Last Updated: 9/09/2026
Amok (“Amok,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a nonprofit arts organization based in Seattle, Washington. We operate www.amok.earth and related online services (collectively, the “Platform”), where artists and other members of the creative community can create accounts, share information about themselves, discover and collaborate with other artists, and participate in creative projects and activities.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use and share it, the choices you have regarding your information, and how we protect it.
By using the Platform, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy. Where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent before collecting or using personal information in ways that require consent.
The information we collect depends on how you use the Platform.
When you create an account or use the Platform, you may provide information such as:
Your name or display name
Email address and account credentials
Profile photograph or other images
Biography, artist statement, location, website, social-media handles, and other profile information
Artistic disciplines, interests, skills, affiliations, and professional information
Information about projects, collaborations, events, or organizations in which you participate
Content you upload, create, post, or otherwise provide through the Platform
Communications you send to us or to other users through features of the Platform
Information you provide when contacting Amok, registering for programs, or participating in surveys, events, or other activities
Any other information you choose to provide
You should not provide sensitive personal information through your public profile or other publicly accessible areas of the Platform unless you are comfortable making that information public.
The Platform allows you to create a public-facing artist profile and to publish information about yourself and your creative work.
Information that you designate as public may be viewed by other Platform users and, depending on the Platform’s configuration, by members of the general public without an account. Public information may also be copied, shared, indexed by search engines, or otherwise redistributed by third parties.
Please consider carefully what you choose to publish publicly. Amok cannot guarantee that information you voluntarily make public will remain private or that third parties who access public information will use it in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
You may be able to modify or remove public information through your account settings. However, removing information from the Platform does not necessarily remove copies that other people may have made or information that has already been indexed or archived by third parties.
When you access or use the Platform, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, such as:
IP address
Browser type and version
Device type and operating system
General geographic information derived from an IP address
Dates and times of access
Pages, profiles, projects, or features viewed
Referring and exit pages
Information about how you interact with the Platform
Log and diagnostic information
We may collect this information using cookies, pixels, local storage, server logs, and similar technologies.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
We may use personal information for purposes including:
Creating and administering user accounts
Providing, maintaining, and improving the Platform
Displaying artist profiles and other information according to the visibility settings selected by users
Enabling artists to discover one another and collaborate
Facilitating communications and creative projects
Providing programs, events, resources, and other services
Responding to questions, requests, and support inquiries
Sending service-related communications
Sending newsletters or other communications where permitted by law and, where required, with your consent
Understanding how the Platform is used and improving its functionality
Detecting, investigating, and preventing fraud, abuse, security incidents, and violations of our policies
Protecting the rights, property, safety, and security of Amok, our users, and others
Complying with legal obligations and responding to lawful requests
Establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims
Carrying out other purposes described to you when information is collected
We will not use personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the purposes described in this Privacy Policy unless permitted or required by applicable law or we obtain your consent where required.
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, or another jurisdiction where a legal basis is required, we may process your personal information on one or more of the following bases:
Performance of a contract: for example, to create your account and provide Platform functionality you request.
Legitimate interests: for example, to maintain and improve the Platform, protect its security, prevent abuse, and support our nonprofit artistic and community-building activities, where those interests are not overridden by your rights.
Consent: where you have provided consent, such as for certain optional communications or technologies.
Legal obligations: where processing is necessary to comply with applicable law.
Vital interests: where necessary to protect someone’s life or physical safety in circumstances recognized by applicable law.
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred before withdrawal.
We do not sell your personal information for money.
We may share information in the following circumstances:
Information that you choose to make public may be shared with other users or the public as described above.
Certain information may also be visible to other users because it is necessary for the collaborative features of the Platform.
We may share information with vendors and service providers that help us operate the Platform and our organization, such as providers of:
Website and cloud hosting
Database and infrastructure services
Email and communications
Authentication and account management
Analytics
Security and fraud prevention
Customer support
Payment processing, if applicable
Data backup and storage
These providers may process personal information only as necessary to provide services to Amok or as otherwise permitted by law.
