Web Site Privacy

Your privacy is very important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.

The South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Business Guild (SCG+LBG) web site privacy policy is to respect and protect the privacy of our web site users, consistent with the applicable laws of the United States and the State of South Carolina. We do not collect, use or disclose any information about our users without their knowledge and approval. We do not share user information with third parties.

The SCG+LBG web site does not retain personally identifiable information about you when you visit our web site unless you choose to provide such information to us (i.e. sending an e-mail, participating in a survey, responding to a feedback or "contact us" form, etc.).

We consider any information that could reasonably be used to identify you as "personally identifying information." This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Your name
  • Your address
  • Your telephone number
  • Your e-mail address

If personal information is requested on the web site or volunteered by the user, state and federal law may protect it.

Cookie Use

A cookie is a tiny piece of text that, with your permission, is placed on your computer's hard drive. If your browser is set to notify you before accepting a cookie, you will receive a request for a cookie to be stored on your computer. We do not use a cookie to store your personal information. Cookies do not disclose your name or e-mail address to a web site. They can only tell a web site if you have visited before.

We want to be sure you understand that accepting a cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any personal information about you. We know that some visitors have concerns about cookies, but the benefit we both gain from their proper use is worthwhile.

In order to improve the content and usability of this web site, the SCG+LBG web site automatically collects several categories of information from users. This information includes the following:

  • The Internet Protocol address of your Internet Service Provider and/or your computer, if your computer has an IP address assigned directly to it
  • The Domain Name of your Internet Service Provider and/or your computer, if your computer has a domain name assigned directly to it
  • The type of browser (such as, for example Netscape, Internet Explorer, etc.) used and the operating system resident on a user's computer
  • The date and time a user visited the site
  • The web pages accessed at the site, as well as any applications used and forms data

The SCG+LBG uses this information to identify site performance needs; determine popular pages; to ensure compatibility with the technology used by web site visitors, and to generally add and improve services offered on the web site. In order to accomplish those goals, from time to time, the SCGLBG may conduct statistical analysis of the data it collects.

Policy Revision and Notification of Changes

The SCG+LBG will update this policy as new services and features are added. We will tell our users about policy changes through notices on this page. Any information collected under the current policy will remain subject to these terms. Information collected after any changes take effect will be subject to the revised privacy policy.

Disclaimer/Links to other Sites

The SCG+LBG web site contains links to other web sites. These may include links to web sites operated by other government agencies, non-profit organizations and private businesses. When you link to another site, you are no longer on the SCG+LBG web site and this privacy notice does not apply. When you link to another web site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that web site.

Disputes

If you have a complaint or concern regarding this site's privacy practices, please contact the SCG+LBG.