Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes information that we may collect from you when you visit ArtAvant.com (“Website”) or direct an inquiry to ArtAvant through electronic means. This Privacy Policy explains how ArtAvant stores, uses, discloses, or shares that information.

We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. If you provide us with personal information through the Website, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, do not access or use the site. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to this Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy may change from time to time. ArtAvant will post the modified version at this same URL. Your continued use of the Website after the Privacy Policy has been modified is deemed to be an acceptance of those modifications.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected by third parties including websites that may be linked to from this Website. ArtAvant is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any non-ArtAvant website to which this site links.

INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT

Like most website operators, ArtAvant collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. The purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how visitors use the Website.

Certain visitors to the Website choose to interact with the Website in ways that require the Website to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that the Website gathers depends on the nature of the interaction.

In each case, the Website collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with the Website. ArtAvant does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

All of the information that is collected on the Website will be handled in accordance with GDPR legislation.

a) Non-personal Information is any information that does not identify you individually or does not permit a direct association with an individual. Non-personal Information may include information derived from Personal Information that has been de-personalized by removing unique identifiers and/or by combining it with information about other users to form aggregated data.

b) Personal Information is information that is reasonably capable of being associated with or could be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household.

c) Examples of information ArtAvant collects include:

1. Registration information you provide when you create an account, enter a promotion, or sign up for communications, such as: your name, phone number, email address, username, and password

2. Transaction information you provide when you make a purchase, such as your name, e-mail address, mailing address, telephone number, and payment information

3. Information you provide by posting content on the Website, including: blogs, press releases, reviews, comments, product information, descriptions

4. Information we obtain from third parties such as third party websites, vendors, service providers, or other platform providers

5. Location information including data provided by a mobile device or other device as you navigate the Website

6. Activity information pertaining to your use of the Website

HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION

ArtAvant collects information from and about you, directly, when you provide such information to ArtAvant and automatically, when you use the Website.

a) Information You Provide - ArtAvant collects information that you provide when you make inquiries using our "contact us" form, complete a transaction, enter a promotion, sign up to receive communications, or sign up for an account on the Website. The information collected may include anything submitted by you to the Website and may include copies of the correspondence. When you purchase goods through the Website, you voluntarily provide certain Personal Information which is stored by ArtAvant and also processed by a third party company (i.e. our credit card processors). If you voluntarily provide your Personal Information to us, we collect it. You choose whether to disclose Personal Information, but you may not be able to use the Website or conduct certain transactions without doing so.

b) Information Collected Automatically - When you visit or otherwise use the Website, ArtAvant collects details about your access and use of the Website automatically through cookies and other technology, including details about your device, internet connection, operating system, browser type, browsing actions, and the resources that you access and use on the Website, other traffic data, and, location data. The information ArtAvant collects automatically may include personal information or ArtAvant may associate it with personal information it collects in other ways or receives from third parties.

COOKIES

ArtAvant may use Cookies to collect data as you visit the Website. To learn more about our use of cookies and your choices regarding cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by your internet browser on your device. Cookies can be either persistent or temporary. A persistent cookie retains user preferences for a particular website, allows those preferences to be used in future sessions, and remains valid until its set expiry date (unless deleted by the user before the expiry date). Temporary cookies expire at the end of a user session when the browser is closed. Most internet browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, but then you may not be able to access or use portions of this Website.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

ArtAvant uses information that you provide and/or that ArtAvant collects to present the Website to you, improve the Website, deliver a more personalized service to you, provide you with information, products, and/or services that you request from ArtAvant, market goods or services to you, fulfill any other purpose for which you provide such information, provide you with information you requested, and for any other purpose with your consent.

We will not sell or lease your personal information to third parties. ArtAvant may use the information it collects to send you email marketing communication which may be of interest to you from time to time, with your consent. If you have consented to marketing, you may opt out later.

We rely on one or more of the following conditions for processing personal information:

• Our legitimate interests in the effective delivery of information and services to you;
• Explicit consent that you have given;
• Legal obligations.

