Privacy Policy
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In all instances below, "BSA Troop
107" refers to a local affiliation of the Boy Scouts of America
organization. BSA Troop 107 is a registered Scouting unit in
Privacy Statement
BSA Troop 107 is committed to respecting and
protecting the personal privacy of its members and those who visit its web
site. It is our policy to acquire personal information from users only by overt
and voluntary means, only when it is in the interest of the user to provide it,
and to utilize this information only for the purpose it was provided.
The information that follows explains the kinds of information that the BSA
Troop 107 web site collects, how it is used, the
conditions under which it is made available to third parties, how information
is maintained, and our compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection
Act.
What information does this site collect?
This site collects anonymous data that is not
indicative of and cannot be traced to an individual without the cooperation of
their Internet Service Provider. This data includes information about the
user's remote IP address, referral data (which page "linked" to the
present request), and the browser software's user-agent string. This
information is accepted passively from the HTTP headers that are sent from the
user when requesting any file from the server. Other anonymous data entered by
the user may be collected in a common repository.
Personally identifiable data is collected only by means of form interfaces on
the site, into which the user must voluntarily enter the information requested.
This information is requested only when it is necessary to accomplish the overt
purpose indicated by the interface containing the form that requests it. Such
interfaces require only the information reasonably necessary to accomplish the
overt purpose indicated on the interface.
No attempts are made to covertly or quietly collect personally identifiable
information, nor are cookies or any other tracking technology used for the
purpose of coordinating information that a user may opt to enter in various
interfaces on the site.
What organization is collecting the information?
Information entered by site visitors is
retrieved directly by BSA Troop 107.
Address: BSA Troop 107,
E-mail: [email protected].
How does BSA Troop 30 use the information it collects?
The anonymous information collected is used to
monitor the usage of this web site and the interests of those who use it. Data
such as the volume of traffic to the server, the number of visitors a certain
section of the site receives each month, or the most popular search terms are
analyzed to derive general statistics about the site's reach and the audience's
usage patterns.
Personally identifiable information is used only for the express purpose for
which it was submitted. For example, if a user completes an online request for
access information to our password-protected area, the information collected
will only be used for the purpose of verifying the user's identity as a current
member of BSA Troop 107.
With whom does BSA Troop 107 share the information that is
collected?
BSA Troop 107 does not share personally
identifiable information about its web site visitors with anyone.
Reports, statistics, and other analyses of aggregate anonymous information may
be shared within the organization or provided to third parties at the sole
discretion of BSA Troop 107. This information does not include any personally
identifiable information.
Exception: BSA Troop 107 reserves the right to use all information at its
disposal and to share this information with ISPs and other third parties as
necessary to investigate any incident of misuse or abuse of its site, server,
or information systems.
How does BSA Troop 107 maintain the information it collects?
In most cases, personally identifiable
information is not maintained on the web server. Information that is collected
via a form is used for the specified purpose and destroyed.
In cases where information is stored on a web server, such as anonymous site
statistics, access to the information is available to all site visitors by
viewing the following web page:
How does BSA Troop 107 comply with the Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998?
The Boy Scouts of America does not use its web
site to collect any personally identifiable information from children under 13
years of age. Any interface that requests personally identifiable information
that appears on an interface that can be expected to be viewed by children under 13 years of age is accompanied by a notice that
submissions cannot be accepted from users under 13 years of age. Where
"age" or "date of birth" is requested, no information will
be stored or transmitted unless the response indicates that the user is 13
years of age or older.
Providing personal information is never a prerequisite for accessing any of the
content or resources on this web site. Specifically, refusal to provide
personal information via a web interface will never result in a user being
denied access to any on-line content or resource he or she would be able to
access were the information submitted.
Policy Modifications and Deviations
We may modify this privacy policy and will post
those changes here. If the privacy policy changes in the future, we will not
release any personal information you have submitted to us under the current
Privacy Policy in a manner that is materially inconsistent with this Privacy
Policy, without your prior consent.
It may be necessary to deviate from this general policy in unique instances and
for specific purposes. In such instances, a link will be provided to a
description of the deviation. This link will be placed where it can be
reasonably noticeable prior to submitting any information for which this
privacy policy is modified or exempted in any way.