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Boys& Girls Clubs of America
Legal Notice

Boys & Girls Clubs of America is a nationalorganization that serves local independent member organizations (the "LocalBoys & Girls Clubs"). Together Boys & Girls Clubs of America andthe Local Boys & Girls Clubs form one of the nation's largest networks oflocal youth organizations dedicated to promoting the health, social,educational, vocational and character development of youth throughout the UnitedStates of America. 

Each Boys & Girls Club organization is aseparate legal entity, is governed by an independent board of directors,executive committee or other governing body and is solely responsible for itsown affairs, including, but not limited to, matters of safety; compliance withfederal, state and local laws; physical facilities; uses of technology,finances; policies and programs and personnel policies and decisions. Each LocalBoys & Girls Club has sole authority to hire, to terminate, to prescribe theduties of and to establish the terms of employment of its employees andofficers. 

The national Boys & Girls Clubs of Americahas no authority with respect to employment policies or decisions of Local Boys& Girls Clubs. Accordingly, each Local Boys & Girls Club controls itsown affairs and Boys & Girls Clubs of America does not control and cannot beheld responsible for the actions of Local Boys & Girls Clubs.

Boys & Girls Clubsof America
Privacy Policy

This site is provided by Boys & Girls Clubs of America ("BGCA”). BGCA iscommitted to complying fully with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Actof 1998. BGCA does not intend to collect personal information from childrenunder the age of 13. Our information collection practices are described below.While we encourage children to visit our site and learn more about our programs,we recommend, however, that parents approve and closely supervise the activityof their children at this and all other online sites. We urge children to checkwith their parents before entering information on any website and we urgeparents to discuss with their children restrictions regarding the online releaseof personal information to anyone they don't know.

The Information BGCA Collects
We respect your privacy as our online guest, and we will not collect anyidentifying or personal information about you while you are here except as setforth in this Privacy Policy.

BGCA collects information in several ways from different parts of this site.BGCA may collect personal information from you when you register with this site.BGCA also may ask you for personal information at other times, such as when youask a question or report a problem with this site. If you contact BGCA, BGCA maykeep a record of that session or correspondence, including a record of youre-mail address. BGCA may also occasionally ask users to complete surveys forresearch purposes. There also may be services on this site that require you tofill out an online form or send BGCA an e-mail message in order to utilize theseservices. BGCA collects any information that you provide in such circumstances,including any personal information. 

We may ask you for identifying and personal information to:

• Invite you to receive periodic e-mail updates about our progress: When you accept, or "opt in,” we ask you to give us your e-mail address and respond to some questions that help us tailor our information to your interests. You can "opt out” of receiving these periodic updates at any time.
• Processing any online donations you make to Boys & Girls Clubs of America: When you donate to honor someone else, we do not use the information you give us about that person for any other purpose.
• Accepting your online "registration” at our site: When you agree to give us identifying and personal information, you are giving that information only to Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the parties we have involved in operating this site. You are giving it solely to enable the services this site provides. 

BGCA also may collect IP addresses, domainnames, and similar items regarding users of this site to measure the number ofvisits, pages visited, average time spent on this site, and similar items.

"Cookies" may be used in connection with this site. A cookie is asmall amount of identifier data that is sent to your browser from a web serverand stored on your computer's hard drive. By using cookies, information ispotentially collected without your express knowledge. Most browsers areinitially set to accept cookies but permit you to change the setting to refusecookies or to be alerted when cookies are being sent. While refusal to acceptcookies will not prevent the use of some portions of this site, other portionsof this site may not function properly without cookies.

How BGCA Uses the Information it Collects
BGCA uses the information it collects through this site to improve its marketingand promotional efforts, to improve its content, and to customize this site'sservices, content, and layout. BGCA may provide the information it collectsthrough this site to BGCA's business partners, and to third parties whoprovide services on BGCA's behalf. BGCA may use the information it collectsthrough this site to inform you of new services, changes, or promotions. If youdo not want us to send you this type of information, please let us know bycontacting us at info@bgca.org. We will not disclose your personal informationcollected through this site to third parties except as described in this PrivacyPolicy without first informing you of such change in our disclosure practicesand providing you a choice regarding such disclosure. 

Generally, BGCA may use cookies and the information they provide to: (a) remindit of who you are; (b) access your account information in order to deliver toyou better and more personalized service; (c) estimate its audience size; (d)determine the nature and extent of repeat usage; and (e) measure certain trafficpatterns to understand how users' habits are similar or different from oneanother, so that BGCA may improve its site.

BGCA understands the importance of privacy and confidentiality to users of thissite. BGCA will not share personal information you submit through this site withcompanies not affiliated with BGCA for purposes of marketing or promotingevents, products, or similar items, unless such events, products, or similaritems are related to BGCA, and except that BGCA may, from time to time, makepersonal information available to selected third parties, but only in theaggregate. 

BGCA may disclose information it collects through this site when required to doso by a court, regulatory agency, subpoena, law, regulation, or other body ofcompetent jurisdiction and authority, and for administrative and other purposesthat BGCA deems necessary to maintain, service, and improve its products andservices and to protect its rights and property. Finally, if you become involvedin any violation of security, violation of this website's Terms of Use, orviolation of any party's or third party's rights, BGCA may releaseinformation about you to assist in investigating, resolving, or remediating anysuch incidents.

Integrity and Security
BGCA employs commercially reasonable managerial and technical measures to helpprotect the security and integrity of the personal information it collectsonline through this site. You acknowledge, however, that no data transmissionover the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while BGCAstrives to protect your personal information, BGCA cannot ensure the security ofany information you transmit to or from this site. 

Privacy Practices of Other Sites
This Privacy Policy only address the use and disclosure of information BGCAcollects online through this site, not information that BGCA collects throughother sources. For your convenience, this site may contain links, or addresses,that you can simply click to open other useful sites where we do not control thecontent or privacy policy. Carefully review the approach these sites take toyour privacy before you use them or provide them with information.

We assume no liability for any unauthorized actions of third parties oraccidental transmission errors that may disclose information about you, and BGCAis not responsible for these other sites' privacy practices, which may bedifferent from BGCA's privacy practices.

Contacting BGCA About Your Personal Information
If you would like to review the personal information that BGCA has collectedabout you through this site in order to verify its accuracy and completeness, orif you have a question or complaint regarding BGCA's privacy practices, or torequest that BGCA delete your personal information from its records, pleasecontact BGCA at info@bgca.org.

Changes To This Privacy Policy
BGCA may revise this Privacy Policy at any time by updating this posting. Pleaseconsult this Privacy Policy regularly.

Last updated: January 21, 2005

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