WEB SITE PRIVACY POLICY
The
Jamesburg Boy Scouts of America, Troop 54, is committed to
respecting and protecting the personal privacy of its members and
those who visit its Web site. It is our policy to acquire personal
information from users only by overt and voluntary means, only when it
is in the interest of the user to provide it, and to utilize this
information only for the purpose it was provided.
The
information that follows explains the kinds of information the Troop
54 Web site collects, how it is used, the conditions under which
it is made available to third parties, how information is maintained,
and our compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
What information
does this site collect?
This
site collects anonymous data that is not indicative of and cannot be
traced to an individual without the cooperation of their Internet
Service Provider. This data includes information about the user's
remote IP address, referral data (which page "linked" to the present
request), and the browser software's user-agent string. This
information is accepted passively from the HTTP headers that are sent
from the user when requesting any file from the server. Other
anonymous data entered by the user may be collected in a common
repository, including terms entered into the search engine, ZIP codes
entered into the council locator, etc.
Personally identifiable data is collected only by means of form
interfaces on the site, into which the user must voluntarily enter the
information requested. This information is requested only when it is
necessary to accomplish the overt purpose indicated by the interface
containing the form that requests it. Such for interfaces require only
the information reasonably necessary to accomplish the overt purpose
indicated on the interface.
No
attempt is made to covertly or "quietly" collect personally
identifiable information, nor are cookies or any other tracking
technology used for the purpose of coordinating information that a
user may opt to enter in various interfaces on the site.
What organization
is collecting the information?
Information
entered by site visitors is retrieved directly by the Jamesburg Boy
Scouts of America, Troop 54, Jamesburg, NJ 08831.
How does
Jamesburg Boy Scouts of America, Troop 54 use the information it
collects?
The
anonymous information collected is used to monitor the usage of this
Web site and the interests of those who use it. Data such as the
volume of traffic to the server, the number of visitors a certain
section of the site receives each month, or the most popular search
terms are analyzed to derive general statistics about the site's reach
and the audience's usage patterns.
Personally identifiable information is used only for the express
purpose for which it was submitted.
With whom does
Jamesburg Boy Scouts of America, Troop 54 share the information that
is collected?
Jamesburg Boy Scouts of America, Troop 54 does not share personally
identifiable information about its web site visitors with anyone.
Reports,
statistics, and other analyses of aggregate anonymous information may
be shared within the organization or provided to third parties at the
sole discretion of the Boy Scouts of America. This information does
not include any personally identifiable information.
Exception: the Jamesburg Boy Scouts of America, Troop 54 reserves the
right to use all information at its disposal and to share this
information with ISPs and other third parties as necessary to
investigate any incident of misuse or abuse of its site, server, or
information systems.
How does
Jamesburg Boy Scouts of America, Troop 54 maintain the information it
collects?
In most
cases, personally identifiable information is not maintained. Once it
has been used for its intended purpose, it is deleted. Because of the
brevity of this interval, no mechanism is provided to enable users to
alter or delete information they have submitted.
How does
Jamesburg Boy Scouts of America, Troop 54 comply with the Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998?
The
Jamesburg Boy Scouts of America, Troop 54 does not use its Web site to
collect any personally identifiable information from children under 13
years of age. Any interface that requests personally identifiable
information that appears on an interface that can be expected to be
viewed by children under 13 years of age is accompanied by a notice
that submissions cannot be accepted from users under 13 years of age.
Where "age" or "date of birth" is requested, no information will be
stored or transmitted unless the response indicates that the user is
13 years of age or older.
Providing personal information is never a prerequisite
for accessing any of the content or resources on this Web site.
Specifically, refusal to provide personal information via a Web
interface will never result in a user being denied access to any
on-line content or resource he would be able to access were the
information submitted.
Policy
Modifications and Deviations
We may
modify this privacy policy and will post those changes here. If the
privacy policy changes in the future, we will not any personal
information you have submitted to us under the current Privacy Policy
in a manner that is materially inconsistent with this Privacy Policy,
without your prior consent.
It may
be necessary to deviate from this general policy in unique instances
and for specific purposes. In such instances, a link will be provided
to a description of the deviation. This link will be placed where it
can be reasonable expected to be noticed prior to submitting any
information for which this privacy policy is modified or exempted in
any way.