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Privacy Policy Welcome to the official website of Aquidneck Land Trust. This website is owned and operated by Aquidneck Land Trust, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Middletown, Rhode Island. Aquidneck Land Trust is committed to protecting the privacy of its visitors. This privacy policy discloses how ALT collects, protects, and uses information you provide ALT online. By using the pages on this site, you are accepting the practices described in the Privacy Policy. DATA COLLECTION Aquidneck Land Trust uses its best efforts to respect and protect the privacy of its online visitors. At our site, we do not collect personally identifiable information from individuals unless they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. This means we do not require you to register or provide information to us in order to view our site. Aquidneck Land Trust only gathers personally identifiable data, such as names, addresses, zip/postal codes, email addresses, etc., when voluntarily submitted by a visitor. For example, personally identifiable information is collected in order to process online transactions, online donations, or job applications. This information is used solely by Aquidneck Land Trust. We do not sell information you provide to us online to third parties. We will only share personally identifiable information with third parties when (i) the person submitting the information authorizes us to share it; (ii) sharing the information is a necessary operation of the site, for instance, to process a credit card transaction, or (iii) we are required to by law. Aquidneck Land Trust has no control over or responsibility for the data collection and use practices of third parties that process online transactions. Submissions Aquidneck Land Trust welcomes children to learn more about our organization and, where appropriate, participate in polls and surveys, as well as submit comments, artwork, writings, and other submissions for posting on our website. For this reason, Aquidneck Land Trust follows the guidelines for interactive electronic media published by the Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU) of the Better Business Bureau for pages targeted to children under 13. However, we encourage this be done only with their parent's knowledge and supervision. We also encourage children to use an alias (e.g., "Bookworm", "Skater", etc.), first name, nickname, initials, or other alternative to full names or screen names which correspond with an email address for any activities which will involve public posting. In keeping with CARU's Principle regarding respecting and fostering the parents' role in providing guidance for their children, we encourage parents to check and monitor their children's use of email and other online activities regularly. USE OF COOKIES Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by the Aquidneck Land Trust website through the use of "cookies." "Cookies" are small text files a website can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate the visitor's ongoing access to and use of the site, and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements. Cookies are not programs that come onto a visitor's system and damage files. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the visitor that has no meaning outside the assigning site. If a visitor does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept the cookie feature. Aquidneck Land Trust uses "cookie" technology only to obtain non-personal information from its online visitors in order to improve visitors' online experience and facilitate their visit within our site. LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES AND SERVICES This site may be linked to other sites and services that are not maintained by Aquidneck Land Trust. These websites have their own privacy policies, which you should review prior to visiting them. We have no responsibility for linked websites and provide these links solely for the convenience and information of our visitors. OUR SECURITY SAFEGUARD The safety and security of your online experience is of the utmost concern to us. We ensure the appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures are in place to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online. Credit Card Safety Aquidneck Land Trust is enrolled in Trustwave's Trusted Commerce™ program to validate compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) mandated by all the major credit card associations including: American Express, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide, Visa, Inc. and Visa Europe. Children If you are under 18, you need parent/guardian permission to use a credit card to make purchases online. HOW TO CONTACT US If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, you can contact us at: Aquidneck Land Trust 790 Aquidneck Avenue Middletown, RI 02842 Phone: 401-849-2799 FAX: 401-851-8998 |
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