Effective Date: September 29, 2026
Last Updated: September 29, 2026
At Moderne America, we value your trust and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains clearly and transparently how we collect, use, and safeguard your details when you visit our website, explore our digital archives, or schedule an in-person visit to our historic museum. We believe in keeping data practices simple, ethical, and fully aligned with your privacy rights.
When you interact with our online platform, you may provide us with basic contact information. This happens most often when you submit an inquiry through our contact form, request a viewing appointment, or reach out to our curatorial team. We only ask for the specific details necessary to deliver our services, answer your questions, and coordinate your visit smoothly.
We also collect standard technical information automatically whenever you browse our site. This includes technical data like your IP address, browser type, device details, and the specific pages you view during your session. These analytics help us understand how art enthusiasts, researchers, and community members engage with our digital collection, enabling us to keep improving the website experience.
We use your information strictly for legitimate cultural, educational, and operational purposes:
Appointment Scheduling: Managing and confirming private gallery tours, research sessions, and visitor appointments.
Direct Communication: Responding promptly to your messages, curatorial inquiries, and press requests.
Digital Archives Enhancement: Analyzing website performance to optimize the presentation of our online artifacts.
Security & Compliance: Protecting our digital platforms against malicious activity, unauthorized access, and fraud.
Like most modern web platforms, our site uses cookies and comparable digital tools to ensure everything runs smoothly. Cookies are small data files placed on your device that help our website remember your browsing preferences and improve page loading performance. They allow us to see which galleries and articles receive the most interest without personally identifying you.
You always maintain complete control over how cookies interact with your personal computer or mobile device. Most web browsers allow you to modify your settings to block cookies, clear stored caches, or alert you whenever a cookie is being sent. Disabling essential cookies might slightly affect how certain visual galleries render, but general access to our text and archives will remain available.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal details to outside commercial advertisers or marketing agencies under any circumstances. We may occasionally work with trusted third-party service providers, such as website hosting platforms and basic analytics tools, that help us keep this website operational. These trusted partners are legally bound to handle your data confidentially and securely.
Here is how we handle and protect third-party access:
No Commercial Data Sales: Your personal information is never monetized, traded, or shared with data brokers.
Service Providers Only: Data is shared exclusively with technical partners who assist with hosting and website performance.
Legal Compliance: Information is disclosed only when required by applicable law, court orders, or governmental regulations.
Integrity Audits: We select technical partners that adhere strictly to industry-standard data encryption protocols.
We take sensible, modern technical precautions to protect your personal details from unauthorized access, accidental loss, or misuse. All communications routed through our website utilize standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption protocols to ensure data safety in transit. While no internet-based data transfer is completely immune to risks, we actively maintain our systems to provide high protection.
We only retain your submitted personal information for as long as needed to fulfill the purpose for which it was originally collected. If you contact us regarding a private museum tour or archive question, we keep your email thread and phone details until your appointment and follow-up are fully resolved. Afterwards, records are archived safely or purged according to routine data hygiene practices.
We believe that your personal data belongs to you, and we honor your rights to manage that information at any time. Depending on your local jurisdiction and privacy regulations, you have several legal rights regarding how your information is processed and stored on our systems. We make it easy and hassle-free to exercise these rights without unnecessary barriers.
You are entitled to request the following actions at any time:
Access & Review: Request a copy of any personal contact records we currently store in our records.
Correction & Updates: Ask us to update or correct outdated phone numbers, email addresses, or names.
Data Deletion: Request the permanent removal of your contact details from our inquiry lists.
Communication Preferences: Opt out of any general newsletters or update emails at any time.
If you have questions, comments, or concerns regarding our privacy standards or how your details are handled, please contact our administrative team directly. Lewis M. Okser and the Cuyler-Mohawk Museum staff are dedicated to ensuring your experience—both online and at 358 Pacific Street—is safe, transparent, and respectful.
Email: lokser@gmail.com
Phone: 718-596-8246 / 718-219-2327
Address: 358 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217