Newton Cultural Alliance Privacy Policy
The Newton Cultural Alliance (“NCA”) places a high priority on protecting the privacy of visitors to our website. This privacy policy was created in order to demonstrate the NCA’s commitment to protecting that privacy and to explain what type of information is collected from you when you visit the Newton Cultural Alliance website, newtonculture.org, and how that information may be used.
The NCA reserves the right to modify this privacy policy. Any changes to this privacy policy will be posted to this page as soon as reasonably possible; please review this page periodically. Use of the NCA’s website, newtonculture.org, constitutes consent to any privacy policy then in effect.
Providing and Receiving Information
NCA members and individuals who sign up to receive NCA e-communications voluntarily provide us with contact information (such as name and e-mail address). We may use this information for specific, limited purposes. You may always opt out, either now or at any time in the future, if you do not wish to receive our messages. You may contact us to correct or update any personal information; opt out of future communications; or request that NCA remove your personal information from our database. Contact NCA using one of the following options:
Newton Cultural Alliance
35 Webster Street, West Newton, MA 02465
617-332-4300
Information We Collect From You
Like many other websites, newtonculture.org automatically collects information about your internet connection, such as: the IP address of the server you used to access the internet; the name of the website from which you linked directly to newtonculture.org; the date and time you accessed newtonculture.org; and the pages you visit on newtonculture.org. This non-personal information does not identify you personally. We use this non-personal information to track visitors of our website. This enables us to determine which of our features are the most popular, so we can better serve the needs of visitors and users of newtonculture.org. It also allows us to provide aggregate data about our traffic (not identifying you personally, but showing how many visitors used which features, for example) to outside parties.
How Your Personal Information May Be Used
We use personal information obtained from you to provide services that you request; respond to your questions or inquires; identify areas of user interest; consider potential improvements to newtonculture.org; and to process membership applications and program registrations. We may use your personal information to get in touch with you regarding the status of your online requests for services or any additional information you requested. We may also use your personal information to contact you regarding additional services and features or requesting your feedback about your experience with newtonculture.org. You may choose to opt out at any time, which will cease all communications from us.
Use of Cookies
The use of cookies enables us to enhance your visit to newtonculture.org. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that are transferred to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser. The “Help” option of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, but this will limit your ability to use some features. Cookies enable us to recognize your browser and provide features, which are tailored to your needs. We may use information from cookies for purposes of planning and tracking, and for assessing the technical function of newtonculture.org. We may also use cookies to track information about which pages you visit within newtonculture.org to help us gauge the effectiveness of content on newtonculture.org
Sharing Your Information
The NCA does not sell, trade, rent, or provide personal information to marketing companies or information brokers or any other organization or individual outside our organization.
External Links
Newtonculture.org includes links to external websites. These links do not fall under the newtonculture.org domain, and the NCA is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of external websites. Your use of any linked website is solely at your own risk.
Security
The NCA maintains a variety of physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information, including industry-standard SSL-encryption to protect data transmissions for online program registrations, membership applications, and information submitted through newtonculture.org.
If you have any questions concerning this privacy policy, contact:
Newton Cultural Alliance
35 Webster Street, West Newton, MA 02465
617-332-4300