This privacy policy describes how the Postal History Foundation uses and protects any information that you provide when you use this website. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. This policy is effective from January 1, 2012.
What we collect
We collect standard web log information, such as the type of browser and operating system used to access our website, and the pages you accessed on our website.
If you complete/submit any of our online forms or send an email to any of the Postal History Foundation’s email addresses provided on this website, we may collect the following information from you:
- name, title, company, address, phone, fax, email and any additional comments you provide.
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- Internal record keeping.
- We may use the information to improve our products and services.
- We may periodically send promotional email about news, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
- From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail.
- We may use the information to customize the website according to your interests.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use temporary cookies to maintain user sessions from page to page and traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide while visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the below address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
If you would like the information we are holding on you removed from our distribution list, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the below address. We will promptly remove your information as requested.
Information practices for children
We do not and will not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Should a child whom we know to be under 13 make known to us his or her personally identifiable information, we will use that information only to respond directly to that child to inform him or her that we must have parental consent before receiving his or her personally identifiable information.
How to contact us:
Postal History Foundation
920 North First Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: (520) 623-6652
Email: info@phftucson.org
