Privacy Policy - Griffin Museum of Photography
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Privacy Policy - Griffin Museum of Photography
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Welcome to the Griffin Museum of Photography, Inc. (“Griffin Museum”) Web Site. The Griffin Museum is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals who use its website and to keep secure personal information provided to us by our users. This web page describes our policy regarding the collection and use of personal information from our members as well as the information we collect from non-member visitors. This privacy policy was last updated on September 4, 2014. The Griffin Museum may further revise this privacy policy from time to time. New provisions will be effective as soon as they are posted. Any information that submitted after a change has been posted will be subject to any new provisions. Please check this page regularly to ensure that you are aware of any changes in the Griffin Museum’s policies.
Types of User Data We Collect
We collect two types of user data: (1) anonymous data that is automatically collected from all visitors to the “
Griffin Museum
” site) and
griffin link
; and (2) personally-identifiable data that is voluntarily submit to the griffinmuseum dot org (described below under “Personal Data”).
Anonymous Data
We automatically collect some information, including your internet service provider, the I.P. address assigned to your computer by your internet service provider at the time you access the Griffin Museum Site, the type of browser you are using (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox), the referring link (i.e. what website you were visiting which linked you to Griffin Museum) and what operating system you are using (e.g. Windows XP, Mac OS X), through our server and through cookies. (See the section on Cookies below for more information.) It may not be apparent to you that this information is being collected. We may compile and provide aggregate statistics about sales, site traffic and related information to third parties. These aggregate statistics will not contain Personal Data and will not be stored in connection with any of your personally identifiable information. We also track the number and frequency of hits per page on an aggregate basis. We do not use anonymous data to identify individual users and we do not link any anonymous data with the Personal Data you provide to us.
Personal Data
We will keep Personal Data that you voluntarily provide such as your name, address, phone number, and your e-mail address when you participate in certain activities on the Griffin Museum Site. For example, we will keep Personal Data when you join or renew your membership to the Griffin Museum, make a contribution to support the Griffin Museum, register for a class, lecture, seminar or workshop at the Griffin Museum, join our mailing list, order items from the Griffin Museum, participate in any activity that the Griffin Museum believes requires access to your Personal Data. If you make a purchase on the Griffin Museum Site, you will be asked to provide your credit card information, including the card number, and expiration date. The Griffin Museum will delete your credit card information from the Griffin Museum Site server as soon as your purchase is completed, but the Griffin Museum may keep your credit card information on file in a separate database which is not connected to the Griffin Museum Site, and which is accessed only by authorized Griffin Museum personnel.
Cookies
We collect some data through the use of cookies. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that are transferred either to your computer’s hard drive (“Long-term Cookies”) or temporarily to your computer’s Random Access Memory (“Session Cookies”). We use Long-term Cookies to identify users of the Griffin Museum Site. These cookies are set automatically when you access the Griffin Museum Site and you may not realize they are in use. Long-term cookies can also be used to “remember” options on the Griffin Museum Site, which will allow the site to remember user preferences which you may set, and to automatically remember certain parts of your Personal Data. These “remember” options are offered only for your convenience and are completely voluntary. Note that your password will not be stored in connection with any Long-term Cookie. We use Session Cookies whenever you visit the Griffin Museum Site to run the Site’s interactive applications, such as absentee auction bids or class registration forms. Session Cookies last only as long as your session on the Griffin Museum Site. They expire when the session ends and are not written onto your computer’s hard drive.
