The Boy Scouts of America is committed to respecting and protecting the
personal privacy of its members and those who visit its Web site. It is our
policy to acquire personal information from users only by overt and voluntary
means, only when it is in the interest of the user to provide it, and to utilize
this information only for the purpose it was provided.
The information that follows explains the kinds of information the Orange County Council Web
site collects, how it is used, the conditions under which it is made available
to third parties, how information is maintained, and our compliance with the
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
What information does this site collect?
This site collects anonymous data that is not indicative of and cannot be
traced to an individual without the cooperation of their Internet Service
Provider. This data includes information about the user's remote IP address, and
referral data (which page "linked" to the present request). This
information is accepted passively from the HTTP headers that are sent from the
user when requesting any file from the server. Other anonymous data entered by
the user may be collected in a common repository, including terms entered into
the search engine, etc.
Personally identifiable data is collected only by means of form interfaces on
the site, into which the user must voluntarily enter the information requested.
This information is requested only when it is necessary to accomplish the overt
purpose indicated by the interface containing the form that requests it. Such
for interfaces require only the information reasonably necessary to accomplish
the overt purpose indicated on the interface.
No attempt is made to covertly or "quietly" collect personally
identifiable information, nor are cookies or any other tracking technology used
for the purpose of coordinating information that a user may opt to enter in
various interfaces on the site.
What organization is collecting the information?
Information entered by site visitors is retrieved directly by the Boy Scouts
of America, Orange County Council: 3590 Harbor Gateway North, Costa Mesa, CA,
92626-1425 - telephone (714) 546-4990.
How does the Council use the information it collects?
The anonymous information collected is used to monitor the usage of this Web
site and the interests of those who use it. Data such as the volume of traffic
to the server, the number of visitors a certain section of the site receives
each month, or the most popular search terms are analyzed to derive general
statistics about the site's reach and the audience's usage patterns.
Personally identifiable information is used only for the express purpose for
which it was submitted.
With whom does the Council share the information that is collected?
The Council does not share personally identifiable information about its web site
visitors with anyone.
Reports, statistics, and other analyses of aggregate anonymous information
may be shared within the organization or provided to third parties at the sole
discretion of the Boy Scouts of America. This information does not include any
personally identifiable information.
Exception: the Council reserves the right to use all
information at its disposal and to share this information with ISPs and other
third parties as necessary to investigate any incident of misuse or abuse of its
site, server, or information systems.
How does the Council maintain the information it collects?
In most cases, personally identifiable information is not maintained. Once it
has been used for its intended purpose, it is deleted. Because of the brevity of
this interval, no mechanism is provided to enable users to alter or delete
information they have submitted.
How does the Council comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
of 1998?
The Council does not use its Web site to collect any personally
identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. Any interface that
requests personally identifiable information that appears on an interface that
can be expected to be viewed by children under 13 years of age is accompanied by
a notice that submissions cannot be accepted from users under 13 years of age.
Where "age" or "date of birth" is requested, no information
will be stored or transmitted unless the response indicates that the user is 13
years of age or older.
Providing personal information is never a prerequisite for accessing
any of the content or resources on this Web site. Specifically, refusal to
provide personal information via a Web interface will never result in a user
being denied access to any on-line content or resource he would be able to
access were the information submitted.
Policy Modifications and Deviations
We may modify this privacy policy and will post those changes here. If the
privacy policy changes in the future, we will not any personal information you
have submitted to us under the current Privacy Policy in a manner that is
materially inconsistent with this Privacy Policy, without your prior consent.
It may be necessary to deviate from this general policy in unique instances
and for specific purposes. In such instances, a link will be provided to a
description of the deviation. This link will be placed where it can be
reasonable expected to be noticed prior to submitting any information for which
this privacy policy is modified or exempted in any way.
