The Office of Public Art is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. We want to provide a safe, secure user experience. We will use our best efforts to ensure that the information you submit to us remains private, and it is used only for the purposes described below.
In general, we gather information about all of our users collectively, such as what areas users visit most frequently and what services users access the most. We only use such data anonymously and in the aggregate. This information helps us determine what is most beneficial for our users, and how we can continually create a better overall experience for you. We may share this information with our partners, but only in the aggregate, so that they, too, may understand how visitors use our site for the purpose of creating a better overall experience for registry users.
If you are a user who wishes to be identified on Pittsburgh Art Places as creating a publicly accessible tour, we will collect your name and contact information for display on our website. By submitting your contact information and name, you agree that we may display this information on our website, and you understand that we can accept no responsibility for any use of your material or contact information made by other users of the site. All public information submitted by users can be viewed by users of the site, either by completing a search or in the case of fields not displayed on profiles, by request. Users may change or update information or be removed from Pittsburgh Art Places by contacting us at staff@pittsburghartistregistry.org or 412.391.2060 x233.
Except as described above, we do not collect or disclose information about any individual’s visits to our website.
To enhance your experience at our website, we use a feature on your Internet browser called a "cookie". Cookies are small files that your Web browser places on your computer’s hard drive. We use cookies for remembering user names and passwords and preferences, tracking click streams, and for load balancing. Because of our use of cookies, we can deliver faster service, consistent, updated results, and a more personalized site experience. You have the option of setting your browser to reject cookies. However, doing this will hinder performance and may negatively impact your experience on our site.
Pittsburgh Art Places has an area on the site where you can submit feedback. Any feedback that is submitted through this area becomes the property of the Office of Public Art. We may use this feedback, such as success stories, for marketing purposes. We may also contact you for additional information about your feedback.
We do not specifically collect information about children and our site is not intended for use by children without parental consent and supervision. We believe that children should get their parents' consent before giving out personal information. If you are concerned about your child's use of our site, we encourage you to use Web filtering technology to supervise your child's access to the site. In order to create a collection of tours or a venue profile, users must be eighteen years of age or older.
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose it to anyone. If, at any time, you have questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please feel free to email us at staff@pittsburghartistregistry.org or 412.391.2060 x233.
Pittsburgh Art Places is owned and operated by the Office of Public Art, a partnership between the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. Pittsburgh Art Places is funded in part by a grant from the Colcom Foundation and the Hillman Family Foundation.
We allow selected management of venues (“Venues”) to login to Pittsburgh Art Places to add information about their venue, including photographs (“Venue Worksamples”) and contact information on this website (“Website”). We permit Venues who agree to these Terms of Use to view such Venue Worksamples on this Website. Venues who desire to submitVenue Worksamples to be included on Pittsburgh Art Places should review our Privacy Policy and follow the instructions. Website users may contact the Venues directly to find out more about opportunities or features of that organization. Any communications or transactions between Users and Venues are handled between the Users and the Venues and we are not involved and take no responsibility whatsoever in connection with those activities.
By visiting our Website and/or by submitting material for inclusion in Pittsburgh Art Places, all Users and Venues agree to these Terms of Use, including the following restrictions:
All Venues and Users understand and recognize that:
Copyright law protects the material on this Website. Copyrights for the Venue Worksamples are owned by the Venues and the other content of the Website including the copyrights relating to providing a collection of the Venue Worksamples are owned by The Office of Public Art. Users and Venues agree to not copy any of the graphics, images, artwork, text, video or audio or any other material on this website without the express written permission of the owner of the copyrights in that material. The Office of Public Art will remove from the Website any content found to be infringing of another’s copyright, but is not responsible for taking any action to enforce the copyright of any Venue in Worksamples posted to the website.
The material on this Website is submitted by Venues. You may find some of the material objectionable to you or not suitable for children. Children under eighteen (18) should not view the material without the consent and supervision of their parents. While the Office of Public Art recognizes and generally supports Venues’ rights of free speech, we reserve the right to remove from this Website material that is defamatory, obscene, threatening, abusive or hateful.
We make no representation whatsoever as to the appropriateness of the materials on this Website for non-U.S. Users. Visitors are responsible for compliance with their applicable local laws.
We reserve the right to cancel your right to use this website at any time without notice or cause.
THE MATERIAL ON THIS WEBSITE (INCLUDING ALL CONTENT, SOFTWARE, FUNCTIONS, SERVICES, MATERIALS AND INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE HEREIN OR ACCESSED BY MEANS HEREOF) ARE PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
You acknowledge that we have not reviewed the content of all sites linked to or from our website and that we are not responsible for the content of any of those sites and do not take responsibility for them or endorse them. You are encouraged to review the Terms of Use and Privacy Policies of those sites before using them.
All Venues and Users agree to indemnify the City of Pittsburgh, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, and the Office of Public Art, and hold them, and their respective elected officials, directors, officers, representatives, employees, subcontractors, and suppliers, (we and all indemnified parties being referred to herein as the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from any and all losses, including, but not limited to, attorney’s fees, that any one or more of the Indemnified Parties may incur as a result of your violation of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You further agree to indemnify and hold each of the Indemnified Parties harmless from any and all losses, including, but not limited to, attorney fees, that any one or more of the Indemnified Parties may incur as a result of any claims by you against any one or more of the Indemnified Parties even if such claim is based on the negligence of any one or more of the Indemnified Parties.
If you become aware that any other person is violating any of the terms and conditions of this website, please notify us immediately by emailing staff@pittsburghartistregistry.org.
The terms of this agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States applicable to contracts to be wholly performed in Pennsylvania. ANY ACTION BASED ON OR ALLEGING A BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. IN ANY SUCH ACTION, IF WE PREVAIL, WE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ALSO RECOVER OUR LEGAL FEES AND COSTS.
These Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and us with respect to this website. Failure by us to enforce any provision of these Terms of Use shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. You are prohibited from engaging in, suggesting or encouraging illegal activity in connection with our website and we will cooperate with law enforcement officials as appropriate. In the event that any portion of these Terms of Use is held unenforceable, the unenforceable portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties, and the remainder of the provision shall remain in full force and effect.
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact staff@pittsburghartistregistry.org.