This privacy statement covers the site http://www.gardenofgods.com/. We are committed to respecting and maintaining the privacy of our clients and visitors and wish to demonstrate that commitment by adherence to the following policy. This policy defines the following topics:

  1. What personally identifiable information Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center collects.
  2. What personally identifiable information third parties collect through the Web site.
  3. What organization collects the information.
  4. How Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center uses the information.
  5. With whom Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center may share user information.
  6. What choices are available to users regarding collection, use and distribution of the information.
  7. What types of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center control.
  8. How users can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

If users have questions or concerns regarding this statement, they should e-mail

Information Collection and Use

Information Collection

Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center is the sole owner of the information collected on http://www.gardenofgods.com/. Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center collects information from our users at several different points on our Web site.

Event Registration

To use online registration on this Web site for a Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center-sponsored event, a user must first complete the registration form. During registration, a user is required to give contact information (such as name and email address). We use this information to contact the user about changes to the event for which he has expressed interest. Information specific to the event, especially on the forms labeled, ‘SPECIAL’, is optional, but highly recommended for the event.

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the user. We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. For the session ID cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the user’s hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed by following web browser help file directions.

The cookies set by the site flag a user as having the Macromedia Flash plug-in; identify if the user has seen a particular cartoon sequence on main pages, and provide business type information for content metrics on newsletter articles and news releases. If users reject the cookie, they may still use our site. Persistent cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.

Log Files

Like most standard Web site servers, we use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and the number of clicks to analyze trends administer the site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Communications from the Site

Special Offers and Updates

We send all new members a welcoming email to verify profile information. Established members who have subscribed to the newsletter or news releases will receive regular mailings. Out of respect for the privacy of our users, we present the option to not receive these types of communications. Please see the Choice and Opt-out sections.

Newsletter

If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information such as name and email address. Out of respect for our user’s privacy, we provide a way to opt-out of these communications. Please see the Choice and Opt-out sections.

Service Announcements

On rare occasions, it is necessary to send out a strictly service-related announcement. For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance we might send users an email. Generally, users may not opt out of these communications, though they can deactivate their accounts. However, these communications are not promotional in nature.

Customer Service

We communicate with users on a regular basis to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their account, we reply via email or phone, in accordance with the users wishes.

Sharing

Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order, or legal process served on our Web site.

Aggregate Information (non-personally identifiable)

We share aggregated demographic information with our partners and clients. This information consists of correlating survey results or article reading preferences with business types. This is not linked to any personally identifiable information.

These are the instances in which we will share users’ personal information. We DO NOT Share Personal Information with Third Parties.

Business Transitions

In the event Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center goes through a business transition, such as a merger, being acquired by another company, or selling a portion of its assets, users’ personal information will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred. Users will be notified via email and a prominent notice on our Web site for 30 days prior to a change of ownership or control of their personal information. If as a result of the business transition, the users’ personally identifiable information will be used in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection they will be given choice consistent with our notification of changes section.

Choice/Opt-out

Our users are given the opportunity to “opt-out” of having their information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for information. For example, our order form has an “opt-out” mechanism so users who buy a product from us but don’t want any marketing material can keep their email address off of our lists.

Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications may opt-out of receiving these communications by clicking on the link at the bottom of the message, or by emailing us with ‘UNSUBSCRIBE’ in the subject line, or the user may contact us at 719.634.6666.

Users of our site are always notified when their information is being collected by any outside parties. We do this so our users can make an informed choice as to whether or not they should proceed with services that require an outside party.

This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we, Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.

Security

This Web site takes every precaution to protect our users’ information. When users submit sensitive information via the Web site, their information is protected both online and offline.

If users have any questions about the security at our Web site, users can send an email to info@gardenofgods.com.

Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information

If a user’s personally identifiable information changes (such as zip code, phone, email or postal address), or if a user no longer desires our service, we provide a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate users’ personally identifiable information. This can usually be done by emailing our Customer Support at info@gardenofgods.com. Or, contact us by telephone or postal mail at the contact information listed below.

Notification of Changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

If, however, we are going to use users’ personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify users via email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. However, if users have opted out of all communication with the site, or deleted/deactivated their account, then they will not be contacted, nor will their personal information be used in this new manner. In addition, if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that do not affect user information already stored in our database, we will post a prominent notice on our Web site notifying users of the change. In some cases where we post a notice we will also email users, who have opted to receive communications from us, notifying them of the changes in our privacy practices.

Contact Information

If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at:

phone: 719.634.6666
info@gardenofgods.com
1805 N. 30th St.,
Colorado Springs, CO, 80904
http://www.gardenofgods.com/