Who we are
Our website address is: http://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
2540 Blackwood Street
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada V8T 3W1
Phone: 250-889-3972
Email: peter@centralartstudiogallery.com
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 am to 5.00 pm Pacific Time zone.