Privacy Policy
Policy last updated October 22, 2019
The Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc. (“Foundation,” “we,” “us,” and “our,”) is committed to protecting your privacy. We regard all details that we collect and store as confidential. Please read the following privacy policy (the “Policy”) to learn how we collect, use, and disclose personal information.
This Policy describes:
- The types of information we collect from you or that you may provide when you visit our websites available at https://airforcemuseumfoundation.org/ and https://shop.airforcemuseumfoundation.org/ as well as any websites and blogs directly owned by the Foundation (collectively, our “Websites”).
- The types of information we collect from you or that you may provide when making a donation to or purchase from the Foundation.
- Our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
- Personal Information. Personal Information is any information that can be used to individually identify you from a larger group, such as data including, but not limited to, your name, address, phone number, email, birth date, etc.
- Payment information like your credit card brand, the last 4 digits of your credit card number, your credit card’s expiration data, the CSC code for your credit card, and the date and amount of payments.
- Information relating to your computer like IP address, geographic location, browser type, etc.
- Make a donation
- Register for an event
- Complete a survey
- Make an online purchase
- Subscribe to a newsletter
- Use or view our websites via your browser’s cookies
a. Cookies.
A “cookie” is a small data file transmitted from a website to your device’s hard drive. Cookies are usually defined in one of two ways, and we may use both of them: (1) session cookies, which do not stay on your device after you close your browser, and (2) persistent cookies, which remain on your device until you delete them or they expire.
Of course, if you do not wish to have cookies on your devices, you may turn them off at any time by modifying your internet browser’s settings. However, by disabling cookies on your device, you may be prohibited from full use of the Websites’ features or lose access to some functionality.
b. Web Beacons.
A Web Beacon is an electronic image. Web Beacons can track certain things from your computer and can report activity back to a web server allowing us to understand some of your behavior. If you choose to receive emails from us, we may use Web Beacons to track your reaction to our emails. We may also use them to track if you click on the links and at what time and date you do so. Some of our third-party marketing partners may use Web Beacons to track your interaction with online advertising banners on our Websites. This information is only collected in aggregate form and will not be linked to your Personal Information. Please note that any image file on a webpage can act as a Web Beacon.
c. Embedded Web Links.
Links provided in our emails and, in some cases, on third-party websites may include tracking technology embedded in the link. The tracking is accomplished through a redirection system. The redirection system allows us to understand how the link is being used by email recipients. Some of these links will enable us to identify that you have personally clicked on the link and this may be attached to the Personal Information that we hold about you. This data is used to improve our service to you and to help us understand the performance of our marketing campaigns.
d. Google Analytics.
The website send aggregated, non-Personal Information to Google Analytics for the purpose of providing us with the ability to conduct technical and statistical analysis on the website’s performance. For more information on how Google Analytics supports the websites and uses information sent from the websites, please review Google’s privacy policy available at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
e. Third-party websites and services.
We work with a number of service providers of marketing communications technology. These service providers may use various data collection methods to improve the performance of the marketing campaigns we are contracting them to provide. The information collected can be gathered on our Websites and also on the websites where our marketing communications are appearing. For example, we may collect data where our banner advertisements are displayed on third-party websites.
