PRIVACY NOTICE
This Privacy Notice applies to the personal information collected by Mass Central Rail Trail Alliance, Inc. when you visit MassCentralRailTrail.org. It describes the legal basis on which any personal information we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. By using our website ( “Site ”), you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice ”).
Please read this Privacy Notice carefully to fully understand how we collect, share and protect information about you.
By accessing and using the Site, you agree that you have read and understand this Privacy Notice and that you accept and consent to the privacy practices and uses or disclosures of information about you that are described herein. In order to deliver personalized and relevant information to you through our Site, we collect certain information from users. Please do not provide any sensitive information or health information. If you should do so inadvertently, we will use and disclose that information in the same manner as any other information you provide to us.
What types of information we collect
1. Contact information
Your name, address and email address, if you voluntarily provide it to us.
2. Usage Information
Details of your visits to our Site and the resources that you access, including, but not limited to: traffic data; location data; weblogs and other communication data; including your IP address; the date and time you accessed or left the Site and which pages you viewed. Usage Information may also include, among other things computer or device-related information such as browser type, operating system, and device identifiers (IP address, MAC Address or other unique identifier for the computer, mobile device, Wi-Fi card, technology or other device you use to access the Site).
How we collect information
1. Voluntarily when you provide us with your personal data. We collect personal data about you when you provide it to us when you sign up for a newsletter or an event or when you contact us. This information commonly includes your name, address, and email address.
2. Log Information from Server Logs
Our Server Logs collect log file information reported by your browser or mobile application whenever you access our Site.
· Cookies. We use cookies to understand your use of our Site and to help us to improve your user experience.
What basis do we have to use the information we collect?
We will only use your personal information if we have a lawful basis to do so. Lawful bases are likely to include any one or combination of the following:
· Your consent
By using this Site, you consent to the use of information that you provide us in accordance with this Privacy Notice. We do update this Privacy Notice from time to time so please review this Privacy Notice regularly. If we materially alter our Privacy Notice, we will notify you of such changes by posting a notice on our Site. Your continued use of the Site will be deemed your agreement that your information may be used in accordance with the new privacy notice. If you do not agree with the changes, then you should stop using the Site and you should notify us that you do not want your information used in accordance with the changes. We have structured our Site so that you can visit it without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. If you choose to provide us with information by which you can be identified, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
· Applicable Law
We may be obligated to use or disclose your personal information by applicable law.
How we use the information we collect.
We use the information we collect to:
· Register you for events;
· Provide you with newsletters and other information;
· Provide, manage and operate the Site;
· investigate and address your concerns;
· comply with applicable legal requirements;
· conduct research or data and business analysis or trend analysis
If we decide to use your personal information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify affected individuals by email. Individuals can choose whether or not to allow us to use information related to them in this new manner. If we do not receive permission, we will use the information in accordance with the Privacy Notice under which the information was collected.
How We Use Cookies
A “cookie” is a piece of text which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, this cookie file is stored on the hard drive of your computer. We use cookies to help us and our affiliates to improve our Site and applications. They ensure that the content from our Site and applications is presented in the most effective manner for you and your computer. All computers have the ability to decline cookies. This can be done by activating the setting on your browser which enables you to decline the cookies. Please note that should you choose to decline cookies, your user experience may be adversely impacted as you may be unable to access particular parts of our Site or applications. We do not track our users across time or across websites.
How we share your Information:
We share information with Google Analytics to help us to better understand how users interact with our Site, track traffic sources, understand visitor behavior (what pages they view, how long they stay), all to improve user experience, optimize marketing campaigns, and make data-driven business decisions.
Some jurisdictions grant people the “Right to Opt-out” of the sale of their personal information. However, with us, there’s nothing to opt-out of because we don’t sell or transfer your personal information to other businesses or third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration other than to service providers such as Google Analytics for a valid business purposes to help us to manage the Site. We do not authorize these service providers to use or disclose your information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal requirements.
How we protect personal information:
We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect the personal information you provide against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use. However, please know that the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure and therefore we cannot guarantee the security of data sent to us electronically on our Site, and transmission of such data is therefore entirely at your own risk.
How long we keep your personal information.
We will retain your personal information for 3 years from the date you last access our Site. unless you notify us to delete your information sooner. Thereafter, we will delete your personal information.
Children:
We do not intentionally gather personal information about users who are under the age of 13. If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will make reasonable efforts to delete such information from our records.
Links to Other Sites:
Our provision of links to other websites or locations is for convenience and does not signify our endorsement of such other websites or location or its contents. We have no control over, do not review and cannot be responsible for these outside websites, their content, or their data collection.
Updates to our Privacy Notice:
This Privacy Notice may be updated periodically and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our personal information practices.
How to contact us:
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Notice or if you would like to contact us, please send an email to info@MCRT.org