The San Diego Air & Space Museum (also herein referred to as "SDASM" or "the Museum") is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of its online guests, customers, members, donors, and friends. We believe that maintaining privacy on the Web is very important, and that informing our visitors about the types of information we collect and how we use it is crucial.
Types of Information Collected The San Diego Air & Space Museum does not collect any personal information about individuals such as names and postal or e-mail addresses except when such information is knowingly provided to the Museum. Personal information might be obtained from online transactions such as purchases, subscriptions, registrations, or membership pledges. Additionally, personal information may be transmitted as part of a form submission or in connection with other activities, services, or resources made available on our site. Any personal identification information retrieved by the Museum must be voluntarily submitted by the user.
The Museum's Web site does collect some anonymous "non-personally identifiable" aggregate information about visitors automatically when pages on our Web site are requested through a browser. This information is used for statistical purposes and to help us monitor how guests navigate our site, allowing us to tailor our services for the majority of visitors. Non-personally identifiable information may refer to information about our visitors' browsers (e.g., Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer), operating systems (e.g., Windows or Macintosh), Internet Service Providers (e.g., AOL or NET.COM,) and other similar information.
The Museum's Web site collects IP addresses as a component of the non-personally identifiable aggregate information. An IP address is a number assigned to your computer by a Web server when you're on the Internet. This information is used only for non-user-specific purposes such as determining how many users visited a specific area of our site. Such information could, if necessary, be used to identify a user in order to comply with safety and/or security issues or with legal requirements.
How Information Is Used Any personal information provided to the San Diego Air & Space Museum is maintained and accessible only by the Museum unless the Museum explicitly states otherwise. The following are examples of how the Museum might use the personal information it collects:
The following is an example of how the Museum may use the non-personally identifiable information it collects:
With Whom Information Is Shared The Museum will never intentionally disclose any personal information about you as an individual user (such as your name, street address, telephone number, credit card number, or e-mail address) to any third party without having received your prior permission.
Third Party Vendors The San Diego Air & Space Museum has teamed up with reputable third-party vendors in order to provide certain services to its online users. The Museum has taken all possible precautions to insure that the privacy of its online visitors is protected by any online partners. In cases when users leave the Museum's site to visit one of its partners' sites, users are encouraged to become familiar with the privacy statements of each site they visit.
Security The San Diego Air & Space Museum protects all personal and non-personally identifiable information that it receives via the Internet against unauthorized access. In addition, the Museum's Web site uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption to process purchases made on its online store and ticketing systems. By using this technology, online customers can feel confident that their personal information is protected from interception by any third party. Sensitive credit card information is not permanently stored on any SDASM Web server and though your order information is retained for our records, this information is never shared with other companies or persons.
What is a secure connection? When a secure connection is established between your browser and a Web site, any data that is transferred over the connection will be encrypted to prevent it from being viewed by a third party. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption, the standard for most browsers and servers, makes it very difficult for anyone to intercept or decode messages exchanged over this type of secure connection.
Browsers such as Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer display an image of a locked padlock in their status bar when connected to a secure site. Secure transactions are also indicated when the prefix in the location bar of your browser switches from http:// to https:// If you do not see the padlock at the bottom of your browser's window, if the padlock is unlocked, or the protocol in the location bar is not listed as https://, then any data exchanged with the Web site is potentially visible to others.
Depending on your browser, you may be able to view authentication information about a secure page by double-clicking on the locked padlock in the status bar. For more information on how your software establishes a secure connection, see the help files for your particular browser.
Cookies A cookie is a small text file that is sent to your browser from a Web site and stored on your computer's hard drive. Cookies can't read data from your hard disk or read cookie files that were created by other sitesÑthe Web site that creates a cookie is the only one a browser will permit to access it.
Examples of ways in which the San Diego Air & Space Museum might use cookies would be to control access to certain user features, to customize content areas, or to analyze site activity and user behavior. The Museum also reserves the right to use cookies in the future in conjunction with new content or extended functionality.
If you are concerned about the use of cookies, the Museum suggests that you explore your browser's options to notify you whenever a cookie is set, or to disallow cookies altogether. Users should be aware, however, that prohibiting the use of cookies may restrict the user's access to certain types of content or features.
Links To Other Sites Users may find content on the Museum's site that links to the sites and services of our partners, sponsors, or other third parties. In many cases, these links represent cooperative projects or are established with persons or entities that have a significant connection to or relationship with our site. Although every effort is made to ensure that any referrals are to reputable and relevant sources, the Museum does not control the content or links that appear on these sites. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies, or no policy at all. The Museum maintains a policy against the non-consensual collection or sharing of personal information and encourages visitor's to review the privacy policies of any sites they visit to insure their personal information is being protected.
Museum Promotional Photography By entering the Museum facility and / or participating in a Museum activity or event, you consent and authorize without restriction or compensation to the possible use of your and your accompanying group's image appearing in photograph, audio, video or other formats which may be included in future media or marketing.
Children The Museum does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. Kids should always ask parents for permission before providing personal information to any Web site or purchasing any products or services online. The SDASM urges all parents to participate in their children's exploration of the Internet and to teach them about protecting their personal information while online.
Promotional E-Mail, Newsletter and List-Serve Policy and "Opt-In/Opt-Out" Elections If you give us permission, we may use any personal identification information you submit for Museum marketing and promotional purposes. For example, on occasion the Museum may wish to send e-mails to inform users of new exhibitions or other events we think might be of interest to them. You will not receive such communications unless you have willingly provided the personal information required. In some cases, you will be required to "opt-in" by joining a newsgroup or mailing list. If you do "opt-in," you will always have the option to "opt-out" at any time by "unsubscribing" to that particular list or following the "opt-out" instructions included within the body of the e-mail message. If for any reason you do not wish to receive e-mail from the Museum, please follow the instructions for "unsubscribing" included within the body of the message that was sent to you.
Policy Changes Occasional changes may be made to this document as new services and content are added to our site or to reflect changes in the Museum's policies. Visitors to the Museum's Web site are encouraged to check this document periodically to stay informed of current SDASM privacy guidelines.
Acceptance of Terms By using any of the San Diego Air & Space Museum Web site(s), you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our sites. Your continued use of any SDASM site following the posting of changes to these terms will indicate your acceptance of those changes.
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