Privacy Policy

Liberty Science Center, Inc. (“LSC”) respects the privacy of all visitors to this Web Site (www.lsc.org) (this “Web Site”). This Privacy Policy applies only to this Web Site and explains the types of information we collect from You on this Web Site and how we use the collected information. LSC reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy and such changes will become effective when posted on this Web Site. Therefore, it is recommended that You check this Privacy Policy on a regular basis. Your continued access and use of this Web Site acknowledges that You understand this Privacy Policy and accept its terms and conditions. If You do not agree with the Privacy Policy, please do not access and use this Web Site.

Types of Information Collected

LSC does not collect any personal information about You such as Your name, mailing, or e­mail address except when such information is voluntarily provided by You to LSC through this Web Site. LSC may collect personal information from You for our mailing lists or newsletters or in connection with Your sponsorship, membership, subscription, and program information requests. If You send us an e-mail with a question or comment that contains personally identifying information, or fill out a form that e-mails us this information, we will only use the personally identifiable information to respond to Your request. Whether You provide any information is entirely up to You.

This Web Site does collect non-personally identifiable aggregate information about visitors when pages on this Web Site are requested through a browser. This information is used for analytical and statistical purposes and includes information such as a visitor’s host name, internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, date and time of the visit, the page from which the visitor accessed the current page, the request made by the visitor, volume, traffic pattern, and related site information. LSC may use this information to tailor Your online experience on this Web Site.

This Web Site may utilize a standard technology called “cookies” to collect information about Your use of this Web Site. A “cookie” is a text file that is sent to a browser from a web site and stored on a computer’s hard disk. Cookies record information about a visitor to a web site, the pages that were visited by the visitor, the date of the visit, and any preferences that may have been set while the visitor was browsing the site. This information may be used by LSC, now or in the future, to control Your access to certain features, customization of content, or to analyze Your activity and behavior on this Web Site. Cookies cannot retrieve any other data from Your hard drive nor obtain Your e-mail address nor read cookies that were created by other web sites. The browser only allows the web site that created the cookie the ability to access it.

If You are concerned about the use of cookies, Your browser’s options may be set to notify You when a cookie is saved to Your computer or to disallow cookies. Prohibiting the use of cookies may restrict Your access to certain types of content or features.

In general, LSC will only use the information You provide us for the purpose for which it was provided. In some circumstances, LSC may share the information You voluntarily provide us with trustworthy and reputable business partners, sponsors, or third party vendors. LSC may also disclose information in special cases when LSC has a good faith belief that such action is necessary to conform to legal requirements or comply with legal proceedings or law enforcement investigations, protect and defend its rights or property, enforce the Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use, or to protect the interests of our visitors or others. LSC does not sell or rent personal information collected through this Web Site to anyone or share Your individual profile with other third parties. However, LSC does share Your information in aggregate form only.

This Web Site may contain links to the web sites of our partners, sponsors, or of other third parties. LSC is not responsible for the privacy practices of or any content on any of these third parties web sites. LSC encourages You to review the privacy policies, if any, of any visited web sites. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by this Web Site.

LSC exercises great care to protect Your personally identifiable information that is under our control. This includes, among other things, using industry security measures. However, data transmission over the Internet cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure. LSC cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information You transmit to us or receive from us including information You transmit to us by e-mail. LSC has no way of protecting that information until it reaches our computers. Once LSC receives Your transmission, LSC will take all reasonable steps to ensure the protection of Your personally identifiable information [on our computers].

LSC does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. Children should always ask parents for permission before providing personal information to any web site. LSC urges all parents to participate in their children’s exploration of the Internet and to teach them about safety and protecting their personal information on the Internet.

LSC may use any personally identifiable information You submit for LSC marketing and promotional purposes. For example, LSC may wish to send e-mails to inform visitors of new exhibitions or other events we think might be of interest to them. You will have the opportunity to “opt-in” or “opt-out” of receiving such promotional communications by checking the appropriate box at the point when we ask You for Your information. If You no longer wish to receive our promotional communications, You may opt-out of receiving these communications by following the instructions for “unsubscribing” included within the body of the message that was sent to You or contact us at the e-mail address set forth below.

You may view and edit Your personally identifiable information at any time by contacting LSC as indicated below.

If You have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, You should contact us at webmaster@lsc.org.