How We Use The Data We Collect
We use anonymous data to identify the referring links as the source of user traffic. We use data to identify which sections of the Griffin Museum site are most visited and for how long, so that we can evaluate the popularity of our different Web pages and continue to improve the Griffin Museum Site. We do not use anonymous data to identify individual users and we do not link any anonymous data with the Personal Data you provide to us. We use your Personal Data for various purposes, To fulfill the request for which you specifically provided the data, To send you our e-blasts or to announce new classes, seminars, lectures, exhibitions or store items which may be of interest, unless you have opted out of receiving that information, To allow you to set and change preferences, To allow you to join or renew your membership in the Griffin Museum or to donate to the Griffin Museum, To offer you other ways to support the Griffin Museum, including, in some limited cases, solicitations for additional contributions, To confirm your contribution to the Griffin Museum. The Griffin Museum Site is hosted by servers in the United States. Accordingly, if you are located outside of the United States, the Personal Data you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By submitting your Personal Data, you consent to its transfer and storage in the United States and its use in accordance with the purposes for which it was originally collected (see below regarding third-party sharing of Personal Data from non-U.S. residents).
Information Disclosure Policy – Third-Party Sharing
We may share your Personal Data with third-party service providers who fulfill your orders, contact you on our behalf, or facilitate some other aspect of the Griffin Museum Site activities, services or products, including any third-party service providers we might use to assist us in our own fundraising efforts. These service providers have access to your Personal Data solely for the purpose of helping us manage the Griffin Museum Site. Finally, we may disclose and use Personal Data regardless of where you reside in special circumstances when it is necessary to enforce this Privacy Policy, or when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires us to disclose your Personal Data to third parties.
Opt-out
When you provide us with Personal Data on the Griffin Museum Site, you can let us know that you do not wish to receive our online newsletter or any other e-mail from the Griffin Museum by notifying us via email at crista at griffin museum dot org or by calling (781) 729-1158.
Children
We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13.
Security
The Personal Data we collect about you is stored on a secure, password protected server. We use industry-standard encryption technologies, including Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology, with respect to any commerce transactions you initiate, and the receipt and transfer of Personal Data you submit to us on the Griffin Museum Site. Only authorized personnel have access to your information. Nevertheless, despite our best efforts, no transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
Updating Your Data
If you want to review, correct, or update your membership information, contact us at crista at griffin museum dot org or call (781) 729-1158. We will use reasonable efforts to let you review your personal information in our files and, upon your instructions, to correct inaccuracies or delete incorrect information from our databases.
Comments and Questions
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this Privacy Statement or our data collection practices or to request that we delete your Personal Data, you can contact us at griffin museum dot org or call (781) 729-1158.
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Here’s how to create your Griffin Member Profile
Welcome we are excited to have you and your creativity seen by so many.
1: Log into your membership account
2: To create a profile you must be logged in and be a
supporter or above
otherwise you will not see the add a profile button.
3: You can find the Griffin Salon on the Members Drop down in our Main Navigation on the home page or by starting here –
https://griffinmuseum.org/griffin-salon/
4: A button that says
Create Your Member Profile
appears
5: If you are logged in and have already created a profile you also won’t see the add a profile button
( the button launches the form
) but you will see an edit and delete icon next to your name and only yours.
6. Fill in your Artist Statement, Bio and upload up to 10 images.
NOTE
Sharing your contact information is in your hands. You can select to make your phone and email public or keep it private.
Once you have updated your information, it sends a ping to museum staff to approve the images and text, and your page will then be listed on the public website. The museum reserves the right to refuse content that is offensive, harmful, or divisive.
Images that include graphic, explicit, or politically divisive content will not be approved.
Please ensure all submitted images and text are appropriate for a public audience.
Member Directory
Form for adding and editing members to the member directory
Amy Rindskopf's Terra Novus
At the market, I pick each one up, pulled in by the shapes as they sit together, waiting. I feel its heft in my hand, enjoy the textures of the skin or peel, and begin to look closer and closer. The patterns on each individual surface marks them as distinct. I push further still, discovering territory unseen by the casual observer, a new land. I am like a satellite orbiting a distant planet, taking the first-ever images of this newly envisioned place.
This project started as an homage to Edward Weston’s Pepper No. 30 (I am, ironically, allergic to peppers). As I looked for my subject matter at the market, I found that I wasn’t drawn to just one single fruit or vegetable. There were so many choices, appealing to both hand and eye. I decided to print in black and white to help make the images visually more about the shapes, and not about guessing which fruit is smoothest, which vegetable is greenest.
