GlobalGeniuses ("us", "we", or "our") operates the www.globalgeniuses.art website (hereinafter referred to as the "Service") and we want you to know that YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS TO US!
Whereas we aim to provide impeccable services to all persons seeking to sell or purchase various works of art, we ensure that central to this mandate is our commitment in being transparent about the data we collect about you, how it is used and with whom it is shared.
Therefore, we have created a Terms and Conditions of Use, Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy and our Contact Center which essentially informs you of our protocols and practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data when you use our service and the choices you have associated with that data.
By using our website, whether you are a member or a visitor to our services, you agree to the collection and use of information as set out in this policy. We must inform you that this information is primarily used to provide and improve the Service. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible from www.globalgeniuses.art.
DEFINITIONS
Please note the following definitions for your reference:
Service
Service is the www.globalgeniuses.art website operated by GlobalGeniuses
Personal Data
Personal Data means data about a living individual/group/organization who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).
Usage Data
Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
Cookies
Cookies are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).
Data Controller
Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information are, or are to be, processed.
For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your Personal Data.
Data Processors (or Service Providers)
Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller.
We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.
Data Subject(s)(or User/Users)
Data Subject(s) is any living individual/individuals who is using our Service and is the subject of Personal Data.
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you. Detailed below are the types of data you provide to us:
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
Email address
First name and last name
Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
Cookies and Usage Data
We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the termination or cancellation instructions found in our Terms and Conditions of Use or the instructions provided in any email we send.
Usage Data
We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Location Data
We may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so ("Location Data"). We use this data to provide features of our Service, to improve and customize our Service.
Tracking Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and we hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.
You can change your browser settings to refuse and or disable all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
For more information we refer you to our Cookie Policy which may be found at www.globalgeniuses.art.
Use of Data
GlobalGeniuses uses the data provided for various purposes:
To provide and maintain our Service
To notify you about changes to our Service
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
To provide customer support
To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
To monitor the usage of our Service
To detect, prevent and address technical issues
To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information
LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA UNDER THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)
If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), GlobalGeniuses legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we provided and the specific context in which it is used.
GlobalGeniuses may access your Personal Data for various reasons. This would include, among other factors, the following:
We need to perform a contract with you
You have given us permission to do so
The processing is in our legitimate interests and it is not overridden by your rights
For payment processing purposes
To comply with the law
RETENTION OF DATA
GlobalGeniuses will generally retain your personal data as long as you keep your account open or as needed to provide you Services and for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
GlobalGeniuses will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.
TRANSFER OF DATA ACROSS BORDERS
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers/ servers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ.
If you are located outside of Spain and choose to provide this information to us, please note that this data, including Personal Data, is transferred to Spain and processed there. Your access, use and registration on our website and to this Privacy Policy represents your agreement and authorization to have the aforementioned data transferred.
GlobalGeniuses will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
DISCLOSURE OF DATA
Disclosure for Law Enforcement
Under certain circumstances, GlobalGeniuses may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency). GlobalGeniuses may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith believing that such action is necessary to:
To comply with a legal obligation
To protect and defend the rights or property of GlobalGeniuses
To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
To protect against legal liability
Change in Control or Sale
We can also share your personal data as part of a sale, merger or change in control, or in preparation for any of these events. Any other entity which buys us or part of our business will have the right to continue to use your data, but only in the manner set out in this Privacy Policy unless you agree otherwise.
SECURITY OF DATA
The security of your data is important to us. We implement security safeguards designed to protect your data. We regularly monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks. However, we cannot warrant the security of any information that you send us. There is no guarantee that data may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. These rights may include:
The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you
Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.
The right of rectification
You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
The right to object
You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
The right of restriction
You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
The right to data portability
You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
The right to withdraw consent
You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where GlobalGeniuses relied on your consent to process your personal information.
GlobalGeniuses aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete or limit the use of your Personal Data. If you wish to be informed about what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).
SERVICE PROVIDERS
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services or assist us in analysing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
ANALYTICS
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of our Service. This would include services from Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.
For more information we refer you to our Cookie Policy which may be found at www.globalgeniuses.art.
PAYMENTS
We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors). We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.The payment processors we work with are:
Stripe
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://stripe.com/us/privacy
PayPal
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
For more information we refer you to our Terms and Conditions of Use which may be found at www.globalgeniuses.art.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every website you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services. For more information we refer you to our Cookie Policy which may be found at www.globalgeniuses.art.
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our website. We will inform you of all the requisite changes via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on our website.
Hopefully that this information has provided great clarity and was capable of reliving your concerns regarding the purpose and use of data on our website. However, if you have any lingering questions or concerns, please contact us at www.globalgeniuses.art/contact.
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