Privacy and Legal Policy

RRC Respects your Right to Privacy

This document describes our privacy policy for transactions conducted via email, postal mail and through our website. Any changes to this policy will be posted at this location. We encourage you to read the entire policy.

Web Site

This web site website is owned and maintained by the Los Angeles River Revitalization Corporation (RRC), a non-profit California corporation with headquarters in Los Angeles. Most of our web site is accessible without entering any personal information. However, some activities, such as all financial transactions for our Store, require the submission of personal and/or financial information. Other activities may require the collection of your e-mail address, such as signing up for our newsletter or contacting us for further about projects, jobs or such, donating to us, making requests, or simply asking a question. We receive and store any information you enter on our website or give us in any other way. We ask for personal information so that we can fulfill your request and return your message. This information is retained and used in accordance with existing laws, rules, regulations, and other policies. RRC does not collect personal information from you unless you provide it to us.

Personal information, financial information and e-mail addresses collected via our web site are governed by the relevant parts of this privacy policy. By visiting this web site you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy & Legal Notice.

E-mail

We are committed to keeping your e-mail address confidential. We do not sell, rent, or lease our subscription lists to third parties. However, we may trade email information with organizations of a similar interest, including non-profits. Please contact us at any time if you wish your personal information to not be included in any trade.

We will use your e-mail address to communicate RRC information. RRC will maintain the information you send via e-mail in accordance with applicable federal law. If you have registered to receive e-mail communications from us and later change your mind, you may contact us to have your name removed from our distribution lists. Please contact us at any time if you wish your e-mail address to be excluded from any future email mailings.

Financial Information

All submitted financial information is used only to complete the specified transactions in our Store.  Our merchandise partner, Zazzle, handles all the ordering and fulfillment, including the collection of all financial information. Please see their privacy policy for details on how they protect information that shoppers on our website provide.

Data Security

Personally identifiable information is stored on our server and is not publicly accessible. Further, personally identifiable information is only accessed by RRC personnel on a "need to know" basis. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Automatic Information

Anonymous information is collected for every visitor to this site. This includes pages viewed, date and time, and browser type. IP numbers are not stored, but are temporarily used to determine domain type and in some cases, geographic region. We do not make any association between this information and a visitor's identity. When you visit our website, our servers make a log of basic information corresponding to the sites and pages you have visited. This information is stored primarily to track the effectiveness of our website and individual sections and pages within them.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are simple text files stored by your web browser that provide a method of distinguishing among visitors to the website. RRC uses cookies to identify your browser as you visit pages on the RRC website. Cookies created on your computer by using our website do not contain personally identifiable information and do not compromise your privacy or security. Cookies allow RRC to gather anonymous information. Cookies also allow RRC to provide more relevant, targeted content as you travel through our site and are used on our ordering website to keep track of the items in your shopping cart.

Links

This website may contain links to other Web sites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another site. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked websites as their privacy policy may differ from ours.

E-mail Links

We use e-mail links located on this site to allow you to contact us directly via e-mail. We use the information provided in your e-mail to respond to your questions or comments. We may also store your comments for future reference.

Email Communications

We publish an e-newsletter that is sent periodically to persons who sign-up for such communication and provide us their email. This e-newsletter is distributed by email, although back issues may also be viewed on our website. You may subscribe to or unsubscribe from the email listserv at any time. Occasionally we may send announcements about RRC events or merchandise to the mailing listserv.

Changes to this Privacy Statement

Changing business practices and circumstances may require that we make changes to this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this website. RRC reserves the right to modify its website and/or this Privacy Policy at any time and users are deemed to be apprised of and bound by any such modifications. Our goal is to provide all services to visitors to the RRC website in an accessible, efficient and friendly manner while maintaining their privacy. If you have comments or questions regarding privacy, please contact us.

Legal Disclaimer

We may disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the RRC.

The RRC is solely responsible for this content, except where noted. We have made good-faith efforts to ensure that the information on this site is correct, but make no warranty about its accuracy. We are not responsible for any loss, damage, injury, or inconvenience that may occur to anyone using information offered by or linked to on this site. Users of this information agree they are responsible for their own safety and health while engaged in any of the activities described on this website.