Privacy

The Portland Museum of Art does not share personal information with other institutions or businesses. The Museum is committed to protecting your privacy when you visit our website, participate in our online contests and other activities, shop at the Museum Store Online Store, or use the web site to purchase a Portland Museum of Art membership or make a donation. The Portland Museum of Art does not collect personal information about individuals, such as names and mailing or email addresses, unless the individual knowingly provides it. In choosing to provide this information, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Portland Museum of Art's Privacy Policy. The Portland Museum of Art Privacy Policy is outlined below.

The Portland Museum of Art Policy on Information Collection Online Purchases

When you order a product from the Museum Store Online Store, we need to know your name, billing and shipping addresses, telephone number, email address, and credit card information to process your order. Your credit card information will be used only as needed to process your transaction. So that we can track your order, we will retain your order information for our records.

Online Memberships

When you purchase a Portland Museum of Art membership online, we will ask you to provide us with the information we need to process your membership and to acknowledge your contribution. This information includes your name, billing and shipping addresses, telephone number, email address, and credit card information. Your credit card information will be used only as needed to process your transaction.

Online Donations

When you support the Portland Museum of Art by making a donation online, we will ask you to provide us with the information we need to process and acknowledge your contribution. This information includes your name, billing and mailing addresses, telephone number, email address, and credit card information. Your credit card information will be used only as needed to process your transaction.

Online Surveys

From time to time, the Portland Museum of Art may invite you to participate in surveys posted on our web site. You may decide whether or not you wish to complete such surveys, which may ask about your background, occupation, or similar questions. We use this information to help us understand our audience, which in turn allows us to better meet your needs and interests. No personal information from these surveys is ever disclosed to third parties, although the Portland Museum of Art may disclose survey results to third parties in anonymous, aggregate form.

Online Contests

The Portland Museum of Art will occasionally offer visitors the opportunity to participate in online contests. If you choose to enter, you will need to provide your name and email address so that we may contact you in connection with the contest. We may also request that you provide us with certain other information, such as your zip code, state of residence, or grade in school. This information is used internally for statistical and similar purposes.

Children Thirteen and Under

The Portland Museum of Art does not solicit personal information from children. Visitors 13 years of age and under must have their parent or guardian submit any personal information to the PMA, including signing them up for memberships or the Susie Konkel Pass.

Cookies

Cookies are small files of information that are stored on your computer's hard drive by your web browser. The cookies we use do not contain any personal information. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can change the preferences of your browser so that it does not accept them. In order to use all the features of the Museum Store Online Store, we recommend that you accept cookies.

Portland Museum of Art's Policy on Disclosure of Information

The Portland Museum of Art will not sell, trade, or rent the personal information you provide to us in purchasing a membership online, making an online donation, and participating in an online contest. We may compile and provide aggregate statistics about our visitors, customers, sales, traffic patterns, and related site information to third parties, but these statistics will not include any personally identifying information. We may notify you by email about events or activities at or related to that we believe may be of interest to you, or to alert you about sales or other promotional events at the Museum Store Online Store. If you do not want us to use your email address to contact you for these purposes, you may send an email message containing your name and email address to the PMA.

Security

The Portland Museum of Art secure server software uses industry-standard Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology. SSL encodes your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, as it travels over the Internet so that all transactions are secure. If you prefer, you may also place Museum Store orders by phone at (207) 775-6148, ext. 3219 or by fax at (207) 773-7324, Attn: Museum Store; get information about Portland Museum of Art Membership at (207) 775-6148, ext. 3244; or inquire about making a donation at (207) 775-6148, ext. 3242.

Revisions to our Privacy Policy

Please note that the Portland Museum of Art may revise its privacy policy at any time. Such revisions may arise in response to changes in the law, policy, or other factors. We encourage you to periodically visit this page to review our most current policy.

 

Terms of Use

Access to and use of the Portland Museum of Art's image and text files and data on this site are subject to the following terms and conditions:

1. The text, images, and data on the Portland Museum of Art's (the "Museum") website (the "Site") are protected by copyright and may be covered by other restrictions as well. The Museum retains all rights, including copyright, in data, images, software, documentation, text, and other information contained in these files (collectively, the "Materials"). Copyright and other proprietary rights may be held by individuals or entities other than, or in addition to, the Museum.

2. The Materials are made available for limited non-commercial, educational, and personal use only, or for fair use as defined in the United States copyright laws. Users may download these files for their own use, subject to any additional terms or restrictions which may be applicable to the individual file or program. Users must, however, cite the author and source of the Materials as they would material from any printed work, and the citations should include the URL "www.portlandmuseum.org." The Museum does not warrant that use of the Materials displayed on the Site will not infringe the rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with the Museum. For example, some works may be under copyright by the artist or the artist's heirs holding rights to these works. Such works may not be used in any form; they may not be copied or downloaded without prior permission from the holder of the underlying copyright. Copying or redistribution in any manner for commercial use, including commercial publication, or for personal gain is strictly prohibited. The Frequently Asked Questions and Answers listed below may assist you in interpreting permitted uses in these Terms and Conditions.

3. Many of the trademarks, service marks, and logos (collectively, the "Trademarks") displayed on this Site, including THE PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART, are registered and/or unregistered marks of the Portland Museum of Art. The Trademarks of third parties may also be displayed on this Site. Nothing contained in this Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademarks displayed on the Site without the express written permission of the Museum or any third party that may own the Trademarks displayed on the Site. Any unauthorized use of the Trademarks or any other Materials, except as authorized in these Terms and Conditions, is strictly prohibited.

4. Without limiting the foregoing, all Materials on the Site are provided "AS IS" WITHOUT A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE, AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. The Museum assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or other property on account of your use of the Site or your downloading of any Materials from the Site.

5. The Museum has not reviewed all of the sites linked to the Site and is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages or other sites linked to the Site. Your linking to any off-site pages or other sites is at your own risk.

6. The Museum may at any time revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then-current Terms and Conditions.

May I put unaltered images or text from the Portland Museum of Art's website on a file server at my school or museum?

Yes, if there is no charge for the user and if electronic distribution is of limited term to your school or museum only. The images must remain unaltered. All of the accompanying caption information must be included without alteration, and the citation should include the URL "www.portlandmuseum.org."

May I put unaltered images or text from the Portland Museum of Art's website on my personal website?

Yes, so long as the site takes in no advertisements and no sponsors, does not charge a fee for services, and does not offer any product or service for sale. The images must remain unaltered. All of the accompanying caption information must be included without alteration, and the citation should include the URL "www.portlandmuseum.org."

May I put images or text from the Portland Museum of Art's website on a CD-ROM, public domain or otherwise?

No.

May I print selected images or text excerpts from the Portland Museum of Art's website for a school report?

Yes, if it is a personal or academic work, and not for publication in any medium. The images must remain unaltered. All of the accompanying caption information must be included without alteration. You should cite the source as you would any printed work; the citation should include the URL "www.portlandmuseum.org." This type of use is encouraged; all other forms of publication are expressly prohibited.

How do I obtain permission for other forms of publication?

Anyone wishing to use the Materials from this Site for purposes other than as authorized herein must obtain prior written approval. Permission for such use is granted on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of the Museum. A usage fee may be charged depending on the nature of the proposed use. For works of art from the Portland Museum of Art's collection reproduced on this site, in their entirety or as details, contact the Museum's Registrar's Dept. For works of art from other museums or institutions reproduced on this site, contact the institution credited in the work's caption directly. For all other images on the site, and for any text excerpts, contact the Museum's website at info@portlandmuseum.org.


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