The Claremont Canyon Conservancy respects the privacy of our members and others who receive our communications. Therefore, we have established the following policy to safeguard and protect personally identifiable information that we collect about you ("Personal Information") when you use our website or otherwise communicate with us.
What Personal Information Do We Collect?
We only collect the Personal Information you voluntarily provide to us. We do not require you to give any Personal Information to us to access public areas of our website. If you choose to sign up for membership in the Conservancy, receive our newsletters, or participate in our discussion boards, either through our website or other means, we may collect and use your name, email address and other information that you voluntarily provide.
How Do We Use Your Personal Information?
We use your Personal Information to receive and record donations, respond to your comments and questions, provide you with newsletters and announcements, and generally improve our services and offerings. We only do so with your consent (for example, you join as a member, donate through your financial institution, or subscribe to our newsletter on our website or or otherwise request receipt) and as permitted by law.
What Personal Information Do We Disclose?
We only disclose Personal Information to third parties in the following ways:
Service Providers – Service providers who enable us to provide our offerings, such as our website and newsletters, and maintain our membership and financial records, may have access to Personal Information that you voluntarily provide to us. However, they use the Personal Information to perform their functions on our behalf and may not use it for purposes other than to perform and improve the performance of such functions and as permitted by law.
Legal – We may disclose Personal Information to courts, law enforcement agencies, and other government bodies if we suspect that an individual's use of our website or services involves illegal activity or is otherwise inconsistent with any applicable terms and conditions. We may also disclose Personal Information where we believe that doing so would be in accordance with or required by any applicable law, regulation or legal process.
Business Transfers – In the event of a reorganization, merger or sale, we may transfer any and all Personal Information we collect to the relevant third party involved in the reorganization, merger or sale, with the consent of data subjects if and as required under applicable privacy laws.
Other Disclosures – We may otherwise disclose Personal Information as permitted or required by law, when we believe in good faith that it is necessary for safety purposes, to protect our legal rights, to enforce our website terms of use or any applicable rules, or to protect the rights of others.
Minors and Children Under 13
Our website is not intended for users under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect any Personal Information from children under the age of 13 or knowingly track the use of our websites by these minors.
External Links
This Privacy Notice does not apply to the collection, processing and use of Personal Information by companies that we do not own or control or to people that we do not employ or manage ("External Parties"). Although our website may link to the websites of External Parties, such as those of our alliance partners or social media companies, we do not exercise control over the activities of External Parties. For more information about what Personal Information External Parties collect and how they use such Personal Information, please refer to their privacy notices.
Changes
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. Any material changes will be preceded by a notice posted on our website. If you disagree with our Privacy Notice changes, please discontinue use of our website.
Effective Date
This Privacy Notice is effective as of September 24, 2021. It does not apply to websites, services and offerings that do not display or link to this notice or that have their own privacy notice, statement, or policy.
