Privacy

Houston Storytellers’ Guild (“we” or “us”) recognize that you care how information about you is
collected and used. We have created this Privacy Policy to inform you
of our information collection, use, and sharing practices for this Web
site.

Please be advised that the practices described in this Privacy Policy
apply only to information gathered through this Web site and do not
necessarily reflect our practices with respect to information gathered
through other means, including digital means such as other Web sites and
email communications.

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: Houston Storytellers’ Guild

 

What information do we collect and how is it used?

Information You Voluntarily Provide

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” is
information that you provide to us that may be used to identify you,
such as your full name, physical address, email address, or phone
number. Except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy, we do not
collect Personal Information through this Web site unless you
voluntarily submit it. Personal Information will be collected when you
fill out a “contact us” form and/or when you otherwise voluntarily
submit or provide Personal Information to us. We use Personal
Information to provide the services and information you have requested
and for administrative and analytical purposes. For example, unless
otherwise prohibited by law, the Personal Information may be used to
contact you (by telephone, regular mail, email, facsimile or other
means) to answer your questions or respond to your comments, to send you
information about our products and services, to provide emails,
newsletters and other communications, to conduct market research, to
ensure compliance with our policies and applicable laws and regulations,
and to market our products and services. Unless otherwise prohibited
by law, we may also sell, rent or lease your Personal Information to
third parties for marketing and promotional purposes.

 

Information We Automatically Collect

Like many Web sites, we use “cookies” and other tracking technologies
to collect certain Information automatically whenever you visit this
Web site. Cookies are files stored on your computer’s hard drive by your
browser. Most browsers accept cookies automatically but allow you to
disable them. If you choose to disable cookies, you may be unable to use
certain features of this Web site.

Information we collect through the use of cookies and other tracking
technologies may include your IP address, location of your computer (but
not your street address), browser information, operating system type,
and dates and times you accessed the Web site. We may also collect
information regarding traffic patterns, how you came to our Web site,
and site usage. This information is used for analysis and for online
marketing.

With both cookies and other tracking technologies, the information we
collect does not contain your name, address, telephone number, or email
address. We do not generally link the information we collect through
the use of cookies and tracking technologies to Personal Information you
submit. However, we reserve the right to use information collected in
this manner to identify a Web site visitor if we reasonably believe it
is necessary or advisable to enforce the policies of this Web site, to
protect us or our clients, to prevent fraud, deception, or illegal
activity, or to protect this Web site or its visitors.

 

Is information collected from children?

This Web site is not intended for use by children. If you are under
the age of 18, you should not use this Web site and should not submit
any information of any kind to us.

 

With whom do you share information?

We engage third parties to perform services in connection with the
operation of our business. Examples of these services include, but are
not limited to, hosting and maintenance of our Web site, data storage
and recovery, maintaining mailing lists, Web site evaluation, data
analysis, data cleansing, and marketing assistance. We may provide
information regarding you, including Personal Information, to these
third parties. We may also share Personal Information you provide to us
to with insurance and financial service providers in order to provide
you with information about the availability and pricing of products and
services.

We may share non-Personal Information with others from time to time.
Examples of such non-Personal Information include the number of users
who visited this Web site during a specific time period. This
information is shared in an aggregate form.

We reserve the right to transfer any information we have about you,
including Personal Information, in connection with the sale or transfer
of all or a portion of our business or assets to a third party.

We may also share information, including Personal Information, with third parties as described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy.

In addition, we, or those with whom we have shared information in
accordance with this Privacy Policy, may release Personal Information
and/or non-Personal Information if we believe in good faith that: the
law or legal process requires it; we have received a valid
administrative request from a law enforcement agency; or such release is
necessary or advisable to protect the rights, property or safety of us
or our clients, our Web Site visitors, or others.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, we will not share Personal Information
with any third party to the extent prohibited by applicable law or
regulation.

 

What do you do to protect Personal Information?

We use various security measures, including a firewall, to protect
Personal Information we collect through this Web site. However, no data
transmission or information system can be guaranteed to be secure. We
do not warrant the security of any Personal Information you submit to us
and all such transmissions are at your own risk.

How can I correct Personal Information?

You can correct and update certain Personal Information you have provided to us by contacting us at: Houston Storytellers’ Guild

 

What happens when I link from or to another Web site?

This Web site may contain links to other Web sites operated by third
parties. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected
through these other Web sites. We encourage you to be aware when you
leave this Web site and read the privacy policies of each and every Web
site that you visit.

If you have accessed this Web site through a link from another Web
site, this Web site may include a frame. The information you provide to
us through these framed Web pages is collected by us and this Privacy
Policy governs our use of such information.

 

How will I be informed about changes to this Privacy Policy?

Our Web site will continue to evolve to bring you new features and
services and to implement technological advances. As a result, we may
change this Privacy Policy from time to time without prior notice.
Revised versions of this Privacy Policy will be posted on this Web site,
together with an updated effective date. In some cases, we may also
send an email notifying users of the changes. You should check this Web
site regularly to see if any recent changes to this Privacy Policy have
occurred. By continuing to use this Web site after we post any such
changes, you accept the Privacy Policy as modified.

Effective Date

This Privacy Policy is effective as of January 20, 2015