Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 13, 2025

1. Introduction

ChicagoMurals.org ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or participate in our Pay4Pic program.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

2. Information We Collect

Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

  • Submit a mural photo through our Pay4Pic program
  • Register for an account
  • Sign up for our newsletter
  • Contact us via email or contact forms

This information may include:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Payment information (PayPal or Venmo)
  • Photographs and location data

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Operating system
  • Referral URLs
  • Pages visited and time spent on those pages
  • Geographic location (with your consent)

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

  • Process and manage your Pay4Pic submissions
  • Maintain and update our mural database
  • Send you payment for approved submissions
  • Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
  • Improve our website and services
  • Send periodic emails regarding updates, related products, or services
  • Monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends

4. User-Submitted Content

When you submit photographs or other content to ChicagoMurals.org:

  • We retain perpetual, irrevocable rights to use these images as part of our mural database and public resources.
  • Your name may be displayed as a credit for the photograph if you have requested this.
  • Location data associated with murals will be publicly displayed on our map and mural pages.

5. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

By Law or to Protect Rights

If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.

Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.

6. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

7. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, please do not provide any information on this website.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@chicagomurals.org