Tau Center is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy as a visitor to our website at www.taucenter.org. We take the issue of privacy seriously and value the trust you place in us each time you participate in our programs and access this website. This privacy statement describes the practices and policies we have put into place to safeguard your personal information that may be gathered and used as you visit our website.
These provisions may be changed from time to time and without notice at Tau Center’s sole discretion and as provided by applicable law. You should check this privacy statement frequently for any such changes.
Information collected from visiting our website:
Automatic Collection of Information
If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the website or download information, our system will automatically gather and store certain information about your visit. This information does not identify you personally and is used in an aggregate way to help us improve our website and tell us the number of visitors to our site each day. Our web server automatically collects and records the following information:
- The visitor’s domain name, but not the e-mail address.
- The visitor’s IP address.
- Aggregate information on what pages are accessed.
- The name and release number of web browser software used.
- The operating system used.
- The date and time you access our site.
- The address of the website that linked to us (referral URL).
Permission-Based Collection of Information
At different places on our site, depending upon the feature you use (i.e. inquiry forms, Tau Center news sign-up, program registration, etc.), you may be asked to volunteer personal information such as your name, e-mail address, mailing address and telephone number. We also collect the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us via e-mail.
You always have the ability to opt-out of receiving our e-newsletter, or if you’d like to be removed from our mailing list.
How we use the information we collect:
The information we gather automatically and with your permission during your visit to our website is used in the following ways:
- Monitor, review, measure, and analyze website utilization.
- Modify and enhance the website.
- Improve the content and design of our website.
- Respond to your requests.
- Distribute news and other Tau Center information requested by web visitors.
We may also use your information for specific purposes, such as communicating with you for events or programs at Tau Center.
We not rent or sell your personal information to any third-party.
Links to Other Sites
Websites often provide a number of links that offer direct access to other useful or interesting websites holding potential value to site visitors. Inclusion of the other sites by links does not imply any endorsement of the material or information on the other sites. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policy of each linked site before sharing personal information.
Third-Party Services
Tau Center uses the following third-party services to help better serve our program participants. These third-party services each have a separate privacy policy, and we encourage you to visit their websites for more information.
GoDaddy
Our website is hosted at GoDaddy.com
https://www.godaddy.com/Agreements/Privacy.aspx
Eventbrite
This service is used by Tau Center for event registration and merchant services for credit card payments.
https://www.eventbrite.com/privacypolicy/
Mailchimp
This service is used by Tau Center for its email newsletters and promotions.
http://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
Website Contact Information
If you have questions about our privacy policy, or feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, please contact us at:
Tau Center
26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
630.909.6805