PRIVACY POLICY

Friends of the Arts (FOTA) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission to enrich the cultural life on Long Island is achieved through the presentation of world class artists and dynamic arts education programs
for young people.

Friends of the Arts values your privacy. We've prepared this policy statement to inform you about the information we collect about you, and how we use and protect that information.

FOTA is collecting names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses and opinions of current and potential ticket buyers in order to better serve our patrons, and to distribute mailers/brochures/emails to interested parties.

FOTA does not sell or trade its lists with outside agencies. Comments/zip codes may be shared with our marketing representatives to better understand the demographics of those responding.

Information Collected Voluntarily
FOTA does not collect any personal information about individuals — such as names and postal or email addresses — except when such information is knowingly provided to FOTA. Personal information might be obtained from online transactions such as ticket purchases, memberships and donations. Additionally, personal information may be transmitted as part of a form submission or in connection with other activities or services made available on our site. Any personal identification information retrieved by FOTA must be voluntarily submitted by the user.

Information Collected Automatically
The FOTA website collects some anonymous information about users automatically when individuals request pages through a browser. This information is used to help us monitor how individuals use the site, allowing us to provide an optimal experience and better service throughout the site. The information collected automatically by the Web server does not, however, contain anything that can identify individuals personally, such as an email address. We log the following information:

  • The date of your visit
  • The time you arrive and the length of your visit
  • The browser you use
  • The IP address of the computer you used to visit our site. (We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our website. Your IP address is also used to gather broad demographic information, such as the number of users who visit us from AOL.)

Children under 13
FOTA does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. Kids should always ask parents for permission before providing personal information to any website or purchasing any products or services online. FOTA urges all parents to participate in their children's exploration of the Internet and to teach them about protecting their personal information while online.

Terms and Conditions of Use
FOTA retains all rights, including copyright, in data, image, text, and any other information contained in these files.

The material contained in this website is copyrighted by FOTA or by third parties from whom we have obtained permission to publish their materials on the website. Any commercial use or publication of any material from FOTA's website is strictly prohibited.

Permissions and Requests for Images
Anyone wishing to use any of these files or images for publication, commercial use, or any purpose must request and receive prior written permission from FOTA. Permission for such use is granted at the sole discretion of the organization. For information concerning permissions, or to make a request, please email info@fotapresents.org with Privacy FOTA in the subject line.

Linking to Third-Party Sites
FOTA is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages or other sites linked to the website. Your linking to any off-site pages or other sites is at your own risk. FOTA provides these links as a convenience only, and a link does not imply endorsement of, sponsorship of, or affiliation with the linked site by FOTA.

Warranty Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
FOTA makes no representation of any kind regarding the site content or any portion thereof. All site content is provided in "AS IS" condition. FOTA does not warrant the accuracy of the materials provided herein, either expressly or by implication, for any particular purpose and expressly disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Although the information provided to you on this site is obtained or compiled from sources we believe to be reliable, FOTA cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy, validity, timeliness or completeness of any information or data made available to you for any particular purpose.

Policy Changes
Occasional changes may be made to this document as new services and content are added to our site or to reflect changes in FOTA's policies. Visitors to FOTA's website are encouraged to check this document periodically to stay informed of current privacy guidelines.

Acceptance of Terms
By using the FOTA website, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Statement. If you do not agree to this, please do not use our sites. Your continued use of any FOTA site following the posting of changes to these terms will indicate your acceptance of those changes.

Correcting/Updating Personal Information and Preferences
If your personally identifiable information changes (such as your postal address or email address), or if you wish to change your preferences with regard to the use of your personally identifiable information, please notify Friends of the Arts by mail at PO Box 702, Locust valley, NY 11560, email at info@fotapresents.org or phone (516) 922-0061.

FOTA Site Security
This site is secured by Geotrust QuickSSL, which company utilizes
128-bit SSL certificates offering the highest level of encryption and security possible. Geotrust confirms that communications between your browser and this site's web servers are private and secure. If you wish, please click on the icon below for further details.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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