This Privacy Statement applies to this website and all physical offices/galleries of the Meridian Artists' Co-Operative (MAC).

Links to non-Co-Op websites:
This website may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience and information. If you access those links, you will leave the MAC website. MAC does not control those sites or their privacy practices, which may differ from MAC's practices. We do not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites. The personal data you choose to provide to or that is collected by these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Statement. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information.

Meridian Artists Co-Op collects and uses personal information for membership application and newsletter mailings/emailings only.

We ask you to provide personal information. For example, when you subscribe to our newsletter or apply for membership, we will ask you to provide personal information to complete these transactions. The types of personal information you provide to us on these pages may include name, address, ZIP code, telephone number, email address, artistic background, and copies of your artwork.

 3. How we use your information

The information MAC collects is to communicate with you about our artists and their available artwork; contact you about upcoming events, classes, showings.

Credit card information is only processed through PayPal and is used by them only for payment processing and fraud prevention. Credit card information and other sensitive personal information required to process a credit decision is not used for any other purpose by PayPal and will not be kept longer than necessary for providing the services. See the PayPal site for their Privacy statement: www.paypal.com .
Credit card information and other sensitive personal information required to process a credit decision is not kept or used by the Meridian Artists' Co-Op, we never see it.

MAC will not sell, rent or lease your personal information to others.

MAC does not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13 and does not target its websites to children under 13. We encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities and interests.

MAC gives you the choice of receiving a variety of information about our artists and their artwork, about our Co-Operative and it‘s programs and events.. You can subscribe to receive this information through our newsletter. You can choose to stop these communications by notifying us of your choice to stop them. You may opt out of receiving these newsletters by using one of the following methods:

Select the email "opt out" or "unsubscribe" link, or follow the opt-out instructions included in each communication.

Write to the Meridian Artists Co-OP office. Be sure to provide your name, email and postal address, and specific relevant information about your privacy preferences.

MAC strives to keep your personal information accurately recorded. We strive to maintain data accuracy. MAC provides individuals with reasonable access to personal information that they provided to MAC and the ability to review and correct it, as applicable.

To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, to maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of the information, MAC utilizes appropriate physical, technical and administrative procedures to safeguard the information we collect.

MAC will undertake reasonable efforts to notify you of changes to this statement.

We value your opinions. If you have comments or questions about our privacy statement, please send them to the webmaster.meridianartistscoop.org or write to us at the following address: