Welcome to the Ohio & Erie Canalway Association (OECA) website (the “Site”)! OECA is committed to protecting your privacy and trust and will only use your data as set forth in this Privacy Policy and any amendments hereto. This Privacy Policy discloses the privacy practices for OECA (collectively “OECA” or “We”) and explains how we collect information and how we use the information that we collect.

Please read this information carefully before accessing the Site. The privacy statement may be amended at any time, with or without notice to users. You should periodically visit this page to review the then current Privacy Policy. Your use of the Site constitutes your consent and agreement to abide by this Privacy Policy and your consent to the use of the information that we collect, including personally identifiable information, as set forth in this Privacy Policy. Please regularly consult this Privacy Policy in order to be aware of updated practices.

Should you not wish OECA to collect and use your personal information in the manner set forth in this Privacy Policy, please do not provide the information to OECA.

Personally Identifiable Collection of InformationYou may voluntarily provide us with personally identifiable information such as your name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and information about your interest in various products, programs and services (“Personal Information”). Examples of how you may provide this information are: volunteering your email address in order to sign up for newsletters, volunteering your ISP address or submitting contact forms.

Other Collected InformationIn the normal course of visiting the Site, viewing our pages and downloading any information from the Site, our servers also collects information such as: – The domain name from which you access the Internet – Client host names – Your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address – The name and version of your computer’s operating system and browser

Use of Collected InformationWe use your personally identifiable information to supply you with and fulfill your requests for services, additional information, and to include you on a subscription list.

We may use such information to send you a confirmation, or provide additional information.

We may use such information to provide you with information about programs or services, and to notify you of added features to the Site.

We may use the information collected for internal purposes for administrative purposes, for technical maintenance purposes, the marketing and promotion of products and services that might be of interest to you, to communicate with you about customer service issues, to measure the number of visitors to the site, to make the site more useful to users and OECA members. This may involve sharing such information with other OECA offices or affiliates for said purposes.

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

We reserve the right to share both aggregate and personal information collected from you with third parties if we are authorized to do so, if the law requires it, to protect the rights of OECA, or as part of a sale or other disposition of our assets (including our membership and/or customer records). We may also use and disclose Personal Information to prevent or trace abuses of the Site.

We may also use and disclose Personal Information to comply with any court order or government investigation, subpoena or inquiry, or as otherwise required by law, or to protect the rights, property or personal safety of OECA, users of the Site, or the public. 

DisclaimersWhile OECA has taken reasonable steps to limit the uses of information provided by you, we cannot guarantee that the information will remain permanently secure. There is always a possibility that your information could be lost due to technical problems or stolen from our databases. OECA is not responsible for any such loss or theft or any other unanticipated security breach.

CookiesOECA does not use Cookies at the present time. In the future, however, users to this Site may be issued a “cookie,” a small text file placed on the user’s hard drive to track usage of the Site. Cookies help to prevent you from having to register or re-enter your information every time you visit the Site. Cookies are also used to authenticate your identity. Cookies from our Site provide us with certain information about your computer, but will not interfere with the operation of your computer. OECA may use cookies to gain knowledge of Internet usage, improve content and advertisements.

Some cookies that are issued may contain your personally identifiable information, and such cookies may be shared with the affiliates of OECA.

If you would like to avoid cookies, your web browser may have an option that enables you to disable or not accept cookies. It should be noted, however, that should you disable or not accept cookies, portions of the Site may not properly function.

HyperlinksWe may post hyperlinks to the websites of third-party web sites (“Third Party Sites”). We cannot control the actions of such third parties or be held responsible for their use of any information that you provide directly to them. We advise you to take the time to educate yourself about the privacy policy and terms of use of any Web site that you visit.OECA does not control or endorse Third Party Sites.

 

Children’s Online PrivacyConsistent with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), this Site is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 13. OECA does not knowingly collect personal information from children through this Site, or any of its websites. Minors between the ages of 13 and 17 must obtain the permission of their parents or legal guardians before making purchases of any type on this Site.

If you are a parent with concerns about children’s privacy issues in conjunction with the use of this Site, or any other privacy issue, please contact us at meghan at canalwaypartners.com