Privacy Policy:
Golden State Galleries, LLC ("Golden State Galleries") operates GoldenStateGalleries.com and may operate other websites. It is Golden State Galleries's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Golden State Galleries collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Golden State Galleries's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Golden State Galleries's visitors use its website. From time to time, Golden State Galleries may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
Golden State Galleries also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on GoldenStateGalleries.com blogs/sites. Golden State Galleries only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to Golden State Galleries's websites choose to interact with Golden State Galleries in ways that require Golden State Galleries to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Golden State Galleries gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at GoldenStateGalleries.com to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with Golden State Galleries are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Golden State Galleries collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor's interaction with Golden State Galleries. Golden State Galleries does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Aggregated Statistics
Golden State Galleries may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Golden State Galleries may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Golden State Galleries does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
Golden State Galleries discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Golden State Galleries's behalf or to provide services available at Golden State Galleries's websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Golden State Galleries's websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Golden State Galleries will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Golden State Galleries discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Golden State Galleries believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Golden State Galleries, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an Golden State Galleries website and have supplied your email address, Golden State Galleries may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what's going on with Golden State Galleries and our products. If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Golden State Galleries takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Golden State Galleries uses cookies to help Golden State Galleries identify and track visitors, their usage of Golden State Galleries website, and their website access preferences. Golden State Galleries visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Golden State Galleries's websites, with the drawback that certain features of Golden State Galleries's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Business Transfers
If Golden State Galleries, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Golden State Galleries goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Golden State Galleries may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.
Ads
Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Golden State Galleries and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Golden State Galleries may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Golden State Galleries's sole discretion. Golden State Galleries encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a GoldenStateGalleries.com account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.