUBY customer service at http://artruby.com/contact.
This Privacy and Security Policy Applies to U.S. and U.K. Customers
ARTRUBY.com is hosted in the United States and is intended for visitors from the United States and United Kingdom.
This Privacy and Security Policy applies to customer relationships established in the United States and United Kingdom. Parts of this Privacy and Security Policy may not apply to visitors outside these territories. Like almost every website, ARTRUBY.com may be accessed by an international audience. If you are a non-U.S. or U.K. visitor to our website, by visiting our website and providing us with data, you acknowledge and agree that your personal information may be processed for the purposes identified in this Privacy and Security Policy. In addition, such data may be stored on servers located outside your resident jurisdiction, which may have less stringent privacy practices than your own. By providing us with your data, you consent to transfer of such data.
Business Transitions
In the event ARTRUBY.com goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of a portion of its assets, users’ personal information will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred.
ARTRUBY.com Is Not for Use by Children
The Site is intended for use by individuals over the age of 16 and not for children. If you are under 16, you should not submit any personally identifiable information on the Site. Children must ask a parent or guardian for permission before sending any personal information online to anyone.
What Else Should I Know About My Privacy?
You should be careful to maintain the secrecy of your passwords and/or account information and be responsible about protecting your personal information and identity whenever you are online.
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to our online privacy policy.
Contact Information
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.
art@artruby.com
