Troop 86 COPPA and Internet Policy
Private Policy and COPPA (Children's Online
Privacy Protection Act of 1998)
The Boy Scouts of America Troop 86 is committed to respecting
and protecting the personal privacy of its members and those who visit its Web
site. It is our policy to acquire personal information from users only by overt
and voluntary means, only when it is in the interest of the user to provide it,
and to utilize this information only for the purpose it was provided.
The information that follows explains the kinds of information
the BSA Troop 86 Web site collects, how it is used, the conditions under which
it is made available to third parties, how information is maintained, and our
compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
What information does this site collect?
This site collects anonymous data that is not indicative of
and cannot be traced to an individual without the cooperation of their Internet
Service Provider. This data includes information about the user's remote IP
address, referral data (which page "linked" to the present request),
and the browser software's user-agent string. This information is accepted
passively from the HTTP headers that are sent from the user when requesting any
file from the server. Other anonymous data entered by the user may be collected
in a common repository, including terms entered into the search engine, ZIP
codes entered into the council locator, etc.
Personally identifiable data is collected only by means of
form interfaces on the site, into which the user must voluntarily enter the
information requested. This information is requested only when it is necessary
to accomplish the overt purpose indicated by the interface containing the form
that requests it. Such for interfaces require only the information reasonably
necessary to accomplish the overt purpose indicated on the interface.
No attempt is made to covertly or "quietly" collect
personally identifiable information, nor are cookies or any other tracking
technology used for the purpose of coordinating information that a user may opt
to enter in various interfaces on the site.
What organization is collecting the information?
Information entered by site visitors is retrieved directly by
the Boy Scouts of America Troop 86, Forest Ridge Drive, Bedford, TX .
How does the BSA use the information it collects?
The anonymous information collected is used to monitor the
usage of this Web site and the interests of those who use it. Data such as the
volume of traffic to the server, the number of visitors a certain section of the
site receives each month, or the most popular search terms are analyzed to
derive general statistics about the site's reach and the audience's usage
patterns.
Personally identifiable information is used only for the
express purpose for which it was submitted. For example, if a user enters their
contact information in the "change of address" form for Scouting
magazine, the information will be used only to change their address or to
correspond with them regarding the change of address.
With whom does the BSA share the information that is
collected?
The BSA Troop 86 does not share personally identifiable
information about its web site visitors with anyone. Reports,
statistics, and other analyses of aggregate anonymous
information may be shared within the organization or provided to third parties
at the sole discretion of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 86. This information
does not include any personally identifiable information.
Exception: the Boy Scouts of America Troop 86 reserves the
right to use all information at its disposal and to share this information with
ISPs and other third parties as necessary to investigate any incident of misuse
or abuse of its site, server, or information systems.
How does the BSA maintain the information it collects?
In most cases, personally identifiable information is not
maintained. Once it has been used for its intended purpose, it is deleted.
Because of the brevity of this interval, no mechanism is provided to enable
users to alter or delete information they have submitted.
How does the BSA comply with the Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998?
The Boy Scouts of America Troop 86 does not use its Web site
to collect any personally identifiable information from children under 13 years
of age. Any interface that requests personally identifiable information that
appears on an interface that can be expected to be viewed by children under 13
years of age is accompanied by a notice that submissions cannot be accepted from
users under 13 years of age. Where "age" or "date of birth"
is requested, no information will be stored or transmitted unless the response
indicates that the user is 13 years of age or older.
Providing personal information is never a prerequisite
for accessing any of the content or resources on this Web site. Specifically,
refusal to provide personal information via a Web interface will never result in
a user being denied access to any on-line content or resource he would be able
to access were the information submitted.
Policy Modifications and Deviations
We may modify this privacy policy and will post those changes
here. If the privacy policy changes in the future, we will not any personal
information you have submitted to us under the current Privacy Policy in a
manner that is materially inconsistent with this Privacy Policy, without your
prior consent. It may be necessary to deviate from this general policy in
unique instances and for specific purposes. In such instances, a link will be
provided to a description of the deviation. This link will be placed where it
can be reasonably expected to be noticed prior to submitting any information for
which this privacy policy is modified or exempted in any way
