Privacy Policy

The Museum does not sell or rent the names and addresses of its Members to any for-profit company or organization. The Museum does, from time to time, share the names and addresses of its Members with other not-for-profit charitable arts and cultural organizations for the purpose of promoting programs, events, exhibitions, or membership. The Museum may share non-personal, summary, or aggregate customer geographical data with partners or other third parties. If you prefer to have your name removed from the shared lists, please contact the Membership Hotline at 414-224-3284, or membership@mam.org, or by mail at Membership Office, Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202.

When you purchase a Museum membership or make a donation to the Museum online, you will be asked to provide the information necessary to process a membership and/or acknowledge your contribution. Credit card information is secure and encrypted. The Museum does not keep your credit card number on file.

The Museum will use your mailing address to send you catalogs, event brochures, and other Museum-related materials. The Museum will use your email address to send you updated information about the Museum via our email newsletter. If you do not wish to receive email communication from the Museum, you may unsubscribe at any time or contact the Membership Hotline at 414-224-3284, or membership@mam.org, or by mail at Membership Office, Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202.

If you visit our website, we automatically gather and store the following information so that we can track the use of our website in order to make improvements. This information is stored and used in the aggregate only, and is not used to contact you personally:

• The date and time of your visit
• What pages, files, documents, and links that you went to on our site
• The Internet address of the website you had been to before you came to us
• The type of browser you are using (for example, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, etc.)
• Your operating system (for example, Apple Macintosh, Windows, etc.)
• The name of the provider from which you access the Internet (for example, Road Runner, Verizon, etc.)

In addition to information collected automatically, we use cookies, which are small pieces of information sent to your browser by a website that you visit. The cookies do not collect personally identifiable information. Cookies are used to track usage patterns, traffic trends, and customer behavior, as well as to record other information from the website. When you register on the website (e.g., Museum Store), cookies also allow us to save information so that you will not have to re-enter it the next time you visit. Many content adjustments and customer service improvements are made based on the data derived from cookies. Most Milwaukee Art Museum websites use a third-party vendor, Google Analytics, to place cookies and analyze the information collected by cookies in order to make the website more interesting and useful to you. Information that we collect from cookies will not be used to create profiles of individual users and only will be used in aggregate form.

You may set your browser to refuse cookies from any website that you visit. If you so choose, you may still gain access to most of the Museum's website, but you may not be able to conduct certain types of transactions (such as shopping) or take advantage of some of the interactive elements offered. You also may opt out of Google Analytics using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, or you can learn how to remove browser cookies manually.

Security

The Museum is committed to ensuring that its IT systems, applications, and information technology infrastructure are secure. The Museum requires credit card processing be secured based on compliance to Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards. When you use your credit card for any purchase on the Museum's websites, that transaction is always encrypted when traveling over the Internet.

Unauthorized access and/or unauthorized attempts to change information on this website are strictly prohibited and punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

Linking

Within the Museum's website there are links and widgets to non-Museum websites (Facebook, Twitter, Museum Store, online tickets, etc.). These sites operate independently of the Museum and have their own privacy policies. When you link to third-party websites, you leave the Museum website and no longer will be subject to the Museum privacy and security policies. The Museum is not responsible for the privacy or security practices nor the content of non-Museum websites, and such links are not intended to be an endorsement of the non-Museum website or its content.

Children Twelve and Under

The Museum does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from any children under age 13. Please refer to our online safety guide to ensure a safe browsing experience.

Questions or Comments?

The Museum is a large organization with many people sharing responsibility for the content of the Museum websites. Please help us respond to your comments and inquiries by sending them to the appropriate Museum office. Consult our contact page to help you determine where to send your inquiry. If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via email at webmaster@mam.org.