Last updated: September 1, 2022
The Needham History Center & Museum operates the website at http://www.NeedhamHistory.org. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of this website.
We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the website and Needham History Center & Museum. By using this website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
While using our website, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to your name.
COMMUNICATIONS
Needham History Center & Museum may use your Personal Information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that keeps you up to date with events and resources. You will have the option to opt out at any time.
LOG DATA
Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site. This is referred to as Log Data. This Log Data includes information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.
The Needham History Center & Museum uses a third-party WordPress plug-in named Monster Insights to collect, monitor and analyze this Log Data. This is unidentifiable information about you and is not sold or stored. The reports generated by Monster Insights help Needham History Center & Museum to improve website content and advertising strategies. Since the Log Data contains unidentifiable information, GDPR compliancy is not needed by Google Analytics.
Monster Insights has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. For easier access, we have hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies below.
PERSONAL DATA
Personal data is any kind of data that can identify an individual: email address, first and last name, billing and shipping address, credit card information, and so on.
The Needham History Center & Museum integrates with an online payment program named PayPal. This company collects and stores identifiable Personal Data collected at the time of a store transaction, ticket purchase or donation. Personal Data includes information about you, your identity, finances and online behavior. PayPal is GDPR compliant and allows a donor to choose how your information is used and stored. Credit card information is not stored by the NHC&M.
PayPal has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. For easier access, we have hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies below.
The Needham History Center & Museum uses Constant Contact as its email newsletter service. NeedhamHistory.org collects the email addresses that visitors voluntarily enter on our website. Constant Contact then takes the data collected, stores it and processes it to send newsletters on behalf of our website. Constant Contact is GDPR compliant and allows subscribers to unsubscribe.
Constant Contact has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. For easier access, we have hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies below.
The Needham History Center & Museum uses WooCommerce for the purpose of selling products in its store. This company collects and stores identifiable Personal Data collected at the time of a store transaction. Personal Data includes information about you, your identity, finances and online behavior. WooCommerce is GDPR compliant and allows you to choose how your information is used and stored.
WooCommerce has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. For easier access, we have hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies below.
OUR HOSTING SERVICE
The Needham History Center & Museum uses a hosting service known as SiteGround. SiteGround is the shared platform in which NeedhamHistory.org stores all of our files and is responsible for delivering the files as soon as a browser makes a request. Consider this renting space on the internet.
SiteGround has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. For easier access, we have hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies below.
SOCIAL MEDIA
NeedhamHistory.org links to Facebook pages created for the Needham History Center & Museum at https://www.facebook.com/NeedhamHistory and https://www.facebook.com/HeirloomShoppeNeedham. Facebook collects the content, communications and other information you provide when you use their products.
Facebook has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. For easier access, we have hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies below.
NeedhamHistory.org links to Instagram page created for the Needham History Center & Museum at https://www.instagram.com/needhamhistory/. Instagram collects the content, communications and other information you provide when you use their products.
Instagram has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. For easier access, we have hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies below.
COOKIES
Cookies are files with small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer’s hard drive.
Like many sites, we use “cookies” to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.
SECURITY
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy is effective as of September 1, 2022 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.
We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us, or by placing a prominent notice on our website.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at greis@needhamhistory.org