THE HUDSON SQUARE CONNECTION PRIVACY POLICY
The Hudson Square Business Improvement District d/b/a the Hudson Square Connection, takes seriously the issue of safeguarding your privacy on-line. This Privacy Policy outlines the information we collect and how it will be used to better serve you. By using this site, www.hudsonsquarebid.org (the “Site”), you agree to the collection and use of your information by us in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.
Who is the Hudson Square Connection?
The www.hudsonsquarebid.org web site is owned by the Hudson Square Connection. The data collected on the Site, however, belongs exclusively to the Hudson Square Connection and is solely responsible for creating and maintaining this policy. If you have any questions or comments, you can reach us online at info@hudsonsquarebid.org or offline at Webmaster c/o The Hudson Square Connection, 180 Varick Street, Suite 422, New York, NY 10014.
Information We Collect
“Personally identifiable information” refers to information that directly identifies you, such as your name, zip code and e-mail address.
“Non-personally identifiable information” refers to information that does not identify you but which can be used to track certain internet conduct. For instance, your computer’s IP address or your web browser’s identity may all be used to collect information about how the Site is used without identifying your name or other personally identifiable information.
It is possible to link non-personally identifiable information to individual names. The Hudson Square Connection does not collect personally identifiable information in this manner except as may be necessary to investigate illegal conduct or violations of the Terms and Conditions governing this Site, to assist law enforcement agencies, or as otherwise required by us under law.
We will collect personally identifiable information from you when you actively give us the information such as when you fill out online registration forms. We do not use cookies or other passive means to collect personally identifiable information.
We may also collect “non-personally identifiable information” such as your Web site browsing patterns, IP address, what pages of our site you visit, how much time is spent on those pages, or demographic information. We collect non-personally identifiable information from you by “passive” means, often through the use of cookies.
How We Use This Information
The Hudson Square Connection uses your personally identifiable information and non-personally identifiable information in the following ways:
Non-personally identifiable information. We track non-personally identifiable information for internal purposes and to help us interact with visitors to the Site. We may also share non-personally identifiable information in aggregate form with third parties to illustrate trends and patterns.
We do not use your non-personally identifiable information in any manner that would allow us to identify your personally identifiable information about you. Please note, however, that once you provide us with personally identifiable information, we may combine this personally identifiable information with your non-personally identifiable information in order to better serve your needs.
Non-personally identifiable information is collected through a variety of methods including the use of cookies. A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a web site’s computers and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Each web site can send its own cookie to your browser’s preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a web site to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the the cookies sent to you by other sites.
Personally identifiable information. The Hudson Square Connection uses personally identifiable information to respond to specific inquiries as well as in order to provide you with information about products and services (from us as well as third parties) we think may be of interest to you.
With Whom Do We Share This Information?
The Hudson Square Connection shares your information in limited ways. First, we share your information with certain third parties who help us with fulfillment of site administration. These parties are contractually obligated to use this information for the sole purposes of assisting us with a specific project.
We may also use this information to send you information about The Hudson Square Connections products and services we think may be of interest to you, such as information about events and happenings in and around Hudson Square, as well as information from other businesses within the district.
In addition, the Hudson Square Connection reserves the right to use both your personally identifiable information and your non-personally identifiable information in order to investigate any claim or suspicion that you have or may have violated the Terms and Conditions governing this Site, to assist with law enforcement investigations, or as otherwise required by law.
Can You Limit How We Use The Information?
Yes. The Hudson Square Connection recognizes that our customers are very busy and do not want to receive information unless it is truly relevant to their business. We therefore limit the frequency of e-mails we send and on whose behalf we send them to those that are the most likely to interest the greatest number of recipients. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity especially since if you change your mind at any time in the future, you can opt-out of receiving additional information and offers by simply e-mailing us at info@hudsonsquarebid.org. To make it even more simple, any promotional e-mail from the Hudson Square Connection will include opt-out information. Please note that changes to your preferences may not be effective immediately.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change the terms of this Privacy Policy. You will note that the Privacy Policy page will include a date clearly indicating when this policy was last revised. You should check this page at regular intervals to see whether the terms of this Privacy Policy has changed. Your continued use of the Site following any changes to the Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such changes.
Links
The Site may contain links to other sites, including, among others, those of retailers and restaurants in Hudson Square, advertisers, other third parties and companies whose trademarks may appear on the Site. We are not responsible for the information collection practices or the content of the sites to which we link.
Security
Protecting your information is important to us. We use the industry standard technology to protect the security of your information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we are committed to protecting your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us.
We also take reasonable precautions that the data we collect is accessible by only those employees with a need to know basis and may not otherwise be reviewed.
Under 18
We do not knowingly or intentionally collect any personal information from, or market to individuals, under the age of 18. If a child you know of has provided us with personally identifiable information, please contact us immediately so that we may identify the information that needs to be removed.
Problems or Complaints
If you believe that there has been a violation of the terms of this policy, please contact us at info@hudsonsquarebid.org. We will investigate and take appropriate action, and report back to you within a reasonable period of time.
updated March 24, 2010
