The Gold Coast Jazz Society is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of visitors to our website. The personal information referred to in this statement of our Privacy Policy includes, but may not be limited to, names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and credit card information.
We have prepared this policy statement to inform you about the information collected from visitors to our website and how it is used. From time to time, our practices may necessitate changes to the existing policy. We encourage you to refer back to this page to view the policy in effect at the time of your use and, if desired, update your user preferences.
By using our website, or communicating with us by e-mail, you are deemed to have assented and agreed to this policy as in effect at the time of your use.
What information about you is collected, and how is it used?
You can browse our website without needing to log in. Some anonymous, statistical information is automatically logged when you access the website. This allows us to make our site more useful to you and others who use it by, for example, tracking which features of the site are most used by visitors. None of this information, which is listed below, is associated with any personal information or contains anything identifying you personally:
The date of the visit
The time of arrival and length of visit
The browser used (e.g., Google, Safari, Bing, etc.)
A list of files downloaded or pages viewed
The Internet Protocol (IP) address of the machine through which the site was accessed
Any errors encountered
A cookie is an alphanumeric identifier that is automatically stored on the user’s computer when accessing a website. It allows our systems to recognize your browser’s access privileges and to personalize your session with us. We do not share information from cookies with any third parties. If you do not wish a cookie to be placed on your computer, however, you can adjust the settings on your browser accordingly; however, doing so will limit the range of features available for your use on our site. (For example, you must have cookies turned on to place items in your shopping cart (e.g., “Opera Boutique”).
When a user of our website donates, we must have the necessary information to process the transaction, including name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and, when applicable, the credit card number. We do share information with service providers who assist with operations such as payment processing and email services. These third-party service providers have their privacy policies. No credit card information is stored permanently on our web server. If a user visits our website but does not make a donation, this same information is collected, except for credit card information.
In addition to using your name and contact information to fulfill your requests and process your transactions, we will also add your name and contact information to our database. We may perform statistical analyses of user behavior to measure interest in various areas of our sites. You may receive direct mail or emails from us. Although we use a direct mail service, we do not provide or share our lists to any other organizations for direct mail, email, or telemarketing purposes.
We may release information if required to do so by law or in good faith belief that it is necessary to comply with the law, to respond to legal process served on us, or to protect and defend our legitimate business interests, rights, or property, or the rights of our customers and patrons.
If you communicate with us by letter, email, phone, or in person, information about the communication may be collected into a database file specific to you.
If you would no longer like to receive emails from the Gold Coast Jazz Society, please use the “unsubscribe” link that is included at the bottom of every email we send.
If you would no longer like to receive direct mail from us, please call our office at 954-524-0805.
Please note that the Gold Coast Jazz Society does not knowingly collect personal information from any child under 13 without parental consent. Any parent who may be concerned that a child has accessed our website or given personal information should use the “Contact Us”
form found on our website ,or call our office at 954-524-0805.