Privacy Statement
Thank you for visiting the Washington State Horticultural Association website and reviewing our privacy statement. Our privacy policy is clear: We do not personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information to us, register in the member section of our site or sign up for online events. Below is detailed information should you log into our site and how information is collected.
Your Privacy, Our Reputation
Privacy for Web Visitors.
One can visit our Web site with complete privacy. A Web site visitor can choose to provide customer-specific information by ordering a product or service, send us e-mail, or register on the WSHA Web site. Any information provided by a Web site visitor is held strictly confidential within the family of The Washington State Horticultural Association (WSHA), and its authorized agents, strategic partners, and financial service providers, and will not be sold, rented, leased, or otherwise made available to any other organization or business.
Privacy for Merchant Account Subscribers.
Virtual Merchant, Inc.'s affiliated merchant banking companies and services collects information from Internet subscribers or users as necessary to provide merchant banking services. This information remains COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL and is transmitted between facilities under the highest encryption standards commercially available.
Types of Customer Information.
On some Web pages users can order products, make requests or register to receive information. Such customer-specific information will be used to fulfill the specific request or purpose for which it was provided. In addition, such voluntarily provided information may be occasionally used to offer products and services that may be of interest. Customer "testimonials" and praise for our products and services sent to us may be used on our website. These "testimonials" will have the personal information suppressed, unless we have received specific permission to include this information, or it is already in the public domain- ex: magazine article, blog, website, or other publicly accessible document.
Our Use of “Cookies”
”Cookies” are small files of data that we send to your computer to allow us to recognize you if you return to the WSHA site using the same computer and browser. We send a “session cookie” to your computer if and when you log in to your WSHA account by entering your gateway id and password. These cookies allow us to recognize you if you visit multiple pages in our site during the same session, so that you don’t need to re-enter your password multiple times.
E-Mail addresses.
f you are currently receiving the newsletter, and would like to be removed from the mailing list, send an email with the word "REMOVE' by visiting this link http://www.wahort.org/contact/. Once removed, that email address will no longer receive information from WSHA. You will need to re-register if you want to sign up again on the site.
Privacy of On-line Personal information.
No personal information obtained on-line is released outside of the family of The Washington State Horticultural Association (WSHA) or its authorized agents, except with the customer's permission, as required by law, for safety reasons, or to survey customer satisfaction, under nondisclosure protection. We use the information provided when placing an order to complete that order. We do not share that information with outside parties except as necessary to fulfill the on-line order (e.g., providing the "ship to" address to our shipper.) We may also use that information to offer other products or services of interest. We do not sell, rent, lease, or make available, customer information to any outside party.
Access by Children.
The Washington State Horticultural Association (WSHA) Web site is not structured to attract children under the age of 13. The Washington State Horticultural Association (WSHA) and its affiliated companies believe there is no information on its Web sites which is inappropriate for viewing by children. Ordering on-line products and services from The Washington State Horticultural Association (WSHA) affiliated companies is limited to adults.
Other Web Sites.
The Web sites of The Washington State Horticultural Association (WSHA) and its family of companies may contain links to other Web sites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy policies of other sites.
Data Security.
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure only appropriate use of information, appropriate physical, electronic and managerial safeguards have been established to secure the information collected on-line. Credit card information is not stored on any computer in our facility.
Correction of Information.
To recover your username and password or to correct any inaccuracies, contact The Washington State Horticultural Association (WSHA) at 1-509-665-9641 during weekday business hours.
Updates.
To improve the service of The Washington State Horticultural Association (WSHA) and its affiliated companies offer, the information obtained about Web users may be revised in the future. This privacy statement will be updated to reflect any future developments in Internet business practices. Effective 5/24/2010
Images
The WSHA website is copyrighted and no images appearing on this web site may be used or reproduced in any form without the copyright holder's written permission.
Policy on Using Copyright Protected Materials:
As a general rule, you may print, reproduce and use the information in, and retrieve files containing publications or images from only those documents which WSHA expressly grants permission or license to use. By using any of this material, you assume all risks of copyright infringement and related liability.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, The Washington State Horticultural Association or information practices contact:
The Washington State Horticultural Association
PO Box 136 | Wenatchee, WA 98807
Phone (509) 665-9641
Fax (509) 665-8541
(M-F, 8a-5p Pacific)
Email Access: http://www.wahort.org/contact/
