WNYMuslims Privacy Policy
WNYMuslims, (“WNYMuslims” or “we”) operates WNYMuslims.org. This Privacy Policy describes WNYMuslims’s use and sharing of personally identifiable information (“PII”-- your full name, email address, mailing address, telephone number) that Members voluntarily provide to WNYMuslims when they register (also known as “Registration PII”). The Term “User” refers to a Visitor or a Member. This Privacy Policy applies to the services offered by WNYMuslims, including any WNYMuslims-branded URL (the “WNYMuslims Website”), the WNYMuslims services and other features, content, or applications offered from time to time by WNYMuslims in connection with the WNYMuslims Website (collectively, the “WNYMuslims Services”). The WNYMuslims Services are hosted in the United States.
The WNYMuslims Website is a general audience site and does not knowingly collect PII from children under 13 years of age.
From time to time WNYMuslims may modify this Privacy Policy to reflect industry initiatives or changes in the law, our PII collection and use practices, the features of the WNYMuslims Services, or technology, and such modifications shall be effective upon posting by WNYMuslims on the WNYMuslims Website. Your continued use of the WNYMuslims Services after WNYMuslims posts a revised Privacy Policy signifies your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. It is therefore important that you review this Privacy Policy regularly to ensure you are updated as to any changes. If WNYMuslims materially changes its practices regarding collection or use of your PII, your PII will continue to be governed by the Policy under which it was collected unless you have been provided notice of, and have not objected to, the change.
COLLECTION AND SUBMISSION OF PII AND NON-PII ON WNYMUSLIMS
General. When WNYMuslims collects PII from you it is because you are voluntarily submitting Registration PII to us in order to register as a Member of WNYMuslims. WNYMuslims may also collect PII from you if you choose to participate in WNYMuslims Services activities like sweepstakes, contests, and surveys, because you want us to furnish you with products, services, newsletters, or information, or in connection with content or suggestions you submit to WNYMuslims for review.
In addition, WNYMuslims collects other non-PII including IP address, aggregate user data, and browser type. This data is used to manage and improve the WNYMuslims Services, track usage, and for security purposes. WNYMuslims Members may also choose to provide or store non-PII information in their posts, including but not limited to date of birth, interests, hobbies, lifestyle choices, groups with whom they are affiliated (schools, companies), videos and/or pictures, private messages, bulletins or personal statements (collectively “Profile Information”). The Profile Information in a Member’s post is provided at his or her sole discretion.
WNYMuslims Members can change their Registration PII and Profile Information at any time by updating their information or contacting us.
Cookies. Cookies are small bits of information that WNYMuslims places on your computer. WNYMuslims uses cookies to identify your Internet browser, store Users’ preferences, and determine whether you have installed the enabling software needed to access certain material on the WNYMuslims Services. Data in cookies may be read to authenticate user sessions or provide services.
Third party advertisements displayed on WNYMuslims Services may also contain cookies set by Internet advertising companies or advertisers (known as “third party cookies”). WNYMuslims does not control these third party cookies and Users of the WNYMuslims Services should check the privacy policy of the Internet advertising company or advertiser to see whether and how it uses cookies. See the “Notice” section below for more information on customized advertising on WNYMuslims. A pixel tag is a tiny image inserted in a webpage and used to record the number and types of views for that page. WNYMuslims may allow third party pixel tags to be present on WNYMuslims Services for purposes of advertising, providing services or data and statistics collection.
You can program your computer to warn you each time a cookie is being sent, block third party cookies or block all cookies. However, by blocking all cookies you may not have access to certain features on the WNYMuslims Services.
NOTICE: WNYMUSLIMS WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH NOTICE ABOUT ITS PII COLLECTION PRACTICES
When you voluntarily provide PII to WNYMuslims, we will make sure you are informed about who is collecting the information, how and why the information is being collected and the types of uses WNYMuslims will make of the information to the extent it is being used in a manner that differs from what is allowed pursuant to this Privacy Policy.
Except as described in this Privacy Policy, WNYMuslims will not share your PII with third parties unless you have given WNYMuslims permission to do so (See “Use” below).
