Introduction
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Privacy Policy applies to the KCTislands.org web site, a service of Kennebunkport Conservation Trust, and governs data collection and usage. By using the KCTislands.org web site, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.
Collection of your Personal Information
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Kennebunkport Conservation Trust also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Kennebunkport Conservation Trust. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring web site addresses. This information is used by Kennebunkport Conservation Trust for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the KCTislands.org web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through KCTislands.org public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Kennebunkport Conservation Trust does not read any of your private online communications.
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust encourages you to review the privacy policy of web sites you choose to link to from the KCTislands.org web site so that you can understand how those web sites collect, use and share your information. Kennebunkport Conservation Trust is not responsible for the privacy policy or other content on web sites outside of the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust and KCTislands.org family of web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust collects and uses your personal information to operate the Kctislands.org web site and deliver the services you have requested. Kennebunkport Conservation Trust also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from KCTislands.org and the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust. Kennebunkport Conservation Trust may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Kennebunkport Conservation Trust may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Kennebunkport Conservation Trust, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust keeps track of the web sites and pages our customers visit within KCTislands.org, in order to determine what Kennebunkport Conservation Trust services are the most popular.
The KCTislands.org web site will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Kennebunkport Conservation Trust or the Site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Kennebunkport Conservation Trust; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of KCTislands.org, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The KCTislands.org web site use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize KCTislands.org pages, or register with Kennebunkport Conservation Trust site or services, a cookie helps KCTislands.org to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as mailing addresses, phone number, and so on. When you return to the same KCTislands.org web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the KCTislands.org features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust services or web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Kennebunkport Conservation Trust secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
Email Communications
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust will, on occasion, deliver email to customers which may include offers to customers who have opted to allow us to communicate with them, though not all are subscribers to Kennebunkport Conservation Trust’s email newsletters. KCTislands.org will send customers a confirmation email with their registration details. By providing information to Kennebunkport Conservation Trust you have opted in to receive communication from Kennebunkport Conservation Trust.
Changes to this Policy
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect company and customer feedback. Kennebunkport Conservation Trust encourages you to periodically review this Policy to be informed of how Kennebunkport Conservation Trust is protecting your information.
Contact Information
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that KCTislands.org has not adhered to this Policy, please contact Kennebunkport Conservation Trust at islands@kctoffice.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.