LOT-ART PRIVACY POLICY

LOT-ART and its affiliates ('we'), are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your information in an open and transparent manner. This Privacy Policy covers how we collect, use, disclose, transfer, and store your personal information ('data') that we collect through our website at www.lot- art.com ('the website'), so that we can deliver the best experience that we can. It also sets out your rights regarding your personal information and who you can contact for more information or inquiries.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
What data do we collect? And How?
We process personal information that is collected via the website. "Personal Information" means any information that, indirectly or directly, identifies you as an individual ('data subject'), and any other information we associate with it, such as:

  • Profile information and other content that you voluntarily provide us, such as a username, password;
  • Contact information when you register of our Site, such as your name, postal address, demographic information, phone number, and/or email address;
  • Any information you provide in communications with us, such as via email or our customer service chat;
  • Billing/payment details when you make a purchase with us, such as credit card and debit card information;
  • You may also provide us with information about other individuals or companies, such as when you are acting as a representative or when you direct us to send a product on your behalf. If you submit any information relating to other individuals or companies, you represent that you have the authority to do so and permit us to use the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
    We collect this data when you visit the website, whether you are a registered user of the website or not.
    We only process personal data if we have a lawful basis for doing so, such as consent, contractual necessity and our 'legitimate interests' or the legitimate interests of others.

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
How will we use your data?
We use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To administer and improve our website;
  • To respond to any requests submitted via the website; and
  • To customize the content of our website to provide users with a personalized experience and draw attention to information regarding services provided by our affiliates that may interest users.
  • Receiving feedback on the services provided for on our websites;
  • Market and research purposes; and
  • To enforce our Terms and Services.

DISCLOSURE TO THIRD PARTIES
We do not share your personal information with third parties. If you agree, LOT-ART will share your data with our affiliates so that they may offer you their products and services:

  • Selected auction houses;
  • Art galleries; and
  • Artists worldwide.

We may also use your personal information for the purposes of, on in connection with:

  • Requests and communications from competent authorities;
  • Protecting our rights or our users;
  • Sending details of products and/or services provided for by our affiliates on our websites that maybe of interest to users;
  • Applicable legal and regulatory requirements; and
  • For the verification and accuracy of information provided by users.

Our website is linked to third-party websites. Linked sites hosted by third parties, including those that belong to our affiliates, are outside our control and we do not therefore assume any liability for the data practices applied by those third parties. Such links are provided solely for your convenience and do not imply that the relevant third-party site is endorsed by us. We currently use Google Analytics. Feel free to check out their won Privacy Policies to find out more.

RETENTION PERIOD
We will retain your personal information for no longer than is necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless; (i) a longer retention period is required or permitted by law; or (ii) the end of the period in which litigation or investigations may arise in respect to our services.

UNDERAGE CHILDREN
We take our responsibilities to children and young people under the age of eighteen (18) very seriously.
The services offered by LOT-ART are not intended for use by any persons in this age group and anyone under the age of eighteen is requested not to share any personal information/data though the website. If we become aware that we processed information of any persons within this age group, we reserve the right to remove it.

RIGHTS OF DATA SUBJECT
What is your data protection rights?
We would like to make sure that our users are fully aware of all their data protection rights. Ever user is entitled to the following rights:

  • Right to access of information: You have the right to request from us, copies of your personaldata. We may charge you a small fee for this service;
  • Right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information that you believe is inaccurate, without undue delay. You also have a right to request that we complete any information that you believe is incomplete;
  • Right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal information under certain circumstances without undue delay;
  • Right to restriction of processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information, under certain circumstances;
  • Right to object to processing: You have the right to object to us processing your personal information, under certain circumstances; and the
  • Right to data probability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collect to another organization, or directly to you, under certain circumstances.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using our contact information provided on the bottom of this page.

UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
Any changes made to this Privacy Policy will become effective when we post the amended Privacy Policy on our site and will be communicated to all users via the email address provided during registration on our site. Your use of the Site following these amendments means that you accept the revised Privacy Policy.

CONTACTING US
We welcome your questions, comments, and concerns about your privacy. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy our user data practices, please contact us using the following:

  1. You may contact us using the 'Chat with us' icon in the lower right corner of our website; or
  2. You may email us at: info@lot-art.com.
    Please note that email communications are not always protected, so please do not include credit card information or other sensitive information in any email to us.

Cookie policy

What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of information, stored in simple text files, placed on your computer (or other internet enabled devices) by a website. Cookies can be read by the website on your subsequent visits. The information stored in a cookie may relate to your browsing habits on the web page, or a unique identification number so that the website can "remember" you on your return visit. Generally speaking, cookies do not contain personal information from which you can be identified, unless you have furnished such information to the website in your User Profile. There are other technologies such as clear gifs, web bugs, local storage and similar technologies that can also do the same thing as cookies.
Similar to other websites, lot-art.com uses cookies and other technologies to help understand how people use the platform. Some cookies are required for the site to function while others are used to collect information in order to improve the platform.


What are cookies used for?
Cookies can be used to do lots of different things, like recognize you when you navigate to lot-art.com site, storing your preferences and improving your experience. Cookies also make your interactions with lot-art.com more secure, faster, and help us ensure that your lot-art.com experience is personalized to you and in line with your settings.

- Authentication
lot-art.com uses cookies to recognize you if you are logged in to Lot-Art, so that we can show you the right information and personalize your experience.

- Preferences, features and services
lot-art.com uses cookies to know your preferences for example to help you fill out forms with information you have already provided us.

- Third Party cookies
We use a number of credible third parties to help run lot-art.com , some of which use cookies. For example, Google Analytics is a service we use to learn how people use lot-art.com. You can identify these cookies as starting with "__ut". Google provide detailed information on what data they capture and how it is used in their privacy policy.
lot-art.com may from time to time use other services that set their own cookies. These cookies fall outside the lot-art.com privacy and cookie policies. In this event we do not control the use of these cookies and cannot access them.
If you don't want to receive cookies, you can change your browser settings. If you use lot-art.com without changing your browser settings, we'll assume that you're fine to receive all cookies on the lot-art.com website.

Please note that the lot-art.com site will not work properly without cookies.
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To learn more about cookies from an independent source we recommend visiting www.aboutcookies.org.
Over time, as lot-art.com changes and the website evolves we may change the way we use such technologies, check back here for up to date details.


Consent
By using / browsing lot-art.com you consent to use of the cookies and similar technologies detailed above.