Cook & Becker Privacy Policy
This service is provided to you by Cook & Becker. Cook & Becker is committed to protecting your privacy. Please read this privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) below in reference to the Cook & Becker website at http://www.candb.com and/or its affiliated services (“Cook & Becker Service”) that you may use. By using the Cook & Becker Service you agree to this Privacy Policy. Cook & Becker is responsible for your data processing through the Cook & Becker Services.
Welcome to the Cook & Becker Service, provided by Cook & Becker B.V. (“Cook & Becker”). The Cook & Becker Service is a service where you can search for, discover, and buy unique pieces, limited editions and printed and digital copies of art. On or through the Cook & Becker Service, you can create a profile, like and save favorite artist and/or pieces of art, and purchase art.
Users (“Users”) of the Cook & Becker Service can (i) set up a personal profile, and add various public and non-public information to that profile, such as personal information, favorites, a virtual collection, and delivery addresses for purchases; (ii) buy, direct or through auction, art for sale via Cook & Becker; and (iii) sign-up for newsletters and other updates, including updates via third-party services.
We collect, process, and maintain your information in the United States and other countries, where privacy laws may not be as protective as in your home country. By submitting personal information to the Cook & Becker Service, you consent to the processing, transfer, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information, as described in this Privacy Policy, to and in the United States or any other country selected by Cook & Becker.
Cook & Becker may collect certain information (personal data) from you as described below. Cook & Becker uses information it collects for authentication purposes, to customize the advertising and content you see, to fulfill your requests for products and services, including purchases of art through the Cook & Becker Service, to provide aggregated and anonymous reporting for Cook & Becker or its third party partners, to improve the Cook & Becker Service, and to communicate with you regarding the Cook & Becker Service.
• Registration Information: Cook & Becker collects personal data you knowingly choose to submit to us during registration and thereafter, such as your name, user name, email address, address, gender, and age, to authenticate Users, send notifications to Users relating to the Cook & Becker Service to manage each user’s account and to facilitate our compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Profile Information: Cook & Becker also collects user profile data, including but not limited to personal interests and search criteria in order to provide Users with personalized information. Email addresses are used when existing Users invite new friends to join the Cook & Becker Service, and to send notifications, updates, and newsletters related to the Cook & Becker Service.
• Other Technical Data: Cook & Becker also collects other information such as IP address and non-personally identifiable information, such as approximate physical location, aggregate user data, and equipment/software configuration from Users. The data is used to manage and improve the Cook & Becker Service and track usage. This non-personally identifiable information may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to Users. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes.
• Cookies: A “cookie” is a small data file that can be placed on your hard drive when you visit certain Internet sites. The Cook & Becker Service uses cookies to collect, store, and sometimes track information for statistical purposes, to operate and improve the products and services we provide, to manage our network, to authenticate you when you use the Cook & Becker Service, remember your preferences and registration information, and to customize the content of advertisements provided to you on or through the Cook & Becker Service. You may reject or disable cookies by amending your browser settings. Please note that if you reject or disable cookies in your Web browser, you may not be able to use the Cook & Becker Service. Third party advertisers may use their own cookies or other tracking technologies subject to their own privacy policies. We do not control use of these cookies or other tracking technologies and expressly disclaim responsibility for their content and use.
• Log Files/Browser Information: Every time you visit an Internet location page on the Internet, your Web browser sends information to the Web site you are visiting. The Cook & Becker Service servers automatically collect and store this information, including your IP address, hardware platform, type of browser software and settings, Internet service provider, the pages you visit at the Cook & Becker Service, and information from any Cook & Becker Service cookies. We may associate this information with your personal information to resolve technical issues and promote security for our Users.
• Third-Party Vendors: Some Cook & Becker products and services are offered to Users in conjunction with affiliates or third-party vendors. To provide these products and services, Cook & Becker may share Users’ e-mail addresses, physical address, and additional personal data you provide with third-party vendors that are used in the fulfillment of the Cook & Becker products and services, such as shipping of works of art you ordered. In addition, Cook & Becker may share Users’ e-mail addresses and additional aggregated non-identifiable consumer information with select third-party vendors for marketing. These third-party vendors may need to collect and maintain your personal information, but third-party vendors are not allowed to use or disclose Cook & Becker Service data for any commercial or marketing purposes other than to offer Cook & Becker-approved products or services to Users and to administer and improve such programs.
• Third-Party Advertisers: Cook & Becker may share non-identifiable profile information with advertisers and other third parties in order to present Users with more targeted advertising, products, and services. Advertisements that appear on the Cook & Becker Service may be delivered to Users by Cook & Becker or by the third party advertisers through network advertising services. Third party advertisers that deliver advertisements directly to Users automatically receive the IP address associated with your computer or device. These third party advertisers may also download cookies to your computer, or use other technologies such as Java Script and “web beacons” to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to tailor advertising content. Cook & Becker does not have access to or control the cookies that may be placed by third party advertisers. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Cook & Becker and does not cover the use of cookies or other tracking technologies by third-party advertisers or service-providers. Information collected by the third-party provider is governed by their privacy policies.
