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Enter the required information, such as you name and email address, choose a password, and then click “Create Account.”
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Personal Information
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Artnet offers monthly subscriptions, which are auto-renewing, for your convenience and continuous access to the service. For example, the following products are auto-renewing every month:
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The artnet Price Database Fine Art and Design, Individual Rollover
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The artnet Price Database Decorative Art monthly subscription
There is currently no one-month subscription available on artnet. But you can cancel your subscription at any time, before the renew date listed on your My Account page. If you cancel before the renew date, you will be able to access your subscription until the renew date, but your subscription will not be renewed. You will not be charged any fee to cancel your subscription.
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If you would like to know more about Value Added Tax on artnet, please visit our Value Added Tax FAQ page.
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Enter your updated information and click “Update.”
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You can update your credit card information online.
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Log in to your account and click “Update Billing/Contact Info.”
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Log in to your account and click “Change Password” in the grey Account box, on the right of the screen.
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10. How do I cancel my subscription?
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Log in to your account and view My Products.
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All current subscriptions (i.e. Individual Rollover, Professional Rollover, Market Alert, etc.) are accompanied by a “Cancel” button. Click “Cancel”; a pop-up window will ask “Are you sure you want to cancel this service?” Click “Yes.”
On the My Account page, you will now see Subscription Status: Set to Cancel, and Expires within 30 days. You may continue to use your product until the cancellation date. Your subscription will then be canceled and you will receive a confirmation email to the address associated with your account.
11. What is the artnet refund policy?
Refunds are only issued within three months of the charge date. Charges older than three months are considered indisputable. The maximum refund, regardless of reason, is three months worth of a subscription.
Refunds are granted in the instance that:
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artnet has erroneously charged a client
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A client has requested cancellation by phone or email and it has been recorded in the artnet phone records, but the account was not cancelled
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A client is unaware of the automatic renewal policy on any applicable subscriptions
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A client is unhappy with the quality of the service, information in the database, or timing of
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the market alerts
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A client has used the subscription (such as searched the artnet Price Database or purchased an artnet Market Report)
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A Market Alert subscriber fails to enter the artists into her/his profile and no alerts are sent
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A Market Alert subscriber does not provide a valid email address
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A customer has more than one artnet Price Database account, but each is under a different username
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A client wants to upgrade artnet Price Database accounts, but has used the original account prior to the upgrade request
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A client is unaware of product Terms of Use or changes to those Terms, as defined in the artnet Subscription Agreement
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Click on the Tools menu
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Select Internet Options
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Click on the “Custom Level” button located at the bottom of the window
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Scroll down until you see Scripting. It should be near the bottom of the list
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Under Active scripting, make sure the option Enable is chosen
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Click “OK.” Click “OK” again to close the Internet Options
With Internet Explorer 5 (Macintosh):
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Click “Preferences” in the Explorer menu
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Click “Web Content” under the Web Browser option
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Under Active Content, click the checkbox “Enable scripting”
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Make sure Java is enabled
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Click “OK”
Firefox 2.x.x and 3.x.x (Windows):
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On the Tools menu, click Options
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Click on the Content icon
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Check the box next to Enable JavaScript.
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Click the Advanced button to open the Advanced JavaScript Options box
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Check the boxes under Allow scripts to section that you want to allow
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Click “OK.” Click “OK” again to close the Options box
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Click on Firefox and select Preferences
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Click on the Content tab
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Ensure that “Enable JavaScript” is checked
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Close the window
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Quit/exit Mozilla Firefox after you change settings and then re-start the application
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Click on Safari, then select Preferences
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Click on the Security tab
a. Under Web Content, ensure that Enable plug-ins and Enable JavaScript are checked
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Close the window
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Quit/exit Safari after you change settings and then re-start the application
13. I registered for a new account on artnet but did not receive an email confirmation. What should I do?
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