Queens Artists Privacy Policy

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Privacy Policy for users/visitors to Queens Artists

This site policy explains the kinds of information that may be gathered from you and how that information may be used.

Definitions

Terms such as Queens Artists, us or we, refer to the Queens Artists site, while terms such as user, users or you, refer to visitors to Queens Artists.

Personal Information

Personal information is defined as any information concerning a natural person which, because of name, number, symbol, mark or other identifier, can be used to identify that natural person.

Queens Artists is committed to respecting your privacy. As an unregistered user, you can visit most of the site without having to reveal any personal information. However, in order to gain access to certain areas, you may have to register and to provide some personal information.

Queens Artists will not collect any personal information about you unless you provide that information voluntarily. Any personal information that you choose to provide to us will be used by Queens Artists only to conduct official business. Queens Artists does not and will not sell, rent, loan, trade or lease personal information collected on the site.

To protect your privacy and to prevent unauthorized use, if you are required to register then please make sure that you keep your username and password in a secure place. Also, whenever you login to Queens Artists from a public workstation, be sure to logout of the site entirely and remember to close all browser windows before you leave the public workstation.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

Session Cookies: A cookie is a block of text placed on your computer by a web server. Queens Artists may use session cookies on some parts of the site to enhance your experience of the site and to help you move through it easily. Session cookies created on your computer by Queens Artists servers do not contain personal information. Queens Artists may use a session cookie to store a randomly generated identifying tag on your computer.

Persistent Cookies: If you choose to register, you may be asked for permission to store a persistent cookie on your computer. The persistent cookie will allow this site to recognize you and your access privileges when you visit again, and it helps us to tailor the information presented to you. You are not obligated to accept or receive persistent cookies; you may just have to login each time you return to Queens Artists.

Most web browsers have the capability to be customized by you to refuse to accept new cookies or to delete existing ones. Rejecting or deleting cookies may limit your ability to take advantage of some the features on this site and could result in the loss of any customized setting, but it will not affect your ability to browse or to purchase any items.

Logs and Network Monitoring

Queens Artists maintains log files of all visitors to Queens Artists, and monitors network traffic for purposes of site management and security. Queens Artists uses this information to help diagnose problems with the server and to carry out other administrative tasks. Queens Artists uses log analysis tools for such purposes as creating summary statistics to determine which information is of the most interest to users, identifying system problem areas, and in determining technical requirements. The following information is typically collected in these files:

IP (Internet Protocol) address and domain name of your ISP (Internet Service Provider) and/or computer, if your computer has an IP address assigned directly to it;
type of browser and operating system;
date and time of visit to the site;
web pages or services accessed and amount of time spent at each page; and
web page from which you accessed the site and from which any page on this site was linked.

None of the above information is deemed to constitute personal information by the New York State Internet Privacy and Security Act.

Information Collected by E-mail and Online Transactions

If you send e-mail, Queens Artists will collect the address and contents of the message, and will use this information to respond to you, to address issues you identify, and/or to improve the Queens Artists site. Queens Artists may also use your e-mail address to notify you about updates, services, special events and/or activities offered by us.

If you prefer not to receive e-mail or other communications from Queens Artists, please use our form or use your own email program to send your request to moc.stsitrasneeuq@selas for removal from our mailing list.

If you complete a transaction such as an online purchase or an information request form, Queens Artists will collect the information, including personal information, that you volunteered in completing the transaction. Queens Artists will use this information only to the extent necessary to complete the transaction.

Queens Artists may direct information that you provide to a Queens Artists office other than the one that received the message or information in order to better respond to your needs.

The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video and/or graphic information formats included in the message or transaction.

Queens Artists will not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. You are cautioned, however, that we will treat personal information submitted in an e-mail as though it was submitted by an adult, and it may, unless exempt from access by federal or state law, be subject to public access.

Disclosure of Information Collected Through this Web Site

We may collect or disclose personal information without your consent if the collection or disclosure is:

necessary to comply with the law, or authorized by state or federal statute or regulation;
made pursuant to a court order;
for the purpose of validating your identity; or
of information to be used solely for statistical purposes that is in a form that cannot be used to identify any particular person.

Further, the disclosure of information, including personal information, collected through this site is subject to the provisions of the U.S. Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act and New York State's Freedom of Information Law.

We may also disclose personal information to federal or state law enforcement authorities to enforce Queens Artists's right against unauthorized access or attempted unauthorized access to Queens Artists's information technology assets.

Confidentiality and Integrity

Queens Artists limits employee access to personal information collected through the site to only those employees who need access to the information in the performance of their official duties.

For security purposes and to maintain the availability of Queens Artists for all users, we employ software to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise damage this site.

Links to Third-Party Sites

Queens Artists contains links to, and may be linked from, sites outside of Queens Artists. Queens Artists is not responsible for the privacy practices, terms of use, or the content of such web sites. A link to an outside site from Queens Artists does not constitute an endorsement or sponsorship of such web site or its content.

Changes to Policy and Disclaimer

Queens Artists may change this policy from time to time, and reserves the right to do so without notice. The user assumes responsibility for checking back to this document for any changes that may have occurred since the last visit to Queens Artists. The information provided in this privacy policy should not be construed as giving business, legal or other advice, or warranting as fail proof, the security of information provided through this site.

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