Artistic Purpose/Intent
Artistic Purpose/Intent
Tricia Gahagan
Photography has been paramount in my personal path of healing from disease and
connecting with consciousness. The intention of my work is to overcome the limits of the
mind and engage the spirit. Like a Zen koan, my images are paradoxes hidden in plain
sight. They are intended to be sat with meditatively, eventually revealing greater truths
about the world and about one’s self.
John Chervinsky’s photography is a testament to pensive work without simple answers;
it connects by encouraging discovery and altering perspectives. I see this scholarship
as a potential to continue his legacy and evolve the boundaries of how photography can
explore the human condition.
Growing my artistic skill and voice as an emerging photographer is critical, I see this as
a rare opportunity to strengthen my foundation and transition towards an established
and influential future. I am thirsty to engage viewers and provide a transformative
experience through my work. I have been honing my current project and building a plan
for its complete execution. The incredible Griffin community of mentors and the
generous funds would be instrumental for its development. I deeply recognize the
hallmark moment this could be for the introduction of the work. Thank you for providing
this incredible opportunity for budding visions and artists that know they have something
greater to share with the world.
Fran Forman RSVP
Skip to primary navigation
Skip to main content
Skip to primary sidebar
Skip to footer
Welcome to the Griffin Museum of Photography, Inc. (“Griffin Museum”) Web Site. The Griffin Museum is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals who use its website and to keep secure personal information provided to us by our users. This web page describes our policy regarding the collection and use of personal information from our members as well as the information we collect from non-member visitors. This privacy policy was last updated on September 4, 2014. The Griffin Museum may further revise this privacy policy from time to time. New provisions will be effective as soon as they are posted. Any information that submitted after a change has been posted will be subject to any new provisions. Please check this page regularly to ensure that you are aware of any changes in the Griffin Museum’s policies.
Types of User Data We Collect
We collect two types of user data: (1) anonymous data that is automatically collected from all visitors to the “
Griffin Museum
” site) and
griffin link
; and (2) personally-identifiable data that is voluntarily submit to the griffinmuseum dot org (described below under “Personal Data”).
Anonymous Data
We automatically collect some information, including your internet service provider, the I.P. address assigned to your computer by your internet service provider at the time you access the Griffin Museum Site, the type of browser you are using (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox), the referring link (i.e. what website you were visiting which linked you to Griffin Museum) and what operating system you are using (e.g. Windows XP, Mac OS X), through our server and through cookies. (See the section on Cookies below for more information.) It may not be apparent to you that this information is being collected. We may compile and provide aggregate statistics about sales, site traffic and related information to third parties. These aggregate statistics will not contain Personal Data and will not be stored in connection with any of your personally identifiable information. We also track the number and frequency of hits per page on an aggregate basis. We do not use anonymous data to identify individual users and we do not link any anonymous data with the Personal Data you provide to us.
Personal Data
We will keep Personal Data that you voluntarily provide such as your name, address, phone number, and your e-mail address when you participate in certain activities on the Griffin Museum Site. For example, we will keep Personal Data when you join or renew your membership to the Griffin Museum, make a contribution to support the Griffin Museum, register for a class, lecture, seminar or workshop at the Griffin Museum, join our mailing list, order items from the Griffin Museum, participate in any activity that the Griffin Museum believes requires access to your Personal Data. If you make a purchase on the Griffin Museum Site, you will be asked to provide your credit card information, including the card number, and expiration date. The Griffin Museum will delete your credit card information from the Griffin Museum Site server as soon as your purchase is completed, but the Griffin Museum may keep your credit card information on file in a separate database which is not connected to the Griffin Museum Site, and which is accessed only by authorized Griffin Museum personnel.
