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Privacy policy

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a submission to the call for artists at www.figureworks.org.

Latest update: Aug 1, 2022

Use of Cookies

We do not use cookies. We feel that your privacy is important and have opted to remove all services that use cookies from our website.

Your Personal data

When you make a submission to our call for artists we collect certain information from you, including your name, address, email address, phone number, social media links and information about the artworks you are submitting. We refer to this information as "Your Submission".

Information Collection and Use

How We Use Your Information

We use Your Submission for the the following uses:

Jury process. The jurors only have access to images of your artwork, dimensions, materials and rationale from Your Submission. They never have access to your name or other personal information details.

Artwork Listing. Each year we provide a listing of the artists that are accepted into the annual show. Should you want to have your name, artwork or any other information updated or removed please email submissions@figureworks.org and we will honour your request.

Communications. Occasionally we need to contact an artist regarding their submission shipping or other reasons related to their submission.

We never share your personal data with anyone outside of Figureworks volunteers.

Information Collection and Use

How We Use Your Information

We use Your Submission for the the following uses:

Jury process. The jurors only have access to images of your artwork, dimensions, materials and rationale from Your Submission. They never have access to your name or other personal information details.

Artwork Listing. Each year we provide a listing of the artists that are accepted into the annual show. Should you want to have your name, artwork or any other information updated or removed please email submissions@figureworks.org and we will honour your request.

Communications. Occasionally we need to contact an artist regarding their submission shipping or other reasons related to their submission.

We never share your personal data with anyone outside of Figureworks volunteers.

How We Collect Information

We have used the following services for collecting submissions:

Payment Transactions and Donations are handled through PayPal.

Email Subscriptions are handled through MailChimp. All of our email newsletters contain links to update your profile and unsubscribe.

Your Access to and Control Over Information

You may opt out of any future contact from us at any time.

You may opt out of the newsletter and emails at any time by choosing ‘unsubscribe’ in the mailing.

You can ask us to delete any data we have about you.

You may request a copy of any personal data we have about you.

You can express any concern you have about our use of your data.

You can do all the above at any time by contacting submissions@figureworks.org

We will not disclose, sell, trade, rent or share any personal or group information you provide us without first obtaining your permission unless required by law or legal process or if we believe it is necessary to do so to protect the property and personal safety of visitors to our website or other third parties. We disclaim responsibility for accidental or intentional misuse of information by ourselves or any third party.

Data Retention

We retain Your Submission information for 18 months and then we delete it. If you would like to have your entry removed before that period of time please email submissions@figureworks.org with your request and we will delete your record.

Children’s Privacy

Figureworks.org do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at submissions@figureworks.org so that we will be able to do necessary actions.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail at submissions@figureworks.org