Privacy Policy - Yerba Buena Alliance

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Thank you for visiting the Yerba Buena Alliance (YBA) Web site. We appreciate your interest in YBA. Because we share your concern about privacy, we are letting you know how we collect information about you, what information we collect, how we use the information, under what circumstances we disclose it, and what choices are available to you regarding such data collection. This Privacy Statement covers information collected at the YBA Web site: www.yerbabuena.org. For simplicity, we will refer to it as "our site."

Use of Cookies
YBA uses "cookies" which are small files that allow us to store and sometimes track what you are looking at when you visit our sites. If you are concerned about the potential use of information gathered from your computer by "cookies," you can set your browser to prompt you before it accepts a cookie. Most Internet browsers have settings that let you identify or reject cookies.

Collection and Use of Non-personal Information
If you do nothing during your visit but browse, read pages, or download information, our site's operating system will automatically record the following information about your visit.
1. The Internet domain for your Internet service, such as "xcompany.com" or "xcompany.net" if you use a private Internet access account or "yourcollege.edu" if you connect from a college or university domain.
2. The type of browser that you use, e.g., "America Online version 7" or "Microsoft Internet Explorer 7."
3. The type of operating system that you use, e.g., Windows or Macintosh.
4. The date and time you visit our site, and the Web pages that you visit on our site.
5. The address of the previous Web site you visited, if you linked to us from another Web site.
This information is used to help us diagnose technical problems as well as to help us track user interests. We gather this information in the aggregate – as a total, not linked to individual users – and we may share it with our members or certain other reputable organizations that share our interests.

Collection and Use of Personal Information
Many areas of our site are accessible without registration of any kind. Some of our services require personal identification in order to be effective. This includes, but is not limited to, our online contribution form. By "personal information," we mean information that on its own can specifically identify you. Personal information you provide is stored in a secure location and is accessible only by designated staff. This may include, among other things, your name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, etc.

1. E-mail Lists: If you choose to sign-up for one of our e-mail lists, we ask for your e-mail address and other personal information. We use this information to administer the e-mail lists and to track user interests. We may also use it to verify that you are a YBA member. If you choose to subscribe to a YBA e-mail list, we may use your zip code or other information to send you individualized updates. We do not sell, lease, or rent these lists to any outside organizations but may share information from our members through e-mail. If you wish to revoke your subscription to any e-mail list, please follow the instructions provided at the bottom of all e-mailings. Please contact info@yerbabuena.org if you have any problems revoking your subscription.
2. Miscellaneous: You may choose to participate in other activities on our site that may require you to disclose personal information. These activities may include polls, questionnaires, surveys, contests, etc. We will not share your information with any third-party organization without your explicit permission to do so.

Links to Other Sites
The privacy policies and practices contained in this Privacy Statement do not apply to ANY external links. The YBA Privacy Statement only applies to our site or any future sites that we may develop. It does not cover sites that are linked to our site for which we are not responsible ("linked-sites"). These linked-sites will have their own policies and practices, which may be different from ours. We therefore encourage you to familiarize yourself with the policies and practices of the linked-sites, especially if you provide personal information to them.

Amendments and Consent to This Privacy Statement
YBA retains the right to amend or otherwise update this Privacy Statement at any time. By using our site, you consent to the collection and use of the information as we have described. If we change our policies and practices, we will post the changes in our Privacy Statement so that you are always aware of them. With this knowledge, you can make an informed decision about whether you wish to provide personal information to us.