INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
As a member of the YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas, you are included in a nationwide membership network of YMCAs. The information in this network is used solely by the “The Y” as the “National Council of Young Men’s Christian Associations of the United States of America and its independent and autonomous member associations”. The Y respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. A requirement of nationwide membership is sex offender screening of members. The Y does provide your personal information for a nationwide lookup in the sex offender registry database.
The Y does not sell or otherwise disclose user information collected on this site or offline with any other outside organization. We do not sell or exchange your information with any other organization, public, private, or non-profit.
JOINING ONLINE, PROGRAM REGISTRATION, AND ONLINE DONATIONS
In order to use some of the features on this website, including online program registration, membership, and donations, visitors must submit billing and contact information. The YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas shall process donations, membership dues, and program fees, and will be the sole owner of the information and will not sell, share, or rent this information to outside parties.
The YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas may send mailings, emails, or other means of communication to donors, members, and program participants. You may opt out of these communications by sending a request to our marketing department to be removed from future communications. To do so, please contact the Marketing Department at 757-223-7925 or send us an email.
COOKIES
The YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas may use cookies to remember if visitors have logged in while on our site. This allows website users to avoid logging in more than once, thereby saving time. Users have the option of disabling or not accepting cookies by changing the preferences on their browsers. If users opt to disable cookies, they will still be able to use our website. No personally identifiable information (such as email address, name, etc.) is collected with the cookies that we set. Accepting cookies while on the YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas site will not put the user at risk for marketing to other sites, but may provide you with messaging about YMCA membership and programs when you are online.
WEB STATISTICS
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track visitor interests, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use for reporting. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
LINKS
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that the YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas disclaims any responsibility for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our visitors to be aware of this 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 our website.
SECURITY
The YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas registration process protects members’ and registrants’ credit card and personal information using a secure transmission via SSL. Precautions are taken to protect any information provided. Security measures are in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. All data transmissions are encrypted. Access to individual information is password protected and restricted to authorized personnel.
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES
If we change our privacy policy, we will post notice of those changes so that our visitors are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy currently posted on our website.
KIDS AND PARENTS
Kids – If you are 18 years of age or younger, please be sure to ask your parents for permission before providing any information to us.
Parents – We hope that you and your kids enjoy our website. In communicating directly with minors over the Internet, we recognize the unique issues raised regarding the protection of your children’s privacy. The YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas will take all reasonable measures to protect your kids and their privacy. We recommend, however, that you caution your children on the importance of scrutinizing sources and checking with you before revealing any personal information.
GENERAL
These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and the YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas with respect to use of the website, superseding all prior or contemporaneous communications and/or proposals. The YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas reserves the right to make changes to these Terms and Conditions immediately by posting the changed Terms and Conditions in this location. By continuing to use the website, you are agreeing to all changes made by the YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas. A printed version of these Terms and Conditions shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to use of the Website to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
The website is controlled and operated by the YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas from its principal office in the State of Virginia, USA. The YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas makes no representation that materials on the website are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access the website from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. The website is not intended to subject the YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas to the laws or jurisdiction of any state, country, or territory other than the State of Virginia and the United States of America.
