ROCKPORT CENTER for the ARTS (Rockport Art Association, Inc.)
PRIVACY and PUBLIC POLICY STATEMENT

Privacy
Rockport Center for the Arts is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. In general, you can visit the Rockport Center for the Arts Web site without revealing any information about yourself. Please read the following policy to understand how personal information that you provide will be treated as you make use of our online offerings. Note that we review our privacy practices from time to time, and that such practices are subject to change. We ask that our visitors periodically review this page to ensure familiarity with the most current version of our privacy statement. If you have any questions or comments about our privacy practices, you can contact us at info@rockportartcenter.com

Usage Data
When you visit the Rockport Center for the Arts Web site, our host server automatically collects information about the IP address from which you access the site (an IP address is the number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web), the pages you visit, the date and time you access our site, and the type of browser and operating system that you are using.

We use this information to better understand how our site is used. We do not track or record information about individuals and their visits. This research is compiled and analyzed on an aggregated basis.

E-Mail Contents
You may choose to provide us with personal information in an e-mail message to one of the addresses listed throughout our site or by registering for our email list. We use this information only to respond to your message or to register you for the services you have requested. However, information via email is not guaranteed to be confidential. See Data Sharing below.

Email Lists & Social Networking Groups
If you sign up for or subscribe to an e-mail newsletter or link to engage with Rockport Center for the Arts via a third party web service such as Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, YouTube, ZAPP, or WithoutaBox, you will receive the access and information that you have requested, and have the option of unsubscribing or removing your name from that service at any time. Any information you choose to provide regarding special interests may be used for marketing and promotional purposes. By providing this information, you may receive occasional e-mail messages from Rockport Center for the Arts. See Data Sharing below.

Third Party Links
Rockport Center for the Arts’ Website contains links to other Internet sites. We encourage all of our partners, contributors, and third parties to implement policies and practices that respect the privacy of our users. However, Rockport Center for the Arts is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such non-affiliated Web sites. Rockport Center for the Arts makes no representations whatsoever about any other Web site which you may access through this one.

When you access a non- Rockport Center for the Arts Web site, please understand that it is independent from Rockport Center for the Arts, and that Rockport Center for the Arts has no control over the content on that Web site. In addition, a link to a non- Rockport Center for the Arts Web site does not mean that Rockport Center for the Arts endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of such Web site. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature.

Online Purchases
The information you provide on the online order form (your name, address, telephone numbers, credit card information, and e-mail address) is used for billing purposes, to fill the order, and to reach you if we have trouble processing your order. See Data Sharing below.

Security
Our online gift shop utilizes PayPal or Stripe secure transactions. Your billing information is strictly confidential and is protected by those vendor’s privacy policies.

Cookies
We do not collect or store any information about you that we gather from using "cookies" on our site. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from our Web server when you visit our online shop and stored on your computer's hard drive. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. We use cookies only to keep track of the items in your shopping order. If you choose to reject cookies, you will still be able to use Rockport Center for the Arts’ Website but you will not be able to build a shopping order.

Data Sharing
Rockport Center for the Arts respects your privacy. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that restrict access to your personal information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. We do not provide third parties with information about our members. Whether or not you are a member of Rockport Center for the Arts, we do not disclose personal information about you or any business that you may conduct with us to third parties except as required by law.

Disclaimer
IN NO EVENT WILL Rockport Center for the Arts BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THIS WEBSITE, OR OF ANY OTHER HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

INFORMATION ON THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Information on this Web site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Information may be changed or updated without notice. Rockport Center for the Arts may also make improvements and/or changes in the products and/or the programs described in this information at any time without notice.

Rockport Center for the Arts does not guarantee confidentiality in our email communications. By sending Rockport Center for the Arts any non-personal information or material, you grant Rockport Center for the Arts an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute those materials or information, and you also agree that Rockport Center for the Arts is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose.

Information Rockport Center for the Arts publishes on the World–Wide Web may contain references or cross references to other products, programs and services that are not announced or available in your country. Such references do not imply that Rockport Center for the Arts intends to announce such products, programs or services in your country. Consult a Rockport Center for the Arts representative for information regarding the products, programs and services which may be available to you.

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This page may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information, the terms of which must be observed and followed.

All information contained within this website is the property of Rockport Center for the Arts, unless otherwise noted.

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