Paul Turounet and this Website are committed to your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect personal information from users of this website (www.paulturounet.com) and the online Viewing Room (collectively, the “Website”) and how that information is used and disclosed. By using our site, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
This policy explains:
- The type of personal data that is collected and where it is stored
- How and why the website collects and uses your personal data
- How the website uses cookies and similar technologies
- How the website uses personal data to contact and interact with you
- How and why the website may/may not share your personal information
- How the website protects personal data
- How to contact the artist/website
This policy also applies if you contact us or we contact you about the Artist/Website.
Personal data collected
For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” means “personally identifiable information”, i.e., individually identifiable information about an individual consumer collected online by the Website from that individual and maintained by us in an accessible form. Personal Information includes but is not limited to a person’s first and last name, physical address, zip code, email address, phone/fax number.
Other information may also be collected, such as your professional details, personal interests, demographic information, birthday, and usage data (such as your purchasing history, communication permissions, artist preferences and interests, and/or information about your attendance at our events).
We may collect information from you in a number of ways, including:
- When you subscribe to our newsletter or mailing list;
- When you access our online Viewing Room;
- When you complete a form on our Website;
- When you submit your email address or enter other information on our Website;
- When you create/update an account with the Gallery;
- When you contact the Gallery for any reason;
- When you communicate with us via third party social media sites; and
- When you make a purchase. As part of the buying/selling process, we will collect your full name, billing and shipping addresses, email address, phone number, and potentially other information.
When you browse our Website, we may collect:
- Information on your online browsing behavior;
- Information about the devices/browsers you have used (such as your IP address, reference site domain name, operating system, browser type, and date and time of visit);
- Other data collected by cookies and related tracking technologies (such as the searches you conduct, queries you make, links you click, purchases you make, and third party websites you have visited or visit later); and
- Location data.
When you contact us or we contact you, we may collect:
- Details of the emails and other digital communications we send to you that you open, including any links in them that you click on and the links that you then visit on our Website
- Details of such correspondence
Some of our email communications to you may include a “click-through URL” linked to a particular page on the Website. By clicking on such URL, you will automatically enter the Website and we may collect information relating to the “click-through”. You may avoid having this information collected by not clicking on URL links in our email communications.
The website may collect aggregate information regarding user behavior to measure interest in and use of our Website. Aggregate information is non-personally identifiable and/or anonymous information about you, such as age, gender, types of products purchased, pages you access most frequently or search terms you enter. Aggregate information is used in a collective manner, and no single person can be identified by the compiled information. For example, the number of people who visit our Website who live in a particular city is aggregate information that does not personally identify a specific user. Aggregate information may be used to determine patterns and produce demographic reports that do not describe or identify any individual user.
How your personal data is used
The website collects, stores and processes your personal data to improve your experience with the gallery and provide the goods and services you require.
Uses made of the information collected:
- For administration and maintenance of the Website;
- To understand and meet your needs and preferences;
- To provide you with the information that you have requested from us (such as newsletters, email announcements or other information);
- To provide you with information and updates about the Artist and/or online Viewing Room that may interest you;
- To assess and improve the effectiveness of the content of our marketing emails;
- To manage and develop our business and operations;
- To process purchases;
- To respond to queries raised by you and provide customer service;
- To carry out obligations arising from contracts entered into between you and the Artist;
- To ensure compliance with our terms of use;
- To comply with legal obligations or for the protection and enforcement of legal rights; and
- In connection with any sale of our business or assets.
Contact and interaction with you
If you sign up for our email communications or complete a form on the Website, you are giving permission to store data about you and interact with you to provide the information you requested. Contact can take place over the phone, email, by mail or through social media.
- To help us better understand the information you would like to receive, you can always update your email marketing preferences by clicking here
- To unsubscribe from receiving future marketing emails, you can follow the instructions at the bottom of each email and we will promptly remove you from all bulk correspondence, although you may receive emails from individuals Please contact the Artist/Website using the details below if you would like to be removed from ALL correspondence from the Artist/Website.
In some, but not all, instances the Website, software services associated with the Website and third parties collecting information through the Website may follow certain Do Not Track signals or similar mechanisms that provide consumers the ability to exercise choice regarding the collection of personally identifiable information about an individual consumer’s online activities over time and across third party websites or online services.
Sharing personal data
The Artist/Website will never sell or trade your Personal Information to outside parties.
We may share information with any associated companies or service providers who assist us in operating the Website, conducting our business or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when its release is appropriate to comply with the law.
In addition, our Website may use Google Analytics to help learn about who visits our site and what pages are being looked at.
Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small data files that allow a website to collect and store a range of data on your desktop computer, laptop or mobile device. We use cookies and similar technologies (e.g., tags) on the Website to distinguish you from other users, helping us to personalize and improve your experience of the Website.
The Website uses cookies for various purposes, including:
- Understand how the Website is being used, for example, by telling us if you get an error message when you browse;
- Understand and save your preferences and contact details so you do not have to submit this information twice;
- Measure the effectiveness of our marketing communications, for example by telling us if you have opened a marketing email that has been sent to you;
How your data is protected
The Website implements a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your Personal Information, which may include:
- We use computer firewalls and physical, electronic and procedural safeguards in connection with the collection, storage and disclosure of personal data
- We use Malware scanning. The Website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible
- All communications between your browser and the Website are encrypted
- Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of employees who have special access rights to such systems and who are required to keep the information confidential
While the Website takes appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of the data you transmit to the Website by email. Once the Website has received your information, it will be stored in electronic records maintained by the Website and use strict procedures and security features to prevent unauthorized access.
Your California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, the processing of certain personal data about you may be subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and other applicable California state privacy laws. Beginning January 1, 2020, the CCPA gives you certain rights with respect to the processing of your Personal Information.
This section provides additional privacy disclosures and informs you of key additional rights as a California resident.
Right to Know Request:
Under the CCPA, you have a right to request information about our collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information over the prior 12 months, and ask that we provide you with the following information:
- Categories of and specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you.
- Categories of sources from which we collect Personal Information.
- Purposes for collecting, using, or selling Personal Information.
- Categories of third parties with which we share Personal Information.
- Categories of Personal Information disclosed about you for a business purpose.
- If applicable, categories of Personal Information sold about you and the categories of third parties to which the Personal Information was sold, by category or categories of Personal Information for each third party to which the Personal Information was sold.
To make a verifiable request for information about the Personal Information that has been collected about you, please email studio@paulturounet.com.
Right to Delete Request:
Under the CCPA, you also have a right to request that we delete personal information, subject to certain exceptions. You may exercise your right to delete by emailing us at newyork@mariangoodman.com. Once your request is verified and we have determined that we are required to delete that information in accordance with applicable law, we will delete your Personal Information accordingly. Your request to delete your Personal Information may be denied if it is necessary for us to retain your information under one or more of the exceptions listed in the CCPA. Please note that a record of your deletion request may be kept pursuant to our legal obligations.
Household Requests:
The Website does not knowingly collect household data. If all the members of a household makes a Right to Know or Right to Delete request, we will respond as if the requests are individual requests.
General Requests under CCPA:
You may make a verifiable consumer request related to your Personal Information twice per 12-month period. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights under the CCPA.
Requests made through Agents:
You may designate, in writing or through a power of attorney document, an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf to exercise your rights. Before accepting such a request from an agent, we will require that the agent provide proof you have authorized them to act on your behalf, and we may need you to verify your identity directly with us.
California Privacy Rights under the "Shine the Light" Law:
Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1798.83, California residents may request certain information regarding our disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please write to studio@paulturounet.com.
Last Updated: February 2026