Privacy Statement
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes certain information that Vernon Communications Cooperative (“we,” “our,” or “us”) collects from visitors to our website, https://vernoncom.coop/ (the “Website”) and how we use that information. By using the Website, completing our forms, or interacting with us on social media, you agree to the collection and use of information by us in accordance with this Privacy Policy. While this Privacy Policy describes how we treat personal information collected from the Website, please be aware that additional terms and conditions may apply for certain parts of our Website and our services. To the extent that this Privacy Policy conflicts with such terms, the terms specific to the service shall govern. For further information regarding the terms governing our services, please click here.
We may revise this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy here and by changing the “Effective Date” at the end of the Privacy Policy.
What information is collected on the Website?
Information you provide to us. We may collect personal information about you when you provide it to us while using or interacting with the Website such as your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, login information, location, account information, messages you submit via the Website’s form, and other information that may personally identify you. We may also collect information necessary to register an account with us and payment information, if you choose to pay through our Website.
Information we collect automatically. As you use our Website or interact with us on social media, we may use technologies that collect certain information about you automatically. We may collect, among other things, your IP address, location, device type, date and time of visit, operating system, browser type and version, your activities on the Website, and information about how you use the Website. If you are visiting the Website via a mobile device, we may also collect your mobile device’s unique device ID and information about how you use the Website. For more information on how we collect this information, please see the section titled “Does this Website Use Cookies?” below.
Information we receive from third parties. From time to time, we receive information about individuals from our third party service providers, affiliates, and partners. For example, we receive information on our email campaigns from our third party service providers, including whether you have read an email sent by us or on our behalf, forwarded an email, and when and how many times you have opened an email. We may also receive information, such as demographic information, from third party analytics on the Website that allow us to improve our Website and from social media companies.
What do we do with information collected on the Websites?
We use this information to administer the Website, to communicate with you, conduct and assess our marketing campaigns, conduct surveys, provide our services and products, improve our Website and marketing efforts, comply with applicable laws, and as generally permitted under applicable law. We also use information we gather to track activity within our Websites and to gather demographic information. We sometimes use the information that we collect to improve the design and content of our Websites and to enable us to personalize your Internet experience. We also may use this information to analyze how our Website is used, as well as to offer you products or services that may be of particular interest to you. We may also use information we collect automatically that is otherwise de-identified, aggregated, or anonymous for any purpose.
Does the Website Use Cookies?
To understand how our online advertising and Website perform, we (or our service providers or social media partners) may collect certain information regarding your usage of the Website, using cookies, IP addresses, and other technologies such as anonymous identifiers.
“Cookies” are pieces of information generated by web servers and stored in your computer for future access. For example, our Website includes Cookies used by the Google Analytics, which facilitate our use of Google Analytics Advertising Features, described below.
You may disable the use of cookies by our Website, but this will limit the functionality available to you on future visits. For more information on how Google Analytics collects and processes data, please see http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/technologies/ads/.
You can Opt Out of Google Analytics by:
- Changing your settings at Google’s Ad Settings at: http://www.google.com/settings/ads
- Installing an Opt-Out browser add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/
- Adjusting the settings on your web browser: See http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/technologies/managing
Do we share information we collect with third parties?
We may share your information with third parties that assist us in providing our services for advertising, fundraising, and marketing purposes, and potentially other reasons. We may also share information with social media networks for advertising purposes. In addition, we may release information to comply with requests from law enforcement and government agencies, to enforce the terms of our services, and to protect our customers and others. We may also share your information with third parties if we believe disclosure is necessary to enforce or protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users or third parties. We may share aggregate, de-identified information with others, including affiliated companies and non-affiliated companies for any legal purpose.
We may share personal information with our affiliates and in connection with a corporate divestiture, merger, consolidation, or restructuring, the sale of substantially all of our ownership interests and/or assets, or other corporate change, including, without limitation, during the course of any due diligence process or in the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, or dissolution.
Children’s Information
The Website does not offer products or services to children, and we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children younger than the age of thirteen (13). We will delete any personal information collected that we later determine to be from a person younger than the age of thirteen (13).
Your choices
Cookies. If you do not wish us to place cookies, you may set your browser to refuse some cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you do so, please note that some parts of the Website may then be inaccessible or may not function properly. Information on deleting or controlling cookies can be found at www.aboutcookies.org.
Opt-Out. You may opt out of receiving future marketing communications from us any time we request your personal information. You can opt out by using the unsubscribe process or by contacting us using the below listed method. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to process such request in a timely manner.
Security
We strive to protect and secure your personal information. However, no data transmission over the Internet, mobile networks, wireless transmission, or electronic storage of information can be guaranteed to be completely secure, which means we cannot and do not guarantee the security or confidentiality of any personal information you provide to us. Please consider this prior to submitting personal information to us via the Website.
Links to other websites
The Website may provide links to other websites. When you choose to use a link to visit another website, you are then subject to the security and privacy policy of that website. We are not responsible for the privacy, security, accuracy, or reliability of the information on third party websites. You access such links at your own risk. We recommend you read the privacy policy of a website before disclosing any of your information. Links to third party websites do not imply an affiliation between us and the website owner, or any endorsement, approval, or verification of any content contained on those websites.
Contact us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us at 608-634-3136.
Effective Date: June 1, 2023
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