Privacy Policy
Dances with Dragonflys is committed to protecting your privacy while using DanceswithDragonflys.com. This policy describes the ways personally identifiable and anonymous information about users is gathered, information sharing practices, and how users may request changes to the way this information is shared.
Information Collection
Dances with Dragonflys is the sole owner of the information collected on DanceswithDragonflys.com. This website may collect information from its users at several different points within the site.
Registration
Users are not required to register in order to use this site. In order to receive e-mail notifications of news stories, a user must first complete the e-mail list registration form. During registration, a user is required to give contact information (such as name and e-mail address). This information is used to contact the user about services on our site for which he/she has expressed interest. It is necessary for the user to provide unique identifiers (such as name, e-mail address, phone number) so requests can be properly fulfilled and better service can be provided.
Contact Form
A user may provide contact information (such as name, e-mail, and telephone number) on the contact form when making comments or asking questions. This information is used to respond to the user in addressing his/her questions, requests for proposal, or concerns.
Information Use
Log Files and Cookies
Like most standard website servers, this site uses log files and cookies for the purpose of analyzing user trends which may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and 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.
Remarketing and Display Advertising from Dances with Dragonflys
- Dances with Dragonflys may use Remarketing with Google Analytics to advertise online.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, may show ads on Dances with Dragonflys’s behalf on sites across the Internet.
- This site and third-party vendors, including Google, may use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) together to inform, optimize, and serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the website.
- This site and third-party vendors, including Google, may use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) together to report how ad impressions, other uses of ad services, and interactions with these ad impressions and ad services are related to visits to this site.
- You can opt-out of seeing our Display Ads by customizing the Google Display Network ads by clicking here for complete instructions from Google.
Communications from the Site
News Updates
If a user wishes to subscribe to the news update e-mail list, Dances with Dragonflys asks for contact information such as name and e-mail address. Out of respect for users’ privacy, a way to opt-out of these communications is provided. 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 hosting services are temporarily suspended for maintenance, an e-mail may be generated and sent out to users. Generally, users may not opt-out of these communications, though they can ask for their name to be removed from our communications list, thus eliminating any future contact from Dances with Dragonflys. Please be advised these communications are not promotional in nature.
Customer Service
Dances with Dragonflys tries to communicate with users on a regular basis to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their account. Replies are via e-mail or phone, in accordance with the user’s wishes.
Sharing
Legal Disclaimer
Dances with Dragonflys makes every effort to preserve user privacy, although there may be a need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein there is a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on this site.
Aggregate Information (non-personally identifiable)
Dances with Dragonflys may share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers as related to Search Engine Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Online and Traditional Print marketing. This is not linked to any personally identifiable information.
Third Party Intermediaries
For example: Dances with Dragonflys occasionally contracts with outside website and e-mail hosting providers to provide these services; uses outside shipping companies to ship orders; and/or uses outside commercial printing companies for printing services. In most cases, these companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes. However, these third parties are not necessarily governed by terms of this site.
Business Transitions
In the event Dances with Dragonflys 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.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Dances with Dragonflys is not responsible for the privacy practices of other such sites. Users of this site are encouraged to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.
Security
Dances with Dragonflys takes reasonable precautions to protect users’ information. All users’ information is restricted to this office. Only employees/subcontractors who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information. Employees/subcontractors must use password-protected screen-savers when they leave their desk. When they return, they must re-enter their password to re-gain access to user information. Furthermore, ALL employees/subcontractors are kept up-to-date on security and privacy practices. Finally, the servers that store personally identifiable information are in a secure environment, in a locked facility.
If users have any questions about the security of this website, he/she can contact us.
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 service, a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate users’ personally identifiable information is provided. This can usually be done by e-mailing Dances with Dragonflys.
Notification of Changes
If Dances with Dragonflys decides to change this privacy policy, those changes will be posted to this privacy statement or an e-mail will be sent to users so they are always aware of what information is collected, how it is used, and under what circumstances, if any, it is disclosed. If, however, users’ personally identifiable information is to be used in a manner different from what is stated at the time of collection, users will be notified via e-mail.
Contact Information
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, feel free to contact us.
