Privacy Policy
What is this Privacy Policy for?
This privacy policy is for www.artnaka.co.uk (the “Website”) and governs the privacy of its users who choose to use it. A separate privacy policy will be provided to members who have applied for and been granted membership to use our services.
The policy sets out the different areas where user privacy is concerned and outlines the obligations & requirements of the users, the Website and website owners (“Artnaka Limited” “we” “our” “us”).
The Website
By visiting our Website, users are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the accompanying Terms of Use.
We take a proactive approach to user privacy and ensure the necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its users throughout their visiting experience.
Use of Cookies
The Website may use cookies to better the users experience while visiting the Website. Where applicable the Website uses a cookie control system allowing the user on their first visit to the website to allow or disallow the use of cookies on their computer / device.
Cookies are small files saved to the user's computers hard drive that track, save and store information about the user's interactions and usage of the website. This allows the Website, through its server to provide the users with a tailored experience within this Website. Users are advised that if they wish to deny the use and saving of cookies from the Website on to their computers hard drive they should take necessary steps within their web browsers security settings to block all cookies from this website and its external serving vendors.
The Website uses tracking software to monitor its users to better understand how they use it. This software is provided by Google Analytics which uses cookies to track visitor usage. The software will save a cookie to your computers hard drive in order to track and monitor your engagement and usage of the website, but will not store, save or collect personal information. You can read Google's privacy policy for further information.
Other cookies may be stored to your computers hard drive by external vendors when this website uses referral programs, sponsored links or adverts. Such cookies are used for conversion and referral tracking and typically expire after 30 days, though some may take longer. No personal information is stored, saved or collected.
Contact & Communication
Users contacting us through the Website do so at their own discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until such a time as it is no longer required or has no use, as detailed in the Data Protection Act 1998. Every effort has been made to ensure a safe and secure form to email submissions through the Website but users should be aware that they do so at their own risk.
The Website and its owners may use any information submitted to provide you with further information about the products / services they offer or to assist you in answering any questions or queries you may have submitted. Your details are not passed on to any third parties.
External Links
The Website may contain links to third-party websites. Artnaka Limited has no control over the privacy practices or the content of these websites. As such, users should note that they click on external links at their own risk and we are not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of those third-party websites. Users should check the applicable third-party privacy policy and terms of use when visiting any other websites.
Adverts and Sponsored Links
The Website may contain sponsored links and adverts. These will typically be served through our advertising partners, to whom may have detailed privacy policies relating directly to the adverts they serve.
Clicking on any such adverts will send users to the advertisers website through a referral program which may use cookies and will track the number of referrals sent from this website. This may include the use of cookies which may in turn be saved on your computers hard drive. Users should therefore note they click on sponsored external links at their own risk and we cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.
Social Media Platforms
Users are advised to use social media platforms wisely and communicate / engage upon them with due care and caution in regard to their own privacy and personal details. We will ever ask for personal or sensitive information through social media platforms and encourage users wishing to discuss sensitive details to contact them through primary communication channels such as by telephone or email.
The Website may use social sharing buttons which help share web content directly from web pages to the social media platform in question. Users are advised before using such social sharing buttons that they do so at their own discretion and note that the social media platform may track and save your request to share a web page respectively through your social media platform account.
Shortened Links in Social Media
We may share web links to relevant web pages through our social media platform accounts. By default some social media platforms shorten lengthy urls [web addresses].
Users are advised to take caution and good judgement before clicking any shortened urls published on social media platforms by us. Despite the best efforts to ensure only genuine urls are published, many social media platforms are prone to spam and hacking and therefore we cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any shortened links.
Resources & Further Information
• PRIVACY AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS 2003
• PRIVACY AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS 2003 - THE GUIDE
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