Privacy Policy

This privacy Policy was last updated on August 16, 2005

Version [1.1]

 

This Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") is for the SECURE COMMUNITY NETWORK ("SCN", "we" OR "us") web site located at http://www.SCNUS.org (the "Web Site").  The main purpose of the Web Site is to provide information and services to individuals and top organizations.  Your privacy is important to us and we are committed to protecting it and to making you aware of our online practices regarding the privacy of your information collected through the Web Site.  This Privacy Policy doeas not cover our use of information collected through any other means.

Information Collected

The Web Site does not automatically collect any individually identifiable information, such as email addresses, from visitors.

We collect personal information when you provide it in the course of interacting with the Web Site.  At the Web Site, you are able to register and create a user profile.  In so doing, you may be asked to provide personally identifiable information such as your name, address, email address, telephone number, fax number, or informationm about your interests and activities.

If your personal information changes and you wish to update it (such as your address), or if you wish to delete your information, you can make changes to your user profile on the Web Site.  If this should prove insufficient, you may contact our Web Site administrator at scandesk@scnus.org who will correct, update or remove your personal information as requested.

We also may collect information that is not personally identifiable, such as the type of browser you are using (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer), the type of operating system you are using, (e.g., Windows '95 or Mac OS) and the domain name of your Internet service provider (e.g., America Online, earthlink).

How the information is used

We may use the information you give us to provide services to you, at your request.  we may use it to communicate with you through periodic messages regarding services, events, and other information and notices we believe you may find interesting or useful.  We may use it for confirmation of registrations or other actions you take on the Web Site, and for related customer service needs.  We may use and share with others aggregated and/or anonymous information that we have collected based on web usage data or statistical information that we have compiled about our users to analyze the design, functioning, and usage of the Web Site in order to make improvements to the Web Site.  We may disclose personal information when required to do so by law or to comply with valid legal process such as a search warrant, subpeona, or court order, if we find a user's actions violate our policies, or to protect our rights and property, or to our successors to the relevant portions of our business.  Except as described in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, rent, swap or otherwise share our mailing lists with unaffiliated third parties.

You are hereby authorizing the information sharing described in this Privacy Policy.  except as disclosed in this Privacy Policy, SCN will not otherwise provide personally identifiable information to third parties without your consent.

Cookies

The Web Site makes limited use of cookies.  A cookie is a small file that is saved on your computer browser that contains information related to your use of the Web Site.  We use cookies to personalize your experience on the Web Site by recognizing your name when you return.  If you are a registered user, a cookie may link to your user profile as a convenience to bypass the necessity of logging in.  If you reject cookies, you might experience limited usability in some areas of the Web Site.

Security

While we have measures in place to help prevent unauthorized access and maintain data security, no transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed to be completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of any information you provide to us.

Links

We provide links to other web sites that we believe you will find useful.  We ask you to recognize that SCN is not responsible for the privacy practicies of these other sites.  The privacy practices of these other sites may differ from those of SCN.  each site is responsible for its own privacy practices.

Policy Modifications

We reserve the right to change this Privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business practices.  Any changes to this Privacy Policy, including information collected and the use and disclosure of information, will be posted here.  Following any modification, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top of this Privacy policy, so be sure to check back periodically for the most current version of our Privacy Policy.

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