 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

To facilitate the Website we use other companies to perform services on our behalf. For example, we utilize services of other companies to provide infrastructure and IT services, produce and optimize our web pages and process credit card transactions. In the course of providing such services, these other companies may have access to your information. We do not authorize these companies to use or disclose your personal information except for the purpose of providing the services we request of them.

ArtAvant also reserves the right to disclose personal information if we reasonably believe that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to (a) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request, (b) enforce applicable terms of use, including investigation of potential violations thereof, (c) detect, prevent, or otherwise address illegal or suspected illegal activities, security or technical issues, or (d) protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of ArtAvant, its users or the public as required or permitted by law. In connection with any reorganization, restructuring, merger or sale, or other transferring of assets we reserve the right to transfer information, including personal information, provided that the receiving party agrees to respect your personal information in a manner that is consistent with our privacy policy.

DATA TRANSFER

ArtAvant stores your personal information in the United States. The privacy protections in the United States may not be the same as in your home country. If you are located in a country outside the United States and submit personal information to ArtAvant, you consent to the general use and disclosure of such information as provided in this Privacy Policy and to the transfer and/or storage of that information to the United States.

Given that the Internet is a global environment, using the Internet to collect and process information necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. Therefore, by using the Website, you acknowledge and consent to the transfer of your information outside your country of residence to any country (including the United States) where we have facilities or engage third parties (including but not limited to payment processors, cloud service or other IT providers, and other companies that provide services to us). You understand that the countries to which we may transfer information may not have as comprehensive a level of data protection as in your country.

DATA RETENTION AND SECURITY

a) Data Retention - ArtAvant may store your personal information as long as you use our goods and services in order to provide you with such goods and services and for all legitimate business purposes. ArtAvant may store your personal information to the extent required to comply with our legal, accounting, and/or reporting requirements and to provide information about ArtAvant products or services that you may request. Additionally, ArtAvant may continue to store your personal information contained in standard backup systems.

b) Data Security – ArtAvant has implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. ArtAvant cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to or through the Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. ArtAvant is not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained in the Website.

c) Data Rights - You may have certain rights under data protection law, in European Economic Area (EEA) and other jurisdictions, in relation to the personal information we hold about you. In particular, you may have a right to:

1. Request a copy of personal information we hold about you;

2. Ask that we update the personal information we hold about you, or independently correct such personal information that you think is incorrect or incomplete;

3. Ask that we delete personal information that we hold about you from live systems, or restrict the way in which we use such personal information (see the “Data Retention” section);

4. Object to our processing of your personal information to perform services you have not requested;

5. Withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information (to the extent such processing is based on consent and consent is the only permissible basis for processing);

6. Request a copy of the information we hold about you, if this data protection law applies to you, by submitting your request here Personal Data Request

 LINKS

This Website contains links to third party websites that ArtAvant does not control. ArtAvant cannot be held responsible for the privacy practices of third parties or the content provided on such websites. If you click on one of these links, please understand that you are leaving the ArtAvant Website and that any information you provide will not be covered by this Privacy Policy. Please read that website’s privacy policy before providing any information.

CHILDREN

The Website is not for children. You must be 18 years of age or older to have an account on the Website. In certain jurisdictions, the age of majority may be older than 18, in which case you must satisfy that age in order to have an account on the Website. While individuals under the age of 18 may utilize the Website, they may do so only with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian, under such person's account and otherwise subject to the Website’s terms and conditions.

ArtAvant does not knowingly collect personal information from children through the Website. If ArtAvant learns that it has collected or received such information, it will delete that information. If you believe we might have information from or about a child under the age of 18, please let us know by contacting us using the information set forth in “Contact” Section.

CHANGES IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY

Changes to the Privacy Policy will be posted on this page. If ArtAvant makes material changes to the way it treats user’s personal information, it may choose to notify you via email or through another means in addition to posting. The date the Privacy Policy was last revised appears at the bottom of the Privacy Policy. You are responsible for ensuring ArtAvant has a current email address for you and for periodically visiting the Website and the Privacy Policy to check for any changes.

CONTACT

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us here, Contact Form, or at the following:

ArtAvant, LLC
DPO Privacy Agent
2109 Thoroughgood Rd #5210
Virginia Beach, VA 23471

Effective Date: February 1, 2024