TurnFirst.org Privacy Policy

Last Revised: November 1, 2007

TurnFirst is committed to your personal privacy. Our privacy policy explains your choices about how your personal information is used and how TurnFirst uses your information to provide you the best possible services. This Privacy Policy applies to TurnFirst.org and all services provided by TurnFirst (also referred to herein as “USW”, "we", "us" and "our").

This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under this Policy without your explicit consent. We will post any Privacy Policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of Policy changes). Each version of this Policy will be identified at the top of the page by its effective date, and we will also keep prior versions of this Privacy Policy in an archive for your review.

How do we obtain your personal information?
What does TurnFirst.org do to ensure Information Technology security of its site and information on the site?
How is information stored with TurnFirst.org?
How is my information used on this site?
Are there age restrictions to using TurnFirst.org and how does TurnFirst.org ensure protection of minors?
Is my private information disclosed to third parties?
How is the information provided used?
How can I ask more questions about this Privacy Policy?
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How do we obtain your personal information?
When you register as a member on TurnFirst.org, you may provide us with information about yourself. This information is transmitted and is stored securely.  This information is used to create a personal account on TurnFirst.org and allow you to loin to your account.

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What does TurnFirst.org do to ensure Information Technology security of its site and information on the site?

We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. These include internal reviews of our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical security, network security and application security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data. We restrict access to personal information to TurnFirst employees, agents and contractors who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our services. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations.

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How is information stored with TurnFirst.org?

TurnFirst.org processes personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We review our data collection, storage and processing practices to ensure that we only collect, store and process the personal information needed to provide or improve our services. We take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we process is accurate, complete, and current, but we depend on our users to update or correct their personal information whenever necessary.

When you use TurnFirst.org services, we make good faith efforts to provide you with access to your personal information and either to correct this data if it is inaccurate or to delete such data at your request if it is not otherwise required to be retained by law or for legitimate business purposes. We ask individual users to identify themselves and the information requested to be accessed, corrected or removed before processing such requests, and we may decline to process requests that are unreasonably repetitive or systematic, require disproportionate technical effort, jeopardize the privacy of others, or would be extremely impractical (for instance, requests concerning information residing on backup tapes), or for which access is not otherwise required. In any case where we provide information access and correction, we perform this service free of charge, except if doing so would require a disproportionate effort.

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How is my information used on this site?

• Information you provide - When you sign up for a membership on TurnFirst.org that requires registration, we ask you for personal information (such as your name, email address and an account password.  We may combine the information you submit under your account with information from other TurnFirst services or third parties in order to provide you with a better experience and to improve the quality of our services. For certain services, we may give you the opportunity to opt out of combining such information.
• Cookies - When you visit the site, we send one or more cookies, a small file containing a string of characters, to your computer. A cookie uniquely identifies your browser. We use cookies to improve the quality of our service by storing user preferences. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some site features and services may not function properly if your cookies are disabled.
• Log information - When you use site services, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser.
• User communications - When you send e-mail or other communication TurnFirst, we may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your request and improve our services.
• Links – The site may present links in a format that enables us to keep track of whether these links have been utilized. We use this information to improve the quality of our search technology and customized content.

Other sites - This Privacy Policy applies to TurnFirst web sites and services. We do not exercise control over third party websites. These other sites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data or solicit personal information from you.

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Are there age restrictions to using TurnFirst.org and how does TurnFirst.org ensure protection of minors?

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children.  Our websites are not designed for, nor are they intended to attract, children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from any person under the age of 13, and if we do inadvertently collect information from a person under the age of 13, we delete it as soon as we discover it.

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Is my private information disclosed to third parties?

TurnFirst is committed to keeping your private information private. TurnFirst does not rent, sell or otherwise distribute your private information to third parties with the exception of the circumstances listed below:

• Provision of service: TurnFirst may share your private information with third parties to provide you with a product or service that you have requested from us.
• Disclosure for legal reasons: We may release private information to third parties: (1) to comply with valid legal requirements such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena or court order; or (2) in special cases, such as a physical threat to you or others, a threat to homeland security, a threat to our system or network, or cases in which we believe it is reasonably necessary to investigate or prevent harm, fraud, abuse, or illegal conduct. In the event that we are legally compelled to disclose your personal information to a third party, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you unless doing so would violate the law or court order.
• Agents and contractors: Persons or organizations working as an agent or contractor of TurnFirst may have access to your private information to the purpose of providing a requested service and operating our business. Our contractors and agents are required to use your private information for the sole purpose of their work with TurnFirst and not in any other way.
• Aggregated, non-personal information: We may combine information provided to us for the purpose of reporting and analysis. This combined information contains only non-personal information. Depending on the circumstances, we may or may not charge third parties for this aggregated information.
• Contests and sweepstakes: Some or all of the information collected during a promotion may be disclosed publicly. It may also be shared with a co-sponsor(s) or a provider(s) of prizes in order to update you of your status, administer the promotion, let you know that a promotion has ended or for other prize fulfillment needs as indicated on the entry form. If data will be disclosed or shared, we will include a notice at the time of data collection.
• Changes in our corporate structure: If all or part of our company is sold, merged or otherwise transferred to another entity, the personal information you have provided at this site may be transferred as part of that transaction. In such an event, you would be notified about the change in corporate structure and of the Privacy Policy that would oversee your private information.

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How is the information provided used?

E-mail communications: E-mail communication that you send to us may be used by TurnFirst, our agents and/or contractors to best assist you with your inquiry. If you provide private information in your e-mail, this information may be used to answer your inquiry. As a member of our site, we may send you e-mails about your account or other communications about our services.
Newsletters and alerts: TurnFirst provides a regular newsletter to our users and members. You have the opportunity to unsubscribe from our newsletters in the newsletter communication at any time.
Communities: TurnFirst.org features various communities where you can share and receive information with other users. Any information that you post in the community or to other users may be viewed by any user of the site and may appear in search engine results.
Your profile: As a registered member of TurnFirst.org, we invite you to create a personal profile on our site. Your profile will contain private information and may be viewed by other users. Please use your personal discretion about posting to the site any information that you find private.

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How can I ask more questions about this Privacy Policy?

TurnFirst regularly reviews its compliance with this Privacy Policy. Please feel free to direct any questions or concerns regarding this Policy or TurnFirst’s treatment of personal information by contacting us at the e-mail or address specified below. When we receive formal written complaints at this address, it is our policy to contact the complaining user regarding his or her concerns. We will cooperate with the appropriate regulatory authorities, including local data protection authorities, to resolve any complaints regarding the transfer of personal data that cannot be resolved between TurnFirst and an individual.

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Contact Information

If you have any additional questions or concerns about this Policy, please feel free to contact us. TurnFirst may deliver notice to you under this Privacy Policy or any other published policy on the site or by e-mail or a general notice published on the site. TurnFirst will never request any personally identifiable information from you via electronic or postal mail. If you receive an e-mail or postal mail that purports to be from us that requests personally identifiable information from you please do not reply to that e-mail and forward it. You may give notice to us via e-mail, by certified U.S. Mail postage prepaid or by nationally recognized overnight courier to the following address:

TurnFirst Foundation
P.O. Box 72
Cabin John, MD 20818
800.637.0522
301.320.0929
Email

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