USER INFORMATION AND PRIVACY POLICY

This policy was last updated June 28, 2007.

This policy discloses the online privacy practices for members of the Camp Connelly.com website run and operated by Don Connelly & Associates, LLC. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to “DCA” will include the CampConnelly.com website and its parent, Don Connelly & Associates, LLC.

If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should contact Customer Support (you can e-mail feedback@campconnelly.com).

We have adopted a set of information management guidelines that serve as the basis for our customer and advertiser relationships. These guidelines have been developed with the recognition that Internet technologies are rapidly evolving, and that underlying business models are still not established. Accordingly, guidelines are subject to change. Any such changes will be posted on this page. If the changes represent a material departure from our current practices with respect to the use of personal information, the changes will be posted on this page thirty (30) days prior to taking effect and registered users will be notified via e-mail.

Third party sites that are linked to CampConnelly.com are governed by their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of websites to which CampConnelly.com may link.

What information do we gather/track about you?

While parts of our website are offered free of charge, we do charge membership fees for complete access to all our content. To enable the purchase of memberships and products, DCA collects and stores billing and credit card information. This information will only be shared with third parties who perform tasks required to complete the purchase transaction and otherwise agree to keep the information confidential. Examples of this include fulfilling orders and processing credit card payments.

CampConnelly.com is hosted by Pair Networks (a third party vendor). All purchases are processed by aMemberPro (another third party vendor) on behalf of DCA. aMember Pro collects and stores billing and credit card information solely to process these purchases. aMember Pro has agreed that this information will only be shared with third parties who perform tasks required to complete the purchase transaction and otherwise agree to keep the information confidential.

You must supply personal information, including billing address, phone number and credit card information in order to make a purchase at the online CampConnelly Store or if you are buying a membership. This information is only used to complete the transaction or purchase, and is not shared with other companies or with third parties.

Contests, Sweepstakes and Special Offers: On occasion, DCA also collects personal information from registered members or subscribers in connection with optional sweepstakes, contests or special offers. If this information is to be shared with a third party other than DCA we will notify you at the time of collection. If you do not want any personal information shared, you may always decline to participate in the sweepstakes, contest or special offer.

Special Events and Promotions: We often receive information regarding customers who may also attend Special Events and Promotions. Such information will be used as indicated at the time of collection.

Reader Surveys and Market Research: Reader surveys and market research are valuable tools that help us better respond to consumer needs and opinions and help shape our product offerings.

Online surveys: Our websites may collect additional personal information from members in connection with optional reader surveys and market research activities. Information that you provide in answer to optional reader survey or market research questions may be shared, but only in the aggregate, with advertisers and partners unless we notify you otherwise at the time of collection.

Cookies: Our websites employ cookies to recognize you and your access privileges on CampConnelly.com as well as to track site usage.

Usage Data: Our websites have currently contracted with Tippingpoint Labs, a third party, to track and analyze non-personally identifiable usage and volume statistical information from our visitors. We use this information to track the site's traffic, content usage, usability, performance, and effectiveness. All data collected by Tippingpoint Labs on behalf of our websites is owned and used by DCA. We reserve the right to publish non-personally identifiable, summary information regarding our online visitors for promotional purposes and as a representative audience for advertisers. Please note that this is not personal information, only general summaries of the activities of our visitors and customers in aggregate. Tippingpoint Labs uses cookies to help track visitor behavior and sets cookies on behalf of our websites.

We reserve the right to change the vendors who provide us with usage data.

IP Addresses: Our websites log IP addresses, or the location of your computer on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. We use IP address logs in an aggregate fashion to track access to our site (by domain type, for example), but we do not use IP address logs to track your session or your behavior on our site.

Log Files: Log data is only used in aggregate to analyze usage of our websites.

What do we do with the information we track?

Site Login: Your user name acts as your member login, and together with the password that you create during the registration process your e-mail address allows you to access many of the features and services available on our websites.

Statistical Analysis and Banner Advertising: Our websites may perform statistical analyses of user behavior in order to measure interest in the various areas of our site (for product development purposes) and to inform advertisers as to how many consumers have seen or "clicked" their advertising banners. We also use demographic and preference information to allow advertising on our websites to be targeted, in aggregate, to the users for whom they are most pertinent. This means that users see advertising that is most likely to interest them, and advertisers send their messages to people who are most likely to be receptive, improving both the viewer's experience and the effectiveness of the ads. In both statistical analyses and banner advertisement targeting, we will disclose information to third parties only in aggregate form.

