HG Contemporary Art Center (“HGCAC”) respects the privacy rights of our users and is strongly committed to protecting your privacy online. This privacy policy applies to this Web Site and does not apply to other HGCAC products or services.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
HGCAC collects personal information, such as e-mail addresses and log-in information that you voluntarily provide on this Web Site. For example, we collect (a) e-mail addresses when you register to gain access to the Press Releases portion of this Web Site; and (b) log-in information when you access the Private Viewing area of the Web Site. Personal information collected via the Web Site is used to allow users access to certain portions of the Web Site. HGCAC may also collect names and/or other personal information voluntarily submitted by you, for example, when you contact HGCAC to make a request or to inquire about HGCAC Web Site. HGCAC will use such information to respond to your request or inquiry.
Disclosure of Personal Information
HGCAC may disclose your personal information to unaffiliated third parties if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary (a) to comply with the law or in response to a subpoena, court order, government request, or other legal process; (b) to protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of HGCAC or others; (c) to enforce any terms of service on the Web Site; (d) to provide you with the service requested by you (including allowing a purchaser of a HGCAC division, or HGCAC as a whole, to continue to serve you), and to perform other activities related to such services; or (e) to operate HGCAC’s systems properly.
If you provide your consent at the time your personal information is collected via the Web Site, HGCAC may also share your personal information, except log-in information, with a sponsor or other third party who is interested in serving you (“Third-Party Providers”). You may instruct HGCAC at any time not to share your personal information with such Third-Party Providers by emailing inquire@HGContemporaryArt.com. You must include your first name, last name, and e-mail address.
Further use and/or disclosure of your personal information by Third-Party Providers is not the responsibility of HGCAC. Rather, such use and/or disclosure is governed by the Third-Party Providers’ privacy policies.
Accuracy and Security of Personal Information
Any personal information you provide to HGCAC is kept on secure servers. HGCAC uses reasonable administrative, technical, personnel, and physical measures (a) to safeguard personal information against loss, theft, unauthorized use, disclosure, or modification; and (b) to ensure the integrity of the personal information.
Use of Cookies
HGCAC may use “cookies” or similar electronic tools to collect information to enhance your experience with the Web Site. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer and which collects information about your use of the Web Site, such as the Web pages visited, the date and the time of a visit, the Web sites you visited immediately before and after visiting the Web Site, etc.
Any information collected by the cookies used by HGCAC will be collected anonymously and will not be used by HGCAC to subsequently identify you or to prepare the collection, processing, or use of personal information about you without your prior consent. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually set your browser to disable cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. The help function on most browsers contains instructions on how to set your browser to notify you before accepting cookies or to disable cookies entirely. However, it is possible that some parts of the Web Site, such as the Private Gallery, will not function properly if you disable cookies.
Accessing and Updating Your Personal Information
To access, review, rectify, or delete personal information collected about you via the Web Site, please e-mail inquire@HGContemporaryArt.com. All requests must include your first name, last name, and e-mail address. While HGCAC will make every reasonable effort to accommodate your request, we also reserve the right to impose certain restrictions and requirements on such access requests, if allowed or required by applicable laws.
Transfer of Personal Information to Other Countries
Your personal information may be transferred to various countries around the world. By submitting your personal information via the Web Site, you consent to such transfers.
Links to Third-Party Web Sites
HGCAC may provide links to third-party Web sites. Since we do not control third-party sites and are not responsible for any personal information you may provide while on such sites, we encourage you to read the privacy policies on those Web sites before providing any of your personal information on such sites.
Modifications To This Privacy Policy
HGCAC reserves the right to change this privacy policy at any time by posting revisions on this Web page. Such changes will be effective upon posting.