ORIGINALLY POSTED JULY 17, 2006 | LAST UPDATE: OCT. 25, 2007TH.org Commitment To Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available in both PDF and text format at http://www.transithistory.org/privacy.html, linked to on our home page and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested. It is also made available within The Forums at TransitHistory.org in the Website Announcements Forum. When we periodically update this page, including our privacy and legal policies, a notice will be placed on the home page of TransitHistory.org and an announcement will be made in the forums, remaining up for a minimum of seven (7) days.
Visitor Statistics Tracking and Usage
TRANSITHISTORY
In order to best serve our visitors, we utilize a statistics tracker which catalogues the number of visitors to the site (by hour and day, if available), their operating system (if available), and their internet browser (if available). This information helps us maintain our site so that the maximum number of visitors can enjoy it the way it was intended to be viewed and experienced. It also records the URL which referred them to our site (i.e. google.com), which helps us determine both the success of our own advertising and the target audience of potential advertisers on our site. The tracker also utilizes cookies to determine the number of unique page views of our site. Your internet browser application should offer privacy and security options, which would disable cookies or other information sent to such services. We do not share any information gathered through this process with any outside organization, person, business, or entity; said information is used strictly for internal purposes. We will never contact visitors unless they have signed up for an email notification list or other service provided by our website.
THE FORUMS AT TRANSITHISTORY
THE Forums at TransitHistory utilize a guest relations and registration system created and operated by BoardZero, whose website can be found at http://www.boardzero.com. Any information collected through user registration is done so through their own procedures and privacy standards. IP addresses of guests to THE Forums are available to the Forum Administrators. These are not used for any other purpose than to monitor activity within THE Forums.
Collection of Personal Information
At TransitHistory, we offer several services which require the submission of personal information. These services include print and online newsletters, contests, fan trips and walks, product sales and trade, library assistance, and forum / discussion participation. In each instance, we collect only the information required for successful completion of the task at hand. For example, when you subscribe to one of our newsletters, we require your name, mailing and / or email address, and payment information (if applicable). These required information are marked by asterisks (*) on the order/signup forms. Any other information is strictly voluntary and, when submitted, is only used for internal business purposes. We will never give any information submitted to use to any other organization, person, business, or entity. We will also never contact our visitors unless they sign up for an email or mailing list service. When you sign up for membership at THE Forums at TransitHistory, the privacy policies of BoardZero (http://www.boardzero.com) are in effect. Please read all of their policies before signing up for such services. If you would like to participate in forum discussion without signing up, it is possible to do so as a "Guest." The only information tracked in that case is your IP address, which is only available to forum administrators while you are actively browsing the forums.
How We Use Your Information:
-- We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties.
-- You can register with our website if you would like to receive our email newsletters, website updates, print newsletters, and other services. Information you submit on our website will not be used for this purpose unless you fill out the appropriate registration form.
-- We use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our website and to share with advertisers. For example, we may tell an advertiser that X number of individuals visited a certain area on our website, but we would not disclose anything that could be used to identify those individuals.
-- Finally, we never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.
Our Commitment To Data Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Our Commitment To Children's Privacy:
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our website from those we actually know are under 13. The use of the internet by children is governed by parental figures or guardians under whose care they reside, and therefore cannot be controlled by our business. We do our best to create a family-friendly environment, but some links, news stories, features, or forum discussions may be inappropriate. Following links to external websites brings you under the governance of that site's privacy policies, and we cannot be responsible for content accessed or actions taken on another site. We also do our best to ensure family-friendly advertising on our website, and work with our advertisers to do so.
How To Contact Us
Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, or if you find that a feature of our website violates our policies, please contact us immediately via email.
