Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to youngaudiences.org and Young Audiences, Inc. (YA) and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Young Audiences includes: Young Audiences Arts for Learning, YA, youngaudiences.org, ya.org, whyarts.org, artspartners.org and arts4learning.org. The YA website is a non-profit site which provides information about YA’s mission and programs, news and updates from the field, events and more. By using the YA website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Your submission of personally identifiable information to us is entirely your choice. You may visit and browse our website without revealing any personally identifiable information about yourself to us. However, you may also choose to disclose personally identifiable information about yourself by conducting business with us. We may collect personally identifiable information about you if you:

    communicate such information to us;

    subscribe to receive our Newsletter or other communications;

    make an on-line donation;

YA may collect personally identifiable information, such as your name, name of the organization you represent, business address, e-mail, and business telephone number. We may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by YA. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the YA website.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through YA's public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.

YA encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from YA so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. YA is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the YA website.

Use of your Personal Information

YA collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.

YA may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from YA and its affiliates. YA may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

YA does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

YA may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external non-profit partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. YA may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to GRDF, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

YA may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within YA, in order to determine what YA services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and to recommend content to users whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

YA will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on YA or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of YA; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of YA, or the public.

Security of your Personal Information

YA takes reasonable steps to protect the user information that is released to us. However, we cannot guarantee that data will be completely secure from misappropriation or computer hardware, software or telecommunications network failure. No data transmitted over the Internet can be 100 percent secure. Therefore, you provide us with this data at your own risk.

Children Under Thirteen

YA does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

Opt-Out & Unsubscribe

We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from YA by contacting us here:

- Web page: http://www.youngaudiences.org
- Email: info@youngaudiences.org
- Phone: (212) 831-8110

Changes to this Statement

YA will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. YA encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how YA is protecting your information.

Contact Information

YA welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that YA has not adhered to this Statement, please contact YA at:

Young Audiences, Inc.
171 Madison Avenue, Suite 200
New York, NY 10016-5110
Email Address: info@youngaudiences.org
Telephone number: (212) 831-8110

Effective as of June 1, 2012