Orcas Island
Public Library respects the privacy concerns of the users
of its Internet Sites ("Sites"), and has created
this privacy statement to explain what information we gather
from your visit to our Sites, and how such information may
be used.
Use
of Information
As a general
policy no personally identifiable information, such as your
name, address, or e-mail address, is automatically collected
from your visit to Orcas Island Public Library Sites. However,
certain non-personal information is recorded by the standard
operation of Orcas Island Public Library Internet servers.
Information such as the type of browser being used, its
operating system, and your IP address is gathered in order
to enhance your online experience.
Our Sites'
various comment and signup forms, when used, may request
that you give us contact information (such as your name,
mailing and/or e-mail address) demographic information (such
as your age and gender) and profile data (such as your type
of business). Personally identifiable information
is never sold or leased to any third parties. With
your permission, we may use your contact information to
send you newsletters and/or information about what we're
doing. You may always opt-out of receiving future mailings.
Our Sites
may use various order forms for you to request information,
products, and services. We collect contact information (such
as your name, mailing and/or e-mail address), and when appropriate,
financial information (your credit card number) to process
your request or purchase. Contact information from an order
form is used to fulfill orders, and to provide information
about our club to you if requested. The contact information
is also used to get in touch with you when necessary regarding
your order. Financial information that is collected is used
to process your request for products and services, and will
not be shared with third parties who are not involved with
the transaction. When credit card information is requested
we use industry standard, SSL (secure socket layer) encryption.
Orcas Island
Public Library may disclose user information in special
cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this
information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal
action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference
(either intentionally or unintentionally) with Orcas Island
Public Library's rights or property, other Orcas Island
Public Library web site users, or anyone else that could
be harmed by such activities.
Security
Security
for all personally identifiable information is extremely
important to us. Unfortunately, no data transmission over
the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result,
while we strive to protect your personal information, Orcas
Island Public Library cannot ensure or warrant the security
of any information you transmit to us or from our online
products or services, and you do so at your own risk.
Use
of Cookies
Cookies
are pieces of information that a website transfers to an
individual's computer hard drive for record keeping purposes.
We are currently not using cookies but may use cookies in
the future.
Use
of IP Addresses
An IP address
is a number that's automatically assigned to your computer
by your Internet provider whenever you're surfing the Web.
When you request pages from Orcas Island Public Library,
our servers log your IP address. Orcas Island Public Library
collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration,
to aggregate information for analysis, and to audit the
use of our Site. We do not link IP addresses to anything
personally identifiable, which means that your session will
be logged, but you remain anonymous to us. We may use your
IP addresses in cooperation with your Internet provider
to identify you if we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance
with our Terms of Use or to protect our service, Sites,
customers, or others.
Links
to Other Sites
Orcas Island
Public Library is not responsible for the content or practices
of third party websites that may be linked to our Site.
Our Site may also be linked to websites operated by other
companies. Visitors to these web sites should refer to each
web site's respective privacy policies and practices.
Choice/Opt-Out
Our Site
may provide you the opportunity to opt-in to receive communications
from us at the point where we request information about
you. You always have the option of removing your name from
any e-mail list to not receive future communications. In
order to ensure immediate removal from any list, it is best
to follow the specific instructions outlined within the
communications you receive from us. However, if you are
unable to complete the process indicated in the communications,
then just send us an e-mail at webmaster@orcaslibrary.org
with a copy of the undesired e-mail attached to the request
and state you wish to be removed from the mailing list.
Contact
Us
If you
have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices
of our Site, or your dealings with our Site, you can contact:
Orcas Island
Public Library
500 Rose
Street,
Eastsound,
WA 98245
E-mail
Address: webmaster@orcaslibary.org
Information
provided by you via general e-mail inquiries to Orcas Island
Public Library such as your e-mail address is used only
to respond to your inquiries in the ordinary course of business,
and is never shared with third parties.
Your
Acceptance of These Terms
By using
Orcas Island Public Library Sites, you signify your acceptance
of the Orcas Island Public Library Online Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our
Site. Orcas Island Public Library reserves the right to
modify, alter or otherwise update this policy at any time,
so visitors are encouraged to review this policy from time
to time. Your continued use of the Orcas Island Public Library
Sites following the posting of changes to these terms will
mean you accept those changes.
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