Purchase and Licensing
If you would like to inquire about purchasing or licensing imagery please use the contact form or the telephone number listed below.
Copyright
Copyrights to all paintings and images remain the property of the individual artist, who reserves the exclusive right to the use of, or granting permission for any and all purposes. www.centralartstudiogallery.com and logos are trademarks or service marks of Central Art Studio & Gallery owned by Peter N. Van Giesen.
Payment
We accept cash, e transfer, Square and Paypal. If purchasing through website, you don’t need a Paypal account to pay with a credit card. PayPal accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover and eChecks. E transfer payments are welcome and are sent to pvangiesen@gmail.com
Shipping
Shipping is added to the purchase price for all of Canada and Contiguous United States (lower 48 plus DC) so please contact to verify. For other countries shipping will also be added to the purchase price please contact to verify. Make sure that the address you provide matches the address on your Paypal account. It is the responsibility of the purchaser to insure we have the correct shipping address. Artwork will be shipped to the address on the Paypal account. As a fraud protection measure, Paypal requires shipment to your Paypal “confirmed” address only.
Shipments
Shipments occur Monday through Friday excluding federal holidays within Canada and the United States. Under normal circumstances, we generally ship original artworks within five working days of receipt of payment. We will email you shipping information and expected delivery date. We request that you email us upon receipt of shipment.
Shipments are from Canada. All shipments made within Canada and to the US will be shipped parcel post via Canada Post when possible. Other couriers are used for larger artworks. Express shipments and insurance are available, please contact us prior to purchase and we will make every effort to accommodate your needs and adjust shipping charges accordingly.
International Orders: Yes international shipping can be arranged. Please contact us for estimate. Duties, Customs and other fees are responsibility of purchaser.
Damage
If your artwork is received damaged, it is most likely the result of a shipping mishap. Please contact us via phone or e-mail within 24 hours of receipt so we can remedy the problem. If your order is delivered to you with obvious damage, please do not open the package. You may refuse the package and have the carrier return the package to us. If damage is found after the package is opened, please save all packaging material and let us know by phone or email photos of damage.
Returns
We want customers to be delighted with their purchases! If you wish to make a return please contact us prior to returning the artwork. Any artwork can be returned for an exchange credit for another artwork from the orginally artist purchased*.
Original Art: you have seven (7) days from the day you received the painting(s) to return it for an exchange credit*. After seven (7) days all sales are final.
*You must contact us directly within the grace return time period before shipping or returning the artwork back to us.
Return Shipping
Return shipping is to be paid for by the buyer. For exchange credit to apply, the artwork must be returned in like new (undamaged) condition, in original shipping container and be returned with all accompanying certificates/paperwork you received with your order. The buyer is also responsible for return shipping costs and insurance. It is advisable to ship returns insured, as gallery exchange credit cannot be issued for items not received. The right is reserved to refuse a gallery exchange credit if the items have any signs of wear, alteration, misuse or damage.
The Gallery does not guarantee exchange credit for a defective item. If you believe an item is defective please give notice to info@centralartstudiogallery.com before sending the item back.
If there is a problem of any kind with the item, please contact us to seek remedy the situation
Privacy Policy
Who we are
Our website address is: https://centralartstudiogallery.com
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
We collect information from you when you place an order, respond to a communication such as e-mail or register on the site
When ordering or registering, we may ask you for your name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, or other information. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, purchase products, or use certain other site features in the following ways: To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests and to process your transactions.
If you have opted-in to receive our e-mail newsletter, we may send you periodic e-mails. Visitors who register or participate in other site features such as marketing programs and ‘members-only’ content, and visitors who have made a purchase may be added to the newsletter system. Once you receive the first e-newsletter, you will be given a choice to “opt-out” of our e-mail list and no longer receive e-mail communications from us.
How do we protect visitor information?
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. When you place orders or access your personal information, we offer the use of a secure server. All sensitive/credit information you supply is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology at Paypal.
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Cookies
We uses cookies which is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. We use cookies to help identify and track visitors, their usage of this Website, and their Website access preferences. In addition, certain features of this Website may only function properly with the aid of cookies. Visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using our website with the understanding that your use of the Website will be limited to those features that do not require cookies.f you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
The personal information you submit during the registration process to become a subscriber, will only be used by to communicate with you with your express consent.
This information will not be sold, rented, disclosed or made available to any third party with the exception that we reserve the right to disclose your information as necessary to comply with any applicable law, if compelled to in case of a legal process, or in good faith in response to any third party claims of infringement.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Contact information
This site is owned by Peter Van Giesen and he can be contacted at peter@peternvangiesen.com
MailPoet newsletter & emails
If you have subscribed to our newsletter or if you are a member of our website (you can log in) or if you have purchased on our website, there is a good chance you will receive emails from us.
We will only send you emails which you have signed up to receive, or which pertain to the services we provided to you.
To send you emails, we use the name and email address you provide us. Our site also logs the IP address you used when you signed up for the service to prevent abuse of the system.
This website can send emails through the MailPoet sending service. This service allows us to track opens and clicks on our emails. We use this information to improve the content of our newsletters.
No identifiable information is otherwise tracked outside this website except for the email address.
To contact owner:
Peter N. Van Giesen, Central Art Studio & Gallery
Mailing Address:
Phone: 250-889-3972
Email: info@centralartstudiogallery.com
Hours for contact: Mon-Fri 9:00 am to 5.00 pm Pacific Time zone.