Privacy and cookies
How we handle personal data and which cookies this website uses.
1. Who we are
This privacy and cookie policy explains how Arts Lab Research ("Arts Lab Research", "we", "us" or "our") handles personal information when you visit artslabresearch.com (the "website"), read our research or get in touch with us.
Arts Lab Research is a research institute focused on contemporary art and culture, based in the United States of America. We are responsible for the personal information described in this policy. Questions about privacy can be sent to .
2. Our approach
We collect as little personal information as possible. You can read everything on this website without creating an account, subscribing or telling us who you are. We do not sell personal information, we do not use it for advertising and we do not build profiles of our visitors.
3. Information we collect
Information you give us. When you write to us through the contact form or by email, we receive the information you choose to share: your name, email address, the organisation you represent (optional) and the content of your message, together with any attachments or details you add in later correspondence.
Information collected automatically. Like almost every website, our hosting provider records basic technical data when a page is requested, such as your IP address, browser type, the page requested and the date and time of the request. These server logs are used to keep the website secure and available and are not used to identify individual visitors.
To protect the contact form against abuse, we keep a temporary record derived from your IP address for up to one hour. This record is used only to limit repeated submissions and is deleted automatically.
We do not knowingly collect special categories of personal information, such as information about health, religion or political opinions, and we ask you not to send such information to us.
4. How we use information
We use personal information only for the following purposes:
- to read and answer your message and to continue the correspondence you started;
- to discuss collaboration, requests for data or commentary, and other matters you raise with us;
- to keep the website and our systems secure, and to detect and prevent spam, fraud and abuse;
- to comply with legal obligations and to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
We will not use your information for purposes that are incompatible with the purpose for which it was provided, unless you agree or the law requires or permits it.
5. Legal bases for processing
Where the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union or the United Kingdom applies, we rely on the following legal bases:
- Legitimate interests: to answer enquiries, maintain correspondence and keep the website secure, where these interests are not overridden by your rights.
- Steps prior to an agreement: where your message concerns a collaboration or engagement you would like to enter into with us.
- Consent: where we ask for it. You may withdraw your consent at any time without affecting processing that took place before.
- Legal obligation: where we must keep or disclose information to comply with the law.
6. Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device. This website does not use cookies for analytics, advertising or tracking, and it does not embed social media buttons or other third party content that would place such cookies.
The fonts on this website are served from our own server, so no information about your visit is passed to font providers. Cookies are only set for people who sign in to manage the website; these are strictly necessary for that purpose.
Because we only use strictly necessary technologies, we do not show a cookie banner. If we ever introduce analytics or other optional cookies, we will update this policy first and ask for your consent where the law requires it. You can also block or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings.
7. How we share information
We share personal information only where necessary and never sell it or share it for advertising purposes. Information may be accessible to:
- service providers who host the website and our email, and who process information on our behalf under agreements that require them to protect it;
- professional advisers, such as lawyers and accountants, where this is needed for the purposes described above;
- public authorities, courts or other parties where we are required to do so by law, or to protect our rights, our users or others;
- a successor organisation, if Arts Lab Research is ever reorganised, merged or transferred, subject to this policy.
8. International transfers
We are based in the United States and our service providers may process information in the United States and in other countries. When personal information from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland is transferred to a country that does not offer an equivalent level of protection, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.
9. How long we keep information
We keep correspondence for as long as needed to handle your enquiry and any follow up, and for a reasonable period afterwards so that we can refer back to it. In most cases this is no longer than three years after our last contact, unless a longer period is required by law or needed to resolve a dispute. Server logs are kept by our hosting provider for a limited period for security purposes.
10. Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against loss, misuse and unauthorised access. The website is served over an encrypted connection and access to our systems is restricted. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, however, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
- ask whether we hold personal information about you and receive a copy of it;
- have inaccurate information corrected;
- have your information deleted;
- restrict or object to our processing of your information;
- receive your information in a portable format;
- withdraw consent you have given.
Residents of California and other US states with consumer privacy laws have the right to know what personal information we collect and how we use it, to request access, correction or deletion, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined in these laws, and we will not treat you differently for exercising your rights.
To exercise any of these rights, email . We may need to verify your identity before we respond, and we will reply within the period required by applicable law. If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
12. Children
This website is intended for a general and professional audience. It is not directed at children under the age of 16 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
13. Links to other websites
Our research and pages may link to websites operated by others. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those websites, and we encourage you to read their policies.
14. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time, for example when the law changes or when we change how the website works. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated. Where changes are significant, we will make this clear on the website.