Privacy Statement

Orleans County Chamber of Commerce is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Orleans County Chamber of Commerce Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Orleans County Chamber of Commerce website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Orleans County collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Orleans County also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Orleans County Chamber of Commerce. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Orleans County Chamber of Commerce for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Orleans County Chamber of Commerce Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Orleans County Chamber of Commerce public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Orleans County does not read any of your private online communications.

Orleans County Chamber of Commerce encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Orleans County Chamber of Commerce so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Orleans County Chamber of Commerce is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Orleans County Chamber of Commerce and Orleans County Chamber of Commerce family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Orleans County Chamber of Commerce collects and uses your personal information to operate the Orleans County Chamber of Commerce Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Orleans County Chamber of Commerce also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Orleans County Chamber of Commerce and its affiliates. Orleans County Chamber of Commerce may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Orleans County Chamber of Commerce does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Orleans County Chamber of Commerce may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Orleans County 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 Orleans County Chamber of Commerce, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Orleans County Chamber of Commerce does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Orleans County Chamber of Commerce keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Orleans County Chamber of Commerce, in order to determine what Orleans County Chamber of Commerce services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Orleans County Chamber of Commerce to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Orleans County Chamber of Commerce Web sites 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 Orleans County Chamber of Commerce or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Orleans County Chamber of Commerce; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Orleans County Chamber of Commerce, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Orleans County Chamber of Commerce 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 Orleans County pages, or register with Orleans County Chamber of Commerce site or services, a cookie helps Orleans County Chamber of Commerce to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Orleans County Chamber of Commerce Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Orleans County Chamber of Commerce 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 Orleans County Chamber of Commerce services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Orleans County Chamber of Commerce secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Orleans County Chamber of Commerce secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Orleans County Chamber of Commerce will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Orleans County Chamber of Commerce encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Orleans County Chamber of Commerce is protecting your information..