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At Photolark Gallery we respect your privacy, including the privacy of your personal and financial information. Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy this Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through our website at www.photolarkgallery.com and how we use this information to provide you with outstanding service.

By accessing and using the website operated by Photolark Gallery, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy as amended from time to time.  If you have concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, you should contact us at info@photolarkgallery.com we will do our best to resolve your concerns.

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Our Privacy Policy is as follows:

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1. Information may be collected through the services

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Keeping your personal information secure is vitally important to us. We gather two basic types of information through the Services:  Non-Personal Information, which includes aggregated information, demographic information, IP addresses and any other information that does not reveal a person's specific identity.   Also, Personal Information that identifies a personal as an individual.

Non-Personal Information 

We and our service providers (including ad servers, outbound email vendors, affiliate vendors and search engine advertising agencies, and providers of web analytics tools) and business partners may also use "cookies" and other similar technologies to help us deliver better service and user experience and to facilitate your ongoing access to and use of our Services.   A cookie is a small piece of data stored by your web browser on your computer's hard drive.  We use cookies to manage your Photolark Gallery session.  If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to automatically decline cookies, or to be given the choice of declining or accepting the transfer of a particular cookie, or cookies from a particular website, to your computer.  If you choose to reject all cookies, you may still use our site however some functionality may be limited.

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Personal Information  

To use the site you are not required to provide Personal Information.  However, you may need to provide certain personal information in order to use some of our services.  Photolark Gallery uses online order forms to allow you to order products from Photolark Gallery.  When you fill out order forms, you will be asked to provide personal information such as your name, shipping and email address and financial information such as a credit card number and expiration date.  We use this information to process your order and to notify you of your order status.  Your email address and financial information are used by Photolark Gallery to conduct business with you and are not rented or sold to any other third party.

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 2. Why we collect information​

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​​Personal Information  

We may use personal information in the following ways:
 

Customer Support   

Any personal information obtained through your contact with our Customer Care team or communications with us, such as phone calls or emails, are considered confidential.

Email Communications   

Information about new features, products and promotions may be emailed to you. If you do not wish to receive these mailings you may unsubscribe.  Please inform us and we will delete you from our email lists.

Surveys and Contests  

On occasion we may conduct surveys or contests.  Your participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary.  Any of the Personal Information collected is used solely for purposes of improving user satisfaction with Photolark Gallery products and services No Personal Information collected through these means is shared with or available to other third parties.

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Submissions   

Information obtained through gallery submissions is considered confidential.  If you do not wish for your name or country of origin or any other personal information included on the site, please indicate this with your submission.  It is the responsibility of the artist to ensure that any art work submitted to photolarkgallery.com is rightfully their property.

Testimonials   

Photolark Gallery may occasionally elect to post customer testimonials, while excluding any information that may personally identify you.

Non-Personal Information   

Occasionally we may make aggregate statistical and demographic information available to carefully selected third-party partners of Photolark Gallery.  Such statistical and demographic information will not personally identify you.

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3. Disclosures of Personal Information

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Third Party Service Providers  

Photolark Gallery shares personal information with carefully screened third-party service providers to provide you with the products, services and information that you have requested. Third-party service providers may include credit card authorization companies, order fulfilment service providers and shippers. Photolark Gallery has instructed these service providers not to store retain or access your personal information except to provide our services to you.

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Forums  

​Photolark Gallery may make certain forums available these forums may include comment functionality forums such as Blogs, Face Book or Twitter.  Please note that any information you voluntarily disclose through these services becomes public information, and may be available to users of the services and to the general public.  We urge you to exercise discretion and caution when deciding to disclose personal information, or any other information, through the services.  WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USE OF ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE THROUGH THE SERVICES.

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Law Enforcement - Emergencies - Compliance  

Photolark Gallery may disclose Personal Information in the following situations as we believe to be appropriate, even though you might have requested that we don't share your information: (a) under applicable law; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to governmental requests, including requests from law enforcement and regulatory authorities; (d) to enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our operations; (f) to protect the rights, privacy, safety or property of Photolark Gallery, you or others; and (g) to permit us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain. For example, we may, to the fullest extent the law allows, disclose personal information to law enforcement agencies and regulatory authorities to assist them in identifying individuals who have been or may be engaged in unlawful activities.

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Assignment   

We reserve the right to transfer personal information to a new entity or third party as part of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of some or all of our assets or joint venture.

4. Updating Your Personal Information

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Photolark Gallery will make an effort to keep all your Personal Information up to date when you provide it to us.  You can update your account information and change your password at any time.  If you have forgotten your password, you can set a new one.  If any of your Personal Information changes or you identify a mistake in our records, please use the account profile page on the Photolark Gallery website, or contact us at info@photolarkgallery.com and we will update your data. 

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5. Security

At Photolark Gallery we strive to have reasonable security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.  Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or data storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.  As a result, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us through or in connection with the services that are offered by us.  You acknowledge and agree that any information you transmit through the services is transmitted at your own risk. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure please notify us of the problem. 

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6. Protecting the Privacy of Children

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Children under the age of 13 are not eligible to use our services and we ask that they do not submit any personal information to us. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.  Please do not access photolarkgallery.com if you are under the age of 13.

7. Third Party Sites

The Services may contain links to third party websites.  These linked sites are not under our control and we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the contents of any such linked site, or any link contained in any linked site.  We provide such links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link on the Site does not imply endorsement of the linked site by us.  If you provide any Personal Information through any such third party website, your transaction will occur on such third party's website and the Personal Information you provide will be collected by, and controlled by the privacy policy of, that third party.  We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the privacy policies and practices of any such third parties. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PRIVACY POLICY DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PRIVACY OR INFORMATION PRACTICES OF ANY THIRD PARTIES. 

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8. Changes and Notification

We reserve the right to modify our Privacy Policy at any time. If our Privacy Policy changes, the revised policy will be posted on the Site and we will change the 'Last Updated' date at the top of this page to reflect the date of the modification. Please check back periodically. Any changes to our Privacy Policy will become effective upon our posting of the revised Privacy Policy on the Services. Use of the Services following such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy then in effect.

9. Jurisdictional Issues

The Services are controlled and operated by us from British Columbia, Canada, and are not intended to subject us to the laws or jurisdiction of any state, country or territory other than that of Canada. We do not represent or warrant that the Services, or any part of the Services, are appropriate or available for use in any particular jurisdiction. Those who choose to access the Services do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules and regulations. We may limit the Services' availability, in whole or in part, to any person, geographic area or jurisdiction we choose, at any time and at our sole discretion.

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 10. Contact Us ​

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 Please contact us at info@photolarkgallery.com to communicate any questions or concerns about this

Privacy policy. 

This policy was last updated:  January 12, 2014

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