Our Privacy Policy
GSCM.org is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. We sometimes collect personal information from our users. This web page explains what information we collect, why we collect it, what we do with it and what you can do about it. GSCM follows the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) guidelines and the Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU). Click here to see more detailed information regarding our privacy policy as it relates to children.
Collection of Personal Information
GSCM.org maintains the confidentiality, security and integrity of personal information that we obtain from our users. We do not disclose personal information to any party except to our national organization, GSUSA, for the purpose of membership data and/or mailing of catalogs and GSUSA Leader Magazine. Users may opt-out of receiving these mailings; see the Stop Receiving Mail section below.
Our site uses order forms and registration forms for you to request information, products/services and registration for program/adult development events. We collect contact information (like email addresses, names, telephone numbers and mailing addresses) and financial information (like account or credit card numbers) through these forms. Contact information from the forms is used to send orders to our customers, to send information about our products and services and for the purposes of record keeping. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings: see the Stop Receiving Mail section below. Financial information that is collected is used to bill the user for products and services.
Our online surveys and contests sometimes ask users for contact information (like your email addresses) or information about hobbies or interests. We sometimes use this information to send news about our products and services and to help us provide our customers with better service and customized information. Users may opt-out of receiving these mailings; see the Stop Receiving Mail section below.
If a customer orders merchandise and/or registers for a program or adult development event it may be necessary to contact them by telephone, this is done strictly for the purpose of clarifying an order or registration information.
About IP Addresses
GSCM.org collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration and to report anonymous aggregate information to third parties. An IP address is a number, which is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Internet. Web servers -- the big computers that "serve" up web pages -- automatically identify your computer by its IP address. When guests request pages from GSCM.org, our servers log the users' IP addresses. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable. This means that a user's session will be logged, but the user remains anonymous to us.
Use of Cookies (not to be confused with our delicious Girl Scout Cookies)
Cookies are pieces of information that a web site transfers to an individual's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. The use of cookies is an industry standard and you will find that most major web sites utilize this technology. GSCM.org sometimes uses cookies to track certain information for our users' convenience and to understand our customers better.
Links to Other Sites
When you visit gscm.org you may be directed to other sites that are beyond our control. There are links to other sites from our site that take you outside our service. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, or otherwise collect data or solicit personal information. Always be aware of where you end up on the Internet.
Security
The importance of security for all personally identifiable information associated with our users is of utmost concern to us. We exercise great care in providing secure transmission of our users' financial information from their computers to our servers, utilizing encryption software. Only those employees who need access to our users' information in order to do their jobs are allowed access. Any employee who violates our privacy and/or security policies is subject to disciplinary action, including possible termination and civil and/or criminal prosecution.
Your Acceptance of These Terms
By using this site, you signify your assent to Girl Scouts of Central Maryland's (www.gscm.org) Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our site. Your continued use of our site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. You can send an e-mail to us with any further questions.
Stop Mail Service
Individuals may STOP MAIL service(s) with gscm.org at any time. To do, so please complete the form at www.gscm.org/about/optout.htm.
Contacting Us
Questions regarding our privacy policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this web site, contact:
Girl Scouts of Central Maryland
4806 Seton Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
Web Site Administrator
webmaster@gscm.org
'Girl Scouts' and other GIRL SCOUT Trademarks are registered trademarks of Girl Scouts of the USA
and are used herein pursuant to license.
Girl Scouts of Central Maryland Web Site Copyright 1996 - 2005.
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