Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
theRise, Inc., Ellen de Meijer, dba Paintbizz (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates the website www.ellendemeijer.com (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from our Site.
SECTION 1 - PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically collected information as “Device Information.”
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- Cookies: Data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- Log Files: Track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- Web Beacons, Tags, and Pixels: Electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
Additionally, when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers), email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information.”
When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.
SECTION 2 - HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
- Communicate with you;
- Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
- When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
SECTION 3 - SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power our online store--you can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site--you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
SECTION 4 - BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
You can opt-out of targeted advertising by using the links below:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
- Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
- Bing: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
Additionally, you can opt-out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
SECTION 5 - DO NOT TRACK
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
SECTION 6 - YOUR RIGHTS
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Additionally, if you are a European resident, we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
SECTION 7 - DATA RETENTION
When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
SECTION 8 - CHANGES
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
SECTION 9 - CONTACT US
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at [your contact email] or by mail using the details provided below:
theRise, Inc. on behalf of Ellen de Meijer, dba Paintbizz83 Woodruff Ave, Apt 2G
Brooklyn, NY, 11226, USA
Homies
Details
- Year: 2023
- Dimensions: 45 x 63 inch / 115 x 160cm
- Medium: oil on canvas
About. Power
What we see. This work is about lobbying. We see two men giving a medal to each other. They look alike. In clothing and appearance. They are almost twins, they even share a set of Airpods. They look up as they were caught in the act.
Ellen says “Scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.”
WAGMI
Details
- Year: 2023
- Dimensions: 55 x 67 inch / 140 x 170cm
- Medium: oil on canvas
About. Material wealth
What we see. Three men gathered around a hole in the floor. The man standing on a chair has made his fortune. He is dressed in a golden jacket and shows his golden watch. The man with the virtual reality glasses is kneeling as being a sort of servant. The man in shorts is pitching to participate, jealousy looking at the man’s golden watch.
Ellen says “We Are All Gonna Make It.”
Mommy’s Non-Fungible Finest
Details
- Year: 2022
- Dimensions: 70 x 55 inch / 200 x 140 cm
- Medium: oil on canvas
About. Digital debt.
This work refers to the hype and speculation of NFT’s. The emphasis lies on the speculative nature of ownership.
This painting is about the owner of the cat, ‘mommy’, and not so much about the cat.
What we see. This cat has been transformed into an NFT by its owner, with the intention to be sold. Signified by the Raging Bull, a Wall Street symbol of speculation and wealth accumulation.
The cat is portrayed wearing gloves referring to the owner wanting to accumulate wealth without having to do the ‘dirty’ hard work of labor.
Ellen says “This is not a happy cat.”
High Profile
Details
- Year: 2022
- Dimensions: 75 x 51 inch / 200 x 140 cm
- Medium: oil on canvas
About. Status.
This work is about pride and independence.
What we see. We see a successful business woman, wearing a medal and pearl necklace. The dog and woman form a unity and share similarities. In shape, color and personality.
She’s wearing a corset. Though not firmly tied together, the woman gently holds its lace to signify a sense of control and sensuality.
The dog is a Dogo Argentino; loving but a street fighter. The position of the dog, in front of the woman, symbolizes the protective nature of the breed.
Ellen says “I wanted the dog and its owner to almost transcend in each other.”
Mining Crush
Details
- Year: 2021
- Dimensions: 78 x 55 inch / 200 x 140 cm
- Medium: oil on canvas
About. Material wealth.
This work is about the power of speculation, specifically that of crypto coin trading.
What we see. We see a business man with a bolo tie on a mechanical bull with a miners headlamp. Relaxed, powerful, just like a cowboy on a horse. The mechanical bull is his means to power, control and wealth.
Ellen says “The mechanical bull refers to Wall Street: a man-made financial construct that essentially provides no value, other than a method for rapid wealth accumulation through speculation.”
Crypto Craze
Details
- Year: 2021
- Dimensions: 78 x 55 inch / 200 x 140 cm
- Medium: oil on canvas
About. Digital debt. Power.
This work addresses wealth accumulation through crypto mining. This painting is about the inequality between the rich and poor, caused by the digital divide.
What we see. We see a daunting black doorway to a data center. Symbolizing the internet as modern way to make a living. One character is a crypto miner in a suit ready to go down the mine. The other is a businessman, portrayed in an almost vacation type outfit. Awaiting his passive profits, with an hint of arrogance.
Ellen says “The seated man symbolizes the wealthy speculant. No real effort, wearing gloves to keep his hands clean.”
Power Play
Details
- Year: 2021
- Dimensions: 59 x 49 inch / 150 x 100 cm
- Medium: oil on canvas
About. Power. Material wealth.
What we see. This work addresses the never ending thirst for more.
We see a proud and powerful woman holding a majorette baton that signifies her leading position. Her big belt-buckle shows a silver dollar that symbolizes the business she is in. The baton is decorated with a pearl necklace, symbolizing her goal of abundant wealth.
Ellen says “Pearls are a girl’s best friend, or not really?”
Eve Gen-Z
Details
- Year: 2020
- Dimensions: 15.7 x 19.7 inch / 40 x 50 cm
- Medium: oil on canvas
About. Generational heritage.
What we see. We see a young girl, dressing up like her mother.
This work is part of a diptych together with ‘4th Generation Bill’
Ellen says “This is beyond rescue.”
4th Generation Bill
Details
- Year: 2020
- Dimensions: 15.7 x 19.7 inch / 40 x 50 cm
- Medium: oil on canvas
About. Generational heritage. Resistance
What we see. We see a boy scout calling for justice.
This work is part of a diptych together with ‘Eve Gen-Z’
Ellen says “Kids is our hope for the future.”
Barking in the desert
Details
- Year: 2019
- Dimensions: 39 x 79 inch / 100 x 200 cm
- Medium: oil on canvas
About. Global warming. Resistance.
What we see. A man standing in the heat of the sun. He suddenly realizes his way of life needs to change.
Ellen says “It is actually too late already.”
Arctic Indictment
Details
- Year: 2018
- Dimensions: 39 x 59 inch / 100 x 150 cm
- Medium: oil on canvas
About. Global warming.
What we see. A woman holding a dead bird on a plastic balloon as a symbol of what our planet has to come.
The color and fine cloth of the woman’s dress, symbolizes the fragility of the arctic poles.
Ellen says “We’re facing an imminent disaster by the plastic party of the past.”
Dress code
Details
- Year: 2018
- Dimensions: 41 x 61 inch / 105 x 155 cm
- Medium: oil on canvas
About. Global warming. Generational heritage.
What we see. This work refers to the global conditions the younger generation inherit.
We see an angry girl wearing protective gear against the effects of global warming. Her hat refers to rising sea levels and extreme weather, the mask to protect from air pollution.
Ellen says
“This is the legacy of my generation.”
Sacred Heights
Details
- Year: 2011
- Dimensions: 78 x 47 inch / 200 x 120 cm
- Medium: oil on canvas
About. Status. Power.
What we see.
Here is a businessman sitting high on a throne of gold. His strive for wealth and power is like a religion to him.
This work is unique in the artist’s series, as the character’s body is almost a sketch. Deliberately transparent.
Ellen says “Getting high.”