Privacy Policy for Bharat Kala Kendra
Bharat Kala Kendra ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our site and use our services, including art exhibitions, workshops, cultural performances, artist residencies, sales of artwork, and online art education programs. This Privacy Policy applies to all users of our site.
Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
- Personal Information: This includes information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as your name, mailing address, email address, phone number, and payment information when you register for our services, purchase artwork, or participate in our workshops and events.
- Demographic Information: Information such as your age, gender, interests, and preferences.
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our site, including the pages you visit, the links you click, the time spent on each page, and other similar information.
- Device Information: Information about the device you use to access our site, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activity on our site. You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings.
How We Use Your Information
We may use your information for the following purposes:
- To Provide and Improve Our Services: To provide you with the services you request, to personalize your experience, and to improve the quality of our offerings.
- To Process Transactions: To process your payments, fulfill your orders, and provide you with customer support.
- To Communicate with You: To send you updates, newsletters, promotional materials, and other information about our services. You can opt-out of receiving these communications at any time.
- To Analyze Usage Data: To understand how users interact with our site and to identify areas for improvement.
- To Protect Our Rights: To prevent fraud, to protect our intellectual property, and to enforce our terms of service.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your information with the following third parties:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in providing our services, such as payment processors, email marketing providers, and analytics providers.
- Business Partners: We may share your information with our business partners who offer products or services that may be of interest to you.
- Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process.
- Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates.
- Other Users: Certain features of our site may allow you to share information with other users.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
Data Retention
We will retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you.
- Rectification: You have the right to have inaccurate or incomplete personal information corrected.
- Erasure: You have the right to have your personal information erased under certain circumstances.
- Restriction of Processing: You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.
- Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.
- Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.
- Withdrawal of Consent: If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at the address below.
International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of your country of residence, including India. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. By using our site, you consent to the transfer of your information to these countries.
Children's Privacy
Our site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at the address below.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our site and update the revision date. Your continued use of our site after the posting of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Bharat Kala Kendra
14 Nehru Road,
2nd Floor,
Kolkata, West Bengal,
700001
India