Privacy & Cookie Policy

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Northeast Search and Rescue’s policy is to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. This Privacy Policy applies to Northeast Search and Rescue (hereinafter, “us,” “we,” or “nesar.org”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personally identifiable information you may provide us through the Website. We have adopted this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to explain what information may be collected on our Website, how we use this information, and under what circumstances we may disclose the information to third parties. This Privacy Policy applies only to information we collect through the Website and does not apply to our collection of information from other sources.

This Privacy Policy, together with the Terms and conditions posted on our Website, set forth the general rules and policies governing your use of our Website. Depending on your activities when visiting our Website, you may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions.

 Like most website operators, nesar.org collects non-personally-identifying information that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. nesar.org’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to understand better how nesar.org’s visitors use its website. In addition, from time to time, nesar.org may release non-personally identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website. 

Nesar.org also collects potentially personally identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and users leaving comments on https://www.nesar.org blog posts. nesar.org only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below.

Certain visitors to nesar.org’s websites choose to interact with nesar.org in ways that require nesar.org to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that nesar.org gathers depend on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who donate or sign up via registration or contact forms at https://www.nesar.org to provide a username and/or email address.

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Ads appearing on our website may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by nesar.org and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Our Service may contain links to external sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third-party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy and terms and conditions of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites, products, or services.

nesar.org may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its website. nesar.org may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, nesar.org does not disclose your personally-identifying information.

To enrich and perfect your online experience, nesar.org uses “Cookies,” similar to technologies and services provided by others, to display personalized content, appropriate advertising, and store your preferences on your computer.

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. nesar.org uses cookies to help nesar.org identify and track visitors, their usage of https://nesar.org, and their website access preferences. nesar.org visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using nesar.org’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of nesar.org’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

By navigating our website without changing your cookie settings, you acknowledge and agree to nesar.org’s use of cookies.

Those who engage in transactions with nesar.org – by purchasing nesar.org’s services or products are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, nesar.org collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with nesar.org. nesar.org does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

 If nesar.org, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that nesar.org goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that are transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that any acquirer of nesar.org may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.

Although most changes are likely to be minor, nesar.org may change its Privacy Policy from time to time and at nesar.org’s sole discretion. nesar.org encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of the such change.