Privacy Notice

BSA Troop 55 is committed to respecting and protecting the prsonal privacy of its members and those who visit its Web Site.   It is our policy to acquire personal informatio 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 follow explains the kinds of informationt That Troop 55 Website 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.

 

NOTE: This Privacy policy applies only www.patroop55.org. this privacy policy does not apply to any National, council or other unit operated website. 

 

What Information does this Site Collect?

This site collects anonymous data that is not indicative of and cannot be traced to an individual withouth the cooperation of their internet service provider.  This data includes information about the user’s remote IP address, referral data (which page “linked to the present request), and the browser software’s user-agent string.  This information is accepted passively from 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.

 

Perosnally indentifiable 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 over purpose indicated by the interface containing the form that requests it.  Such for interfaces reuire only the infomration reasonably necessary to accomplish the overt purpose indicated on the interface. 

 

No attempt is made to covertly or “quietly” collect personally indentifable information, nor are cookies or any other tracking technology used for the purpose of coordinating information that a user ma opt to enter in various interfaces on the site.

 

What Organization is collecting the information?

Information entered by the site vistors is retrieved directly by the Webmaster of Troop 55, 309 herman Ave, Lemoyne, PA.

 

How Does Troop 55 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 Troop 55 share the informaiton that is collected?

Troop 55 does not shre personally identifiable information about its web site visitors with anyone.

 

Reports, Statistics, or other analysis of aggregate anonymous information may shared within the organization.

 

Exception: Troop 55 reserves the right to use all information at its disposal and to share this information with ISP’s and other third parties as necessary to investigate any incident of misuse or abuse of its site, server, or information systems.

 

How Does Troop 55 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 Troop 55 comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (coppa) of 1998?

This legislation applies only to Web sites of a commercial nature. However, the Boy Scouts of America considers it to provide sound advice for any Web site that is intended for use by children.

 

Therefore, Troop 55 does not use its Web site to collect any personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. Any input form that requests personally identifiable information that appears on an interface that is 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.