Welcome to the official website of L Gallery. L Gallery values your personal information and privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, submit an exhibition application, make a visit reservation, contact us, or participate in L Gallery-related activities.
By using this website or submitting information to us, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you use the L Gallery website and related services, we may collect the following information:
1. Contact Information
This may include your name, phone number, WeChat ID, email address, social media accounts, and other information necessary for visit reservations, exhibition communications, submission feedback, event notifications, or other necessary contact.
2. Artist and Exhibition Application Information
This may include the artist’s name, biography, artwork titles, artwork images, artwork dimensions, materials, year of creation, exhibition proposal, artwork list, past experience, artwork statements, and other materials voluntarily submitted by you.
3. Identity and Contract-Related Information
When you sign an exhibition agreement, cooperation agreement, or other legal document with L Gallery, we may collect your identity documents, mailing address, phone number, signature information, and other necessary information based on actual needs. Such information will only be used for contract signing, performance, legal compliance, and dispute resolution.
4. Website Usage Information
This may include access time, pages viewed, device information, browser type, IP address, cookies, or information generated by similar technologies. Such information is mainly used for website security, access statistics, user experience optimization, and basic operational analysis.
5. Other Information Voluntarily Provided by You
This may include text, images, files, comments, feedback, or other materials you send to us through forms, email, WeChat, social media direct messages, or other means.
2. How We Use Your Information
We collect and use personal information for the following purposes:
1. To process exhibition applications, submissions, visit reservations, event registrations, and related communications.
2. To display artists, artworks, exhibition information, and L Gallery project archives.
3. To sign, perform, or manage exhibition agreements, cooperation agreements, and related documents with you.
4. To publish exhibition announcements, exhibition reviews, installation views, artist introductions, and promotional content.
5. To maintain the normal operation of the website, improve user experience, and protect network and data security.
6. To handle user inquiries, complaints, copyright disputes, legal requests, or other disputes.
7. To comply with applicable laws, regulations, or requests from administrative or judicial authorities.
We will not use your personal information beyond the purposes stated in this Policy. If we need to use your personal information for other purposes, we will obtain your consent separately in accordance with applicable laws.
3. Use of Artwork Images and Promotional Materials
If you submit artwork images, exhibition materials, personal biographies, installation views, or other promotional materials to L Gallery as an artist, curator, partner, or applicant, you understand and agree that:
1. L Gallery may use such materials within a reasonable scope related to exhibitions, artist introductions, artwork display, archival preservation, and promotional activities.
2. The usage may include, but is not limited to, the official website, social media, posters, exhibition pages, press releases, brochures, electronic invitations, and offline materials.
3. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, L Gallery’s use of such materials does not constitute a transfer of copyright.
4. You shall ensure that the submitted materials are true, lawful, original, or properly authorized, and do not infringe upon any third party’s copyright, portrait rights, reputation rights, privacy rights, or other lawful rights and interests.
5. How We Store Your Information
We retain your personal information only for the period necessary to achieve the purposes described in this Policy.
Information related to exhibition applications, contract signing, artwork archives, legal compliance, and dispute resolution may be retained for a reasonable period. After the necessary retention period expires, we will delete, anonymize, or continue to retain necessary archival information in a manner permitted by law, depending on the circumstances.
5. How We Share, Transfer, or Publicly Disclose Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share, transfer, or publicly disclose necessary information under the following circumstances:
1. With your explicit consent.
2. When necessary for exhibition execution, event organization, promotional publication, website operation, or other necessary matters, with service providers or partners.
3. As required by laws, regulations, administrative authorities, judicial authorities, or regulatory bodies.
4. To protect the lawful rights and interests of L Gallery, artists, visitors, partners, or the public.
5. In connection with mergers, transfers, organizational restructuring, or similar circumstances, to the extent permitted by law.
We will require relevant recipients to process your information in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and reasonable confidentiality obligations.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The L Gallery website may use cookies or similar technologies to help us identify access status, compile access statistics, optimize page experience, and ensure website security.
You may refuse or delete cookies through your browser settings. However, some functions may not work properly as a result.
7. Your Rights
To the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, you have the right to:
1. Access, copy, correct, or supplement your personal information.
2. Request the deletion of your personal information.
3. Withdraw your previously granted consent.
4. Request an explanation of this Privacy Policy and our personal information processing rules.
5. Cancel any account or application record you may have on this website.
6. Exercise other rights provided by applicable laws and regulations.
If you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please contact us through the contact information at the end of this Policy. We will process your request within a reasonable period.
8. Protection of Minors
The L Gallery website and related services are primarily intended for art creators, visitors, and partners with independent judgment.
If you are a minor, please use this website or submit personal information only with the consent and guidance of your guardian. If we discover that we have collected personal information from a minor without the consent of a guardian, we will handle it promptly in accordance with applicable laws.
9. Information Security
We will take reasonable technical and administrative measures to protect your personal information against leakage, damage, loss, tampering, or unauthorized access.
However, please understand that the internet is not absolutely secure. When you transmit information through websites, email, social media, or third-party platforms, you should also take care to protect your own information security.
10. Third-Party Links
The L Gallery website may contain links to Instagram, Xiaohongshu, WeChat, maps, ticketing services, form tools, or other third-party platforms. The information processing rules of third-party platforms are not governed by this Privacy Policy.
Before using any third-party platform, you should read and understand its privacy policy and terms of service.
11. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time due to changes in laws and regulations, website function adjustments, or operational needs. The updated Policy will be published on the website and will take effect from the date of publication or from the date indicated on the page.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of personal information, please contact L Gallery through the following methods:
L Gallery
Address: B103, Sunken Plaza, Qiantang Aviation Building, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, China
Email: [lgallery.hangzhou@gmail.com](mailto:lgallery.hangzhou@gmail.com)
Phone: +86 19357691179