In summary, the only information we collect about you is the information you provide when taking the TAO of Journalism pledge. We do not sell, rent, or provide information to any third parties, except for the basic pledge info that we publish in our TAO directory.

Our commenting system uses Facebook Connect to authenticate your account and allow you to post a comment about the TAO of Journalism concept. We do not see any of the information that Facebook collects about you, we can only see the information that you leave in your comment.

You can read in further detail to learn about the following:    

1. What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the web site, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
2. What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
3. The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
4. How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing

We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.

We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to ship an order.

Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to give you updates on the TAO of Journalism project or the Washington News Council, including special announcements, services, or changes to this privacy policy. Our emails are infrequent and only in regards to specific information about our non-profit organization. You can opt-out of receiving them at any time.

Security                     

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for "https" at the beginning of the address of the web page.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 206.262.9793 or at info@wanewscouncil.org

This policy is subject to change, and will be updated on this page.

Last update: 11/13/2011

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