PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: 9/16/26

WHO WE ARE

Art To Be Seen is a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the District of Columbia (EIN 42-4110148). We commission and exhibit work by LGBTQ+ artists.

This policy explains what information we collect when you visit arttobeseen.org and what we do with it. We're not currently soliciting charitable contributions, and we don't process donations on this site. If that changes, we'll update this policy before we do.

You can reach us at alexgrant@arttobeseen.org.

WHAT WE COLLECT

Information you give us

If you join our email list, we collect your email address and your name if you give it to us.

If you email us, we get your address and whatever you write, including any files you attach.

If you apply for an artist opportunity, we collect the information you put in that application.

Information we collect automatically

Like most websites, ours records some technical information when someone visits. That includes the pages viewed, how you arrived at the site, the date and time, and general information about your device and browser, such as type, operating system, and an approximate location derived from your IP address.

We use this to understand what people find useful and to keep the site working.

COOKIES AND ANALYTICS

arttobeseen.org is built on Google Sites and uses Google Analytics.

Google Analytics uses cookies to collect the information described above. That data is aggregated, and it doesn't identify individuals to us. Google processes this data under its own privacy terms. If you'd rather not be counted, Google offers an opt-out browser add-on for Google Analytics.

We don't run advertising cookies, and we don't track visitors across other websites.

THIRD PARTIES WHO PROCESS DATA FOR US

Google hosts this site and provides our analytics.

MailerLite runs our newsletter list and stores your email address for us.

If we add a payment processor for donations, we'll name it here and update this policy first.

These providers process data on our behalf. They can't use it for their own marketing.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

To send the emails you asked for.

To answer messages and inquiries.

To review artist applications.

To understand how the site is used.

To meet legal and accounting obligations.

We don't use anyone's information for automated decision-making or profiling.

WHAT WE DO NOT DO

We don't sell, rent, or trade personal information.

We don't share it with third parties for their own marketing.

We don't add people to our list who didn't ask to be on it.

HOW LONG WE KEEP IT

Email list information: until you unsubscribe or ask us to remove you.

Messages: for as long as we need them to deal with the matter, and then as long as we're required to keep them for record-keeping.

Analytics data: per Google's retention settings.

YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS

Every email we send has an unsubscribe link. You can also ask us to see, correct, or delete your information, or ask us to stop processing it. Email alexgrant@arttobeseen.org and tell us what you need.

We'll respond within 45 days. We may need to confirm who you are before we act on a request. We won't treat you differently for asking, and we won't hold back anything you'd otherwise get from us.

State privacy rights

Residents of California and a growing number of other states have specific rights to know, delete, correct, and opt out. We'll honor those requests from anyone who makes them, no matter where you live. If our answer doesn't resolve things, reply to it and we'll treat that as an appeal.

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

This site isn't directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them. If you think a child has given us information, email us and we'll delete it.

SECURITY

We take reasonable measures to protect information. We use encrypted connections, and we limit who can get into the email list to staff who need it for their work.

No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. We can't promise perfect security, and we'd rather say that plainly.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

We link to other organizations. Their privacy practices are their own, and we don't control them. This policy covers arttobeseen.org only.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

When we change this policy, we'll post the new version here with an updated date. If the change is significant, we'll say so in the next email.

HOW TO CONTACT US

Email: alexgrant@arttobeseen.org