Cookies
We collect some data through the use of cookies. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that are transferred either to your computer’s hard drive (“Long-term Cookies”) or temporarily to your computer’s Random Access Memory (“Session Cookies”). We use Long-term Cookies to identify users of the Griffin Museum Site. These cookies are set automatically when you access the Griffin Museum Site and you may not realize they are in use. Long-term cookies can also be used to “remember” options on the Griffin Museum Site, which will allow the site to remember user preferences which you may set, and to automatically remember certain parts of your Personal Data. These “remember” options are offered only for your convenience and are completely voluntary. Note that your password will not be stored in connection with any Long-term Cookie. We use Session Cookies whenever you visit the Griffin Museum Site to run the Site’s interactive applications, such as absentee auction bids or class registration forms. Session Cookies last only as long as your session on the Griffin Museum Site. They expire when the session ends and are not written onto your computer’s hard drive.
How We Use The Data We Collect
We use anonymous data to identify the referring links as the source of user traffic. We use data to identify which sections of the Griffin Museum site are most visited and for how long, so that we can evaluate the popularity of our different Web pages and continue to improve the Griffin Museum Site. We do not use anonymous data to identify individual users and we do not link any anonymous data with the Personal Data you provide to us. We use your Personal Data for various purposes, To fulfill the request for which you specifically provided the data, To send you our e-blasts or to announce new classes, seminars, lectures, exhibitions or store items which may be of interest, unless you have opted out of receiving that information, To allow you to set and change preferences, To allow you to join or renew your membership in the Griffin Museum or to donate to the Griffin Museum, To offer you other ways to support the Griffin Museum, including, in some limited cases, solicitations for additional contributions, To confirm your contribution to the Griffin Museum. The Griffin Museum Site is hosted by servers in the United States. Accordingly, if you are located outside of the United States, the Personal Data you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By submitting your Personal Data, you consent to its transfer and storage in the United States and its use in accordance with the purposes for which it was originally collected (see below regarding third-party sharing of Personal Data from non-U.S. residents).
Information Disclosure Policy – Third-Party Sharing
We may share your Personal Data with third-party service providers who fulfill your orders, contact you on our behalf, or facilitate some other aspect of the Griffin Museum Site activities, services or products, including any third-party service providers we might use to assist us in our own fundraising efforts. These service providers have access to your Personal Data solely for the purpose of helping us manage the Griffin Museum Site. Finally, we may disclose and use Personal Data regardless of where you reside in special circumstances when it is necessary to enforce this Privacy Policy, or when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires us to disclose your Personal Data to third parties.
Opt-out
When you provide us with Personal Data on the Griffin Museum Site, you can let us know that you do not wish to receive our online newsletter or any other e-mail from the Griffin Museum by notifying us via email at crista at griffin museum dot org or by calling (781) 729-1158.
Children
We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13.
Security
The Personal Data we collect about you is stored on a secure, password protected server. We use industry-standard encryption technologies, including Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology, with respect to any commerce transactions you initiate, and the receipt and transfer of Personal Data you submit to us on the Griffin Museum Site. Only authorized personnel have access to your information. Nevertheless, despite our best efforts, no transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
Updating Your Data
If you want to review, correct, or update your membership information, contact us at crista at griffin museum dot org or call (781) 729-1158. We will use reasonable efforts to let you review your personal information in our files and, upon your instructions, to correct inaccuracies or delete incorrect information from our databases.
Comments and Questions
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this Privacy Statement or our data collection practices or to request that we delete your Personal Data, you can contact us at griffin museum dot org or call (781) 729-1158.
