OutdoorsClub (ODC) does not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with other people or companies.

Our Privacy Policy was developed as an extension of our commitment to combine the highest-quality services with the highest level of integrity in dealing with our members. The Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our site. This statement will be continuously assessed against new technologies, business practices, and our member’s needs.

What Information Do We Collect? When you visit our Web site you may provide us with two types of information: personal information (name, email, ZIP code, etc.) you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis and Web site use information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our site. Your e-mail address and ZIP code are used to notify you about activities planned in your area. You will only receive e-mail notifications about activities that you have selected as being interested in. You can cancel your membership and have your e-mail address removed from the mailing list at any time.

Similar to other commercial Web sites, our site utilizes a standard technology called "cookies" (see explanation below, "What Are Cookies?") and Web server logs to collect information about how our Web site is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited just before and just after our Web site. This information is collected on an aggregate basis. None of this information is associated with you as an individual.

What Are Cookies? Cookies are a feature of Web browser software that allows Web servers to recognize the computer used to access a Web site. Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored by a user’s Web browser on the user’s hard drive. Cookies can remember what information a user accesses on one Web page to simplify subsequent interactions with that Web site by the same user or to use the information to streamline the user’s transactions on related Web pages. This makes it easier for a user to move from Web page to Web page and should make your online experience easier and more personalized.

How Do We Use Information We Collect from Cookies? We use Web site browser software tools such as cookies and Web server logs to gather information about our Web site users’ browsing activities, in order to constantly improve our Web site and better serve our members. This information assists us to design and arrange our Web pages in the most user-friendly manner and to continually improve our Web site to better meet the needs of our members and prospective members.

What About Legally Compelled Disclosure of Information? We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights.

What About Other Web Sites Linked to Our Web Site? We are not responsible for the practices employed by Web sites linked to or from our Web site nor the information or content contained therein. Often links to other Web sites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the users of our Web site.

Telling others about us via our email tool - If a member elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our site, we ask them for the friend’s name and email address. We automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the site. We store this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email. The friend may contact us to request the removal of this information from our database.

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) – We do not knowingly collect the personal information of persons under the age of 18. If we learn of any personal information collected of persons under the age of 18, it will be deleted immediately.

In the future - If we do use mailing lists for advertising or promotional purposes, we will always have a clear mechanism for you to remove yourself from future mailings.

Other Sites - This site contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

Public Forums - This site makes a message board and activity calendar available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

Acceptance of Our Privacy Statement - By becoming a member, or using our site or services, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Statement. We reserve the right to add to, delete from, update, modify or otherwise change this Privacy Statement at any time, and will notify you of such modifications or will post the modified version on our Website. Your continued use of any portion of our services following such notification or posting will constitute your acceptance of those modifications.

Questions Regarding Our Privacy Statement? Please contact us at Webmaster@outdoorsclub.org