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The South Carolina Aquarium is dedicated to protecting your privacy as you use our web site. Our policy states that all personal information you provide to us will be safeguarded and not shared with others for any reason.
If, during your visit to our site, you only browse, read pages, or download material, we will not collect any information that will identify you personally, or determine your email address. Our Web server automatically recognizes the domain name and Internet Protocol (IP address) of each visitor to our site. An IP address is a code that identifies a particular computer or network on the Internet. Every computer or network that is connected to the Internet has an IP address. Like most major sites, we collect and analyze this information to help us improve the site for our visitors. This information helps us determine which pages your system visits, how long your system stays and the sites your system visited immediately beforehand.
We provide forms and links throughout our site that will allow you to do the following:
· Provide us with feedback and comments
· Contact an Aquarium staff member and request more information
· Report problems on our site
· Apply for memberships
· Adopt an Animal
If you contact us through one of our forms, we will not collect your email address unless you include it in your response. We may post some comments submitted through our Guest Book on our website; we will post your name along with your comments, unless you expressly request in your comments that your name not be revealed. With respect to security: we use industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving membership applications and advance tickets. If you submit a form requesting periodic notices about Aquarium events and special offers, we will continue to send you updates until you request that we discontinue this service.
If you email an Aquarium staff member directly, your email address will only be used in reply. We will not disclose your email address to other organizations.
We welcome your email messages and suggestions of ways in which we can improve our site. Please note that any suggestions or ideas you submit will become the property of the South Carolina Aquarium and can be used for any purpose.
If you choose to participate in any surveys on this site, we will ask you for some personal/demographic information. We do not share this information with others.
Our site contains links to other sites. Please remember that our privacy policy does not apply to other sites and that we cannot be responsible for their privacy policies, if any.
Please remember that no one can guarantee the complete security of information transmitted over the Internet. Therefore, you should be careful about the personal information you provide to us or any other site. Rest assured that we will do everything we can to safeguard your information.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or your dealings with this site, please contact us at webmaster@scaquarium.org
Privacy of Children
At the South Carolina Aquarium website, we are especially concerend with protecting the privacy of children who visit our site.
Copyright
Before you use any images, data, text or other materials on this website (www.scaquarium.org), please carefully read the terms and conditions of this license agreement. By using any of these materials, you are consenting to be bound by this agreement. If you do not accept all of the terms of this agreement, you are not authorized to use any materials on this site.
Ownership of the Site
This website and all materials on it are the property of the South Carolina Aquarium. This agreement gives you no ownership rights to any materials on this site.
Copyright Laws
This site and all materials on it are protected under United States copyright laws, which give creators of original works of authorship the exclusive right to use their works for a limited period of time. With certain exceptions, copyrighted materials may not be used or copied without the permission of the copyright holder. This agreement describes the uses which you are permitted to make of the materials on this site.
License to Use
You are licensed by the Aquarium to use materials on this site for non-commercial educational and personal purposes only. You may copy these materials for classroom and personal use, so long as the copies contain all applicable copyright and trademark notices. This license is not exclusive to you, and you may not transfer it.
Prohibited Uses
Any commercial use of the materials on this site is strictly prohibited. You may not sell, assign, sublicense or otherwise transfer these materials, copy them for other than classroom or personal use, publish them for personal gain, or remove any copyright or trademark notice, without the express written permission of the Aquarium.
No Warranty
All materials on this site are made available to you as-is. The Aquarium makes no warranty, express or implied, as to these materials, their title, accuracy, non-infringement of third party rights, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose, or the performance or results you may obtain from their use.
Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances shall the Aquarium be liable for any direct, incidental, special, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this site. If you are dissatisfied with any materials in this site or these terms and conditions, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using or visiting this site.
Links to Other Sites
This site contains links to other sites. These links do not mean that the Aquarium endorses these sites, nor is the Aquarium responsible for their contents or use.
Submissions
Any suggestions, creative ideas, inventions or other materials which you submit to this site shall become the property of the Aquarium. The Aquarium may disclose or use any such submissions for any purpose without your consent or compensation therefore.
Trademarks
The South Carolina Aquarium logo is a trademark of the Aquarium, and may not be used for any purpose without the express written permission of the Aquarium.
Questions and Requests for Permission to Use
Any questions regarding the terms of this agreement or requests for permission to use materials on this site for any commercial or personal purpose should be directed to: PublicRelations@scaquarium.org.
Customer Service
Thank you for visiting the South Carolina Aquarium online. We regard the privacy and security of our customers as some of our most important values. As stated in our Values, under Stewardship: "Creating a culture of service and accountability, where quality is expected and given." We continue to do our best to ensure the privacy and security of your transactions with us.
Please email your questions and comments concerning our web site and online services to our webmaster at webmaster@scaquarium.org.
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