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Privacy Statement

Your privacy is important to the Shawangunk Ridge Coalition. This statement discloses the information practices for this Web site, including what type of information is gathered and tracked, how the information is used, and with whom the information is shared.

We want to be very clear: We will not obtain personally-identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us.

Information gathered
 In general all the information gathered is anonymous except when you send us email or fill out forms that contain personal information. Our server collects the usual anonymous data about what URL you came from, your IP address, your domain, etc. In addition we use third parties to collect hit counts and other information on a few pages.

Information use
 The anonymous statistical information gathered by the server, hit counters and search mechanism is only used to improve the site by noticing which areas are actually used heavily and might warrant improvement.

If you contact us by postal mail, telephone, or electronically, via an on-line form, the material you submit may be seen by various staff or office volunteers. We may enter the information you send into our electronic database. In limited circumstances, including requests from courts or private individuals, we may be required by law to disclose information you submit. (Freedom of Information Act)

Information sharing
 E-mail addresses and phone numbers will not be released to any organization outside the Shawangunk Ridge Coalition members and in general will only be used for communication with you or others that you explicitly permit, e.g. general news mailings to members.

Information security
 E-mail is not necessarily secure against interception. If your communication is very sensitive, or includes personal information like your bank account, charge card, or social security number, you might want to send it by postal mail instead.

Other issues

External links
 If you use our site to reach other sites via links on our pages, they may collect more or less information and you should consult their privacy policy.

Children's data
 While few pages of this site are directed towards children, we are committed to comply with applicable laws and requirements, such as the United States' Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Specifically:

You may Contact operator of web site for resolution of problems.

No information is requested from children under 13, nor is any attempt made to ascertain the age of respondents. Such requests may be made incidentally and children may fill out forms that reveal private information. Children are encouraged to read the information on the web site and to respond via forms or email if appropriate. They should not give out any private information about themselves other than that necessary to respond to them.

Any private information collected will be kept internally or discarded and not given to third parties. It will only be used to respond to requests. Information posted to the Viewpoint forum will be monitored and if we know that the information is from a child under 13, we may delete it (and reply privately) or modify it to contain less private information.

Parents may request that we delete any information submitted by their children.

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