Est. 1986
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
PRIVACY STATEMENT
Last updated August 30, 2014
The Art Director is committed to protecting the privacy of our customers. We believe it is important that everyone who accesses The Art Director website understands what kind of information is or may be collected through the website, how that information is or may be collected and used, and the measures that The Art Director takes to protect the integrity of any personally identifiable information that you may provide to us.
This Privacy Statement applies to data collected by The Art Director through its websites (and the services available via these websites) that link through to this Privacy Statement.
WHAT KIND OF DATA AND INFORMATION WE COLLECT?
Certain information that identifies the type of web browser and language, access times, the domain name and specific pages visited will be automatically captured whenever a visitor accesses a The Art Director website. The Art Director does not collect any other data or personally identifiable information unless the user provides it to us.
WHAT USE DOES THE ART DIRECTOR MAKE OF THE INFORMATION IT COLLECTS?
The Art Director uses the information it collects through its websites to operate and improve these websites, deliver the services or carry out the transactions you have requested, administer you account and generally operate our business.
We may use the information we collect in conjunction with analytic tools to help us determine the level of services and products we offer, improve the ease of use of our sites or services (such as by remembering information you have already entered), enhance our customer service, and to display content that can be tailored to specific customer interests, preferences and/or market segments.
The Art Director does not support third-party advertising on its websites, however, The Art Director may promote The Art Director products, services, special promotions, new features, etc., on the websites and we may use some of the information we collect in order to personalize the promotions that may appear when you access our sites. The ads that you may receive may be selected based on your chosen membership level, product categories previously ordered, pages you have viewed and links you have clicked when using The Art Director websites.
The personal information collected on The Art Director's website may also be used to directly communicate with you. Your e-mail, mailing and/or billing address may be used for welcome letters, order confirmation, upload confirmation, job status updates, billing information and reminders, and technical service issues. The Art Director may also occasionally send you product or customer service surveys, or promotional correspondence to inform you of other products or services available from The Art Director.
Information contained in data files uploaded to The Art Director for print fulfillment is received and stored by The Art Director, but we do not use this information for any purpose other than fulfilling the requested print job.
THE ART DIRECTOR DOES NOT SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
Except for the limited The Art Director-related purposes described in this Statement, your personally identifiable information is not disclosed outside of The Art Director. We do not sell, rent or lease your name, billing or mailing address, e-mail address, phone number or other personally identifiable information to others.
Some personally identifiable information that you provide to The Art Director must necessarily be disclosed outside of The Art Director in order for us to provide our services to you. For example, to ship an order we must disclose the shipping information required by the carrier. The Art Director may also retain third parties to provided limited services on our behalf, such as hosting websites, programming development, transaction processing, or performing statistical analysis of our service offerings. Under certain circumstances, these third party companies may need or be given access to personally identifiable information in order to deliver their services to The Art Director. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited from using it for any other purpose.
We may access and/or disclose your personal information if we believe such action is necessary to: (a) comply with the law or any legal process served on The Art Director; (b) respond to authorized requests of governmental or law enforcement agencies; (c) protect and defend the rights or property of The Art Director (including the enforcement of our agreements); and/or (d) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of The Art Director services or members of the public.
Circumstances may arise when, for business purposes, The Art Director may decide to sell, merge, acquire or otherwise reorganize its business. Any such transaction may involve the disclosure and/or receipt of personally identifiable information to or from a prospective buyer, seller, merger partner, etc. For these types of transactions, The Art Director will seek appropriate protection for any personally identifiable information subject to disclosure.
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY.
The Art Director's websites are primarily for business-to-business purposes and transactions and we do not intend to or knowingly collect information on, or target our services or websites to children under the age of 13. We encourage parents and guardians to be active in monitoring their children's online activities.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT.
From time to time, The Art Director may update and revise this Privacy Statement to reflect changes in our policies, services and/or in response to our customers' feedback. When we do make changes to this Privacy Statement, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top of this Statement. Because we reserve the right to modify this Privacy Statement at any time, please make sure that you review it frequently.
