WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF USE

PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE

Your privacy is important to the USS Missouri Memorial Association, Inc., a Hawaii not for profit corporation with offices in Honolulu, Hawaii, on behalf of the 75th WWII Commemoration Committee ("75WWII” or “We”). The 75WWII is committed to balancing the privacy of donor, user, and online visitor information with the vast information or opportunities that may be of interest to the user of our website to which these policies apply.

IP ADDRESSES AND EMAIL

In order to improve the content of our web sites, our web servers automatically record the IP addresses of visitors so that we may collect information on how visitors use the 75WWII online environment. We will also record your email address for this same purpose if you email us. If you make an online purchase, we may also collect your email and/or your mailing address to contact you for marketing purposes. 75WWII is committed to protecting the privacy of those who use its website, or use related products and services offered by 75WWII. We take great care to maintain the privacy of your information using appropriate security technologies and by adherence to policies to prevent unauthorized use of your personal information. Keeping your personal information that we collect is of utmost concern to us. Personal information collected by the Website is stored in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public. The site compiles conventional log files to monitor and assess activity including traffic and visits on, and related to, the site. This activity does not specifically identify any individual user without prior notice to the user through use of the site. Your privacy is very important to us. If you feel that your privacy has been violated or that 75WWII website has misused your information in any way, please contact us at info@75thwwiicommemoration.org

COOKIES

75WWII may place a "cookie" on the browser of your computer. Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your computer’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes. The use of cookies is common on websites and many major websites use them to provide useful features to their visitors. The cookie itself does not contain any personally identifying information but may be used to tell when your computer has contacted our Website. You may set your browser to reject cookies, but please understand that certain features of our websites may not be available if your browser does not accept cookies. We never use or install spyware on your computer.

We also may use cookies, clear gifs, and log file information to: (a) store information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit our website; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) monitor the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns; (d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, pages viewed, etc.; and (e) track your entries, submissions, and status in any interactive portion of our websites.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

You can visit 75thwwiicommemoration.org without telling us who you are and without revealing any information about yourself. However, to access certain portions of the website, you may have to submit information such as user-id and password, or to access some services we provide, you may have to give us personal information such as your name and address and email.

You are not required to provide any personal information on our website unless you choose to do so. We ask for personal information on our online donation pages and use this information to acknowledge receipt of your donation for tax purposes. In addition, your name and other information will be placed on our mailing list. If you do not want your personal information to go on our mailing list, uncheck the box at the end of the section.

If you wish to make a donation in honor of or in memory of someone, we will not use the information you give us about that individual for any other purposes.

We do not, for any reason, sell, give or otherwise transfer, your email address to any third party for any reason, except as may be permitted under the section below entitled “Non-Disclosure Policy”.

NON-DISCLOSURE POLICY

We generally do not use or disclose information about your individual visits to our website to external third parties. The information we collect is used to improve and enhance the content and services of our website. In general, 75WWII uses the personal information it collects to pursue our mission and operations, including the management of our website, and to engage in related activities. You should assume that 75WWII will use all information for all lawful purposes.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, 75WWII reserves the right to use, disclose, share, sell, retain and otherwise deal with (collectively "disclose") all information collected via its website, internally or to third parties, for any lawful purpose or to prevent harm to us or others. For example, and without limitation, in our discretion we may disclose information:

To service providers and others in order to deal with requests and questions from you; to personalize or enhance transactions; to verify, process, store, enforce, investigate and/or collect actual or potential transactions; and to assist or respond to any of the forgoing or our consultants (such as auditors and lenders);
To government regulators, law enforcement authorities or alleged victims of identity theft, including voluntary disclosures;
About any matter relating to the websites or your account;
We reserve the right (but do not undertake a duty) to notify you of court orders, subpoenas or other legal process (if allowed). If you do not want us to respond to legal process compelling us to disclose your information, you need to seek a valid order permitting us to refuse to disclose it and serve the order on us at least 3 business days before the response deadline; and
Not listed in this Privacy Policy but which is not prohibited by law from being disclosed.

75WWII does not purport to have listed all possible disclosures that we might make -- this Privacy Policy is intended to help you understand our general practices. This Privacy Policy is not a promise that your information will never be disclosed except as described above. For example, third parties may unlawfully intercept, or access information transmitted to or contained on the Website, technologies may malfunction or not work as anticipated, or someone might access, abuse or misuse information, despite a lack of permission. Although 75WWII uses what we believe to be commercially reasonable practices to protect your privacy, that does not mean, and you should not expect it to mean, that your information or communications will always be private or protected.

75WWII generally will retain information for as long as required, allowed or for as long as we believe it useful, but do not undertake retention obligations. 75WWI may dispose of information in our discretion without notice, subject to applicable law.

OPT OUT RIGHTS

The 75WWII website gives you the opportunity to opt out of receiving additional information from us. If you do not want to receive additional information, please uncheck the boxes at the point at which we request that information.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

The 75WWII website contains links to third party web sites whose privacy policies may differ from ours. The linked sites are not under the control of the 75WWII, and 75WWII is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or their privacy practices. 75WWII provides these links as a convenience only, and a link does not imply endorsement of, sponsorship of, or affiliation with the linked site by the 75WWII.

