Privacy Policy & Statement
This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for the website of Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds (“Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds Website”). This privacy statement applies solely to Personal Information collected at the Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds website. By using the Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds Website, you expressly consent to the information handling practices described in this Privacy Statement. Among other things, this Privacy Statement notifies you of the following:
1. What Personal Information is collected from you through the web site, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
2. What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
3. The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
4. How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
“Personal Information,” as used in this Privacy Statement, is information that allows a person to directly identify an individual, such as name or email address, and information that we combine directly with such identifying information.
Notice: Information Collection, Use & Sharing
Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds is the sole owner of the Personal Information collected on the Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds Website. However, we may offer the opportunity to permit you to interact with certain third party sites (“Third Party Sites”). Those third party sites may also collect certain Personal Information from you. Some of the Personal Information collected on such Third Party Sites will be owned by the third party sites. You should consult the privacy policies of whatever third party Third Party Sites you sign up for to understand how and whether they protect your Personal Information and what choices you may have regarding the information they collect.
Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds Website, for itself, collects Personal Information from you on forms or email that you voluntarily submit to us and also collects Personal Information based on your usage of the Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds Website. This information is collected in order to enable us to better identify and serve our community of users and to respond better to their needs. We may use Personal Information collected on the Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds Website and information that may be provided to us by Third Party Sites to improve our services, to help us plan activities better and to better serve you and the other constituents of Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds.
In addition, Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds also collects and stores certain information in order to answer your email and to measure your interest in the various sections of the Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds Website. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone. Because you may voluntarily disclose Personal Information when you post or otherwise transmit content, please be careful with the information you choose to disclose.
We will use information that you provide to us to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us, and to provide you with information about Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds, work and other activities. We will not intentionally share your information with any unaffiliated third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to respond to your emails or questions. We use third parties to maintain and store your information and to process any payment you make to us. Generally, these third parties are required not to use your information other than to provide the services requested by Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds. At some point in the future, we may share your information with affiliated organizations in order to provide better service to you. We may also receive information from or about you from other sources like telephone or telefax. We may add this information to the information we have already collected from you via our website in order to serve you better.
We may passively collect information regarding your use of Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds Website by automated methods. The information that we collect with these automated methods may include, for example, your IP address, cookie information, browser type, system type, the content and pages that you access on our website, and the “referring URL” (i.e., the page from which you navigated to the our website). We use this information statistically to serve you and our other visitors better. Our site does serve cookies. A cookie is a small file that is created to help visitors navigate about the site, and for use to track the traffic to and on our site. You may refuse the cookies but some functions may not work as well or at all. We or our third party service providers may also use other methods, including clear GIFs (also known as “web beacons”) to determine which pages you visit. We also may include clear GIFs in some of our email messages in order to learn whether the messages are delivered and opened.
Certain third party Third Party Sites may also collect similar data. Please consult their privacy policies regarding their use of your information. Certain of these services collect data from you as part of the registration process, through your volunteering information when you interact with their services and by combining data with other information you have provided to such services at other times. These sites have privacy policies which are in addition to this privacy statement.
Certain of these third party Third Party Sites permit you to adjust your user settings to permit certain choices by you about your Personal Information. These choices may be limited by the third party provider and the third party provider will typically not guarantee that once your information has been disclosed to them or posted to their website it can be removed from all locations where it may be stored. PLEASE USE THIRD PARTY SERVICES CAREFULLY. In addition, please be aware that third parties, including advertising servers, advertising networks, may set cookies or use other means of passively collecting information about your use of their services. We do not have access to, or control over, these cookies or other means of passive data collection. You should consult the respective privacy policies of these, advertising servers or advertising networks and Third Party Third Party Sites. This Privacy Statement does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or websites or Third Party Third Party Sites.
If our organization or our assets are acquired by another organization, that organization will possess the information collected by us and we will endeavor to have it assume the rights and obligations regarding your information as described in this Privacy Statement.
We may disclose your information if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to: (a) comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on us or; (b) to protect and defend the rights or property of Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds or users of our website; (c) take precautions against liability; (d) protect the rights, property, or safety, any individual, or the general public; (e) maintain and protect the security and integrity of our services or infrastructure; (f) protect ourselves and our services from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful uses; (g) investigate and defend ourselves against third-party claims or allegations; or (h) assist government enforcement agencies.
Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about upcoming events, opportunities we think may interest you, new activities or changes to this Website or Privacy Statement.
Your Access to & Control Over Information
You may opt out of any future contacts from us by e-mail at any time by following the “opt out” or “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our emails to you.
Security
We have secured Personal Information only to the extent of the security systems provided by our third party hosting service. We have required that our third party hosting service use reasonable security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of Personal Information. We take certain precautions to protect the information of registered users. Wherever we collect information that we deem is sensitive (such as account information and credit card information), we will deploy a secure sockets link (SSL) or other encryption technologies to transmit that data from a user’s computer to the servers of our third party hosting service providers’ servers in a more secure way. You can verify whether we are using SSL or other data security by looking for a closed lock icon on your web browser, or looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the web page. We may not use SSL or other encryption to collect your name, address, phone number or email address for routine information requests about our activities. Although we make good faith efforts to maintain the security of such Personal Information, we cannot guarantee that it will remain free from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or alteration.
Further, while we work hard to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent “hackers” or other unauthorized persons from illegally accessing or obtaining this information. We do not assume any liability to third parties for your use of our website or for information about others you include in your profile or contacts. Please keep your password and login credentials secure.
If we learn of a security breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using the Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds or providing Personal Information to us, you agree that we can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of our website. If a security systems breach occurs, Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds may post a notice on our homepage or elsewhere on our website and may send email to you at the email address you have provided to us.
Your Choices
You may, at any time, update, correct, or delete certain categories of Personal Information that you have provided to the Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds by written request to us.
Even if you request that we update or remove Personal Information that you have provided to us, your Personal Information may be retained in our backup files and archives for a reasonable period of time for legal purposes.
Internal Users
The Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirdsWebsite is hosted in the United States. If you use the Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds Website from the European Union, or any other region with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please note that you are transferring your personal data to the United States. The United States does not have the same data protection laws as the European Union and other regions. By providing Personal Information under this Privacy Statement you consent to the use of Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Statement and the transfer of your Personal Information to the United States.
Changes & Updates to This Privacy Statement
We may occasionally update this Privacy Statement. If we do, we will update the “effective date at the bottom of the Privacy Statement. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Statement to stay informed about our collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information. Your continued use of the Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirds Website constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Statement and any updates.
Contacting Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Statement or for general inquiries, please contact us at bob@iphotobirds.com
Statement Updated July 23, 2015
Links to Other Sites
Our provision of a link to any other website or location is for your convenience and does not signify our endorsement of such other website or location or its contents. We have no control over, do not review, and cannot be responsible for these outside websites or their content. Please be aware that the terms of this Privacy Statement do not apply to these outside websites. Any Personal Information you provide on third-party sites or services is provided directly to that third party and is subject to that third party’s policies governing privacy and security. We encourage you to learn about third parties’ privacy and security policies before providing them with Personal Information.
Conditions of Use
If you choose to visit Robert W. Schamerhorn/iPhotoBirdswebsite, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Statement, as governed by the laws of the State of Virginia, as applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within Virginia between Virginia residents. The exclusive forum for any disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be the appropriate federal or state courts in Henrico County, State of Virginia, USA. |