We may disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:
Comply with a law, regulation, court order, subpoena, or other legal process
Protect the rights, property, or safety of Amok, our users, or others
Investigate fraud, security incidents, or other unlawful activity
Enforce our agreements or policies
Respond to an emergency
If Amok is involved in a merger, reorganization, dissolution, transfer of assets, or similar organizational transaction, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.
A central purpose of the Platform is to help artists connect and collaborate.
Accordingly, information you publish in public profiles, artist directories, project pages, discussion areas, or other public or collaborative areas may be visible to people beyond the particular individuals with whom you initially intended to interact.
Before posting information, consider whether it is appropriate for public disclosure. For example, you should exercise caution before publishing your home address, personal telephone number, financial information, passwords, government identification numbers, or sensitive personal information.
Amok does not control how other users or third parties may copy, download, screenshot, archive, or redistribute information that you make available to them.
We may use cookies and similar technologies to:
Keep you signed in
Remember preferences
Understand how the Platform is used
Maintain security
Measure the effectiveness of our communications
Improve Platform functionality
Depending on your location, you may have choices regarding non-essential cookies and similar technologies.
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Platform and fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Retention periods may vary depending on:
The type and sensitivity of the information
Whether your account remains active
Whether the information is necessary to provide the Platform
Legal, accounting, or reporting requirements
Security and fraud-prevention needs
The resolution of disputes or enforcement of agreements
When personal information is no longer needed, we will delete it, anonymize it, or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with our policies and applicable law.
Some information may remain in backups for a limited period after deletion.
Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have rights concerning your personal information.
These may include the right to:
Access personal information we hold about you
Correct inaccurate personal information
Delete personal information
Restrict or object to certain processing
Receive certain personal information in a portable format
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Opt out of certain marketing communications
Lodge a complaint with a data protection or privacy regulator
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.
To exercise privacy rights, contact us using the information in the “Contact Us” section below.
We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. We will not discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights that apply to you.
Some rights are subject to exceptions and limitations under applicable law.
If European data protection law applies to our processing of your personal information, you may have additional rights, including rights to access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, and data portability.
You may also have the right to object to processing based on our legitimate interests and, in certain circumstances, to object to direct marketing.
If you believe that our processing of your personal information violates applicable data protection law, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in your country or region.
IF GDPR APPLIES TO AMOK’S ACTIVITIES, INSERT THE APPROPRIATE EU/EEA REPRESENTATIVE INFORMATION IF REQUIRED.
Amok is based in the United States, and information collected through the Platform may be processed or stored in the United States and other countries.
If you access the Platform from outside the United States, your information may therefore be transferred to a country whose privacy laws may differ from those in your country of residence.
Where required by applicable law, we will use appropriate safeguards for international transfers of personal information.
Our platform is intended for adults and is available only to individuals who are 18 years of age or older.
By creating an account or using our services, you represent that you are at least 18 years old and legally able to enter into agreements applicable to your use of the platform.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18 without appropriate authorization where required by law.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us in violation of this policy or applicable law, please contact us so that we can investigate and take appropriate action.
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or stored through the Platform.
If we become aware of a security incident involving personal information, we will respond and provide notifications as required by applicable law.
The Platform may contain links to websites, services, social-media platforms, or other resources operated by third parties.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the privacy practices of those third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing them with personal information.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices, the Platform, technology, or applicable law.
When we make material changes, we will provide notice as required by applicable law. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy indicates when it was most recently revised.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise a privacy right, please contact:
Amok
1916 Pike Place, Suite 12
Seattle, Washington 98101
United States
Website: www.amok.earth
Email: hello@amok.earth
For privacy requests, please include enough information for us to understand and respond to your request. Please do not send passwords or other unnecessary sensitive information by email.
Certain jurisdictions may provide additional privacy rights or require additional disclosures.
Where applicable, Amok will provide those rights and disclosures as required by law.
If a provision of this Privacy Policy conflicts with a mandatory requirement of applicable law, the applicable law will control.
