PRIVACY POLICY

Thank you for visiting The Biggest week in American Birding Website (the "Website") and reviewing our Privacy Policy. This privacy policy describes the information collection and use practices on the Websites on which it is posted, including the Black Swamp Bird Observatory Website located at www.bsbobird.org, The Biggest Week in American Birding at www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com, and the Ohio Young Birders Club at www.ohioyoungbirders.org. It does not apply to information that we may collect from you in other forums, including in our gift shop, workshops, and conferences.


Purpose
Black Swamp Bird Observatory is concerned about the protection of the privacy of its Website visitors, members and donors. We respect your privacy and your choice not to have your personal information shared with other people. Your use of our Website indicates your acceptance of this Privacy Policy.


Website Information
The Observatory only collects personal contact information (such as names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers) when users submit it voluntarily. To make our Website more useful to you, our server automatically collects information when you visit our site, such as, but not limited to, your IP address, date and time of your visit. We will not collect or track information that may identify you personally.


Third Party Sites
On certain areas of this Website we may provide links to third party sites. For example, we provide links to our Business Alliance lodging and restaurant partners. This Privacy Policy does not describe information collection practices on other sites, including those linked to or from the Website. These links are provided as a convenience to you, however please be aware that we do not control the third-parties or their Websites, and those third parties will have a different Privacy Policy which applies to information that you may provide when you are on those third parties' sites. You should read the privacy policies of all Websites carefully before providing personally identifiable information.


Mailing Address
We will not use, sell or exchange your mailing addresses with other persons or organizations.


Email Address
Black Swamp Bird Observatory maintains an opt-in policy for its email communications. That means we only want to send mail to individuals who have requested that these mailings be sent to them or to people with whom we have an ongoing individual or business relationship.  

Your right to control what mailings, if any, you receive from our organization is important to us. Though we may include announcements from partners or other third parties in some mailings, these messages will come directly from us and we will not share your email address with anyone. We will not sell it or rent it, period.

If you no longer wish to receive BSBO communications from us by email, you may opt out of receiving such emails by following the opt-out instructions on every email you receive.


Terms of Use
By using this Website and its content, you agree to be bound by and acknowledge your acceptance of the following Terms of Use and applicable laws. By accessing and browsing this Website you fully acknowledge and accept the following terms and conditions.


Copyright
Images, text, software, documentation, electronic text and image files, audio and video clips and other materials are the property of the Observatory and will be protected by copyright laws and other restrictions. Furthermore, copyrights and other proprietary rights in the materials on this site may belong to individuals and entities other than the Observatory.

The Observatory expressly prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this Website, except for the purposes of fair use as defined by copyright law and as described below. This prohibition includes the downloading of site content for commercial use or for use on personal Websites.


Fair Use
Fair use of copyrighted material includes the use of protected materials for noncommercial educational purposes, such as teaching, scholarship, research, criticism, commentary and news reporting. Users who wish to download or print text and image files from the Observatory Website for such uses must request the Observatory’s express permission by contacting staff"AT"bsbo.org. Users must cite the author and source for this material as they would material from any printed work and the citation should include the URL: www.bigestweekinamericanbirding.com.  None of the content may be altered or modified.


Disclaimer
The text, images and content on this Website are provided “as is” without a warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular use and/or non-infringement. The Observatory assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable, for any damage or viruses that may infect your computer equipment or other property on account of your use of the site or your downloading of any text, images or content from the Website. You acknowledge that if you rely on any information or content on the Website, you do so solely at your own risk.


Contact
If you have other questions or comments about our privacy practices, please contact us at the address below.

Anyone wishing to use any of the files or images contained on this website for publication or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law must request and receive prior permission from the Observatory. The responsibility for determining whether any third-party rights exist and for obtaining all other necessary permissions remains solely with the user and the Observatory will have no responsibility in connection with securing such rights for any materials on the Website. Any other use, such as, without limitation, the use of an image for a commercial purpose, requires the prior written consent of the Observatory, which may be granted or denied at the Observatory’s sole discretion. The failure by the Observatory to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of the Terms of Use by you or others will not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right of the Observatory or other entities’ rights. All requests to reproduce any material from this Website must be submitted in writing to: