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privacy policy

Overview

At the Backstairs Art Gallery, we respect your privacy. We do collect information from you, but it is our policy and priority to ensure that all personal information remains private and secure. To earn your trust and confidence in the Internet and in Backstairs Gallery, we are disclosing our privacy practices and the uses of the information we gather.

To protect your privacy, Backstairs Gallery:

  • Will not release any information about you without first obtaining your consent, unless required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law or comply with a legal process served on our company.
  • Will inform you when we change our privacy policy, either by e-mail or via a link on our home page.

These links provide detailed information on our privacy practices:
What general information does Backstairs Art Gallery collect and how is it used?
What personal information does Backstairs Art Gallery collect and how is it used?
How do third-party advertisers use my information?

Backstairs Art Gallery reserves the right to amend this Privacy Statement at any time without prior notice, and only the current Privacy Statement may be deemed effective.

1. What general information does Backstairs Art Gallery collect about me and how is it used?
When you visit the Backstairs Art Gallery web site, we collect some basic information about your computer, such as: IP address (your computer's unique signature). Operating system (e.g., Windows Vista). Browser software (e.g., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox). Internet Service Provider (e.g., BT, Pipex, Demon, AOL, etc.) Other numeric codes used to identify a computer. The information we collect is aggregated to reflect the population and not focused on individuals. We use it to help us better understand the people who visit the Backstairs Art Gallery web site.

2. What personal information does Backstairs Art Gallery collect about me and how is it used?
During the process of completing our mailing list form, we ask you to supply your e-mail address. Any information submitted is kept for our records only. It is never passed on to third parties, nor is it added to any other list or used to send unsolicited e-mail's or correspondence of any type.

3. How do third-party advertisers use my information?
Backstairs Gallery do not pass on any personal information of any description to third-party advertisers. Any information we pass on is of a general nature as outlined in 1. regarding numbers of visitors, page views, etc. If you receive an email from a third party stating that it is associated with Backstairs Gallery, yet you do not recall asking for the information, please follow the third party's removal procedures. If this procedure is not successful, please forward the e-mail with a summary of your experience to us. Additionally, be aware that when you click on links, you may be brought to other sites not operated by Backstairs Gallery. You are responsible for information you provide these sites. We recommend that you review the privacy policy of any site that requests personal information.