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Best Beginnings Web site Privacy Policy
This policy covers how Best Beginnings treats personal and aggregate information collected on its web site. As the web site technology evolves and content/options are added, Best Beginnings will update this policy.
Information Collection and Use Practices
Best Beginnings does not collect personally identifiable information when browsing its web site and/or requesting web pages from the Best Beginnings server except to the extent that it is voluntarily and knowingly provided. This means that Best Beginnings will not know your name, e-mail address, or any other personally identifiable information just because you browse the web site unless you:
- Access the web site from a link in an e-mail that Best Beginnings sent.
- Request printed or e-mail materials.
- Contact Best Beginnings with a direct inquiry.
- Subscribe to receive e-mail communications offered on this web site.
- Use the "Forward to a Friend" e-mail service.
Uses of Information
Newsletters: If you wish to subscribe to a Best Beginnings newsletter, your name and e-mail address will be used to send the newsletter to you. Subscribers will always be provided a means to unsubscribe.
Service-Related Announcements: Best Beginnings may send service-related announcements whenever it is necessary to do so. For example, if certain services you may use are temporarily suspended for maintenance, you may receive e-mail notification from us.
Customer Service: Based on your web site application and personally identifiable information you provide, Best Beginnings may send a welcoming e-mail to verify your username and password. Best Beginnings will communicate with you in response to your inquires, to provide the services you request. We will communicate with you by e-mail or telephone in accordance with your wishes.
Opt-Out Option: If you no longer wish to receive Best Beginnings newsletters or alerts, you may "opt out" of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communications by sending an e-mail request to bestbeginnings@akhf.org, calling (907) 297-3306, faxing (907) 297-3304, or writing to Best Beginnings Web Programs, 3350 Commercial Drive, Suite 230; Anchorage, AK 99501.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
Non-Personally Identifiable/Aggregate Information: Best Beginnings may share aggregated demographic information about Best Beginnings user base. This information does not identify individual users. We do not link aggregate user data with personally identifiable information.
Personally Identifiable Information: Best Beginnings will not share e-mail addresses with any third party. E-mail subscribers will only receive the information they requested, and can change their e-mail subscription preferences at any time.
Personal information collected by Best Beginnings will not be disclosed to any third party, except that Best Beginnings may make disclosures to appropriate law enforcement agencies as may be required or as may be deemed appropriate by Best Beginnings. Information will be given to law enforcement personnel without a subpoena or court order whenever necessary to aid in identifying and prosecuting any person using our services for illegal activities.
Service Providers: We use third parties to provide e-mail distribution on this web site. If you sign up to receive e-mail newsletters, we will share personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address and name, as may be necessary for the third party to provide the services you request. These third parties are prohibited from using your personally identifiable information for any other purposes.
Log Files: Best Beginnings gathers certain information automatically and stores it in log files in order to analyze trends, administer the web site, track users' movements around the site, and gather demographic information about its user base as a whole. This information includes Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and click-stream data. Information collected in this manner does not identify individual users and Best Beginnings does not link this automatically collected data to personally identifiable information.
Cookies: A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer for record-keeping purposes. Best Beginnings uses "cookies" to gather non-personally identifiable information about visitors to its site in the aggregate in order to track marketing effectiveness, analyze web site use and provide continual improvements for its users. Best Beginnings does not link the information stored in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit.
Security
Best Beginnings has security measures to protect the information and systems it maintains. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and after it has been received. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100 percent secure, however. Therefore, while Best Beginnings strives to protect personal information, it cannot ever guarantee its absolute security. If you have any questions regarding security on the Best Beginnings web site, please contact us at (907) 297-3306 or bestbeginnings@akhf.org.
External Links
The Best Beginnings web site contains links to and data from other, non-affiliated web sites. When linking to another site, the Best Beginnings Privacy Policy no longer applies. Best Beginnings is not responsible for privacy practices, actions, quality or content of such web sites.
Disclaimer
Although Best Beginnings web site is intended to provide current and accurate information, neither Best Beginnings nor any of its employees, agencies or officers can warranty the information contained on the site and shall not be held liable for any losses caused on the reliance of information provided. Relying on information contained on the site is done at one's own risk.
October 2007
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