E-Mail Newsletters: During the registration process, you will have the opportunity to choose to receive periodic e-mails. You may also sign up to receive e-mails at any time by accessing your profile in the Member Center section. We send both editorial e-mail newsletters (news headlines, breaking news alerts, etc.) and e-mail about services offered by DCA and its partners and advertisers.

If you would like to opt-out of these emails, you may manage your subscriptions and preferences in the CampConnelly.com Member Center. If you experience difficulty with the unsubscribe process, feel free to contact us at feedback@campconnelly.com and provide all possible e-mail addresses along with the name of the newsletter from which you would like to unsubscribe.

We use clear gifs in our HTML-based emails to let us know which emails have been opened by recipients. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

If we decide to make changes in our email practices, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.

Programs From Our Partners: During the registration process, new users who select to register for certain featured offers from our partners will begin receiving e-mail from these companies. You will only receive e-mail messages from these companies if you elect this opt-in service. If you elect to opt-out of an e-mail from a partner, you must do so through that partner directly.

Other Communications from Don Connelly & Associates: DCA may use the e-mail address provided by you at registration to contact you regarding (1) account status (including confirmation of registration or newspaper subscription), (2) major changes to the websites and or to the Member Agreement and Privacy Policy, and (3) participation in user surveys, asking for feedback about the websites and existing or prospective products and services, as well as information to better understand our users* and (4) information regarding DCA’s products and services that may be of interest (including subscriptions, online archives, newsletters and other premium products). You may opt-out at any time from any primarily commercial messages and user surveys by following the opt-out instructions in the e-mail.

*User surveys greatly help us to improve our websites, and any information we obtain in such surveys will not be shared with third parties, except in aggregate form.

E-mail this article/job/photo: The “e-mail this” (article, job, photo) feature is an easy way for users of our websites to send links to (or full-text of) articles, jobs or photos through e-mail. The e-mail address(es) that you supply to use this service will only be used to send the requested content or feature.

Message boards: We offer message boards for readers in a number of areas throughout our websites. Any information you disclose when posting to a message board, along with your message board screen name or ID, becomes public and may be used by DCA for online and offline promotional or commercial uses in any and all media.

With whom do we share the information we gather/track?

We do not share personally identifiable information with advertisers or partners. We do, however, share information about our audience in aggregate form. Credit card, billing and financial information is never disclosed, except as needed to process the transaction, under strict confidentiality requirements.

DCA may perform statistical, demographic and marketing analyses of customers and their buying and purchasing patterns for product development purposes and to generally inform advertisers about the nature of our customer base. We also use such information to allow advertising to be targeted, in aggregate, to the users for whom such advertising is the most pertinent. Personal information about you as an individual will not be disclosed without your consent.

From time to time, we may offer you the opportunity to receive information and offers about products or services from our advertisers, partners or other third parties. You will have the opportunity to opt-out of all e-mails that are sent by the DCA. If you sign up to receive information directly from an advertiser, partner or third party you may contact that advertiser, partner or third party directly in order to opt-out out of future messages from them.

How do I change or update my personal information?

Member Center: You may review and update your membership or account information and access your transactions history in the Member Center area for each of our websites.

The Member Center is a centralized area where you can manage your relationship with DCA.

How do I opt out from receiving promotional offers?

If, at any time you wish to discontinue receiving any specific e-mail, sent by our marketing partners or us, simply follow the unsubscribe options at the bottom of the e-mail.

In addition, you may also manage your subscriptions and preferences in the DCA Member Center. If you experience difficulty with the unsubscribe process, feel free to contact us at feedback@campconnelly.com and provide all possible e-mail addresses along with the name of the newsletter from which you would like to unsubscribe.

Other information; Compliance with Legal Process

COPPA Compliance: In accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), DCA does not knowingly collect or store any personal information, even in aggregate, about children under the age of 13.

Data Security: To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to protect the information we collect online.

We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information and email addresses submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Compliance with Legal Process: We may disclose personal information if we are required to do so by law or we in good faith believe that such action is necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process; (2) protect and defend our rights and property; (3) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our websites; or (4) protect the personal safety or property of our users or the public (among other things, this means that if you provide false information or attempt to pose as someone else, information about you may be disclosed as part of any investigation into your actions).