STORY DATABASE

The stories of World War II are best told through the veterans, crewmembers, leadership in our community and family members. On occasion we may ask individual contributors to submit their story so that we can post their reflections on our website, share with other donors / visitors and or use in public presentations. Anonymity for the storyteller is not honored. Further curatorial research and verification may be required for accuracy, but ultimately 75WWII is not responsible for the accuracy or content of the stories shared. Further, in the course of such stories, you may be sharing information about others.

Do not supply personal information about others unless you are authorized or required to do so by applicable law or contract and you consent to this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use on behalf of yourself and the "data subject" (the person about whom you supply personal information). Before supplying personal information about others (except as otherwise allowed by law or contract), you must make available for the data subject’s review, and obtain their written consent to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. By submitting any personal information about others, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so and that you did all of the foregoing before submitting the information. If applicable law allows you to supply the information without doing the foregoing, you represent and warrant that you have abided by that law and that it allows us to receive and disclose the information under this Privacy Policy without any further action on our part. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold 75WWI harmless against any failure by you to comply with this paragraph.

POLICY CHANGES

75WWII reserves the right to change this privacy Policy and Terms of Use at any time.

Terms of Use Regarding Intellectual Property/Copyright Policy Statement

The 75th Commemoration of the End of WWII ("75WWII") has created and maintains the Commemoration website in order to provide information and resources to the public via the Internet. By using the site and its content you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms, which 75WWII may change at any time.

The 75WWII Website Is Proprietary to the USS Missouri Memorial Association, Inc.

All of the text, images, marks, logomarks, and other content of the 75WWII website ("Site Content") are proprietary to 75WWII or used consistent with the owner's permission or applicable law or regulation. 75WWII authorizes you to view, download, and print the Site Content subject to the following conditions:

You may only do so for your own personal and noncommercial use
You may not remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices that have been placed in or near the Site Content by 75WWII
You may not modify the Site Content
You must adhere to any and all additional terms or restrictions provided within individual sections of the web sites relating to particular Site Content.
Except as expressly permitted above, reproduction or redistribution of the Site Content or any portion of the Site Content is strictly prohibited without the prior written permission of 75WWII. To request permission please contact: info@75thwwiicommemoration.org

All parties downloading, printing, or using the Site Content in any manner, represent and warrant that their use will be consistent with this license and that they will not infringe or violate the rights of any other party or breach any contract with or legal duty to any other parties. If you have any questions or comments about this site, please direct them to the above.

Use of the 75WWII Logomark on Another Entity's Website

The 75WWII online logomark may not be copied, displayed, or used in any way without prior written authorization from the 75WWII. From time to time, at its sole discretion, the 75WWII may permit another entity to use the 75WWII online logomark on its own web site. To request permission to use the 75WWII online logomark on your own web site, please contact: info@75thwwiicommemoration.org

By displaying, copying, or using the 75WWII 's online logomark in any way, you are hereby agreeing to the following:

You have obtained permission from 75WWII as described above
You will comply with any and all conditions regarding use of the online logomark that the 75WWII may provide you
All displays and uses of the 75WWII logomark will include the ® mark contained in the logomark image file provided by the 75WWII
All displays and uses of the 75WWII logomark will include an ALT tag containing the text "Used by permission, the 75th WWII Commemoration Committee”
You will make no alterations to the appearance of the logomark or the ® mark on the logomark, or to the text of the required ALT tag
Any use of the logomark online outside the 75WWII website will be linked to the 75WWII website home page
To the extent that goodwill arises from your use of the logomark, it will inure to 75WWII
You will display or use the logomark in conformance with the permission granted by 75WWII and only in connection with goods and services of the same high quality as is associated with the 75WWII.

Warranty Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

The 75WWII makes no representation of any kind regarding the Site Content or any portion thereof. All Site Content is provided in "AS IS" condition, and 75WWII expressly disclaims any and all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use.

APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION

The 75WWII website (excluding links to web sites operated by others) is controlled and operated by the 75WWII from its offices in and around Honolulu, Hawaii. Although the 75WWII has made no effort to publish the 75WWII sites elsewhere, they are accessible in all fifty U.S. states and in other countries due to their presence on the worldwide web. As each of these states and countries have laws which may differ from those of the State of Hawaii and from each other, and as you and the 75WWII both benefit from establishing a predictable legal environment in which to publish, access, and use the 75WWII website, by publishing, accessing, and/or using the sites you agree that all matters arising from or relating to the use and operation of the sites will be governed by the laws of the State of Hawaii, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. You agree that all claims you may have arising from or relating to the operation or use of the 75WWII web sites will be heard and resolved in the courts of Honolulu, Hawaii. You consent to personal jurisdiction of such courts over you, stipulate to the fairness and convenience of proceeding in such courts, and covenant not to assert any objection to proceeding in such courts. If you choose to access the Hawaii web site from locations other than Honolulu, Hawaii, you will be responsible for compliance with all local laws of such other locations.

INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold 75WWII harmless from all claims, causes, allegations, costs, expenses, fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) judgments, liabilities, losses, and damages arising from or relating to your use of or operation of the 75WWII website.