At Muskegon Alumni Association, we deeply respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data.
Our Core Principles:
Your Data is Your Data: You own your data. We act as custodians to help you manage and utilize it effectively.
Protection Using Best Practices: We employ industry-standard security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
Protecting It Like Our Own: We treat your data with the same level of care and vigilance that we apply to our own sensitive information.
Information We Collect:
We may collect the following types of information:
Information You Provide Directly: This includes information you provide when creating an account, using our services, or contacting us (e.g., name, email address, contact information, profile information).
Usage Data: We collect information about how you use our services, such as the features you use, the content you view, and the time and duration of your activities.
Device Information: We may collect information about the devices you use to access our services, including device type, operating system, and unique device identifiers.
Log Data: Our servers automatically record information ("log data"), including information that your browser automatically sends whenever you visit a website or your mobile app sends when you’re using it. This log data may include your Internet Protocol address, the address of the web page you visited before coming to us, your browser type and settings, the date and time of your request, information about your device and browser.
How We Use Your Information:
We use your information to:
Provide and Improve Our Services: We use your data to operate our services, personalize your experience, and develop new features and functionalities.
Communicate with You: We may use your information to send you important updates, notifications, and other relevant communications.
Analyze Usage and Trends: We analyze how our services are used to understand user behavior and improve our offerings.
Partner Offers (with your explicit consent): We will only notify you when our trusted partners have relevant offers that we believe may be of interest to you. You will have full control over whether or not you choose to connect with these partners. We will never share your personal information with partners without your explicit consent.
Information Sharing:
We Do Not Sell Your Information: We firmly commit to not selling, renting, or trading your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.
Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our services (e.g., data storage, analytics, customer support). These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and only use it for the purposes we specify.
Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required by law, legal process, or government request.
Your Choices:
Access and Control: You may access, update, or delete your personal information through your account settings or by contacting us.
Communication Preferences: You can manage your communication preferences and opt-out of certain types of communications.
Partner Offers: You have the right to opt-out of receiving notifications about partner offers at any time.
Data Security:
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include data encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to this Privacy Policy:
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website or through other appropriate channels.