Privacy Policy

 

Last Updated on October 15, 2013 At www.CitiesBeautiful.org, we recognize that privacy of your personal information is important. Here is information on what types of personal information we receive and collect when you visit www.CitiesBeautiful.org, and how we safeguard your information. We never sell your personal information to third parties.

What information do we collect? We collect information when you fill out a survey form. You will be asked for an e-mail address, but you may visit the site anonymously. As with most other websites, we collect the following general data that is not personally identifiable information: domain, browser type, Internet connections type, the date and time you visited our site, and which pages you visited throughout our site. We use this information to improve the websites.

What do we use the information for? Any of the information we collect from you may be used in the following ways:

  1. To personalize your experience by helping to respond to your specific interests.
  2. To improve the website based on your feedback.

 

How do we protect your information? To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place commercially reasonable physical, technical and administrative controls to protect the information. Please note that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure.

Do we use cookies? Yes. We only use cookies to store your test results and enable you to view them as you're browsing the cities. No additional information or malware is sent in any of our cookies.

Do we disclose any information to third parties? We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal identifiable information to third parties. The exception is trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website and conducting our business, who agree to keep your information confidential. Non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for academic research, website marketing, advertising, or other purposes. We offer links to other websites. Please note: When you click on links to other websites, we encourage you to read their privacy policies. Their standards may differ from ours.

Compliance With Legal Process We may disclose personal information if we are required to do so by law or we have a good faith belief that such action is necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process; (2) protect and defend our rights and property; (3) protect against misuse or unauthorized use www.citiesbeautiful.org; or (4) protect the personal safety or property of our users or the public (among other things, this means that if you provide false information or attempt to pose as someone else, information about you may be disclosed as part of any investigation into your actions). COPPA Compliance We do not knowingly collect or store any personal information about children under the age of 13.

Changes to This Policy This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time. Any such changes will be posted on this page.