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(Last
update) 12/15/2000
thevirtualgallery
takes safeguarding online privacy seriously. Please read the
following to understand thevirtualgallery.com privacy practices.
From
time to time, thevirtualgallery may need to change its privacy
statement because of changes in its business, or in its attempts to
serve your needs better. thevirtualgallery will use reasonable
efforts to publish any changes to its privacy statement.
What
information does thevirtualgallery gather?
There
are times when thevirtualgallery may need to gather specific
information from you such as your name and address, among other
personal information. Information that is essential for thevirtualgallery
to provide the services and/or products that are requested by you is
generally designated as "Required". Additional information
that would allow thevirtualgallery flexibility in providing its
services or products, and may be used for internal statistical
studies or market research, is generally indicated as
"Optional". For example, a credit card number is required
when ordering a product, whereas a fax number may not be essential,
but would provide another means of communication between you and thevirtualgallery.
The
choice of how much personally identifiable information you disclose
to thevirtualgallery is completely at your discretion. It is never
mandatory for you to answer any question, although it may limit the
services and products that thevirtualgallery is able to offer.
How
does thevirtualgallery use personal information?
When
you submit personal information to thevirtualgallery, you understand
that you are agreeing to allow thevirtualgallery, its subsidiaries,
and its affiliates, access to, storage of, and use of, the data in
any of the countries where thevirtualgallery, its subsidiaries, and
its affiliates, do business, whether inside or outside of the United
States.
thevirtualgallery
may use the personal information you submit for any purposes related
to thevirtualgallery.com business, including, but not limited to,
generating statistical studies, conducting market research,
improving its products and services, sending you surveys, and
notifying you of product upgrades and updates, new products, special
offers, seminars and conventions and any other changes within thevirtualgallery
that may affect you.
What
choices do you have about how your personal information is used and
what is thevirtualgallery.com commitment to data quality and
reliability?
thevirtualgallery
respects your privacy and realizes that not everyone likes to
receive special offers or information.
If
you would like your name deactivated from thevirtualgallery.com lists,
or if you would like to unsubscribe from thevirtualgallery.com e-mail
bulletins, please use the contact information below to request that thevirtualgallery
deactivate you from its lists. Be sure to include your name, postal
address, telephone number, information contained in your thevirtualgallery
mailer, and/or other necessary information requested for
deactivation.
If
you believe that thevirtualgallery may not have your correct and
current personal information, you may update your information any
time by using the contact information below to inform thevirtualgallery
of changes in your personal information.
thevirtualgallery
will use reasonable efforts to honor your requests, but we
appreciate your patience in allowing us a reasonable amount of time
for processing.
Does
thevirtualgallery share the information that it gathers with third
parties?
thevirtualgallery
shares data with third parties as a value-added service that will
assist you in finding products or services which you may not
normally come across in daily life. thevirtualgallery carefully
reviews the materials of third parties and only selects those, which
it believes would interest you. However, thevirtualgallery does not
assume responsibility for any actions of third parties.
Should
you decide you would not like your information shared with third
parties, please use the contact information below to request that thevirtualgallery
deactivate you from its lists. thevirtualgallery will use reasonable
efforts to honor your requests. Please be aware that thevirtualgallery
has no control over removing your personal information from the
lists of third parties. If you continue to receive materials from
third parties after informing thevirtualgallery to deactivate your
name, please notify the particular third parties regarding
deactivation of your personal information.
Does
thevirtualgallery share the information that it gathers with
government agencies or law enforcement?
thevirtualgallery
reserves the right to monitor, and disclose to, government officials
or law enforcement, without your consent, any communications and
personally identifiable information, whenever prompted to do so, by
legal authorities, even when you have requested that your
information not be disclosed to third parties.
What
is thevirtualgallery.com commitment to data security?
thevirtualgallery
recognizes your concern for security, and will use reasonable
efforts to establish secure connections with you and to limit access
to databases containing personal information to authorized personnel
only.
Does
thevirtualgallery use cookies?
"Cookies"
give users a unique, random ID by storing small text files onto a
user's computer hard drive with the user's browser. Cookies enable a
web site to track a user's activities on a web site.
For
example, thevirtualgallery uses cookies on its home page to save
users time so they do not have to choose a country site each time
they visit thevirtualgallery.com web site. thevirtualgallery also uses
cookies on some download pages to speed up users' activities in not
having to register more than once. These are just examples of how thevirtualgallery
uses cookies. thevirtualgallery may use cookies in other areas on its
web site now and in the future.
thevirtualgallery.com
cookies do not contain personally identifying information. Users are
free to change their web browsers to prevent the acceptance of
cookies.
Are
there online risks?
You
should be aware of risks when you communicate on public newsgroups
and message boards. On these forums, personal information may be
collected and used by others outside of thevirtualgallery to send
unsolicited e-mails or postal mailings. thevirtualgallery has no
control over these actions. You should not post any information on
these forums that you wish to keep private.
What
are thevirtualgallery.com contact procedures?
If
you believe thevirtualgallery has not adhered to its privacy
statement, if you would like to be deactivated from thevirtualgallery.com
lists, or if you would like to update your personal information, you
may notify thevirtualgallery by e-mail, telephone, fax, or postal
mail. thevirtualgallery will use reasonable efforts to promptly
resolve any issues.
thevirtualgallery
Contact Information:
E-mail
Address: info@thevirtualgallery.com
Postal
mail: thevirtualgallery.com
Attn:
thevirtualgallery Privacy
20159
Lassen St.
Chatsworth,
Ca 91311
Telephone:
877.642.3337
Fax:
503.907.6597 (e-Fax)
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