Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
This website is owned and operated by
Girl Scouts of Alaska, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska.
Girl Scouts of Alaska is committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors. This privacy policy discloses how we collect, protect, and use information you provide us online, as well as how we protect children's privacy. By using the pages on this site, you are accepting the practices described in the Privacy Policy.
If our policy practices change in the future, we will let you know by posting the policy changes on our website. However, we will treat all personal information we collect in accordance with the privacy notice in effect at the time the information is collected.
Girl Scout of Alaska’s online properties comprise of, but are not limited to, all pages found under www.girlscoutsalaska.org.
Data Collection
Girl Scouts of Alaska uses its best
efforts to respect and protect the privacy of its online visitors. At
our site, we do not collect personally identifiable information from
individuals unless they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly.
This means we do not require you to register or provide information to
us in order to view our site. Girl Scouts of Alaska only gathers
personally identifiable data, such as names, addresses, zip/postal
codes, email addresses, etc., when voluntarily submitted by a visitor.
For example, personally identifiable information is collected in order
to process online transactions, online donations, or job applications.
This information is used solely by Girl Scouts of Alaska or other
entities who are involved in the operation of this site for internal
purposes. We do not sell information you provide to us online to third
parties. We will only share personally identifiable information with
third parties when (i) the person submitting the information
authorizes us to share it; (ii) sharing the information is a necessary
operation of the site, for instance, to process a credit card
transaction, or (iii) we are required to by law. Girl Scouts of the
Alaska has no control over or responsibility for the data collection
and use practices of third parties that process online transactions.
Children’s Policy
The Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act (COPPA) protects the personal information of children
under the age of 13. This applies to individually identifiable
information about a child that is collected online, such as full name,
home address, email address, telephone number or any other information
that would allow someone to identify or contact the child. The Act and
Rule also cover other types of information—for example, hobbies,
interests and information collected through cookies or other types of
tracking mechanisms—when they are tied to individually identifiable
information. It is important for you to understand this law; we
encourage you to read more about COPPA.
Submissions
Girl Scouts of Alaska welcomes children to
learn more about our organization and, where appropriate, participate
in polls and surveys, as well as submit comments, artwork, writings,
and other submissions for posting on our Web site. For this reason,
Girl Scouts of the USA follows the guidelines for interactive
electronic media published by the Children's Advertising Review Unit
(CARU) of the Better Business Bureau for pages targeted to children
under 13. However, we encourage this be done only with their parent's
knowledge and supervision. We also encourage children to use an alias
(e.g., "Bookworm", "Skater", etc.), first name,
nickname, initials, or other alternative to full names or screen names
which correspond with an email address for any activities which will
involve public posting.
In keeping with CARU's Principle regarding respecting and fostering the parents' role in providing guidance for their children, we encourage parents to check and monitor their children's use of email and other online activities regularly.
Note to Parents on Our Privacy Policy
Girl Scouts is committed to providing a safe, secure, and fun
online experience for children who visit our site. We are dedicated to
safeguarding any personal information collected online and to helping
parents and children have positive experiences on the Internet.
Consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998,
we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information
from anyone under the age of 13 without prior verifiable parental consent.
Parents can revoke their consent and ask that information about their children be deleted from the site by contacting our offices by phone at (907) 248-2250, Toll- free (800) 478-7448 or via email helpdesk@girlscoutsalaska.org. To do this or to review personal information collected from children, we must verify the identity of the requesting parent. When a parent revokes consent, we will stop collecting, using, or disclosing information from that child. To respect the privacy of parents, information collected and used for the sole purpose of obtaining verifiable parental consent or providing notice is not maintained in retrievable form by the site if parental consent is not obtained after a reasonable time.
Girl Scouts believes it is good policy not to collect more personally identifiable information from children under 13 than is necessary for them to participate in our online activities. In addition, be aware that all sites that are targeted to children under 13 are prohibited by law from collecting more information than they need.
Use of Cookies
Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and data
may be automatically collected by the Girl Scouts of the USA Web site
through the use of "cookies." "Cookies" are small
text files a Web site can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate
the visitor's ongoing access to and use of the site, and allow a site
to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow
content improvements. Cookies are not programs that come onto a
visitor's system and damage files. Generally, cookies work by
assigning a unique number to the visitor that has no meaning outside
the assigning site. If a visitor does not want information collected
through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most
browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept the cookie feature.
Girl Scouts of the USA uses "cookie" technology only to
obtain non-personal information from its online visitors in order to
improve visitors' online experience and facilitate their visit within
our site.
Links to Other Web Sites and Services
This site may be linked to other sites and services that are
not maintained by Girl Scouts of the USA. These Web sites have their
own privacy policies, which you should review prior to visiting them.
We have no responsibility for linked Web sites and provide these links
solely for the convenience and information of our visitors.
Our Security Safeguard
The safety and security of your online
experience is of the utmost concern to us. We ensure the appropriate
physical, electronic, and managerial procedures are in place to
safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data
security, and correctly use the information we collect online.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about our
Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:
Girl Scouts of Alaska
3911 Turnagain Blvd. East
Anchorage, AK 99517
Toll-free: (800) 478-7448
Phone: (907) 248-2250
Thank you for visiting our site.