WNYMuslims Services may be linked to Internet sites operated by other companies. WNYMuslims Services may also carry advertisements from other companies. WNYMuslims is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites or other services operated by third parties that are linked to or integrated with the WNYMuslims Services or for the privacy practices of third party Internet advertising companies. Once you leave WNYMuslims Services via such a link, access a third party application (such as widgets) or click on an advertisement, you should check the applicable privacy policy of the third party or advertiser site to determine, among other things, how they will handle any PII they collect from you.
Third party applications (such as widgets) created by third party developers may also be available on the WNYMuslims Services. Third party applications are small bits of software, often with interactivity, that can be installed into Members’ posts or shared with other Users. However, WNYMuslims does not control the third party developers, and cannot dictate their actions. When a Member engages with a third party application, that Member is interacting with the third party developer, not with WNYMuslims. WNYMuslims encourages Members not to provide PII to the third party’s application unless the Member knows the party with whom it is interacting.
CHOICE: WNYMUSLIMS WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH CHOICES ABOUT THE USE OF YOUR PII
Except as described in this Privacy Policy, WNYMuslims will get your permission before we use the PII you provide to us in a way that is inconsistent with the purpose for which it was submitted or share your PII with third parties that are not affiliated with WNYMuslims.
USE: WNYMUSLIMS'S USE OF PII
WNYMuslims will only use the PII you provide under this Privacy Policy in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. If WNYMuslims obtains PII from a third party, such as a business partner, our use of that information is also governed by this Privacy Policy.
If you have consented to receive promotional materials (e.g., newsletters) or notifications from WNYMuslims, WNYMuslims may periodically use your email address to send you such materials related to the WNYMuslims Services, as applicable. If you want to stop receiving such materials from WNYMuslims, you can change your profile settings under “Account Settings,” or follow the unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.
WNYMuslims employees, agents and contractors must have a business reason to obtain access to your PII. WNYMuslims may share your PII with those who help us manage or provide WNYMuslims Services’ information activities (for example, message board administration, order fulfillment, statistical analyses, data processing), or with outside contractors, agents or sponsors who help us with the administration, judging and prize fulfillment aspects of contests, promotions and sweepstakes.
These outside contractors, agents or sponsors may temporarily store some information on their servers, but they may only use your PII to provide WNYMuslims with a specific service and not for any other purpose. WNYMuslims may also provide your PII to a third party in those instances where you have chosen to receive certain information and have been notified that the fulfillment of such a request requires the sharing of your PII. WNYMuslims also may share your PII with Affiliated Companies if it has a business reason to do so.
There may be instances when WNYMuslims may access or disclose PII, Profile Information or non-PII without providing you a choice in order to: (i) protect or defend the legal rights or property of WNYMuslims, our Affiliated Companies or their employees, agents and contractors (including enforcement of our agreements); (ii) protect the safety and security of Users of the WNYMuslims Services or members of the public including acting in urgent circumstances; (iii) protect against fraud or for risk management purposes; or (iv) comply with the law or legal process. In addition, if WNYMuslims sells all or part of its business or makes a sale or transfer of all or a material part of its assets or is otherwise involved in a merger or transfer of all or a material part of its business, WNYMuslims may transfer your PII to the party or parties involved in the transaction as part of that transaction.
SECURITY: WNYMUSLIMS PROTECTS THE SECURITY OF PII
WNYMuslims uses commercially reasonable administrative, technical, personnel and physical measures to safeguard PII in its possession against loss, theft and unauthorized use, disclosure or modification. In addition, WNYMuslims uses reasonable methods to make sure that PII is accurate, up-to-date and appropriately complete.
ACCESS, REMEDIES AND COMPLIANCE: HOW TO ACCESS, CORRECT OR CHANGE YOUR PREFERENCES REGARDING YOUR PII AND HOW TO CONTACT WNYMUSLIMS ABOUT PRIVACY CONCERNS
Whenever possible, WNYMuslims Members may review the Registration PII we maintain about them in our records. We will take reasonable steps to correct any PII a Member informs us is incorrect. If you are a Member, you can view and change your Registration PII, Member preferences and Profile Information by logging into your account and accessing features such as “Edit Profile” and “Account Settings.” If you ask WNYMuslims to stop using your PII, WNYMuslims will honor that request while retaining any record of your PII that is necessary to comply with applicable federal, state or local law. If you would like to communicate with us about this Privacy Policy or WNYMuslims’s collection and use of your PII please contact WNYMuslims at: PO Box 427, Amherst, NY 14226.
