Privacy Policy for The Loop Dallas
Effective Date: July 2024
Introduction
Welcome to The Loop Dallas (theloopdallas.org). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. By using our website, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
Information We Collect
Personal Data: When you interact with our website, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you voluntarily provide to us.
Usage Data: We may automatically collect information about your visit to our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, and the date and time of your visit.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. These technologies help us understand user behavior, track conversions, and improve our services.
We may request information from you when you:
- Use our Site.
- Make a donation in support of The Loop Dallas.
- Subscribe to a newsletter or ask to be added to an email or mailing list.
- Subscribe to a service.
In connection with the above, we may collect the following information:
- Name, address, zip code, e-mail address, IP address, age, gender, phone number, fax number, username, password, company name, and any information you post on a discussion board or other interactive feature of our Site.
- Aggregate information of what pages on our Site users visit.
We may choose to disclose the collected information described above to companies that perform services on our behalf, such as payment processors, data processors, technical systems consultants and programmers and the advertising firms that we use to promote our Site.
You authorize us to disclose any information about you to law enforcement or other government officials as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate, in connection with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringements, violation of obligations to us under our Terms of Service Agreement or any other agreement or policy, or other illegal activity. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.
Public Forums
This Site may utilize public forums, which may include blogs, forums, message boards and other interactive features. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas is not protected as confidential and becomes public information. You are solely responsible and should exercise caution when deciding to disclose any personal information in these areas.
Collection and Use of IP Addresses
We may use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the Site, track users’ movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information. Please see Notice of Information Collected and Disclosed above for more information.
Cookies
We may use cookies (a small data file that certain Web sites write to your hard drive when you visit them), log files, clear gifs or web beacons (known as action tags or single pixel gifs) information to: (a) remember information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the Site; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information such as the services you subscribe to; and (c) to assess the popularity and effectiveness of the material posted on the Site. We may also use web beacons or similar technology in connection with e-mails sent to users, to let us know whether and when the email was opened. If we provide forums on the Site which require you to register, the Loop Dallas may use cookies to store passwords and personal information about you. We may use this information to identify you in our database and to track information while you are on our Site. Cookies also enable you to enter the Site as a registered user without having to login each time. You can refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser. You do not need to have cookies turned on to use the Site. However, if you turn off cookies, then you may not be able to utilize certain features of the Site.
Confidentiality of Transmissions
Please remember that transmissions on the Internet are not always confidential. You are transmitting this information at your own risk. Please see Security below for more information.
Choice/Opt Out of Transfers to Third Parties
If you prefer that we not disclose nonpublic personal information about you to nonaffiliated third parties, you may opt out of those disclosures; that is, you may direct us not to make those disclosures (other than disclosures permitted by law). If you receive communications from us that you do not want to receive, you can opt out from receiving these communications, by specifically telling us to stop sending them to you. We will generally be able to give effect to your withdrawal on 30 days’ notice. If you wish to opt out of disclosures to nonaffiliated third parties, you may e-mail your request to The Loop Dallas at info@theloopdallas.org.
Security
We treat data as an asset that must be protected. We use the following measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access and disclosure:
- Anti-virus and anti-malware software;
- Threat definitions and filter to provide protection from vulnerabilities and troublesome websites;
- Encryption of databases; and
- Training personnel on data protection practices.
Information you elect to post on the Site, e-mails and other information you send to us, except that which you send us on a secure page, is not encrypted and such transmissions cannot be considered a secure means of transmitting sensitive information. The Loop Dallas will never ask you to submit your financial data, such as your credit card account numbers, via e-mail. IF YOU RECEIVE AN E-MAIL REQUESTING THAT YOU SEND FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY E-MAIL, DO NOT REPLY DIRECTLY TO THE E-MAIL AND PLEASE CONTACT US DIRECTLY AT info@theloopdallas.org. You should be aware of the limitations of security, authentication, encryption, and privacy measures used in connection with the Internet and that any information you transmit through the Site may be damaged, corrupted, “sniffed” and/or accessed by another person without your permission.
Regardless of the precautions taken by you or by us, “perfect security” does not exist on the Internet. Third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications, and other users may abuse or misuse your personal information that they collect from the site. Therefore, although we work very hard to protect your privacy, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personal information or private communications will always remain private. We cannot ensure or warrant the ultimate security of any information you transmit.
Linked Sites
The Site may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that The Loop Dallas may not be responsible for content or the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our Site and recommend that they read the privacy statements of each and every Web site they visit. This Policy applies solely to information collected by this Site.
Age Restrictions; Children’s Privacy
This Site is not directed at children under the age of 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If The Loop Dallas obtains actual knowledge that it has obtained personal information about a child under the age of 13, that information is immediately and permanently deleted from our records. Changes to Privacy Policy We may occasionally change this Privacy Policy. If we do, we will post the changes on the Site. The changes will take effect as soon as posted.
Correct/Update
The Loop Dallas provides users the following options for changing and modifying information previously submitted. You can send e-mails to info@theloopdallas.org. You can send mail to the following postal address: The Loop Dallas Attn: Webmaster 3000 Pegasus Park Dr #744, Dallas, TX 75247
Contact Information
If you have a comment, question or request, or if you need to contact The Loop Dallas for any other reason, there are two easy ways to do so. (a) E-mail: You can e-mail at info@theloopdallas.org. (b) U.S. Mail: Send mail to The Loop Dallas at: The Loop Dallas, 3000 Pegasus Park Dr #744, Dallas, TX 75247
Acceptance of Privacy Statement
Your use of our Site, including any dispute concerning privacy, is subject to this Policy and the Terms of Service Agreement. BY USING OUR SITE, YOU ARE ACCEPTING THE PRACTICES SET OUT IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND OUR TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT. We reserve the right to modify this Policy at any time by posting the changes on this page. The Loop Dallas will provide you notice of any updates, revisions, supplements, modifications or amendments to this Agreement by placing a “Notice of Modification” link on the Home Page for a 30-day period following the initial posting on the Site. The changes take effect as soon as posted. Your continued use of any portion of our Site following posting of the updated privacy statement will constitute your acceptance of the changes.
Updates to Policy
This Policy was last updated in July 2024.