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Member Agreements // Code of Conduct
Members are expected to remain in good standing with Cowgirl Artists of America and the general art community, and to behave in a professional and ethical manner. We understand that “ethical” is a somewhat subjective term, so we have attempted to provide some clarification and guidance here. However, this list is not exhaustive and we reserve the right to make the final judgment on professional and ethical violations; and whether or not to discuss the issue with a member or immediately revoke a membership.
*Members are expected to act in a professional manner in their business dealings and while at art events, etc.
*Members should not engage in any activities that would be considered unethical by the general art community, such as copyright infringement.
*Members are expected to abide by our terms and conditions.
*Members are expected to refrain from political discussion on our platforms and at our events.
*Members should respect the privacy of other members. Do not share information discussed in our member groups or platforms outside of that space without permission.
*Members will not share any CGA members only downloads, information, content, media, or etc. These things are meant only for members to use while their membership is active, or only for the person who purchased the item. Our resources are not to be copied, edited, distributed or shared in any way without our express written permission. (See Terms and Conditions)
*Members will not behave or speak in a violent, threatening, suggestive, or harassing manner.
*Members will not behave or speak in a way that demeans, makes fun of, or is harmful to anyone.
*Members will, through their actions and words, promote a supportive community experience.
*Art created in part or in whole using a.i. (artificial intelligence) is not allowed in CGA events, shows, member space, or other CGA areas.
A note on addressing issues or concerns.
CGA filters all of its decisions through our mission, vision, and values. We take many moving parts into consideration, and carefully consider all of the decisions we make, platforms we use, etc. Despite this we realize that not everyone will have the same opinion about everything, and different members with have different strengths and weaknesses. You may love one aspect while really struggling with another. That is just part of being human in a community. But that's no problem! We are always here to help. If you have an issue or concern you should let us know by emailing info@cowgirlartistsofamerica.org. We will always do our best to answer your questions, help you with a tech issue, or explain why or how we do something the way we do. Sometimes we may ask you for more feedback so we can change or improve something. You agree to refrain from spreading rumors, assumptions, or general negativity in and about the group. Remember this is a positive, supportive, professional community, and we are in the business of building each other up, not tearing each other down.
This Agreement may be updated from time to time, as we grow. You agree to abide by this agreement as it changes.
Additional explanations and examples:
Professionalism is a combination of several things
*presenting yourself in a professional manner. For example dressing nicely for an art show opening, and speaking in a professional way.
*running your business in a professional way. For example communicating clearly with your clients, meeting deadlines or clearly communicating delays, follow through with what you say you will do.
*behaving ethically. For example ensuring that all your work is original and you are not copying or stealing from other artists.
*mature behavior. For example, you do not gossip, spread rumors, or badmouth others. You do not create or fuel drama.
Refraining from political talk.
*The CGA platform and events are just not the platform for that. This platform and organization are about art and the business of art. It is a good rule of thumb, and widely accepted that you should leave out political conversations in all professional settings.
To ensure a positive and supportive community experience, we ask that members promote kindness and respect towards one another and the organization, and report any concerns or issues to the CGA leadership team.
This Agreement may be updated from time to time, as we grow. You agree to abide by this agreement as it changes.
Signature Membership comes with extra benefits and requirements to maintain this level of membership.
Terms and Conditions, Privacy, and Cookies
Last updated 4/22/22
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
AGREEMENT TO TERMS
These Terms and Conditions constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“you”) and Cowgirl Artists of America (“Company,” “we,” “use,” “our” or “CGA”), concerning your access to and use of CGA’s website and any other media form, channel, mobil website or mobil application related, linked or otherwise connected thereto (collectively, the “site”). You Agree that by accessing the Site, you hae read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the Terms of Use. If you do not agree with all of these terms of use, then you are expressly prohibited from using the site and you must discontinue use immediately.
Supplemental terms and conditions or documents may be posted from time to time and are hereby incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or modification to these Terms of Use at any time and for any reason. We sill alert you to any changes or modification in the “last updated” date. Ensure you have checked the applicable Terms every time you use our site. You will be subject to updated terms.
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USER REPRESENTATIONS
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PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
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*Upload or transmit (or attempt to do such) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Site.
*Delete the copyright or modify in any way any CGA media, product, or resource.
*Attempt to impersonate another user in any way.
*Harass, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees, agents, or members.
*Use the Site or any part of the site, resources, media, or materials in an attempt to compete with CGA.
USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS
When you create or make available any Contributions, you thereby represent and warrant that:
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*You make every effort to verify facts and accuracy. Your contributions are not false or misleading.
*Your contributions are not obscene, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable; determinations made at our discretion.
*You do not mock, ridicule, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.
*Your contributions do not violate any applicable law, rule, or regulation; including privacy and publicity rights of any third party.
*Your contributions do not include any offensive comments connected to race, national origin, sexual preference, etc.
CONTRIBUTION LICENSE
You and the Site agree that we may access, store, process, edit, alter, and use any information and personal data that you provide. In accordance with our policies.
Artwork will not be edited by us, but when shared on social media platforms cropping may occur if you do not prepare your images for the specifications of each site. By submitting artwork you are granting us the rights to share your work on our social media platforms and website. We always credit artists. Additionally, artwork submitted may be utilized in promotional materials on our website and social media pages. In these instances, text may be added to your work. We will give you credit anytime we use your work for promotional purposes. We will not reproduce your work in any print form or any form in which we receive funds without your express permission.
By submitting suggestions, feedback, and reviews, you agree that we can use and share such feedback for any purpose without compensation to you.
