Minnesota Blues Society Information Use and Privacy Statement

At Minnesota Blues Society (MnBS), accessible from MnBS.org, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our members and visitors.


This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Minnesota Blues Society and how we use it.


By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its Terms and Conditions.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at info@mnbs.org.


Minnesota Blues Society follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks.
These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.


Our Privacy Policy was created with the help of https://www.generateprivacypolicy.com”>Privacy Policy Generator.

Minnesota Blues Society’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites linked on our website.

At MnBS we do not have control over privacy practices of third parties. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these websites for more detailed information.

It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options. 

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers’ respective websites. 


INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT
The Minnesota Blues Society collects certain information from and about its users three ways: directly from our web server logs, cookies, the user, including in response to forms, surveys, questionnaires, and content voluntarily shared in forums.

The information collected is used for providing services. Visitors to our website may be permitted to register for certain services such as a weekly email. When you register, we request some personal information such as name, address, email, telephone number or facsimile number, account number and other relevant information.

Minnesota Blues Society does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

We will not disclose personally identifiable information we collect from you to third parties without your permission


HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION
We use commercially reasonable procedures to protect the personal information that we collect from you against loss, theft, and misuse, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. No security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of our databases or the security during transmission to us of the information you supply over the Internet. You can help us by taking precautions to protect your personal information when you are on the Internet and only disclose information that you want to be made public. Change your passwords often using a combination of letters and numbers and make sure to use a secure web browser.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in Minnesota Blues Society.

This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

 

   (adopted by Minnesota Blues Society Board of Directors, March 11, 2021