Last updated: May 1st 2019

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Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using the https://www.fortsnelling.org website operated by the Friends of Fort Snelling. Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the Service.

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By accessing or using the Service you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms then you may not access the website.

 

Termination

We may terminate or suspend access to our Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever,
including without limitation if you breach the Terms.

 

All provisions of the Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation,
ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.

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Content

Our Service allows you to post, link, store, share and otherwise make available certain information, text, graphics, videos, or other material (“Content”).

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Links To Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to third-party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by the Friends of Fort Snelling

The Friends of Fort Snelling has no control over and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that the Friends of Fort Snelling shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services.

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Changes to the Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material we will try to
provide at least 30 (change this) days’ notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

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Privacy Notice

This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for the Friends of Fort Snelling and our website; fortsnelling.org. This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website, except where stated otherwise. It will notify you of the following:

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• What information we collect;

• With whom it is shared;

• How it can be corrected;

• How it is secured;

• How policy changes will be communicated; and

• How to address concerns over the misuse of personal data.

 

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing

We are the sole owners of the information/data collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or another direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone. 

 

We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g., to ship an order. Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy. 

 

Access to and Control Over Your Information

You may opt-out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number provided on our website:

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• See what data we have about you if any.

• Change/correct any data we have about you.

• Have us delete any data we have about you.

• Express any concern you have about our use of your data

 

Registration 

In order to subscribe to our newsletter, a user must first complete the registration form. During registration, a user is required to give certain information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact you about the products/services on our site in which you have expressed interest. At your option, you may also provide demographic information (such as gender or age) about yourself, but it is not required.

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Security 

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.

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Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the web page.

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While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (e.g. billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

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Cookies 
We may use “cookies” on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance their experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.

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Some of our business partners may use cookies on our site. However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.

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Links 

This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

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Surveys & Contests 

From time-to-time, our site requests information via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and therefore disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level).

 

Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

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Notification of Privacy Changes

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these privacy policies at any time. If a revision is material we will try to provide at least 30 (change this) days’ notice prior to any new privacy terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

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Other Provisions as Required by Law

Numerous other provisions and/or practices may be required as a result of laws, international treaties, or industry practices. It is up to you to determine what additional practices must be followed and/or what additional disclosures are required. Please take special notice of the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), which is frequently amended and now includes a disclosure requirement for “Do Not Track” signals.

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Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us.