PRIVACY POLICY

TheArtTrade has established this privacy policy to explain to you how your information is protected, collected and used, which may be updated by TheArtTrade from time to time. TheArtTrade will provide notice of materially significant changes to this privacy policy by posting notice on TheArtTrade site.

1. Protecting your privacy

• We don't share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.
  
• We don't engage in cross-marketing or link-referral programs with other sites.
  
• We don't employ tracking devices for marketing purposes ("cookies", "web beacons," single-pixel gifs).
  
• We don't send you unsolicited communications for marketing purposes.
  
• Account information is password-protected. Keep your password safe.
  
• Forums use basic webserver authentication. Close your browser to log out.
  

TheArtTrade, or people who post on TheArtTrade, may provide links to third party websites, which may have different privacy practices. We are not responsible for, nor have any control over, the privacy policies of those third party websites, and encourage all users to read the privacy policies of each and every website visited.

2. Data we collect

We sometimes collect your email address, for purposes such as sending self-publishing and confirmation emails, authenticating user accounts, providing subscription email services, registering for forums, etc.

We may collect personal information if you provide it in feedback or comments, post it in our forum, or if you contact us directly. Please do not post any personal information on TheArtTrade’s forum that you expect to keep private.

Our web logs collect standard web log entries for each page served, including your IP address, page URL, and timestamp. Web logs help us to diagnose problems with our server, to administer TheArtTrade site, and to otherwise provide our service to you.

3. Data we store

All classified and forum postings are stored in our database, even after "deletion," and may be archived elsewhere.

Our web logs and other records are stored indefinitely.

Although we make good faith efforts to store the information in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public, we cannot guarantee complete security.

4. Archiving and display of TheArtTrade postings by search engines and other sites Search engines and other sites not affiliated with TheArtTrade

5. Circumstances in which TheArtTrade may release information TheArtTrade may disclose information about its users if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process.

TheArtTrade may also disclose information about its users to law enforcement officers or others, in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to: enforce our Terms of Use; respond to claims that any posting or other content violates the rights of third-parties; or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of TheArtTrade, its users or the general public.

6. International Users

By visiting our web site and providing us with data, you acknowledge and agree that we may use the data collected in the course of our relationship for the purposes identified in this policy or in our other communications with you, including the transmission of information outside your resident jurisdiction. In addition, please understand that such data may be stored on servers located in the United States. By providing us with your data, you consent to the transfer of such data.

7. Feedback

We welcome your feedback at feedback@TheArtTrade.com
 
Your use of TheArtTrade website or the Service signifies acknowledgement of and agreement to our Privacy Policy. You further acknowledge and agree that TheArtTrade may, in its sole discretion, preserve or disclose your Content, as well as your information, such as email addresses, IP addresses, timestamps, and other user information, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: comply with legal process; enforce the Terms of Use; respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; respond to claims that contact information (e.g. phone number, street address) of a third-party has been posted or transmitted without their consent or as a form of harassment; protect the rights, property, or personal safety of craigslist, its users or the general public.