Privacy Policy

 

PhotoWings Privacy Policy

 
Introduction
PhotoWings (“PhotoWings” or “We”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the privacy of all who visit our website. We understand that maintaining privacy on our website is very important, and that informing our visitors about the types of information we collect and how we use it is crucial to the mission of PhotoWings.

This policy (together with our Terms of Use and any other documents referred to in it) describes the personal information that we collect from you, or that you provide on www.photowings.org (our “site”) and how that information may be used or disclosed by us.

This policy does not apply to information we collect through any other means, or to information collected on any other PhotoWings affiliate or third-party site that may link to or be accessible from the site.
Please read the following carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your personal information and how we will treat it.

Information We Collect About You
We collect several types of information from and about users of our site, including:
• Information you provide to us.
• Information collected automatically as you navigate through the site, including usage details, IP addresses, and cookies.
• Information we receive from third parties, for example, our business partners.

Information You Provide to Us
PhotoWings does not collect any personal information about individuals, such as names, postal or email addresses, or other personally identifying data (the “Personal Data”) except when such information is knowingly provided. Personal information may be transmitted as part of a form submission or in connection with other activities, services, or resources on our site.

We may collect and use the following information that you provide to us:
• Information that you provide by filling in forms on our site, as applicable. This includes information provided at the time of posting material or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our site.
• Records and copies of your correspondence (including e-mail addresses), if you contact us.

Information Collected Automatically: Non-Personal Information such as Usage Details, IP Addresses and Cookies
• Usage Details and IP Addresses. As you navigate through the site, We may also collect details of your visits to our site, including, but not limited to, traffic data, logs and other communication data, and the resources that you access, as well as information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers should we use them. This is statistical data about our users’ equipment, browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.
• Cookies. For the same reason, we may obtain information about your general internet usage by using cookies. A cookie is a small file stored on the hard drive of your computer. Use of cookies help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalized service by enabling us to:
• Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
• Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our site according to your individual interests.
• Speed up your searches.
• Recognize you when you return to our site.

If you do not wish us to collect cookies, you may set your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you do so, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
You should review this privacy policy carefully, because if you do not agree with our practices, your ultimate choice is not to use the site. Remember, by using any part of the site, you accept and agree to our privacy practices. If we update this privacy policy, your continued use of the site (following the posting of the revised privacy policy) means that you accept and agree to the terms of the revised privacy policy.

Uses Made of the Information
Any personal information provided to PhotoWings is maintained and accessible only by PhotoWings unless PhotoWings explicitly states otherwise. We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information, in the following ways:
• To present our site and its contents in a suitable and effective manner for you and for your computer.
• To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us.
• To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.
• To notify you about changes to our service.
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so.

Disclosure of Your Information
PhotoWings does not sell, rent or lease its website user list to third parties.
We may disclose personal information that you provide via this site to the following third parties:
• Our subsidiaries and affiliates.
• Contractors and service providers we use to support our business.
• To a buyer or non-profit entity in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or any other form of sale of some or all of PhotoWings’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by PhotoWings about its customers is among the assets transferred.

We may also disclose your personal information to third parties to:
• Comply with any court order or other legal obligation.
• Enforce or apply our Terms of Use.
• Protect the rights, property, or safety of PhotoWings, our users, or others.

Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration and disclosure.
The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our site. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk.

Links to Other Sites
Users may find content on the PhotoWings site that links to the sites and services of our partners or other third parties. In many cases, these links represent cooperative projects or are established with persons or entities that have a significant connection to or relationship with our site. Although every effort is made to ensure that any referrals are to reputable and relevant sources, PhotoWings does not control the content or links that appear on these sites. In addition, these sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies, or no policy at all. Photowings maintains a policy against the nonconsensual collection or sharing of personal information and encourages visitors to review the privacy policies of any sites they visit to ensure their personal information is being protected.

Children Under the Age of 13
Our site is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the site. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, please do not register on the site, make any purchases through the website or send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at info@photowings.org.

Policy Changes
Occasional changes may be made to this document as new services and content are added to our site or to reflect changes in PhotoWings’ policies. Visitors to the PhotoWings site are encouraged to check this document periodically to stay informed of current PhotoWings policy guidelines.

Acceptance of Terms
By using the PhotoWings website, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our website. Your continued use of the PhotoWings site following the posting of changes to these terms will indicate your acceptance of those changes.

Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at:
info@photowings.org