Privacy Policy

Collection of Information by STOCKSY
Information That Will be Provided to STOCKSY
Email
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Sharing of Information
Security of Information
Minors
Conditions of Use
Changes to this Privacy Policy

THIS PRIVACY POLICY SETS OUT THE PRACTICES OF STOCKSY UNITED (“STOCKSY”) WITH RESPECT TO THE COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.  this privacy policy may be changed from time to time BY STOCKSY, AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION.  STOCKSY ENCOURAGES VISITORS TO AND USERS OF THE www.stocksy.com website (the “Site”) TO REGULARLY REVIEW THE CURRENT PRIVACY POLICY.  THE MOST CURRENT VERSION OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY WILL BE LOCATED AT http://www.stocksy.com/legal

1. Collection of Information by STOCKSY

STOCKSY will only collect Personal Information (Personal Information being any information that either identifies or can be used to identify, contact, or locate the person about whom the information is about) that is relevant to the purposes of the Site and to enable STOCKSY to do business with you.

2. Information That Will be Provided to STOCKSY

(a) General:  STOCKSY receives and stores any information you enter on the Site or provide to STOCKSY in any other way. While you can choose not to provide STOCKSY with certain information, this may limit your ability to use some features available from STOCKSY.

(b) Registration Information: To use the services provided by STOCKSY you will be required to register as a member and to complete a registration form that contains certain personal information including your name, phone number, address, email address and links to your social media accounts.  If you are a contributing artist member, you may be asked to provide additional information such as your portfolio.  STOCKSY may also enable you to provide additional information about yourself, such as a bio, or to choose to include photos of yourself in your member profile. By registering with STOCKSY you consent to the use of your personal information as indicated in this Privacy Policy.  You may correct, amend or update your personal information and change other privacy preferences at any time by signing into your account.

(c)  Billing and Payout Information:  In completing transactions for products and services with STOCKSY, the following Personal Information will be collected from you:

(i) billing information such as the number, expiration date, card type and billing address of your credit card;

(ii) demographic information such as a company name or type, job title and job description; and

(iii) for artist members, payment information such as a payout method (specific account information).

Although STOCKSY may need to collect credit card information from its members, such information is collected by way of an encrypted secure socket layer technology (SSL) pass-through.  STOCKSY will not store any member’s credit card information on its systems.

(d) Information Collected Automatically:  STOCKSY will receive and store certain information whenever you interact with STOCKSY through the Site, including the following:

(i) STOCKSY automatically receives and records certain "traffic data" on their server logs from your browser including your IP address, STOCKSY related cookie information, and the page you requested. This traffic data is used by STOCKSY to help diagnose problems with its servers, analyze trends and administer the Site;

(ii) STOCKSY may collect and, on any page, display the total counts that page has been viewed, including member profile pages; and

(iii) you should be aware that there are programs offered by certain companies that help you to visit websites anonymously. By using such programs, however, STOCKSY will not be able to provide you with a personalized experience.

3. Email

(a) Email Communication from STOCKSY: STOCKSY will use your email address to notify you of STOCKSY-related news, products, offers, surveys or promotions or of actions that have been performed to the Site.  If you do not want to receive such notifications from STOCKSY, you will be able to log into your member account and disable certain email options or click the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email you received from STOCKSY.

(b) Sharing of your Email Address:  STOCKSY will not provide your email address to a third party except as described in Section 5 below (Sharing of Information).

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that the Site transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser to enable STOCKSY’s systems to recognize your browser and tell STOCKSY how and when pages in the Site are visited and by how many people. STOCKSY cookies do not collect personal information, and STOCKSY does not combine information collected through cookies with other personal information to tell STOCKSY who you are or what your screen name or email address is.  Most web browsers can either alert you to the use of cookies or allow you to fully disable cookies. STOCKSY recommends that you leave the cookies activated as rejecting cookies may affect your ability to use the Site.

5. Sharing of Information

STOCKSY will not rent or sell your Personal Information to anyone and STOCKSY will share your Personal Information only as described below:

(a)  Personnel of STOCKSY: The personnel and authorized consultants and/or contractors of STOCKSY may have access to user information if necessary in the normal course of STOCKSY’s business.

(b)  Agents and Other Service Providers:  One or more outside credit card processing companies will be used by STOCKSY to bill you for the goods and services offered by STOCKSY. STOCKSY will also share Personal Information with certain companies that will perform services on behalf of STOCKSY from time to time.  We require any company with which we may share Personal Information to protect that data in a manner similar to this Privacy Policy and to limit the use of such Personal Information to the performance of the services being provided to STOCKSY.

(c)  Protection of STOCKSY and Others: STOCKSY may release personal information when it believes in good faith that release is necessary to: comply with any law, order rule or regulation; to enforce the Terms of Use and other policies of STOCKSY from time to time; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of STOCKSY, its members, its employees, or others. For example, STOCKSY may exchange information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

(d)  Member Profile Information: Information collected during registration and visits to the Site, such as your full name and location, may be displayed to other STOCKSY users in your member profile. The member profile area allows you to give other STOCKSY members additional information about yourself, but you control what Personal Information is included and displayed.

(e)  With Your Consent:  Except as noted above, we will contact you when your Personal Information is shared with third parties or used for a purpose incompatible with the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected.  You will be able to opt out to prevent the sharing of this information, however, opting out may impact your ability to use the Site and the services provided by STOCKSY.

6. Security of Information

(a)  Passwords: Your STOCKSY member account information is protected by a password for your privacy and security. You should protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer by using a strong alpha-numeric password and by logging off once you have finished using a shared computer.

(b)  Access by STOCKSY Employees:  Only employees of STOCKSY who need personal information to perform a specific job (for example, a customer service representative) are granted access to your member account information. All of STOCKSY’s employees will be kept up to date on our privacy and security practices.

(c)  Encryption of Sensitive Data: When you enter sensitive information (such as a credit card number) through our Site, STOCKSY encrypts that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL).  As noted above, collection of credit card information from STOCKSY’s members is collected by way of an encrypted secure socket layer technology (SSL) pass-through and STOCKSY will not store any member’s credit card information on its systems.

(d)  Disclaimer:  Although STOCKSY will use commercially acceptable methods to protect all Personal Information submitted to it, you should be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is completely secure.  STOCKSY cannot guarantee the absolute security of such Personal Information.

7. Minors

You must be 18 years and older to register to use the Site and so STOCKSY has no intention of soliciting or collecting Personal Information from anyone under that age. If STOCKSY learns that it has collected information from a minor under the age of 18, STOCKSY will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you are under the age of 18, do not enter any information on our Site.

8. Conditions of Use

If you decide to visit the Site, your visit and any possible dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of Alberta law.

9. Changes to this Privacy Policy

STOCKSY may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time, at its sole discretion. If STOCKSY makes changes to the Privacy Policy, STOCKSY will notify you by posting an announcement on the Site so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances if any, it is disclosed. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, and will be subject to, any material changes to this Privacy Policy after such notice has been posted.  Use of information collect by STOCKSY will be subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is used, regardless of when the information was collected.

This Privacy Policy is effective as of March 25, 2013

STOCKSY takes the privacy of its members seriously.  If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy you are encouraged to contact us at support@stocksy.com