Your privacy is very important to us. We want to make your
experience with us as enjoyable and rewarding as possible, and we want you to
use our technology resources with complete confidence.
We have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm
commitment to privacy and security. This Privacy Policy describes how
ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC collects information from all users of ACANTHUSARTS.ORG,
LLC’S Web Site (the “Site”)—what we do with the information we collect, and the
choices Clients and visitors have concerning the collection and use of such
information. ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC requests that you read this Privacy Policy
carefully.
Personal Information ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC Collects and How
It Is Used
Introduction
ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC collects information in different ways
from Clients and visitors who access the various parts of our web site. We use this information primarily to provide
a customized experience as you use our web site and, generally, we do not
share this information with third parties. However, we may disclose personal
information collected if we have received your permission beforehand or in
very special circumstances, such as when we believe that such disclosure is
required by law or other special cases described below.
Members are asked to provide certain personal information when
they sign up for our Client Login Services including name, address, telephone
number, account number, and the type of personal computer being used to access
the Client Login Services. The personal information collected from Clients
during the registration process is used to manage each Client's account. This
information is not shared with third parties, unless specifically stated otherwise
or in special circumstances. ACANTHUSARTS.ORG,
LLC may also generate non-identifying and aggregate profiles from personal
information Clients provide during registration (such as the total number,
but not the names, of Clients). As explained in more detail below, we may
use this aggregated and non-identifying information to sell advertisements
that appear on the Services.
Some ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC products and services are offered
to Visitors and Clients in conjunction with a non-affiliated partner. To
provide Clients and Visitors some of these products and services, the partner
may need to collect and maintain personal information. In these instances, you
will be notified before any such data is collected or transferred and may
decide not to use that particular service or feature. ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC
will share non-identifying and aggregate information (except as described
above), but not personal information, with such partners in order to administer
the branded products or services offered.
ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC displays our online advertisements. We
share aggregated and non-identifying information about our Visitors and Clients
collected through the registration process as well as through online surveys
and promotions with these advertisers. Additionally, in some instances, we use
this aggregated and non-identifying information to deliver tailored
advertisements. For instance, an advertiser tells us the audience they want to
reach (for example, males between 25 and 55 years of age) and provides us an
advertisement tailored to the audience. Based upon the aggregated and
non-identifying information we have collected, we may then display the
advertisement to the intended audience. ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC does not share
personal information about its Visitors or Clients with these advertisers.
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when
you visit our Web Site. These companies may use information (not including your
name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and
other Web sites in order to provide advertisements on this site and other sites
about goods and services that may be of interest to you. If you would like more
information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this
information used by these companies, please click here:
http://www.networkadvertising.org/optout_nonppii.asp
When Visitors or Clients send email inquiries to
ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC, the return email address is used to answer the email
inquiry we receive. ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC does not use the return email address
for any other purpose and does not share the return email address with any
third party.
We may periodically conduct both business and individual
customer surveys. We encourage our customers to participate in these surveys
because they provide us with important information that helps us to improve the
types of services we offer and how we provide them to you. Your personal
information and responses will remain strictly confidential, even if the survey
is conducted by a third party. Participation in our customer surveys is
voluntary.
We take the information we receive from individuals
responding to our Customer Surveys and combine (or aggregate) it with the
responses of other ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC customers to create broader, generic
responses to the survey questions (such as gender, age, residence, hobbies,
education, employment, industry sector, or other demographic information). We
then use the aggregated information to improve the quality of our services to
you, and to develop new services and products. This aggregate, non-personally
identifying information may be shared with third parties.
It is ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC’S policy not to use or share the
personal information about Visitors or Clients in ways unrelated to the ones
described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt out or
otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses. However, ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC may
disclose personal information about Visitors or Members, or information
regarding your use of the Services or Web sites accessible through our
Services, for any reason if, in our sole discretion, we believe that it is
reasonable to do so, including: to satisfy laws, such as the Electronic
Communications Privacy Act, regulations, or governmental or legal requests for
such information; to disclose information that is necessary to identify,
contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our
policies or other user policies; to operate the Services properly; or to
protect ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC and our Members.
A “cookie” is a small data file that can be placed on your
hard drive when you visit certain Web sites. ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC may use
cookies to collect, store, and sometimes track information for statistical
purposes to improve the products and services we provide and to manage our
telecommunications networks. These
cookies do not enable third parties to access any of your customer information.
Additionally, be aware that if you visit non- ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC web sites
where you are prompted to log in or that are customizable, you may be required
to accept cookies.
Advertisers and partners may also use their own cookies. We
do not control use of these cookies and expressly disclaim responsibility for
information collected through them.
ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC’S Commitment to Data Security Services
and Web sites we sponsor have security measures in place to protect the loss,
misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. While we make
every effort to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems,
we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent third-party
“hackers” from illegally obtaining this information.
ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC offers Clients the opportunity to
access or modify information provided during registration. To access or modify
such information, visit http:// or contact our Customer Service Department at
custserv@acanthusarts.org.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the
practices described herein, you may contact us:
POST
LEGAL AFFAIRS c/o
ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC
1200 Foster Street, Suite B-732
Atlanta, Georgia 30318
privacy@acanthusarts.org
ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC reserves the right to revise, amend,
or modify this policy, and our other policies and agreements at any time and in
any manner.
Last Revision: 11/21/02