Copyright, Disclaimer and Privacy Policy

KUSUMSHUKLA.COM is the official website to display the artworks and poems of Kusum Shukla, the artist.

All content included on this website that includes works, digitized images, text, graphics etc. is the property of Kusum Shukla and is protected by copyright laws. No part of the site may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical without permission in writing from Kusum Shukla.

The information on the website is meant to be used as a general guide.

General Principles

The Kusum Shukla website is committed to protecting user privacy. We understand and appreciate that visitors and users of this website are concerned about their privacy and the confidentiality and security of any information that may be provided to us. Any information you provide using the Contact Us form or other communication is never shared with any individual or third party unless you explicitly inform us to do so.

When you visit our site, we will not collect personally identifiable information about you (eg. Name, address, telephone number, email address, credit card information etc.) unless you voluntarily provide it to us.

Communications sent via our Contact Form if found to be spam or not business related to art are immediately deleted.

To have any personally identifiable information deleted from our database, please contact us at kusum(at)kusumshukla(dot)com. On receipt of your request, we would delete your personally identifiable information from our files or confirm that the information is not on our database.

Third Party Support

We take personal information security seriously and work only with reputable and recommended third party technical providers who practice the best practice protocol, comply with anti-spam laws and adhere to the same high standards of KUSUMSHUKLA.COM.

Information Collection

KUSUMSHUKLA.COM is committed to protecting the privacy of its online visitors. We only get your name and email address when you knowingly and willingly provide it to us by filling up the form on the website. We will never sell, rent or distribute your email address.

When someone visits KUSUMSHUKLA.COM we use a third party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behavior patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make, and do not allow Google to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website.

Like many other websites, KUSUMSHUKLA.COM makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information.

IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Web site.

Links To Other Sites

Our site may contain links to other sites and we are not responsible for the content of such websites or their privacy practices.

We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of such other websites. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by our website.

We provide a link to our page on FineArtAmerica.com for sale of prints and gift items. Purchases made on that website are handled by FineArtAmerica which includes delivery and payments through their servers. For more information, please see FineArtAmerica’s Privacy Statement.

We do not permit spam messages through our website and block them using Akismet processed by Automattic. For more information, please read Automattic’s Privacy Notice.

Cookies

When you look at this website, our Internet Service Provider makes a record of your visit and logs the following information for statistical purposes only the user’s server address, the user’s top level domain name (for example .com, org etc.), the date and time of the visit to the site, the pages accessed and the type of browser used.

Email Correspondence, Online Subscriptions And Feedback

Your name and address details will not be added to a mailing list unless you are subscribing to one. We will not disclose these details to third parties without your consent unless required by law.

Changes to our policies

Please note that we may change this Privacy Policy at various times. We expect most such changes will be minor, but we cannot guarantee that will be the case. Regardless, we will post any Policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice (including, if we deem it appropriate, email notification of Policy changes).

The content on this website is protected by Copyrights.

Comment Policy

I delete spam – I have spam filters in place which automatically catch the majority of automated spam content. I also manually check for spam and in the event that a spam comment has slipped through, it will be immediately deleted.

Comment Form Guidelines – The comment form must be filled in with a proper or legitimate sounding name and URL. Comments using keywords, spam or splog-like URLs, or suspicious information in the comment form will be edited or deleted.

Email Privacy – Email addresses are required for commenting, and they are not published on the website, nor shared. They may be used by the website owner to privately contact the commenter.

Commenter Privacy and Protection – All email, snail mail, phone numbers, and any private and personal information posted in any comment will be deleted as soon as possible to protect the privacy of the commenter.

To prevent such editing, never share this private information within the website comment.

Language and Manners – This website is “family friendly” and comments which include offensive or inappropriate language, or considered by the website owner and administrator to be rude and offensive, will be edited or deleted. Play nice.

A Comment is Conversation – A comment which does not add to the conversation runs of on an inappropriate tangent, or kills the conversation may be edited, moved, or deleted.

Relevant links in comments are actively encouraged – if you’re leaving a comment on my website and want to point to a link on your own or someone else’s site that is relevant to the topic then please feel free to do so. This adds to the conversation and improves the website. However, ALL links will be checked during moderation. So be careful!

All Rights Reserved – The website owner, administrator, contributor, editor, and/or author reserve the right to edit, delete, move, or mark as spam any and all comments. They also have the right to block access to any one or group from commenting or from the entire website.

Hold Harmless – All comments within this website are the responsibility of the commenter, not the website owner, administrator, contributor, editor, or author. By submitting a comment on our website, you agree that the comment content is your own, and to hold this site, Kusum Shukla, and all subsidiaries and representatives harmless from any and all repercussions, damages, or liability.

Trackbacks Are Comments – All trackbacks will be treated in line with our Comments Policy.

Terms of Use

Welcome to KUSUMSHUKLA.COM. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Kusum Shukla, Artist’s relationship with you in relation to this website.

Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.

This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.

Unauthorized use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offense.

From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).

You may not create a link to this website from another website or document without Kusum Shukla’s prior written consent. Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of India.

Disclosure Policy

This policy is valid from 20 April 2018

The content and training available at this website is written and edited by me, Kusum Shukla. For questions about this website, please send an email to kusuma(at) kusumshukla(dot)com.

This site reserves the right to accept forms of advertising, sponsorship, or other forms of compensation. I do not sell text links.

This site abides by word of mouth marketing standards. I believe in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. The compensation I receive on products, services, websites and various other topics does NOT affect the topics or posts I make in this site.

We write for our own purposes. However, we may be influenced by our background, occupation, religion, political affiliation or experience.

The owner(s) of this website is not compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. The views and opinions expressed on this website are purely those of website owners. If we claim or appear to be experts on a certain topic or product or service area, we will only endorse products or services that we believe, based on our expertise, are worthy of such endorsement. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider.

This website does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest.

All content on KUSUMSHUKLA.COM is copyrighted and may not be reprinted or distributed without prior written consent.

Site Disclaimer

KUSUMSHUKLA.COM does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the information, content or advertisements contained on, distributed through, or linked, downloaded or accessed from any of the services contained on this website, nor the quality of any products, information or other materials displayed, purchased, or obtained by you as a result of reading and using this site.

You hereby acknowledge that any reliance upon any Materials shall be at your sole risk. KUSUMSHUKLA.COM reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without any obligation, to make improvements to, or correct any error or omissions in any portion of the Service or the Materials.

THE SERVICE AND THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED BY KUSUMSHUKLA.COM ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, AND KUSUMSHUKLA.COM EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL KUSUMSHUKLA.COM BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE, THE MATERIALS AND THE PRODUCTS.

KUSUMSHUKLA.COM respects the rights (including the intellectual property rights) of others, and we ask our users to do the same.

KUSUMSHUKLA.COM may, in appropriate circumstances and in its sole discretion, terminate the accounts of users who infringe or otherwise violate such rights of others.

Further Information

If you have any queries about privacy and security practices practiced on www.kusumshukla.com, please email us at kusum(at)kusumshukla (dot)com