• Third-Party Providers of Services to Cook & Becker: Cook & Becker may share personal data of Users with third-parties to which it has outsourced the technical processing of such personal data. Such third-parties are bound to a privacy obligation with us.
• Google Analytics: This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
• Special cases for sharing information: Cook & Becker may disclose personal information or information regarding the use of its services if, for any reason, in our sole discretion, we believe that it is necessary to do so in order to satisfy laws, regulations, or other legal requests for such information; to cooperate with law enforcement agencies; to disclose information that is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Terms of Service or other policies; to operate the Cook & Becker Service; to protect Cook & Becker, our services, our employees or advisors, or our Users; or in connection with a proceeding, transaction or proposed transaction involving the transfer of the business or assets to which the information pertains.
This Site is not directed to children under the age of sixteen and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. We screen users who wish to provide personal information in order to prevent users under the age of thirteen from providing such information.
The Cook & Becker Service may provide links to other services, including links that may be placed by Cook & Becker, third-party advertisers, and other Users. Cook & Becker is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices of any other service.
Access and control over most personal information on Cook & Becker is available through profile editing tools. Users of Cook & Becker may modify or delete their profile information or deactivate their account at any time by logging into their account. Deleted information may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time, but will not be generally available to Users of Cook & Becker. However, even after deletion, copies of User Content may remain viewable on the Cook & Becker Service and in cached and archived pages or if other Users have linked to, copied or stored your User Content. You may also contact Cook & Becker (at privacy@cookandbecker.com) to receive information about what personal data we keep of you, whereby we can charge reasonable costs associated with obtaining and preparing that information. You may request correction of any incorrect data.
You may exercise your option to stop the use of your information for direct marketing by Cook & Becker and disclosures by Cook & Becker to third-party vendors and advertisers by sending us an e-mail at privacy@cookandbecker.com.
Your use of the Cook & Becker Service, and any disputes arising from it, is subject to this Privacy Policy as well as our Terms of Service. Cook & Becker reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this Privacy Policy, our Terms of Service, and our other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner. Any revision, amendment, or modification will be posted on www.candb.com. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you here, by email, and/or by means of a notice on http://www.candb.com for a period of not less than thirty days prior to implementing the change. We encourage you to refer to this Privacy Policy on an ongoing basis for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Cook & Becker takes reasonable precautions to protect our Users’ information. We use reasonable measures to protect member information that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to member information to those employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as our customer service personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member information at any time.
The processing of personal data by Cook & Becker is notified to the Netherlands Data Protection Authority under number […].
This version (1.0), August 2011.
1. Description of Service Provided by Cook & Becker
Welcome to the Cook & Becker Service, provided by Cook & Becker B.V. (“Cook & Becker”). The Cook & Becker Service is a service where you can search for, discover, and buy unique pieces, limited editions and printed and digital copies of art. On or through the Cook & Becker Service, you can create a profile, like and save favorite artist and/or pieces of art, and purchase art.
Users (“Users”) of the Cook & Becker Service can (i) set up a personal profile, and add various public and non-public information to that profile, such as personal information, favorites, a virtual collection, and delivery addresses for purchases; (ii) buy, direct or through auction, art for sale via Cook & Becker; and (iii) sign-up for newsletters and other updates, including updates via third-party services.
2. Location of Your Information / Data Export
We collect, process, and maintain your information in the United States and other countries, where privacy laws may not be as protective as in your home country. By submitting personal information to the Cook & Becker Service, you consent to the processing, transfer, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information, as described in this Privacy Policy, to and in the United States or any other country selected by Cook & Becker.
3. Collection and Use of Information (Personal Data)
Cook & Becker may collect certain information (personal data) from you as described below. Cook & Becker uses information it collects for authentication purposes, to customize the advertising and content you see, to fulfill your requests for products and services, including purchases of art through the Cook & Becker Service, to provide aggregated and anonymous reporting for Cook & Becker or its third party partners, to improve the Cook & Becker Service, and to communicate with you regarding the Cook & Becker Service.
• Registration Information: Cook & Becker collects personal data you knowingly choose to submit to us during registration and thereafter, such as your name, user name, email address, address, gender, and age, to authenticate Users, send notifications to Users relating to the Cook & Becker Service to manage each user’s account and to facilitate our compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Profile Information: Cook & Becker also collects user profile data, including but not limited to personal interests and search criteria in order to provide Users with personalized information. Email addresses are used when existing Users invite new friends to join the Cook & Becker Service, and to send notifications, updates, and newsletters related to the Cook & Becker Service.
• Other Technical Data: Cook & Becker also collects other information such as IP address and non-personally identifiable information, such as approximate physical location, aggregate user data, and equipment/software configuration from Users. The data is used to manage and improve the Cook & Becker Service and track usage. This non-personally identifiable information may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to Users. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes.
