2 American Art Associated LLC, DBA Michali Gallery (“Michali Gallery”, “the Gallery”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects your privacy and seeks to protect your personal data.

The following information describes how we gather and use that data. The amount of information we hold on you and how we use it depends on your relationship with us and some of the sections below may not be relevant to you. We reserve the right to alter and update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date of the most recent update is stated at the bottom of this Privacy Policy.

Michali Gallery’s Data Principles

1. We keep to a minimum the amount of information we hold about you.

2. We use your data to respond to your enquiries and provide you with information that we believe you would like to receive about the Gallery, our artists, available artworks and our events (the lawful basis for this is “legitimate interest”).

3. We also use your data to complete transactions with you on our website and also via our gallery (the lawful basis for this is “contract”).

4. We also use your data to communicate with you where you have signed up and opted in to receive information from us (the lawful basis for this is “consent”).

5. We only hold your data for as long as necessary.

6. We apply appropriate security mechanisms to protect your personal data.

7. Our legitimate business interests are balanced with your interests, rights and freedoms and your consent.

The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is a European Regulation concerning the use and processing of personal information. We are committed to processing your information in line with high standards and in compliance with the GDPR, wherever you are located. For the definition of terms used within this Privacy Policy please refer to the GDPR. You can find out more about the GDPR from the European Commission’s website here.

We are happy to answer any questions you have about this Privacy Policy. Email us at michaligallery@gmail.com

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FAQs
We hope to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about our Privacy Policy below. For further information, please read our Privacy Policy in full.

What information does Michali Gallery collect about me?
We may collect some (or all) of the following: your name, phone number, email address, IP address, information about you (for example, age, gender, socio-economic status), data provided by cookies and other similar technologies, functional data such as registration and system data, as well as additional usage data—for instance, your purchasing history, communication permissions, artist preferences and creative interests or information about your attendance at one of our events.

Why does Michali Gallery need my information?
We use your data to help us provide the best experience of our Gallery, which includes using data to improve (and, where possible, personalize) your experiences. We use your data to communicate with you, for example, informing you about new works, shows, events and gallery updates. We also use data to fulfill contracts, to send you the goods you have bought, invoices and to collect payments.

Can I opt-out of sharing my information with Michali Gallery?
Yes, you do not have to share your information with us that you do not want us to process and you may opt-out to receive communications from us at any time by contacting us at michaligallery@gmail.com. We will respect your rights under the GDPR in this regard.

How do I delete my personal data from Michali Gallery and what are the consequences?
You can email michaligallery@gmail.com to request that your data be deleted. However, please note, by deleting your personal data, you may impact your experience of the Gallery. We will not delete data that is needed to fulfill a contract until that contract is completed or unless we agree to terminate the contract. We will inform you if deleting your data will impact our ability to perform a contract in case this affects your decision.

How long does Michali Gallery keep my information?
We retain personal data for as long as necessary, to fulfill the transactions you have requested, or for other essential purposes (for example, complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes and fulfilling our agreements).

How is information stored?
We are committed to protecting the security of your personal data. We store data in a number of places depending on our requirements to access and use it. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. For example, we store the personal data you provide on cloud-based or computer systems that have limited access and are in controlled facilities. Where possible, we avoid storing paper records.

Is Michali Gallery using cookies to gather information?
We use cookies when you visit our website. By visiting our website, you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies for the purposes described in our Privacy Policy and our Cookie Policy. This helps us to provide you with the best experience and allows certain parts of our website to function properly. If this concerns you, you can adjust your browser or device settings in order not to accept cookies and similar technologies.

How can I contact Michali Gallery if I have questions regarding this Privacy Policy statement?
If you have any questions about the use of your personal information, please email us at michaligallery@gmail.com.

What personal data do we hold and why?
When you contact us to make an enquiry, we will use your name and contact information to respond. We will then use this information to communicate with you in the future.

We may obtain, collect and update information about you via direct contact with you, from third parties who refer you to us or automatically via your engagement with Michali Gallery.

On request, we can provide you with access to all information, including proprietary information, that we maintain about you (but not other users unless required to do so by law) including contact information (for example, your name, address and phone number). You can request this information by emailing us at michaligallery@gmail.com. We will correct inaccuracies on provision of the correct details.

