Privacy Policy

Welcome to Art and Science Auctions (accessible at artandscience.info). We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services.

1. Data Controller

The controller of your personal data is:

• Fundacja Art and Science
• Address: ul. Tarasy 8/5, 80-141 Gdańsk, Poland
• Email: info@artandscience.info
• NIP: 5833340283 | KRS: 0000769496 | REGON: 382479357

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal information when you interact with us:

• Identity Data: First name, last name.
• Contact Data: Email address, billing address, delivery address, and telephone numbers.
• Transaction Data: Details about payments, auction bids, purchases, valuations, and private sales.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, operating system, and platform.
• Communication Data: Messages sent via our contact forms or direct emails.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the collected data for the following purposes:

• To register you as a new user and manage your account.
• To process and deliver your auction purchases and facilitate private sales.
• To provide free artwork valuations based on your submissions.
• To communicate with you regarding our services, events, exhibitions, and your inquiries.
• To comply with our legal, accounting, and regulatory obligations.
• To improve our website, services, and customer experiences.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with trusted third parties only to the extent necessary to provide our services, including:

• Payment service providers to securely process transactions.
• Logistics and courier companies to arrange secure shipping and delivery of artworks.
• Professional advisers acting as processors or joint controllers including lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers.
• Regulatory authorities when required by law.

5. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. We limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, and contractors who have a business need to know.

6. Your Legal Rights (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to:

• Request access to your personal data.
• Request correction of any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you.
• Request erasure of your personal data when there is no good reason for us to continue processing it.
• Object to processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
• Request restriction of processing of your personal data.
• Request the transfer of your personal data to you or a third party (data portability).
• Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@artandscience.info.

7. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and allows us to improve our site. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, but note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly if you do so.

8. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We keep our privacy policy under regular review. Any changes we make will be posted on this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your data.