Unless otherwise agreed upon, you will be given credit for contributions made for educational purposes, blog posts, workshops, classes, and meetups. If you chose to republish or reuse these materials a bi-line along the lines of “This article first appeared on Cowgirl Artists of America’s website,” or “This workshop was originally created in conjunction with Cowgirl Artists of America,” will be included in subsequent publications.
We are not liable for any statements or representations in your Contributions provided by you in any area of the Stie. You are solely responsible for your contributions to the Site and you expressly agree to exonerate us from any and all responsibility and to refrain from any legal action against us regarding your contributions. You are responsible and accountable for any claim or legal action taken by a 3rd party in regards to your contributions.
SUBMISSIONS
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SITE MANAGEMENT
We reserve the right, but not the obligation to monitor the Site for violations of these Terms and Conditions, and take appropriate action, including termination of membership and access, and legal action (as we see necessary) based on violation of these terms. Should membership be terminated you forfeit all claims to membership and your information will be removed from membership lists and areas.
MODIFICATIONS, CHANGES, AND INTERRUPTIONS
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GOVERNING LAW
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and defined following the laws of the State of California. You irrevocably consent that the courts of Mariposa County, California shall have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any dispute which may arise in connection with these terms.
DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS
Restrictions
The Parties agree that any arbitrations shall be limited to the Dispute between the Parties individually. To the full extent permitted by law, (a) no arbitrations shall be joined with any other proceeding; (b) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action basis or to utilize class action procedures; and © there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought in a purported representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other persons.
Exceptions to Arbitrations
The Parties agree that the following Disputes are not subject to the above provisions concerning binding arbitrations: (a)any Disputes seeking to enforce or protect, or concerning the validity of, any of the intellectual property rights of a Party; (b) any Dispute related to, or arising from, allegations of theft, piracy, invasion of privacy, or unauthorized use; and (c) any claim for injunctive relief. If this provision is found to be illegal or unenforceable, then neither party will elect to arbitrate andy Dispute falling within that portion of this provision found to be illegal or unenforceable and such Dispute shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction within the courts listed for jurisdiction above, and the Parties agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that court.
CORRECTIONS
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DISCLAIMER
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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
In no event will we or our directors, employees, or agents be liable to you or any third party for any direct, indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special, or punitive damages, including lost profit, lost revenue, loss of dada, or other damages arising from you ruse of the site, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, our liability to you for any cause whatsoever and regardless of the form of the action, will at all times be limited to the lesser of the amount paid, if any, by you to us. Certain US state laws and international laws do not allow limitations on implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws apply to you, some or all of the above disclaimers or limitations may not apply to you.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless, including our subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of our respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of: (1) use of the site; (2) breach of these Terms and Conditions; (3) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Terms and Conditions; (4) your violation of the rights of a third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights; or (5)any overt harmful act toward any other user of the Site with whom you connected via the Site. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with our defense of such claims. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it.
USER DATA
We maintain certain data that you transmit to the Stie for the purpose of managing the performance of the Stie, as well as data relating to your use of the Site. Although we perform regular routine backups of data, you are solely responsible for all data that you transmit or that relates to any activity you have undertaken using the Site. You agree that we shall have no liability to you for any loss or corruption of any such data, and you hereby waive any right of action against us arising from such loss or corruption of data.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS
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MISCELLANEOUS
These Terms of Use and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Site or in respect to the Site constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to act, exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These terms and Conditions operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. We may assign any or all of our rights and obligations to others at any time. We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by anything beyond our reasonable control. If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms of Use is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms and Conditions and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is not joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship created between you and us as a result of these Terms and Conditions of use of the Site. You agree that these Terms and conditions will not be construed against us by virtue of having drafted them. You hereby waive any and all defenses you may have based on the electronic form of these Terms and conditions, and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute these Terms and Conditions.
CONTACT US
In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Site or to receive further information regarding use of the Site please contact us at:
cowgirlartistsofamerica@gmail.com
PRIVACY AND COOKIES
We may process personal information depending on how you interact with CGA and our services. Information you enter on our site will be stored by us. We use this information to provide our services and make assessments to improve our services. We also use your information to communicate with you. We do not sell information to third parties, but we do utilized third party apps to provide services, such as payment processing.
We utilize security measures, but no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third pirates will not be able to defeat our security and improperly access your information.
Our website collects information such as IP addresses and/or browser and device information to track how our site is used. This does not reveal your identity.
COOKIES
As with most online businesses we collect information through cookies and similar technologies. This provides us with service-related data, diagnostics, usage, and performance information. We may be provided with information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device, as well as your browser and operating system. Additionally we collect data about your device’s location, which can be precise or imprecise, depending on the settings of your device.
USE OF DATA
We use your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with the law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.
We may process your information if you have given us specific permission to use your personal information for specific purpose or in situations where your permission can be inferred. You can withdraw you consent at any time by emailing cowgirlartistsofamerica@gmail.com
In soe exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted to process your information without your consent. For example in the case of a legal investigation.
HOW WE SHARE YOU INFORMATION
We may share information in specific situations for third-party service providers to carry out services for which you use. For example payment processing and newsletter delivery.
We may also share you personal information in the case of a business transfer, business partners who provide services to you, other users in our community spaces.
THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
We are not responsible for the safety of any information that you share with third parties that we may link to or who advertise on our Services.
INFORMATION STORAGE
We keep you information for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice. We may, at our discretion, keep your information after termination of membership.
You may review change or terminate your account at any time. This does not change the refund policy on our yearly dues. For more information email cowgirlartistsofamerica@gmail.com
OPTING OUT
You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communication at any time by unsubscribing at the bottom of any email we send. We may still communicate with you to send you necessary communications as pertains to your account, service requests, and non-marketing purposes.
