This site is provided by Boys & Girls Clubs of the Big Bend (“BGCBB”). BGCBB is committed to complying fully with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. BGCBB does not intend to collect personal information from children under the age of 13. Our information collection practices are described below. While we encourage children to visit our site and learn more about our programs, we recommend, however, that parents approve and closely supervise the activity of their children at this and all other online sites. We urge children to check with their parents before entering information on any website and we urge parents to discuss with their children restrictions regarding the online release of personal information to anyone they don't know.
The Information BGCBB Collects
We respect your privacy as our online guest, and we will not collect any identifying or personal information about you while you are here except as set forth in this Privacy Policy. BGCBB collects information in several ways from different parts of this site. BGCBB may collect personal information from you when you choose to enter it on any page within this site. BGCBB also may ask you for personal information at other times, such as when you ask a question or report a problem with this site. If you contact BGCBB, BGCBB may keep a record of that session or correspondence, including a record of your e-mail address. BGCBB may also occasionally ask users to complete surveys for research purposes. There also may be services on this site that require you to fill out an online form or send BGCBB an e-mail message in order to utilize these services. BGCBB collects any information that you provide in such circumstances, including any personal information.
We may ask you for identifying and personal information to:
- Send you periodic e-mail updates about our programs. You can “opt out” of receiving these periodic updates at any time.
- Processing any online donations you make to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Big Bend: When you donate to honor someone else, we do not use the information you give us about that person for any other purpose. While we record the personal identifying information that you submit when making a donation, we do not keep any record of your payment information. We will not offer or sell any information you submit to any other entity for any reason.
- When you agree to give us identifying and personal information, you are giving that information only to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Big Bend, and it will not be sold or disclosed to any other party for any purpose.
BGCBB also may collect IP addresses, domain names, and similar items regarding users of this site to measure the number of visits, pages visited, average time spent on this site, and similar items.
"Cookies" may be used in connection with this site. A cookie is a small amount of identifier data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. By using cookies, information is potentially collected without your express knowledge. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies but permit you to change the setting to refuse cookies or to be alerted when cookies are being sent. While refusal to accept cookies will not prevent the use of some portions of this site, other portions of this site may not function properly without cookies.
How BGCBB Uses the Information it Collects
BGCBB uses the information it collects through this site to improve its marketing and promotional efforts, to improve its content, and to customize this site's services, content, and layout. BGCBB may use the information it collects through this site to inform you of new services, changes, or promotions. If you do not want us to send you this type of information, please let us know by contacting us at info@bgcbb.org. We will not disclose your personal information collected through this site to third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy without first informing you of such change in our disclosure practices and providing you a choice regarding such disclosure.
Generally, BGCBB may use cookies and the information they provide to: (a) remind it of who you are; (b) estimate its audience size; (c) determine the nature and extent of repeat usage; and (d) measure certain traffic patterns to understand how users' habits are similar or different from one another, so that BGCBB may improve its site.
BGCBB understands the importance of privacy and confidentiality to users of this site. BGCBB will not share personal information you submit through this site with companies not affiliated with BGCBB for purposes of marketing or promoting events, products, or similar items, unless such events, products, or similar items are related to BGCBB.
BGCBB may disclose information it collects through this site when required to do so by a court, regulatory agency, subpoena, law, regulation, or other body of competent jurisdiction and authority, and for administrative and other purposes that BGCBB deems necessary to maintain, service, and improve its products and services and to protect its rights and property. Finally, if you become involved in any violation of security, violation of this website's Terms of Use, or violation of any party's or third party's rights, BGCBB may release information about you to assist in investigating, resolving, or remediating any such incidents.
Integrity and Security
BGCBB employs commercially reasonable managerial and technical measures to help protect the security and integrity of the personal information it collects online through this site. You acknowledge, however, that no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while BGCBB strives to protect your personal information, BGCBB cannot ensure the security of any information you transmit to or from this site.
Privacy Practices of Other Sites
This Privacy Policy only address the use and disclosure of information BGCBB collects online through this site, not information that BGCBB collects through other sources. For your convenience, this site may contain links, or addresses, that you can simply click to open other useful sites where we do not control the content or privacy policy. Carefully review the approach these sites take to your privacy before you use them or provide them with information.
We assume no liability for any unauthorized actions of third parties or accidental transmission errors that may disclose information about you, and BGCBB is not responsible for these other sites' privacy practices, which may be different from BGCBB's privacy practices.
Contacting BGCBB About Your Personal Information
If you would like to review the personal information that BGCBB has collected about you through this site in order to verify its accuracy and completeness, or if you have a question or complaint regarding BGCBB's privacy practices, or to request that BGCBB delete your personal information from its records, please contact BGCBB at info@bgcbb.org
Changes To This Privacy Policy
BGCBB may revise this Privacy Policy at any time by updating this posting. Please consult this Privacy Policy regularly.
Last updated: April 16, 2009