This Privacy Policy lets you know how the personal information that you submit to the torringtonelks.com web site is processed and used. We promise that we will take steps to use your personal information only in ways that are compatible with this Policy. The following policies are in effect for the Web pages, newsletters, message boards and opt-in announcement lists operated by the torringtonelks.com web site. Other Departments, Committees, Associations, and Lodges of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks may have different Policies.
What information are you collecting and how are you collecting it?
Every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name and a set of numbers called an “IP address.” When a visitor requests a page from the torringtonelks.com web site, our web servers automatically recognize that visitor’s domain name and IP address. The domain name and IP address reveal nothing personal about you other than the IP address from which you have accessed our site. We use this information to examine our traffic in aggregate. We also use “cookies” to track individual usage patterns on the torringtonelks.com web site. Our web server does NOT record e-mail addresses of our visitors.
What are cookies?
From time to time, torringtonelks.com may send a “cookie” to your computer. A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive. A cookie can’t read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Cookies do not damage your system. We use cookies to identify which areas of the torringtonelks.com’s web site you have visited.
What other information do you request?
We maintain a strict “No-Spam” policy, that means that we do not intend to sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third-party without your consent.
In addition, torringtonelks.com will not send you email that you have not agreed to receive. We may from time to time send e-mail announcing Torrington Elks news.
Credit Card Transactions
Torringtonelks.com donations, dues and ticket sale transactions are processed by PayPal.com, a company that specializes in highly secure credit card transactions conducted via the Internet. Credit card numbers are NOT stored on the torringtonelks.com servers, and are not available for future transactions. Credit card numbers and other transaction details are not shared with any company or organization other than PayPal.com, which maintains its own strict privacy policy.
Will you disclose the information you collect to outside third parties?
Torringtonelks.com will disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Conform to the edicts of the law or comply with a legal process served on the torringtonelks.com web site or the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks,
- Protect and defend the rights or property of the torringtonelks.com web site or the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, or the visitors of the torringtonelks.com web site,
- Identify persons who may be violating the law, the legal notice, or the rights of third parties,
- Cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities.
Torringtonelks.com uses reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to us secure. However, we are not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties which receive the information. Torringtonelks.com also links to a wide variety of other sites and contains advertisements of third parties. We are not responsible for their privacy policies or how they treat information about their users. Please check with those sites to determine their privacy policy.
Your Consent To This Agreement
By using our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of information by the torringtonelks.com web site as specified above. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
By using our web site, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Torrington Elks, from any claim, demand or expense arising out of your use of the website except for occurrences caused by the sole negligence of the Torrington Elks.