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TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY STATEMENT
The
Alliance for American Quilts has created this privacy policy in
order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. We hope the
following statement will help you understand how The Alliance
collects, uses, and safeguards the personal information you provide
on our web site www.quiltalliance.org.
While we do not intend to make changes to our policies very often,
it is always a good idea to double check when you visit our site
to be sure that you have read and agree with our most current
policy statement. We will not make any changes that have retroactive
effect unless legally required to do so.
Information
Collection
When
you browse any of the web pages on www.quiltalliance.org, you do so anonymously. We do not collect personal
information, including your e-mail address, unless you voluntarily
provide it to us. We collect, process, and use personal information
only for performing the relevant service selected by you. That
information will be gathered when you come onto our site to:
When
you visit our site, your IP address (the Internet address of your
computer) is logged to give us an idea of which parts of our Web
sites you visit, how long you spend there, and other general demographic
usability information. We also use your IP address to help diagnose
problems with our server, and to administer our web site. The
only other information automatically provided to us is the type
of computer and operating system you are using, which is supplied
by your browser. In aggregate, these data are used to inform The
Alliance for American Quilts on which parts of the sites are being used most frequently, and which reports, studies, Requests for Proposals, press releases, and the like, are of most interest to our readers and visitors.
We
will use best efforts to not transfer information that personally
identifies you to anyone else without your knowledge and approval
at the time it is collected from you. You will also have the opportunity
then to indicate whether you wish to decline to receive promotional
or updated news events about The Alliance or its partners. Please
note, however, that we do intend to contact you about matters
that affect your use of our site such as providing answers to
your inquiries.
Links
to Other Sites
This
site contains links to other sites. Quiltalliance.org is not responsible
for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites. You
should always check the privacy policy of any linked site to understand
their information collection practices, including how they may
use cookies. If you visit another site, you should review their
privacy and other policies.
Public
Forums
This
site may offer chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news
groups available to its users. If there is a chat room, bulletin
or message board, or other interactive areas where personal information
may be posted at this site, be sure to check our chat room rules
before entering, as you will be bound by them as well as our General
Terms & Conditions. Please remember that any information that
is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you
should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal
information.
Choice/Opt-Out
Upon
your request, we will assist you to review, to delete, correct,
or update your personal information that you have previously provided,
or if you would like to opt out of receiving further communications
from us. If at any time you believe that we have not adhered to
our policy with respect to protecting your privacy, or if you
have questions regarding the collecting and/or use of your personal
information, please contact us. We will use all commercially reasonable
efforts to promptly address your concern. You may contact us at
webmaster@quiltalliance.org,
by simply putting "privacy" in the subject line.
Other
Disclosures
We
reserve the right to use or disclose any information as needed
to satisfy any law, regulation or legal request, to conduct investigations
of consumer complaints or possible breaches of law, to protect
the integrity of the site, to fulfill your requests, or to cooperate
in any legal investigation.
Contact Information
For more information, requests,
questions, or comments, please E-mail: webmaster@quiltalliance.org.
Copyrighted Materials
All non-photographic images, graphics, HTML coding, meta tags, etc. are copyright to The Alliance For American Quilts and are protected by international copyright laws. All photographs and text are copyright to The Alliance for American Quilts, its vendors, and/or individual artists from whom The Alliance for American Quilts has obtained permission to display their artwork, and are protected by international copyright laws. No photographs or images may be used, reproduced or downloaded for any reason, by anyone, without the expressed written permission of
The Alliance for American Quilts, unless stated specifically
on the webpages on which the images reside. Copyright infringement
will be prosecuted. www.quiltalliance.org.
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