This site is hosted by a member of the Billings Lions Club and receives no direct funding from any Lions group at this time. It exists to provide an additional method of communication for both Lions members and the public about our activities. Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information presented and all content is the sole responsibility of the webmaster.

Articles and information can be submitted at any time to the webmaster and will appear as soon as time or space allows. The webmaster reserves the right to edit submissions to make them acceptable under the policy statements below.

General Web Content Policy:

• The billingslions.org site content, graphics and presentation are the discretion of the Webmaster with advice provided by the Billings Lions Club Publicity Committee.

• It is the intent of the Webmaster that committees and officers of the Billings Lions Club to the fullest extent possible determine the content of the public portions of this site. The Webmaster serves as a conduit and a source of technical expertise. Members only information is determined by committee chairs, the Club Secretary, the Club Historian, Club Officers, or the Webmaster as warranted.

• The public portion of the site will not routinely identify specific individuals other than Club members without permission. In any case, personal information about members shall not be published other than an e-mail address and/or telephone number (if provided) for the purpose of further communication or information sharing. Newletters and other printed materials containing names, addresses and numbers are reproduced on this site as they were published. Editors of these materials are put on notice that submittal of such publications for inclusion on this site implies permission to reproduce any personal information they contain.

• Submissions of content must be informative in nature and not question the character of any Lion or activity. In short, the rules of good tailtwisting apply: inform and have fun, but take care not to offend.

• This site is updated on a regular basis as needed and as submissions are made. Effort will be made to add a new feature every few weeks. Older item will normally be archived so they can be found for at least three months. Items suitable for new member orientation will remain indefinitely.

Privacy Policy:

NOTE: This privacy policy applies only to billingslions.org. This privacy policy does not apply to any other Lions sites or externally linked sites, as their content is not controlled by this Webmaster.

The Billings Lions are committed to respecting and protecting the personal privacy of their members and those who visit this Web site. It is our policy to acquire personal information from users only by overt and voluntary means, only when it is in the interest of the user to provide it, and to utilize this information only for the purpose it was provided.

This site is divided into two sections: one public and one available to members only. Information such as individual recipients of assistance; member's addresses, phone and e-mail; and the deliberative processes of the Club and its committees are reserved to the members only portion of the site and require a password to view. Protect your password. The webmaster reserves the right to cancel passwords to protect the integrity of this site and it's information (or to remove information from the site altogether).

The statements that follow explain the kinds of information the billingslions.org site may collect, how it is used, the conditions under which it is made available to third parties, how information is maintained, and our compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

• This site collects anonymous data that is not indicative of and cannot be traced to an individual without the cooperation of their Internet Service Provider. This data includes information about the user's remote IP address, referral data (which page "linked" to the present request), and the browser software's user-agent string. This information is accepted passively from the HTTP headers that are sent from the user when requesting any file from the server. Other anonymous data entered by the user may be collected in a common repository, including terms entered into any search engine or other forms used to select site information.

• The anonymous information collected is used to monitor the usage of this Web site and the interests of those who use it. Data such as the volume of traffic to the server, the number of visitors a certain section of the site receives each month, or the most popular search terms are analyzed to derive general statistics about the site's reach and the audience's usage patterns and future design.

• Reports, statistics, and other analyses of aggregate anonymous information may be shared within the organization or provided to third parties at the discretion of the Webmaster. This information does not include any personally identifiable information.

• Personally identifiable data is collected only by means of form interfaces on the site, into which the user may voluntarily enter the information requested. This information is requested from the public only when it is necessary to accomplish the overt purpose indicated by the interface containing the form that requests it.

• No attempt is made to covertly or "quietly" collect personally identifiable information, nor are cookies or any other tracking technology used for the purpose of coordinating information that a user may opt to enter in various interfaces on the site.

• Personally identifiable information is used only for the express purpose for which it was submitted. For example, if a user enters their contact information in the "change of address" form for an online camp newsletter, then the information will be used only to change their address or to correspond with them regarding the change of address.

• billingslions.org does not share personally identifiable information from its web site visitors with anyone.

• billingslions.org reserves the right to use all information at its disposal and to share this information with ISPs and other third parties as necessary to investigate any incident of misuse or abuse of its site, server, or information systems.

• In most cases, personally identifiable information is not maintained. Once it has been used for its intended purpose, it is deleted.

• The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998 applies only to Web sites of a commercial nature. However, billingslions.org considers it sound advice for any Web site that is intended for or potentially used by children. Therefore, billingslions.org does not use its Web site to collect any personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. Any input form that requests personally identifiable information and appears on an interface that is expected to be viewed by children under 13 years of age is accompanied by a notice that submissions cannot be accepted from users under 13 years of age. Where "age" or "date of birth" is requested, no information will be stored or transmitted unless the response indicates that the user is 13 years of age or older.

• Providing personal information is never a prerequisite for accessing any of the content or resources on this public Web site. Specifically, refusal to provide personal information via a Web interface will never result in a member of the public being denied access to any on-line content or resource he or she would be able to access were the information submitted with the exception of those portions of the site intended for members use only.

Policy Modifications and Deviations

• We may modify the content or privacy policy at any time and will post those changes here. If the privacy policy changes in the future, we will not use any personal information you have submitted to us under the previous Privacy Policy (as it was published on this page) in a manner that is materially inconsistent with the current Privacy Policy, without your prior consent.

• It may be necessary to deviate from this general policy in unique instances and for specific purposes. In such instances, a link will be provided to a description of the deviation. This link will be placed where it can be reasonably expected to be noticed prior to submitting any information under which this privacy policy is modified or exempted in any way.

Policy revised 12/2/2007.

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