How we use your information
Michali Gallery collects and uses your information to administer, support, improve and obtain feedback on our Gallery and to improve your experiences.

The information we collect is used for internal review and to improve the content of our website and services. It is also used to notify users about updates about the Gallery. This information is not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes.

If you submit an employment application to us online through our website or otherwise, all of the information you submit may be used for any and all purposes ordinarily associated with processing an employment application.

If you do not want to receive emails from us in the future, please let us know by sending an email to michaligallery@gmail.com.

Who do we share your information with?
We work with third parties in the provision of some of our services and it may be necessary for us to share your information with them in order to provide those services.

On request, and when relevant, we will provide details of which third parties we work with. We will also discuss and agree on any specific security questions or requirements you may have during the provision of our services.

The third parties we work with are encouraged to meet the requirements of the GDPR. When we contract with third parties we enter into agreements that encourage GDPR compliance. For example, for marketing purposes we store your data with Gmail and Flashissue. Your data may be stored in the cloud and we have entered into an agreement with Google in compliance with the GDPR.

If we sell an artwork to you, we may share the invoice with the artist for their records.

Exemptions to the above are where we are asked to provide information as a result of a court order or to recover monies due.

We do not share nor sell your personal data to anyone else.

How long do we store your data for?
We will store your personal information for as long as necessary.

We are required by law to keep information about financial transactions for the current financial year plus an additional six years.

We may store your information on our databases for reference and to record any preferences you have notified to us, for example in relation to your opt-in status to receive marketing communications. The information may be retained and used by Michali Gallery to answer queries or resolve problems, provide improved and new services, to respect your rights under the GDPR and for any data retention requirements of the law. This means we may retain information after you cease interacting with Michali Gallery.

We store your information securely to prevent unauthorized use.

Your rights regarding our use of your personal data
You can review, edit or ask us to delete your personal data we hold by contacting us directly at michaligallery@gmail.com.

You will always have the right to opt out of receiving promotional emails and other types of marketing or sales communication from us.

If you opt out, you will also have the ability to opt back in at a later date.

If you wish to stop receiving marketing emails from us, please click on the “Unsubscribe” link included at the bottom of an email. We respect your choice, and we will stop sending you promotional emails once you unsubscribe. It may take up to two weeks to process your request. Alternatively, you can email us at michaligallery@gmail.com.

If you wish to update your details, if you need to check the accuracy of the details that we hold about you, or if you have any other questions about this Privacy Policy, please email us at michaligallery@gmail.com.

Contacting you via email alerts, notices and newsletters
Michali Gallery only sends marketing information to those persons the Gallery believes it has a legitimate business interest to contact. This means that, from time to time, we may send you email newsletters or other notifications in relation to the Gallery. If you wish to stop receiving some, or all, of our marketing communications, follow the instructions included in our emails or contact michaligallery@gmail.com.

If you supply us with your postal address or telephone number you may receive periodic mailings or calls from us with information on new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such updates, please let us know by emailing us at michaligallery@gmail.com.

Interception of email
Michali Gallery may intercept email addressed to individuals within Michali Gallery. The reasons we do this are related to the security of your data, to our security, to the security of our staff and others, for detection and prevention of crime and to identify correct recipients or to make sure mail is dealt with during staff absence. Michali Gallery may reject, delay or remove content from emails which have a nature, content or attachments which may disrupt our systems or because they may pose security issues such as viruses.

We may also filter out emails that contain content that is considered offensive, unwanted or spam. In certain circumstances this may unfortunately result in “innocent” emails being affected. We do our best to reduce such occurrences.

Security
Michali Gallery has developed and implemented strict policies and processes governing information technology and data user behavior. These cover areas such as access control, authentication, audit, monitoring, alarms, data storage and back up, transmission standards and environment integrity.

We use reasonable endeavors to install and have appropriate security measures in place in our systems and facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you.

Questions
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or the use of data in a particular service, please email michaligallery@gmail.com.

The GDPR allows you to request to see any information held about you, and to correct any inaccuracies.

April 23, 2019