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Thank you for visiting the Maryland ArtSource Web site and for reviewing our Privacy Policy.

We will collect no personal information about you when you visit our Web site unless you choose to provide that information to us voluntarily in order to receive Maryland ArtMail.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically
If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the Web site, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. We automatically collect and store aggregated tracking data when users interact with Maryland ArtSource as follows:

  • The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our Web site;

  • The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;

  • The date and time you access our site;

  • The pages you visit;

  • If you linked to the Maryland ArtSource Web site from another Web site, the address of that Web site.
We use the aggregated tracking data to help us make our site more useful to visitors -- to learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use. We use this information to improve our sites. We also share this anonymous traffic and demographic information, in aggregate form, with other non-profit organizations that are interested in our project.

If You Sign Up for Maryland Artmail or Send Us Personal Information by E-mail
If you wish to receive Maryland ArtMail, you will be asked for your name, e-mail address and information that will enable us to send you Maryland ArtMail based on your "roles", or relationship to the arts, and "interests", or that about which you would like to receive news.

If you choose to provide us with personal information -- as in an e-mail to info@marylandartsource.org, or by submitting it to us through our Web site -- we use that information to respond to your message, to help us get you the information you have requested, or to provide you the requested service. We do not create individual profiles with the information you provide and we do not give it to any private or for-profit organizations. Maryland ArtSource does not collect information for commercial or other marketing purposes.

We never sell or rent your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information you provide when subscribing to Maryland ArtMail.

How to Update, Correct or Delete Your Maryland ArtMail Information

Users may unsubscribe to our electronic mailings at any time by following the instructions contained at the end of every mailing. Maryland ArtSource does not offer users a means by which to completely delete personal information established at the time of registration from Maryland ArtMail. However, current information can be updated or corrected. Please e-mail questions to info@marylandartsource.org, or call 410-516-7236.

Links to Other Sites
The Maryland ArtSource Web site and Maryland ArtMail contain links to many other institutions and organizations. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site. When you click on an external link while visiting Maryland ArtSource, or on a link contained in our e-mail communications, we may collect specific user profile information, such as referring Web URL. This information is used to identify broad demographic trends that may allow us to provide you with information tailored to your interests. You will not be personally identified from this information.

Security Policy
Maryland ArtSource has created security guidelines to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of information collected from our Web site. Access to personally identifiable information is only provided to authorized Maryland ArtSource administrators via a password.

A Special Word to Parents of Children Under the Age of 13
Maryland ArtSource strongly encourages parents of young Web users to play an active role in their children's online activity. Children under the age of 13 should not sign up to receive Maryland ArtMail without the prior consent of their parent or legal guardian.

Notification of Changes
If we change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on www.marylandartsource.org. If we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users via e-mail. Users will be able to opt out of any new use of their personal information.


Maryland ArtSource takes online privacy seriously, and does not share the information users have submitted without their permission. Feel free to send comments or questions to info@marylandartsource.org, or call 410-516-7236.






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