Terms of use
Last updated 26 October 2026
What Van Dieu is
Van Dieu is a network for people who work in the art world. Members can post updates and photos, message each other, browse and track opportunities, post roles and exhibitions, and say whether they’re going to gallery exhibitions.
Your account
- You sign in with your email and a password, or with a link sent to your email. Keep both to yourself: anyone who can open your inbox can sign in as you.
- Use your real name, and describe what you do honestly (and update it if that stops being true). Only post roles and exhibitions for organisations you’re allowed to represent.
- You must be 18 or older to join. By creating an account you confirm that you are.
- You accept these terms when you create an account, or when you answer the welcome window. If we change them in a way that matters, we’ll tell you by email and ask you to accept them again.
What you post
- You keep ownership of what you post. By posting, you let Van Dieu show it to other members and store it so the service works.
- By uploading images to Van Dieu, such as photos in posts or pictures of your exhibitions, you give Van Dieu a licence to show them on the service, including on the front page.
- Only post photos you took or have permission to share. Artworks are often protected by copyright, so credit the artist and gallery where you can.
- Opportunity listings must be real, current and lawful. Don’t post roles that charge applicants a fee.
- Never post or send anything illegal: threats, harassment or hate; material that infringes someone else’s copyright; fraud or scams; impersonating another person or organisation; or anything sexual involving anyone under 18. We report illegal content to the authorities where the law requires it.
- No harassment, spam, hate, or misleading content. We may remove posts, pause accounts or delete them if they break these rules. A paused account can still sign in, but can’t post, comment or follow.
Reporting and complaints
To report a post, comment, message or profile, use the report option where it appears, or write to info@vandieu.com with a link to it. We review every report and aim to act within 48 hours. If you think we got a decision wrong, including about your own content, reply to our email and someone else will look at it again.
Opportunities and exhibitions
Listings come from the members who post them, and from institutions’ own careers pages. We don’t vet employers or guarantee that a role or event is as described. The application tracker is a personal note-keeping tool. Marking an opportunity as applied doesn’t send anything to the employer.
Emails from Van Dieu
Joining means you’ll get notification emails about your own activity: new messages, connection requests, comments on your posts and RSVPs to your exhibitions. The newsletter (the twice-weekly letter and the weekly recap) is only sent if you say yes to it. You can turn any of them off, or pause them all, at Profile → Notifications, or unsubscribe from the link in any email. Emails about your account itself, such as sign-in links and password resets, are sent when you ask for them. The privacy notice has the details.
The service
Van Dieu is provided as it is during the pilot. Features may change, and there may be downtime. We’ll try to give notice before making changes that affect your data.
We’re not responsible for what members post, for listings or events run by others, or for losses that weren’t a foreseeable result of us breaking these terms. Nothing in these terms limits liability that can’t be limited by law, such as for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud, and nothing affects your rights as a consumer.
Leaving
You can stop using Van Dieu at any time. Delete your account yourself at Profile → Delete my account, and everything in it is removed straight away. If you can’t sign in, write to info@vandieu.com and we’ll do it for you.
Who runs Van Dieu
Until Van Dieu Enterprises Ltd is registered, Van Dieu is run by Arseniy Cassidy, London. This section will give the company’s name, number and registered office once it exists.
Law
These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales. If you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you can also bring a claim in your local courts.
Contact
Questions about these terms, or about your account: info@vandieu.com.