Privacy Policy

The SFA respects the privacy of our online visitors and we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of the users of our Sites.

This privacy policy will advise you about how we protect your personal information. Please read this policy carefully. We may need to change this policy from time to time in order to address new issues and reflect changes on our Site. All changes will be posted here. If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please e-mail connect@sciencefestivals.org.

Personal Information

We will not sell, trade, or give out e-mail addresses to companies or other organizations. We will not intentionally disclose any personal identifiable information about you as an individual user (such as, for example, your full name, street address, telephone number or e-mail address) to any third party without having first received your permission to list you in the SFA directory. We may request personal identification information from you in connection with your use of, or participation in, contests, sweepstakes, games, surveys, submissions, and chat and bulletin boards. However, we will only collect this personal information from you if it has been voluntarily submitted to us.

Any personal information provided to us may be used in connection with the activities previously referred to above. Should you send us an e-mail with questions or comments, we may use your personal information in order to respond to your questions or comments. We may also keep your comments or questions for future reference.

It is important to note that if you give out personal information online, through a message board or chat room, for example, that information may be collected and used by third parties. Although we strive to protect our users’ privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of information you post in these arenas. You disclose such information at your own risk.

Exception

One exception to this policy is that we will release specific information about you or your account to comply with any valid legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute or court order.

Privacy of Minors

The SFA does not solicit personal information from minors. Consistent with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of thirteen (13) without prior verifiable parental consent.

If we become aware that a subscriber is under the age of thirteen (13) and has registered without prior verifiable parental consent, we will remove his or her personally identifiable registration information from our files. Please note: We may nevertheless maintain a record of that person’s name and address in a “do not register” file to avoid subsequent registration by a child under the age of thirteen (13).

Use of Cookies

A cookie is a small data file stored on the user’s hard drive which may contain information about the user. We use cookies but do not store personally identifiable information in your cookie. We may use cookies to allow automatic log-in to the Sites and to help us generate our web site usage statistics. If you are a registered user, your cookie allows us to recognize you when you return to our site and provides you with access to your account information. If you register with us, we also use cookies to monitor and maintain information about your use of the Sites.

Credit

The above Terms of Use and Privacy policy are based on the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy developed by the NISE Network, with funding from the National Science Foundation under Cooperative Agreement #ESI-0532536. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation