OHIO
OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Collecting and Using Personal Information
Welcome to Monroe Historical Society website.
The “MHS” appreciates your interest in us. When you visit and navigate our site and
when you communicate with us via our site, we will not collect personal information
about you unless you provide us that information voluntarily. Any non-public personal
information that you may provide via our site will be used solely for the purpose
stated on the page where it is collected. (In some cases, and in all cases where
required by law or regulation, you will be able to update the information that you
provide to us either by sending us an e-mail or, where you have established personal
profiles with us, by updating your profile online. Please refer to the specific pages
where data is collected for more information.) The MHS will not sell, license, transmit
or disclose this information outside of the MHS unless (a) expressly authorized by
you, (b) necessary to enable the MHS contractors or agents to perform certain functions
for us, or (c) required or permitted by law. In all cases, we will disclose the information
consistent with applicable laws and regulations and we will require the recipient
to protect the information and use it only for the purpose it was provided.
By “personal
information,” we mean data that is unique to an individual, such as a name, address,
Social Security number, e-mail address, or telephone number. From time to time, we
may request personal information from you at our sites in order to deliver requested
materials to you, respond to your questions, or deliver a product or service.
Your
E-Mail
We welcome your comments or questions about our website and have provided e-mail
boxes for that purpose. We will share your comments and questions with our Board
of Directors and those volunteers most capable of addressing your questions and concerns.
Please
note that your e-mail, like most, if not all, non-encrypted Internet e-mail communications,
may be accessed and viewed by other Internet users, without your knowledge and permission,
while in transit to us. For that reason, to protect your privacy, please do not use
e-mail to communicate information to us that you consider confidential. If you wish,
you may contact us instead via telephone at (513) 539-2270.
There may be some areas on the MHS’s website where we have made special provisions
for a more secure environment in which we can exchange information with you. For
each of these items, such as membership, donations or our online store, we will provide
you with appropriate instructions.
Other Information; "Cookies"
You should also be
aware that when you visit our website, we collect certain information that does not
identify you personally, but provides us with "usage data," such as the number of
visitors we receive or what pages are visited most often. This data helps us to analyze
and improve the usefulness of the information we provide at these websites.
Like most
commercial website owners, we may use what is known as "cookie" technology. A "cookie"
is an element of data that a website can send to your browser when you link to that
website. It is not a computer program and has no ability to read data residing on
your computer or instruct it to perform any step or function. By assigning a unique
data element to each visitor, the website is able to recognize repeat users, track
usage patterns and better serve you when you return to that site. The cookie does
not extract other personal information about you, such as your name or address.
Linking
to Other Sites
From time to time, the MHS website may provide links to other websites,
not owned or controlled by the MHS, that we think might be useful or of interest
to you. We cannot, however, be responsible for the privacy practices used by other
website owners or the content or accuracy of those other websites. Links to various
non-MHS websites do not constitute or imply endorsement by the MHS of these websites,
any products or services described on these sites, or of any other material contained
in them.
Security
The MHS has adopted and adheres to stringent security standards designed
to protect non-public personal information at monroeoh-historicalsociety.org against
accidental or unauthorized access or disclosure. Among the safeguards that the MHS
has developed for this site are administrative, physical and technical barriers that
together form a protective firewall around the information stored at this site. We
periodically subject our site to simulated intrusion tests and have developed comprehensive
disaster recovery plans.
Changes to This Statement
The MHS may change this Statement
from time to time; when updates are made, the Privacy Policy version date (located
at the bottom of this Policy) will also be updated to reflect that a revision occurred.
We encourage you to periodically reread this Policy to see if there have been any
changes that may affect you. This Statement is not intended to and does not create
any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.
Unauthorized Access
Unauthorized attempts to modify any information stored on this
system, to defeat or circumvent security features, or to utilize this system for
other than the intended purposes are prohibited and may result in criminal prosecution
to the fullest extent of the law.
Contact Us
If you have any questions specifically regarding your privacy on our site,
please e-mail: webmaster@monroeoh-historicalsociety.org
© Monroe Historical Society, effective July 16, 2009