Privacy Policy
The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation (MCSF) has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this web site.
This site contains links to other sites. MCSF is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of other web sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.
General Information Collection and Use
MCSF is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. We collect information from our users at several different points on our web site.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to help analyze trends, administer the site, track users' movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Cookies
Our site uses "cookies." A "cookie" is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Usage of a cookie is not linked to personally identifiable information while on our site. If users reject the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback is that the user will be limited in some areas of our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.
Various Registrations
In order to receive certain updates or use certain features of this web site, a user may have to first complete a registration form. During registration, users are required to give their contact information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact the user about the services on our site for which they have expressed interest. If asked for, it is optional for a user to provide demographic information (such as income level or gender).
Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information such as name, address and email address.
Orders
Our site uses an order form for customers to request information, products, and services. We collect visitors' contact information (like their email address) and financial information (like their account or credit card numbers, if needed). Contact information from the order form is used to send information about our company to our customers. We also use this information to contact customers about their orders, when necessary. This information is not shared or resold in any circumstance, except as required by law or judgment.
Users may opt out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below.
Our online surveys ask visitors for contact information (like their email or mailing address). We use contact data from our surveys to send the user information about MCSF and its activities. Users may opt out of receiving future mailings (see the choice/opt-out section below). Other data collected by online surveys is used to educate MCSF about the interests and concerns of its supporters and site visitors. MCSF maintains contact lists to reach its members who request such information. Services are run both by MCSF and by contracted vendors. These email addresses and mailing addresses, whether housed on Foundation servers or on those of a third-party contractor, may be shared with other organizations. Users may opt out of participating or receiving email information from MCSF at any time. Instructions are contained below.
Sharing
We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual.
We use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store, or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.
We may partner with a third party to provide specific services. In such an event, we will share names or other contact information necessary for the third party to provide these services. The third party may not use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our site, we ask them for the friend's name and email address. MCSF will send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the site. MCSF stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email. The friend may contact MCSF at mcsfva@mcsf.org to request removal of this information from the database.
Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of information under our control. This includes a firewall and 24-hour monitoring of site activities by our hosting service provider as well as 128-bit SSL encryption (where allowable by law) on all transaction-oriented operations between the user and MCSF via our transaction service provider.
Correction/Updating Personal Information
If a user's personally identifiable information changes, or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update, or remove that user's personal data. This can usually be done by emailing mcsfva@mcsf.org.
Choice/Opt-Out
Our site provides users the opportunity to opt out of receiving communications from us and our partners at the point where we request information about the visitor.
This site gives users the following options for removing their information from our database, for not receiving future communications, or for discontinuing our service:
1. You can send email to mcsfva@mcsf.org.
2. You can send mail to the following postal address:
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
121 S. Saint Asaph St.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
3. You can call the following telephone number:
Toll Free 866-IWO-JIMA (866-496-5462)
4. You can fill out an opt-in/opt-out form directly from our website here.
Correct/Update
This site gives users the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided:
1. You can send email to mcsfva@mcsf.org.
2. You can send mail to the following postal address:
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
121 S. Saint Asaph St.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
3. You can call the following telephone number:
Toll Free 866-IWO-JIMA (866-496-5462)
Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this web site, you can contact: mcsfva@mcsf.org.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes here so our users are always aware of the information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
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