Privacy Policy

The Herkimer County Historical Society respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when using our website. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use and protect it, and the choices and rights available to you.

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:

Become a member or renew a membership
Make a donation or purchase
Register for an event or program
Subscribe to our email communications
Contact us through a website form, email, or other online service
Place an order through our online store

This information may include your name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, payment information, and other information necessary to process your request.

We may also automatically collect limited information about your use of our website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and general website usage. This information may be collected through cookies, analytics services, or similar technologies.

How We Use Your Information

The Herkimer County Historical Society may use personal information to:

Process memberships, donations, purchases, registrations, and other transactions
Communicate with you about your account, orders, memberships, or events
Send newsletters and other communications when you have requested or consented to receive them
Respond to questions and requests
Improve our website, programs, services, and visitor experience
Maintain website security and prevent fraud or misuse
Meet legal and administrative requirements

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

Payment Information

When you make a payment through our website, payment information may be processed by a third-party payment provider. The Historical Society does not intentionally retain complete credit or debit card numbers on its own systems. Payment providers may collect and process information according to their own privacy policies and security practices.

Cookies and Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to provide website functionality, remember preferences, understand how visitors use the website, and improve our services.

We may use third-party analytics or website services to help us understand website traffic and usage. These services may collect information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

You may be able to control or disable cookies through your web browser. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functions.

How We Protect Your Information

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no website or method of transmitting information over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. While we make reasonable efforts to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, maintain appropriate membership, donation, transaction, or historical records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

Sharing Your Information

We may share information with trusted service providers when necessary to operate our website and provide services to you, such as payment processing, website hosting, email communications, event registration, shipping, or website analytics.

These providers are expected to use information only as necessary to provide the services for which they have been engaged.

We may also disclose information when required by law, legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Herkimer County Historical Society, our visitors, or others.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, which may include the right to:

Request information about the personal information we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of certain personal information
Withdraw consent to certain communications
Opt out of marketing or promotional emails
Request information about how your personal information is collected and used

To exercise a privacy right or ask a question about this policy, please contact the Herkimer County Historical Society using the contact information provided on our website.

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in those messages.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate parental or guardian involvement. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. These websites have their own privacy policies and practices. The Herkimer County Historical Society is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, services, legal requirements, or privacy practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.