The purpose of this statement is to clearly and completely explain the information collection and dissemination practices for the website: www.edawn.org, a website owned and operated by The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) . This statement is written and enforced voluntarily and will be updated in the event our practices change.
EDAWN uses this statement to notify you of:
1. What personally identifiable information of yours or third party personally identification is collected from you through the web site
2. The organization collecting the information
3. How the information is used
4. With whom the information may be shared
5. What choices are available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of the information.
6. The kind of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under EDAWN control
7. How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
If you feel that we are not abiding by our posted privacy policy, you should contact:
Meghan Wagonseller
Manager | Marketing and Competitive Expansion
5190 Neil Road, Suite 110
Reno, NV 89502
P. 775.829.3768 (phone)
E-Mail: wagonseller@edawn.org
Information Collection and Use
EDAWN is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. EDAWN collects information from our users at several different points on our website.
For the purpose of understanding, EDAWN chooses to disclose the nature of relationships we are referring to in this privacy statement. There are 4 basic audiences that will be referenced in this statement:
- Visitors = Visitors are people who visit the site at random. Frequency of visits can be many or few. Visitors have access to the entire EDAWN site without logging in or registration. Use of visitor's information is outlined in detail within this privacy statement.
- Investors = Investors are companies and individuals that have a contractual relationship with EDAWN. Investors are companies who work strategically with EDAWN to assist and encourage business relocation activities. Investors have access to a password protected section of the EDAWN website that Visitors do not get access to. Investor's information is made available only to other investors. Investors contact information is also available to the general public in the Area Resources section of the website.
- Area Resources = This list is comprised of both members, and other valuable organizations that offer services that should be of interest to companies and visitors.
- Opt-In List = This segment is comprised of people who have voluntarily provided EDAWN with their contact information for the purposes of receiving information and news from EDAWN. Our opt-in list is not shared nor sold to any 3rd party at any time. Opt-In sharing and use are defined in detail within this privacy statement.
Registration/Contact Forms
While EDAWN does not require visitors to register to use this website, there are several forms on the site that allow visitors to voluntarily join mailing lists, express concerns, submit questions, join EDAWN, etc. A function of these contact forms is a choice opt-in/out selection. If users choose opt-out, they will not be collected into our mailing lists and their information will not be stored beyond the session. Likewise, this information is not shared with any 3rd parties. Opt-in/out policies are described in greater detail further into this document. When submitting contact forms, a user is requested to give their contact information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact the user about the services on our site for which they have expressed interest. It is optional for the user to provide any demographic information (such as income level and gender), and unique identifiers (such as social security number).
Investor Applications
We request information from the user on our investor application form. Here a user must provide contact information (like name and business address), however, there is no collection of financial information (like credit card number, expiration date) on our site. All billing is processed securely offline. This form information is used to evaluate and review companies for acceptance into our investor organization, and is further used as our contact management database, member site permissions database, and our marketing list. The data and preferences and data is used to make sure our valued investors get up to the minute information on EDAWN.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Our cookies are set to automatically dissolve after a period or 24hours. For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our site. For example, the user will not be able to access our password protected investors section to which permission is only granted to existing EDAWN investors. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.
Currently, we do not allow any of our business partners to use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers).
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information
Sharing
We may share aggregated demographic information with our investors and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.>
When a new investor application form submitted on our website is approved, that information is made available to other investors on our site. Any other contact or visitor information is not shared with any 3rd party.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that EDAWN is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site. When we direct you to another site, EDAWN will always open the destination site into a new window in order to leave the EDAWN site active and independent of these forwarding sites.
Newsletter and Breaking Stories
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter or mailing list, we ask for contact information such as name and email address.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site may request information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information may be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site, to gain information regarding web customer experience, or to collect other aggregate information about site visitors.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line.
Currently our user forms do not require visitors to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number and/or social security number). This information is collected in an offline follow up process. This process will be automated into an online process and we are planning to add the best encryption software in the industry - SSL. While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when you are just 'surfing'. To learn more about SSL, follow this link www.verisign.com.
While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user-information off-line. All of our users' information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, a customer service representative or marketing manager) are granted access to personally identifiable information. Our employees must use password-protected administration screens to access your data. Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Every quarter, as well as any time new policies are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our customers' information is protected. Finally, the servers that we store personally identifiable information on are kept in a secure environment, behind a locked cage.
If you have any additional questions about the security of our website, you can send an email to privacy@edawn.org.
Special Offers
We send all new investors a welcoming email to verify password and username. Established investors will occasionally receive information on products, services, special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present the option to not receive these types of communications. Please see our choice and opt-out below.
Site Updates
We also send the user site announcement updates. Investors are able to un-subscribe from receiving announcements from our website. We communicate with the user to inform of the status of their investment, and/or to respond to their inquiry or request for service via email or phone.
Correction/Updating Personal Information:
If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as your e-mail address), or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user's personal data provided to us. This can usually be done using our contact forms or by e-mailing our Customer Support department at: privacy@edawn.org. If you prefer, you may also contact us at:
EDAWN
Attn: Profile/Password Update
5190 Neil Road, Suite 110
Reno, NV 89502
P. 775.829.3700
Choice/Opt-out
Our visitors are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having their information used for any purposes at the point where we ask for the information. For example, our contact forms have an 'opt-out' mechanism so users who submit an inquiry, but don't want any marketing material, can keep their email address off of our lists.
Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials from our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line in the email, or email us directly at privacy@edawn.org, or by contacting us at:
EDAWN
Attn: Profile/Password Update
5190 Neil Road, Suite 110
Reno, NV 89501
P. 775.829.3700
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we will be allowed to use their information in this different manner. We will only use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