• Cookies: A “cookie” is a small data file that can be placed on your hard drive when you visit certain Internet sites. The Cook & Becker Service uses cookies to collect, store, and sometimes track information for statistical purposes, to operate and improve the products and services we provide, to manage our network, to authenticate you when you use the Cook & Becker Service, remember your preferences and registration information, and to customize the content of advertisements provided to you on or through the Cook & Becker Service. You may reject or disable cookies by amending your browser settings. Please note that if you reject or disable cookies in your Web browser, you may not be able to use the Cook & Becker Service. Third party advertisers may use their own cookies or other tracking technologies subject to their own privacy policies. We do not control use of these cookies or other tracking technologies and expressly disclaim responsibility for their content and use.
• Log Files/Browser Information: Every time you visit an Internet location page on the Internet, your Web browser sends information to the Web site you are visiting. The Cook & Becker Service servers automatically collect and store this information, including your IP address, hardware platform, type of browser software and settings, Internet service provider, the pages you visit at the Cook & Becker Service, and information from any Cook & Becker Service cookies. We may associate this information with your personal information to resolve technical issues and promote security for our Users.
4. Sharing of Information
• Third-Party Vendors: Some Cook & Becker products and services are offered to Users in conjunction with affiliates or third-party vendors. To provide these products and services, Cook & Becker may share Users’ e-mail addresses, physical address, and additional personal data you provide with third-party vendors that are used in the fulfillment of the Cook & Becker products and services, such as shipping of works of art you ordered. In addition, Cook & Becker may share Users’ e-mail addresses and additional aggregated non-identifiable consumer information with select third-party vendors for marketing. These third-party vendors may need to collect and maintain your personal information, but third-party vendors are not allowed to use or disclose Cook & Becker Service data for any commercial or marketing purposes other than to offer Cook & Becker-approved products or services to Users and to administer and improve such programs.
• Third-Party Advertisers: Cook & Becker may share non-identifiable profile information with advertisers and other third parties in order to present Users with more targeted advertising, products, and services. Advertisements that appear on the Cook & Becker Service may be delivered to Users by Cook & Becker or by the third party advertisers through network advertising services. Third party advertisers that deliver advertisements directly to Users automatically receive the IP address associated with your computer or device. These third party advertisers may also download cookies to your computer, or use other technologies such as Java Script and “web beacons” to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to tailor advertising content. Cook & Becker does not have access to or control the cookies that may be placed by third party advertisers. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Cook & Becker and does not cover the use of cookies or other tracking technologies by third-party advertisers or service-providers. Information collected by the third-party provider is governed by their privacy policies.
• Third-Party Providers of Services to Cook & Becker: Cook & Becker may share personal data of Users with third-parties to which it has outsourced the technical processing of such personal data. Such third-parties are bound to a privacy obligation with us.
• Google Analytics: This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
• Special cases for sharing information: Cook & Becker may disclose personal information or information regarding the use of its services if, for any reason, in our sole discretion, we believe that it is necessary to do so in order to satisfy laws, regulations, or other legal requests for such information; to cooperate with law enforcement agencies; to disclose information that is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Terms of Service or other policies; to operate the Cook & Becker Service; to protect Cook & Becker, our services, our employees or advisors, or our Users; or in connection with a proceeding, transaction or proposed transaction involving the transfer of the business or assets to which the information pertains.
5. Age
This Site is not directed to children under the age of sixteen and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. We screen users who wish to provide personal information in order to prevent users under the age of thirteen from providing such information.
6. Links
The Cook & Becker Service may provide links to other services, including links that may be placed by Cook & Becker, third-party advertisers, and other Users. Cook & Becker is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices of any other service.
7. Changing or Removing Information
Access and control over most personal information on Cook & Becker is available through profile editing tools. Users of Cook & Becker may modify or delete their profile information or deactivate their account at any time by logging into their account. Deleted information may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time, but will not be generally available to Users of Cook & Becker. However, even after deletion, copies of User Content may remain viewable on the Cook & Becker Service and in cached and archived pages or if other Users have linked to, copied or stored your User Content. You may also contact Cook & Becker (at privacy@cookandbecker.com) to receive information about what personal data we keep of you, whereby we can charge reasonable costs associated with obtaining and preparing that information. You may request correction of any incorrect data.
8. Opt-out
You may exercise your option to stop the use of your information for direct marketing by Cook & Becker and disclosures by Cook & Becker to third-party vendors and advertisers by sending us an e-mail at privacy@cookandbecker.com.
9. Terms of Use, Notices and Revisions to Privacy Policy
Your use of the Cook & Becker Service, and any disputes arising from it, is subject to this Privacy Policy as well as our Terms of Service. Cook & Becker reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this Privacy Policy, our Terms of Service, and our other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner. Any revision, amendment, or modification will be posted on www.candb.com. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you here, by email, and/or by means of a notice on http://www.candb.com for a period of not less than thirty days prior to implementing the change. We encourage you to refer to this Privacy Policy on an ongoing basis for the latest information on our privacy practices.
10. Data Security
Cook & Becker takes reasonable precautions to protect our Users’ information. We use reasonable measures to protect member information that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to member information to those employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as our customer service personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member information at any time.
The processing of personal data by Cook & Becker is notified to the Netherlands Data Protection Authority under number […].
This version (1.0), August 2011.