Privacy Policy

Thank you for reviewing the Privacy Policy for keystoneyoungmarines.com, your web portal into Keystone Young Marines. Keystone Young Marines is sensitive to the issue of confidentiality in online dealings and is committed to protecting individual privacy. This Privacy Policy is intended to inform users about the general approach Keystone Young Marines uses in collecting, using and disseminating user information via keystoneyoungmarines.com.

What data do we collect automatically and why? When you visit keystoneyoungmarines.com and you have not otherwise identified yourself (e.g., via registration with a Keystone Young Marines Site), our web server automatically recognizes your domain name, but not your e-mail address. We collect the domain name and monitor general site use and traffic patterns to improve our web site and the products and services we offer. Keystone Young Marines uses web server logs to collect data for metric purposes. Examples of the types of data collected on the logs are IP addresses, referral pages, date and time of Site access, and Site visited. We may use collected data to customize the content and/or layout of our pages for each individual visitor.

Do we use Cookies or Tracers? Cookies are small data files placed on your hard drive by a website server when you visit. keystoneyoungmarines.com may use cookies for tracking purposes or to make the Site easier to use. Cookies are currently the only way to effectively identify a unique anonymous visitor and understand how they navigate our web site. An anonymous visitor to our site remains anonymous in all cases. We do not attempt to identify visitors if they do not voluntarily submit personal information to us. With most internet browsers, you can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Cookies offer enhanced functionality to the user, but whether you allow a cookie to be placed on your computer is up to you!

In some instances, we use tracking scripts or "tracers" that recognize a unique identifier from a cookie placed on your hard drive by another website. These are used by Keystone Young Marines solely to gauge the success of our own advertising. For instance, we may use a tracer to determine whether you visit our employment pages after visiting a resume or career site where Keystone Young Marines placed a banner ad. We do not use tracers to gather information on your use of the internet unrelated to Keystone Young Marines. Please note that Keystone Young Marines does not use tracers to identify your personal information, and you remain anonymous unless and until you choose to register.

Do we collect personal information? In some cases, Keystone Young Marines requests personally identifiable information from you in order to satisfy the underlying transaction or purpose of your accessing the Site. Examples of personally identifiable information include names, e-mail addresses, and the like. Please note that we do not consider aggregated information, from which personally identifiable information has been removed, to be private.

What happens if I fill out your online form? One of the Keystone Young Marines personel will contact you to go over the Young Marines program. Keystone Young Marines may collect registration data in order to contact you about the program.

What security is provided? We do not treat your general interaction with keystoneyoungmarines.com (e.g., submission of suggestions) as confidential. However, certain Keystone Young Marines Sites do conduct transactions for which heightened security is appropriate. For instance, donations are transfered to paypal and are secured via SSL Encryption. e.g., for transmission of credit card data), so that only appropriate personnel are able to decode your information. Note that most internet browsers also offer security alerts that permit you to determine whether your transmissions are protected. Please refer to the agreements and policies applicable to the Keystone Young Marines Site for which you provide personal information in order to assure that you understand applicable security practices.

When would we disclose your information? We do not rent, sell, or trade any personally identifiable information about you (e.g., e-mail addresses) to third parties. Certain Keystone Young Marines Sites may disclose information to third parties assisting us in processing a transaction requested by you (e.g., credit card service providers). In order to cooperate with legitimate governmental requests, subpoenas, or court orders, to protect Keystone Young Marines and/or Keystone Young Marines's systems and customers, or to ensure the integrity and operation of Keystone Young Marines and/or Keystone Young Marines's business and systems, Keystone Young Marines and/or Higher Images our service provider may access and disclose any information it considers necessary or appropriate under the circumstances.

What about children's privacy? Keystone Young Marines asks children under 13 not to transmit any information to the Site. Keystone Young Marines welcomes the parent or guardian of a child under the age of 13 to use the Site and provide any information, service, or product gained from the Site to their child.

What about external links? For the convenience of our Site visitors, Keystone Young Marines may provide links to third party web sites that are external to Keystone Young Marines. These web sites are not operated or controlled by Keystone Young Marines, and Keystone Young Marines is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such external web sites.


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