Privacy Policy

Art Gallery by Z strongly respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and share information on websites owned and/or managed by Art Gallery by Z. It also describes several state and federal laws that apply to Personal Information that you might provide in the course of navigating our website.

By visiting our website, you are accepting the practices described in our privacy policy.

1. Your  Internet domain and IP network address;
2. The  type of web browser and operating system you are using;
3. The  date and time of your visit, including your time zone;
4. The  pages you visit on our website, including duration of page visited;
5. The  referring site; and
6. Other web traffic statistics such as Google Analytics

We do not treat this information as Personal Information. From time to time, Art Gallery by Z may release the information above to improve the content of our web services and to help us understand how people are using our services. Art Gallery by Z does not use IP addresses to identify visitors.

If during your visit to our website you participate in a survey, sign up for our newsletter, send us an email or inquiry, or perform some other transaction online, such as sending donations or becoming a member, the following additional information may be collected:

1. Your email address and contents of the email
2. Information  volunteered in response to a survey
3. Information  volunteered through an online form for any other purpose

We treat this information as Personal Information. We do not collect Personal Information unless you voluntarily provide it to us. Your choice to not participate in the activities listed above will not restrict your ability to use our website, or to read or download any information provided on the site.

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise give away your Personal Information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required to by law. We do not use your Personal Information for any correspondences other than that related to the services Art Gallery by Z offers to our artists and donors. All transactions on the Art Gallery by Z website are encrypted. They are protected using an SSL certificate issued by Starfield. SSL protects all communications including Personal Information, and ensures the safety of the information you voluntarily provide to Art Gallery by Z.

The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) governs gathering information online from or about children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. If you are under 13, please do not submit any information to us.

We will retain your Personal Information on our systems only for as long as we need to. We keep contact information until a user unsubscribes or requests that we delete their information from our systems. If you choose to unsubscribe to our newsletter, we may keep certain limited Personal Information so that we may honor your request.

You may have certain rights to the Personal Information we hold about you. Specifically, you may have rights to:

• Request a copy of your Personal Information;
• Ask that we update your Personal Information or independently correct such      information that you think is incorrect or incomplete;
• Ask that we delete your Personal Information from our systems, or restrict the      ways we may use your Personal Information;
• Object  to our processing of our Personal Information; and/or
• Withdraw your consent to our processing of your Personal Information

Third Party Links

Our website may contain links to other websites provided by third parties not under our control. When following a link and providing Personal Information to a third-party website, please be aware that we are not responsible for the data provided to that third party. This privacy policy only applies to our website and other websites/pages under Art Gallery by Z. When you click a third-party link, you should read their privacy policies before submitting any information to them.

To better serve our users, we use a variety of indicators to customize your browsing experience, including “cookies.” If you use your browser settings to block all cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our website. This information is used to track visitor use of our website and to compile statistical reports on website activity.

This site contains text, artwork, photos, or other content that is copyrighted by others and is being used with permission by the copyright holder. For permission to use any content contained on our website please use our contact information listed below.

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we may do so at our own discretion. We will post those changes to this privacy statement with an updated effective date. Your continued use of our website following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or do not see your concerns addressed here, you should contact us at christine@artgallerybyz.com

Art Gallery by Z, 14040 Gorky Drive Potomac, MD 20854; 301-327-0010.