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Privacy Policy
The Forney Museum of Transportation is committed to protecting your privacy when you
visit our Website to participate in surveys, or use our Store site to purchase tickets, make a
donation, or become a Museum Member.
Non-Personal Information
Our Website automatically gathers and stores non-personal information, which includes:
- The IP address from which you access our Website
- The name of the domain from which you accessed our Website (i.e. the page that
linked you to forneymuseum.org
- The type of browser and operating system you use to access our Website
- The date and time you access our Website
The pages, files, documents and links you access on our Website
We collect non-personal information to help us evaluate and improve how our Website
works and to learn how and from where visitors access it. This information is stored and
used, but is not tied to your name and does not identify you as an individual. Neither the
Museum nor any third party will use this information to contact you personally.
Personal Information
Personal information includes information that identifies you as an individual and is linked
to your name including:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your mailing address
- Your telephone number
- Credit card or other financial information
- Demographic information (e.g. age, size of household)
The Museum will only collect personal information that is voluntarily and knowingly
provided, such as when you fill out a membership, donation, or order forms, or if you sign
up for a program or event, agree to participate in a survey, or request communications
from the Museum.
The Museum will use this information to respond to your inquiry. Under no circumstances
should you email credit card or other secure information. Square is a secure interchange
of such information.
Survey Responses
The Museum may invite you to participate in one of our surveys that provide the Museum
with valuable feedback about our exhibits and programs as well as information about
visitors’ experiences, preferences and needs.
These surveys may request certain personal information including household and
demographic information. Participation in surveys is completely voluntary and you may
choose whether or not to disclose this information to us. You may be given the opportunity
during the survey to opt in to further communications from the Museum, but your contact
information will not be associated with your survey responses or the provided demographic
information.
The Museum may use third party service providers to conduct surveys or analyze survey
data; such service providers will not use your personal information for any other purpose.
We will not share any personal information gathered through a survey with other third
parties without giving you prior notice and an opportunity to opt out.
Children’s Information
The Museum does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years
of age. If personal information regarding a child is required for program participation or
similar reasons, the Museum will collect this information from the child’s parent or
guardian. If a child sends an email to the Museum, we will only use that address and any
information provided only to respond to the particular inquiry and will not retain or use the
information for any other purpose.
How to Opt Out of Museum Communications
You may opt out of receiving further communications from the Museum at any time. Any
communication sent to you by the Museum will include an unsubscribe link or other
instructions that will allow you to opt out of future communications.
Information Security
The Museum takes industry-standard precautions to protect the personal information it
receives, both online and offline, from unauthorized access, as does the third party service
providers who may work with us.
Acceptance of Terms
By using the Museum’s Website you signify your acceptance of the terms of this Privacy
Statement. If you do not agree with the terms above please do not use our Website.
Occasional changes may be made to this Statement as new services and content are
added or to reflect changes in the Museum’s policies. Visitors to the Website are
encouraged to check this page periodically to stay informed of the Museum’s current
Privacy Statement. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes to
its terms will indicate acceptance of those changes.
