This Policy applies as between you, the User of this Web Site
and ART Academy the owner and provider of this Web Site. This Policy applies to our use of any and
all Data collected by us in relation to your use of the Web Site and any Services or Systems
therein.
In this Policy the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
Account: means collectively the personal
information, Payment Information and credentials used by Users to access Material and / or any
communications System on the Web Site;
Content: means any text, graphics, images,
audio, video, software, data compilations and any other form of information capable of being stored in a
computer that appears on or forms part of this Web Site;
Cookie: means a small text file placed on
your computer by ART ACADEMY when you visit certain parts of this Web Site. This allows us to
identify recurring visitors and to analyse their browsing habits within the Web Site.
Data: means collectively all information
that you submit to the Web Site. This includes, but is not limited to, Account details and information
submitted using any of our Services or Systems;
Without limitation, any of the following Data may be
collected:
- 2.1 name;
- 2.2 date of birth;
- 2.3 job title & profession;
- 2.4 contact information such as email addresses
and telephone numbers;
- 2.5 demographic information such as post code,
preferences and interests;
- 2.6 financial information such as credit / debit
card numbers;
- 2.7 IP address (automatically collected);
- 2.8 web browser type and version (automatically
collected);
- 2.9 operating system (automatically collected);
- 2.10 a list of URLS starting with a referring
site, your activity on this Web Site, and the site you exit to (automatically collected); and
- 2.11 Cookie information (see Clause 10 below).
- 3.1 Any personal Data you submit will be retained
by ART Academy for as long as you use the Services and Systems provided on the Web Site. Data that
you may submit through any communications System that we may provide may be retained for a longer
period of up to one year.
- 3.2 Unless we are obliged or permitted by law to
do so, and subject to Clause 4, your Data will not be disclosed to third parties. This includes our
affiliates and / or other companies within our group.
- 3.3 All personal Data is stored securely in
accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998. For more details on security, see
Clause 9 below.
- 3.4 Any or all of the above Data may be required
by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when
using our Web Site. Specifically, Data may be used by us for the following reasons:
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3.4.1 internal record keeping;
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3.4.2 improvement of our products / services;
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3.4.3 transmission by email of promotional materials that may be of interest to you;
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3.4.4 contact for market research purposes which may be done using email, telephone, fax
or mail. Such information may be used to customise or update the Web Site.
ART Academy may, from time to time, employ the services of
other parties for dealing with matters that may include, but are not limited to, payment handling,
delivery of purchased items, search engine facilities, advertising and marketing. The providers of such
services do not have access to certain personal Data provided by Users of this Web Site. Any Data used
by such parties is used only to the extent required by them to perform the services that ART Academy
requests. Any use for other purposes is strictly prohibited. Furthermore, any Data that is processed by
third parties must be processed within the terms of this Policy and in accordance with the Data
Protection Act 1998.
- 5.1 ART Academy may, from time to time, expand or
reduce its business and this may involve the sale of certain divisions or the transfer of control of
certain divisions to other parties. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any
division so transferred, be transferred along with that division and the new owner or newly
controlling party will, under the terms of this Policy, be permitted to use the Data for the
purposes for which it was supplied by you.
- 5.2 In the event that any Data submitted by Users
will be transferred in such a manner, you will be contacted in advance and informed of the changes.
When contacted you will be given the choice to have your Data deleted or withheld from the new owner
or controller.
- 6.1 Wherever you are required to submit Data, you
will be given options to restrict our use of that Data. This may include the following:
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6.1.1 use of Data for direct marketing purposes; and
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6.1.2 sharing Data with third parties.
- 7.1 You may access certain areas of the Web Site
without providing any Data at all. However, to use all Services and Systems available on the Web
Site you may be required to submit Account information or other Data.
- 7.2 You may restrict your internet browser’s use
of Cookies. For more information see Clause 10 below.
- 8.1 You may access your Account at any time to
view or amend the Data. You may need to modify or update your Data if your circumstances change.
Additional Data as to your marketing preferences may also be stored and you may change this at any
time.
- 8.2 You have the right to ask for a copy of your
personal Data on payment of a small fee.
Data security is of great importance to ART Academy and to
protect your Data we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to
safeguard and secure Data collected online.
ART Academy reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy as
we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately
posted on the Web Site and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the Policy on your first use of
the Web Site following the alterations.
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you
may contact us at info@artstudio.academy
