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The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is committed to protecting your privacy. The information below covers what information TPL collects on the Web site and how we use it. If you have questions or concerns, please contact us via e-mail at web.editor@tpl.org.
What information do we collect?
TPL collects information volunteered by visitors, such as answers to survey questions, information collected when downloading or requesting publications, and information collected when contacting us for conservation assistance. Information TPL collects includes personally identifiable information (for example, name, address, and e-mail), information about organizational affiliation, and information about your conservation interests. No personably identifiable information is collected about individuals without their knowledge. TPL also collects aggregate information about Web site use, without personably identifiable information, identifying personal information, such as what pages and sections are most popular with users.
How is this information used by TPL?
TPL uses the information you voluntarily provide to help us decide what Web site content, publications, e-mails, and other TPL information would most help you meet your conservation goals and to shape our Web content and e-mail outreach. TPL may also contact you to alert you about a conservation opportunity in your area or to ask you to support our work. TPL uses aggregate information about Web site usage to shape Web site content.
Sharing information with third parties
TPL shares aggregate information about Web users and Web usage with TPL contractors who help us shape Web content to user interests and otherwise improve our Web site. TPL does not make our e-mail list available to third parties. We make portions of our postal mailing list available to carefully screened organizations that we believe may interest you. If you do not want to receive this information, please let us know.
E-mail policy
TPL provides forms on its Web site where users can sign-up to receive e-mail publications and e-mail notices and conservation topics. No one is placed on a regular e-mail list that has not requested subscription through these forms or in some other manner. Users can unsubscribe from any e-mail list on the registration section of our website or through the unsubscribe link on any email we send you. As new e-mail publications are developed, users may be sent an invitation to subscribe.
Security of Your Information
TPL takes the following measures to ensure that information collected on TPL's Web site is kept secure and is used as intended:
All data is stored on secure, firewall-protected servers either at TPL offices or those of business partners that support our online donation, email outreach, TPL Store, and TPL coffee purchase services.
Data is accessable only by authorized TPL and partner staff.
Sensitive data, such as credit card and other financial information, is collected on secure forms and transmitted using industry-standard Secure Socket Layer Encryption (SSL) technology.
Credit card information is retained only as long as necessary to complete the donation or purchase request of the user.
TPL takes utmost precaution to protect credit card information. But users who prefer not to use credit cards for online donations can complete TPL's mail-in and fax donation form available here.
Use of cookies
Cookies are pieces of information that are stored on your computer and are used for record keeping purposes. TPL's Web site does not currently use cookies.
TPL's electronic newsletter system uses "session" cookies to assist the system in providing a user with access to his or or her subscription information. Session cookies are temporary and expire when a browser session is closed.
TPL's electronic newsletter system requires a password to access the subscription management page. For the convenience of users, TPL offers the opportunity to be "remembered," by the system so a password is only required on the first access. Asking to be "remembered" by clicking the "remember me" or similar dialog box when asked places a permanent cookie on the user's machine. TPL's system never places a permanent cookie on the users machine unless a user specifically makes this request.
Links to Other Sites
TPL's Web site provides links to several other third party Web sites. While we make efforts to choose our links carefully, we cannot take any responsibility for the content of linked Web sites, or for the privacy policies of Web sites we link to. Since we do not control these Web sites, we encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on these third party Web sites prior to any use.
Privacy Policy Changes
We may amend this privacy policy from time to time. Your continued use of our website after the date that such notices are posted will be deemed to be your agreement to the changed terms.
Updated 3/2006
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