Primary Sidebar
About the Griffin
Footer
Griffin Museum of Photography 67 Shore Road, Winchester, Ma 01890
781-729-1158
email us
Map
Purchase Museum Admission
Hours: Tues-Sun Noon-4pm
MENU
Visit
Hours
Admission
Directions
Handicap Accessability
FAQs
Exhibitions
Exhibitions | Current, Upcoming, Past
Calls for Entry
State of Our Union 2026
Scholarships & Residencies
Richards Family Prize
John Chervinsky Emerging Photographer Scholarship
Carolyn Harder Scholarship
The Cummings Foundation Artist Residency
Griffin State of Mind
Education & Events
Events
In Person
Virtual
Receptions
Photobook Focus
Focus Awards
Education
Classes
Photography Atelier
Professional Development Series
NEPR (New England Portfolio Reviews)
Education Policies
Travel
Members
Become a Member
My Account
Griffin Salon
Member Portfolio Reviews
Member’s Only Events
Log In
Give
Give Now
Griffin Futures Fund
John Chervinsky Emerging Photographer Scholarship
Leave a Legacy
About
Our Mission & Museum
Meet Our Staff
Griffin Museum Board of Directors
Arthur Griffin Photo Archive
Get in Touch
Rent the Griffin
Shop
Online Store
Admission
Membership
Here’s how to create your Griffin Member Profile
Welcome we are excited to have you and your creativity seen by so many.
1: Log into your membership account
2: To create a profile you must be logged in and be a
supporter or above
otherwise you will not see the add a profile button.
3: You can find the Griffin Salon on the Members Drop down in our Main Navigation on the home page or by starting here –
https://griffinmuseum.org/griffin-salon/
4: A button that says
Create Your Member Profile
appears
5: If you are logged in and have already created a profile you also won’t see the add a profile button
( the button launches the form
) but you will see an edit and delete icon next to your name and only yours.
6. Fill in your Artist Statement, Bio and upload up to 10 images.
NOTE
Sharing your contact information is in your hands. You can select to make your phone and email public or keep it private.
Once you have updated your information, it sends a ping to museum staff to approve the images and text, and your page will then be listed on the public website. The museum reserves the right to refuse content that is offensive, harmful, or divisive.
Images that include graphic, explicit, or politically divisive content will not be approved.
Please ensure all submitted images and text are appropriate for a public audience.
Member Directory
Form for adding and editing members to the member directory
Amy Rindskopf's Terra Novus
At the market, I pick each one up, pulled in by the shapes as they sit together, waiting. I feel its heft in my hand, enjoy the textures of the skin or peel, and begin to look closer and closer. The patterns on each individual surface marks them as distinct. I push further still, discovering territory unseen by the casual observer, a new land. I am like a satellite orbiting a distant planet, taking the first-ever images of this newly envisioned place.
This project started as an homage to Edward Weston’s Pepper No. 30 (I am, ironically, allergic to peppers). As I looked for my subject matter at the market, I found that I wasn’t drawn to just one single fruit or vegetable. There were so many choices, appealing to both hand and eye. I decided to print in black and white to help make the images visually more about the shapes, and not about guessing which fruit is smoothest, which vegetable is greenest.
Artistic Purpose/Intent
Artistic Purpose/Intent
Tricia Gahagan
Photography has been paramount in my personal path of healing from disease and
connecting with consciousness. The intention of my work is to overcome the limits of the
mind and engage the spirit. Like a Zen koan, my images are paradoxes hidden in plain
sight. They are intended to be sat with meditatively, eventually revealing greater truths
about the world and about one’s self.
John Chervinsky’s photography is a testament to pensive work without simple answers;
it connects by encouraging discovery and altering perspectives. I see this scholarship
as a potential to continue his legacy and evolve the boundaries of how photography can
explore the human condition.
Growing my artistic skill and voice as an emerging photographer is critical, I see this as
a rare opportunity to strengthen my foundation and transition towards an established
and influential future. I am thirsty to engage viewers and provide a transformative
experience through my work. I have been honing my current project and building a plan
for its complete execution. The incredible Griffin community of mentors and the
generous funds would be instrumental for its development. I deeply recognize the
hallmark moment this could be for the introduction of the work. Thank you for providing
this incredible opportunity for budding visions and artists that know they have something
greater to share with the world.
Fran Forman RSVP