Privacy Notice
	The Central Coast MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc., a California non-profit corporation, ("Forum") knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting the Forum's website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice. What Personal Information About Customers Does the Forum Gather? Here are the types of information we gather. Information You Give Us: We may store any information you enter on our website or give us in any other way. Although we transmit credit card information to our e-commerce solution provider, we do not store your credit card information on our server for your protection. We may store the last few digits of your credit card number to allow tracking, however. You can choose not to provide certain optional information. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as improving our service, and communicating with you. Historically, the Forum has released very little information to third parties. However, this practice may change. We may provide your information to third parties. Automatic Information: We reserve the right to, but currently do not, have any practice of receiving or storing information when you interact with our website, except for that information you provide, such as by filling in a form. We do not currently use "cookies," but may in the future. The "help" portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. E-mail Communications: We do use any e-mail addresses you provide regularly for various purposes, including sending registration confirmations, lost password information and notices regarding upcoming Forum events. We may also share your e-mail address. Does The Forum Share the Information It Receives? Information about our members, event registrants, and event attendees is important part to our service to the community, and we do not sell it to others. We share customer information only with third parties only as follows: Agents: We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include sending e-mail, removing repetitive information from registration and e-mail lists, processing credit card payments, and providing service. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes. Information and Offers: We might provide your information to selected third parties that the Forum believe would be perceived as a value-add for the recipients. Protection of the Forum and Others: We release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with law; enforce or protect the rights, property, or safety of the Forum, our members and attendees, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. How Secure Is Information About Me? We work to protect the security of your credit card transactional information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input. Of course, we transmit the entire credit card number to the appropriate credit card company during order processing. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer. What Information Can I Access? The Forum gives limited access to information for the purpose of viewing and, in certain cases, updating that information. What Choices Do I Have? As discussed above, you can always choose not to provide information. As discussed above, you can always choose not to provide information. You can add or update certain information on pages such as those listed in the "What Information Can I Access?" section above. When you update information, we may keep a copy of the prior version for our records. If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, nonmembers can unsubscribe here. However, the Conditions of Use and other legal notices from us, such as this Privacy Notice, as it may change from time to time, will still govern your use of the Forum's website and your relationship with the Forum regarding any Forum event, and it is your responsibility to review them for changes. In addition, the Federal Trade Commission provides useful information about online privacy on its own Website, Site Seeing on the Internet. Children The Forum does not provide services for children. If you are under 18, you may use the Forum's website and attend Forum events only under the direct supervision and direction of a parent or guardian. Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions If you choose to visit the Forum's website or attend a Forum event, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Notice and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of the state of California. If you have any concern about privacy, please send us a thorough description to info@mitcentralcoast.com, and we will try to resolve it. This Privacy Notice and the Conditions of Use may change without notice, and use of information that we gather from time to time is subject to the Privacy Notice in effect at the time of use. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, unless you have instructed us not to, but you should check our website frequently to see recent changes.