Do Not Track Disclosure Other than as disclosed in this Policy, our websites do not track users over time and across third-party websites to provide targeted advertising. Therefore, our Websites do not operate any differently when it receives Do Not Track (“DNT”) signals from your internet web browser. Your Choices and Selecting Your Privacy Preferences We want to provide you with relevant information that you have requested. If we provide subscription-based services, such as email newsletters, we will allow you to make choices about what information you provide at the point of information collection or at any time after you have received a communication from us while you are subscribed. Transactional or service-oriented messages are usually excluded from such preferences, as such messages are required to respond to your requests or to provide goods and services, and are not intended for the purposes of marketing. We will not intentionally send you email newsletters and marketing emails unless you consent to receive such marketing information. After you request to receive these emails, you may opt out of them at any time by selecting the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of each email. Please note that by opting out or unsubscribing you may affect other services you have requested we provide to you, in which email communication is a requirement of the service provided. Any such communications you receive from us will be administered in accordance with your preferences and this Policy. Accuracy and Access to Your Personal Information We strive to maintain and process your information accurately. We have processes in place to maintain all of our information in accordance with relevant data governance frameworks and legal requirements. We employ technologies designed to help us maintain information accuracy on input and processing. Where we can provide you access to your Personal Information in our possession, we will always ask you for a username and password to help protect your privacy and security. We recommend that you keep your password safe, that you change it periodically, and that you do not disclose it to any other person or allow any other person to use it. To view and change the Personal Information that you have provided to us, you can log in to your account and follow the instructions on that webpage, or contact us directly for assistance. Information of Minors We do not intentionally seek to gather information from individuals under the age of eighteen (18). We do not target our Websites to minors, and would not expect them to be engaging our Websites or services. We encourage parents and guardians to provide adequate protection measures to prevent minors from providing information unwillingly on the internet. If we are aware of any Personal Information that we have collected about minors, we will take steps to securely remove it from our systems. How Will We Use Your Data? The information the Foundation gathers that you provide is collected and stored to provide you information and services you request, in addition to various other purposes, including, but not limited to:- Processing your order, donation, or event registration.
- Providing service and support for the services you request.
- Emailing you with information regarding additional ways to engage with the Foundation and the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
- Assisting you with items such as personalized experiences, facilitation of product usage, and enforcement of Terms of Use.
- Preventing malicious activity and providing you with a secure experience.
- Preventing unwanted messages or content.
- Measuring the performance of our marketing programs.
- Access. You may email us at privacy@afmuseum.com to request a copy of the personal data our Websites’ databases currently contain.
- Correction or Rectification. You can correct what personal data our Websites’ database currently contains by accessing your account directly, or by emailing us at privacy@afmuseum.com to request that we correct or rectify any personal data that you have provided to us. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause information to be incorrect. Where applicable, we will ensure such changes are shared with trusted third parties.
- Restrict Processing. When applicable, you may restrict the processing of your personal data by submitting a request via email to privacy@afmuseum.com. In your email, please explain how you wish us to restrict processing of your personal data. When such restrictions are not possible, we will advise you accordingly. You can then choose to exercise any other rights under this Policy, to include withdrawing your consent to the processing of your personal data. Where applicable, we will ensure such changes are shared with trusted third parties.
- Object to Processing. When applicable, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data by submitting a request via email to privacy@afmuseum.com. When such objections are not possible, we will advise you accordingly. You can then choose to exercise any other rights under this Policy, to include withdrawing your consent to the processing of your personal data. Where applicable, we will ensure such changes are shared with trusted third parties.
- Portability. Upon request and when possible, we can provide you with copies of your personal data. You may submit a request via email to privacy@afmuseum.com. When such a request cannot be honored, we will advise you accordingly. You can then choose to exercise any other rights under this Policy, to include withdrawing your consent. Where applicable, we will ensure such changes are shared with any trusted third parties.
- Withdraw Consent. At any time, you may withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal data through our Websites by notifying us via email at privacy@afmuseum.com. Using the same email address associated with your Website account, simply type the words “WITHDRAW CONSENT” in the subject line of your email. Upon receipt of such a withdrawal of consent, we will confirm receipt and proceed to stop processing your personal data. Where applicable, we will ensure such changes are shared with trusted third parties.
- Erasure. If you should wish to cease use of our Websites and have your personal data deleted from our Websites, then you may submit a request by emailing us at privacy@afmuseum.com. Upon receipt of such a request for erasure, we will confirm receipt and will confirm once your personal data has been deleted. Where applicable, we will ensure such changes are shared with trusted third parties.
- Submit Complaints or Questions. If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data, you can contact us as described below. If you reside in a European Union member state, you may also lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in your country.
