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Our website address is: http://www.freetobeart.com and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/freetobeart/

What personal data we collect and why we collect it
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The information collected may include: Name and title; Contact information including email address; Personal information such as post code, preferences and interests; Information relevant to customer offers. In addition, collected data may be used for any purchase of goods or services through my website.
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How this data is used
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Free To Be Art may collect data regarding your preferences of receiving marketing from http://www.freetobeart.com, https://www.facebook.com/freetobeart/ and my third parties. This data is used to offer such things as promotions, free giveaways, advertisements (both on the website as well as on social media). The data also helps to ensure http://www.freetobeart.com website content is helpful to you.
Data collected helps to tailor http://www.freetobeart.com website and https://www.facebook.com/freetobeart/ facebook page to meet your needs and effectively provide you services. This in turn helps grow Free To Be Art through an effective marketing strategy and email list building strategy.
Free To Be Art does not collect any sensitive data about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions. We do not collect any information about criminal convictions and offenses.

Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Media
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Contact forms
If you fill out a contact form we will also store your contact data for our records.

Cookies
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Who we share your data with
Free To Be Art may have to share your personal data with the parties below:
Service providers who provide IT and system administration services.
Professional advisers including lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers
Government bodies that require us to report processing activities.
Third parties to whom we sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or our assets.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Disclaimer
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External links disclaimer
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Contact Information
Should you have any questions regarding these policies or wish to obtain a copy of your personal information kept on our files please email Michele Thomson at Free To Be Art.

Besides teaching classes in local restaurants, I also travel to homes and for private parties. I address the most frequently asked questions here. Please READ THIS! It more efficient if you read through the information below, make sure it all sounds good to you, then e-mail me anytime at chrysalis74@gmail.com or message me on Free To Be Art’s facebook. We then will work together to set up a date and time that works for both of us.

Details! Details! Please make sure that your guests know the time that we will begin painting because we all really need to start at the same time. It’s really hard to play catch up and I charge $25 per half hour starting when we go over 2 hours from the time you designated your class to start at. I do not count my set up or clean up in that 2 hour time period.

A lot of people ask, “What do I need to do to have a private painting class?” Since my minimum is 8 participants, the first thing to do is find 7 or more interested painters. If you have 7 friends, relatives or kids over 10 years old, you have yourself the makings for a private party in your own location. My maximum number is 44 painters. We can paint anywhere with tables (and coverings if you require them) & chairs, which, besides the painters, access to water and 2 electrical outlets not on the same breaker (we use hair dryers in just about every class and yes I bring them!), is the only thing you need to provide. We can paint in places other than home that you have access to, such as churches, restaurants or coffee shops, with their pre planned permission of course!

IMPORTANT! Acrylic permanently stains fabrics, including carpet, but wipes off of tables, chairs and hard surfaces. Dried acrylic can easily be peeled or scraped off of hard surface if you find some after the party. Please let your guests know that acrylic stains clothing and to dress for the mess! I bring aprons but they don’t cover everything.

When planning for how many people can sit at a table keep in mind, people need a bit more space than they do to eat a meal and that no ones back can be to me depending on where you plan for me to teach from. I like to give each person about two feet of width and depth at a table so they have space to work in.

I require a $100 deposit which can be applied toward your class cost. Most classes in the gallery are $30 per person. I require 2 weeks notice if you cancel a private class and want to be refunded. On the day of the class, it is up to the host of the party to collect all participants payments, subtracting the $100 deposit made and pay the balance me in cash, Venmo or Cash App the day of the class.

Another question I hear often is, “What do I need to supply for the painting party?” and “Can we drink?” Both great questions. You supply and set up prior to my arrival all the tables, table coverings, chairs and painters, and I bring everything else, including paper towels, water cups, aprons and of course the canvases, easels, paint and brushes. Feel free to offer whatever beverages you like at your private party! But please be done with all full meals by 30 minutes prior to my set arrival time (usually 30 minutes). Snack the night away all you want, I just can’t set up to paint when folks have full meal type dinners because that’s where we need to set up the easel & canvas.

Many people are surprised to hear that I don’t charge to travel within the Portland area. I charge $1 per mile round trip to travel outside of a 15 mile radius of my home studio in Milwaukie. Most of the time I am booked about a month or two out.

“Can I choose my own painting?” Yes!! That is the best part! Choose from the gallery , or most paintings you may have seen on the Free To Be Art Facebook Page. Just make sure to grab a screenshot or get the title of the painting for me.

I love teaching Couple’s Classes and having Birthday Parties as well. Email me to set up your Free To Be Art class at chrysalis74@gmail.com. Text or call 503-957-1026.

**If you are a business wanting to partner and have a class at your location contact me via above so we can see if our businesses are a good match.

Here I am doing a birthday party, what a great experience this was for all of us!