Privacy policy

1. PRIVACY POLICY

At Hoovus Art we understand the importance of keeping our data private and secure. In this briefing we will explain our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this policy easy to find, we make it available on every page of our site, including on our homepage.

2. COLLECTED INFORMATION

This policy applies to all information collected or submitted through the Hoovus services. Hoovus Art OÜ is the chief processor of personal data, Hoovus Art OÜ forwards the personal data necessary for making payments to the authorized processor Maksekeskus AS.

On our platform there are numerous services that do not require an account, therefore, the person does not provide any personal information. In order to be able to get access to a full range of services users need to register and create an account on our platform. Thus, we may collect the following information:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Email address

Email protection

On Hoovus Art, we will make sure that your email is protected from anyone willing to acquire it without your specific authorization. In no way visitors can access your real email address at any time without the individuals permission.

3. INFORMATION USAGE

Your information is kept secured, it is used only to display your work on your pages, with the correct contact information. Hoovus may also use your personal information for situations like:

  • Providing our services;
  • Auditing, research and analysis in order to maintain, protect and improve our services;
  • Ensuring the technical functioning of our services;
  • Protecting the rights or property of our users and Hoovus Art; and creating new services.

How you can access or change your information

You can access all your personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain at any time by login on to your Hoovus Art account. We use this procedure to better safeguard your information. You can correct factual errors in your personally identifiable information by sending us a request that credibly shows error. To protect your privacy and security, we will also go through an identification process before granting access or making corrections.

4. COOKIES

The website uses cookies. By using the website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

Cookies are files, often including unique identifiers, that are sent by web servers to web browsers, and which may then be sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

Cookies can be used by web servers to identify and track users as they navigate different pages on a website, and to identify users returning to a website.

Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies. A persistent cookie consists of a text file sent by a web server to a web browser, which will be stored by the browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date (unless deleted by the user before the expiry date). A session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.

We use both session cookies and persistent cookies on the website.

Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but personal information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. The cookies used on the website include those which are strictly necessary cookies for access and navigation, cookies that track usage (performance cookies), remember your choices (functionality cookies), and cookies that provide you with targeted content or advertising.

We may use the information we obtain from your use of our cookies for the following purposes:

  • to recognise your computer when you visit the website
  • to track you as you navigate the website, and to enable the use of any e-commerce facilities
  • to improve the website's usability
  • to analyse the use of the website
  • in the administration of the website
  • to personalise the website for you, including targeting advertisements which may be of particular interest to you.

When you use the website, you may also be sent third party cookies.

Our advertisers and service providers may send you cookies. They may use the information they obtain from your use of their cookies:

  • to track your browser across multiple websites
  • to build a profile of your web surfing
  • to target advertisements which may be of particular interest to you.

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. For example:

  • in Internet Explorer you can refuse all cookies by clicking "Tools", "Internet Options", "Privacy", and selecting "Block all cookies" using the sliding selector;
  • in Firefox you can block all cookies by clicking "Tools", "Options", and un-checking "Accept cookies from sites" in the "Privacy" box.
  • in Google Chrome you can adjust your cookie permissions by clicking "Options", "Under the hood", Content Settings in the "Privacy" section. Click on the Cookies tab in the Content Settings.
  • in Safari you can block cookies by clicking “Preferences”, selecting the “Privacy” tab and “Block cookies”.

You can also delete cookies already stored on your computer:

  • in Internet Explorer, you must manually delete cookie files;
  • in Firefox, you can delete cookies by, first ensuring that cookies are to be deleted when you "clear private data" (this setting can be changed by clicking "Tools", "Options" and "Settings" in the "Private Data" box) and then clicking "Clear private data" in the "Tools" menu.
  • in Google Chrome you can adjust your cookie permissions by clicking "Options", "Under the hood", Content Settings in the "Privacy" section. Click on the Cookies tab in the Content Settings.
  • in Safari you can delete cookies by clicking “Preferences”, selecting the “Privacy” tab and “Remove All Website Data”.

Obviously, doing this may have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.

5. CONTACT US

The website is owned and operated by Hoovus Art, a company registered in Tallinn, Estonia.

If you have any questions or comments about this Notice, or if you would like us to update information we have about you or your preferences, please contact us by:

  • Email: infot@hoovus.com
  • Address: Salme 31-3, Tallinn, Estonia, 10413
  • Secure web form: www.hoovus.com