The Drikung Mahayana Center, Inc. (DMC) recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of all information provided by users of this website, whether they are members, non-members, vendors or curious visitors. This Privacy Policy describes the information that DMC collects at this website, and how we use, share, and protect the information collected. Your use of this website constitutes your agreement with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use this website.
Please note that when you visit this website, any information you provide will be transferred to the United States, where our website is located. By visiting this website, you consent to the collection, processing, transfer, and storage of such data in the United States.
Your use of this website is also subject to the DMC website Terms and Conditions.
INFORMATION COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY
As a general matter, each time a visitor uses this website, the website hosting company's server IP collects basic technical information automatically, such as the visitor's address, browser type, referring website, and access times. While DMC does not track or aggregate visitor activity in an analysis of general traffic flow, we reserve the right to track and aggregate data, which may be shared on an aggregated basis with third parties but, except as otherwise disclosed in this Privacy Policy, DMC will not disclose individual personal information without permission.
PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED VOLUNTARILY
DMC may collect personal information voluntarily provided by you, such as your first name, last name, mailing address, e-mail address, phone number, or username, in connection with your use of this website. The information requested depends on the feature offered. Your participation in these features and your sharing of your personal information with DMC constitutes your agreement to such sharing.
USE AND SHARING OF INFORMATION COLLECTED
DMC does not sell personal information that users provide. We respect each user's interests. If DMC collects personal information, it is only to facilitate use of this website, register visitors for e-mail updates and other features, and respond to e-mails, comments, requests, and complaints. Any information collected at this website may be shared with carefully selected fulfillment, service providers and other agents to fulfill your requests, provide you with information and updates, and maintain and improve the website and offerings. We may also share your personal information with third parties for analytics purposes. Your participation in these features constitutes your agreement to such sharing and posting. DMC will not otherwise disclose your personal information without your consent except (i) to safeguard the website, intellectual property, users, or the rights of third parties, (ii) to investigate violations of our Terms and Conditions, or (iii) as required by law or in response to a court order or legal request.
SECURITY
DMC uses reasonable measures to ensure that personal information received from online visitors is protected from unauthorized access and use. Users are warned, however, that the Internet is not a secure medium, any information that you provide may be subject to interception, and you provide such information at your own risk.
COOKIES
Some of the pages on this website may utilize "cookies" so that we can better serve you when you next return to the website. Cookies are identifiers that a website places on your computer's hard drive in order to facilitate the interaction between your computer and the website. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser to prevent that.
CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY
DMC reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time without notice, provided, however, that we will not retroactively change how we share your personal information without your consent. Please check back periodically for any changes we may make to this privacy policy, as your continued use of this website following the posting of any changes means that you accept such changes.
Effective Date: 8/18/2011