Blind Industries & Services of Maryland (BISM) recognizes the importance of protecting information we may collect from visitors to our site. Our policy is to use the information we acquire from visitors to our site for internal purposes only, and we maintain appropriate security measures to keep this information private. Your browser, however, does automatically tell us the type of computer and operating system you are using.
Visitors can navigate our site without revealing any information about themselves. If one chooses to give us personal information via the Internet for the purposes of correspondence, then it is our intent to let you know how we will use such information.
Information Gathering
You can examine our entire website without providing any information whatsoever. We collect information from you only when you subscribe to our newsletter, apply for a job or donate. We offer email addresses for you to communicate directly with select BISM associates, and those correspondences are not collected by our website. Our site does not covertly capture information regarding the specific activities of any particular visitor. We do not have any arrangements with any other sites to track or monitor visitor activities on the Web. Our site does, however, produce reports that permit us to view your activity on our site in anonymous or aggregated form. We do not use Web bugs or any other active content mechanism to capture or maintain information about visitors without their prior consent. We do use cookies to capture log-in credentials for authentication purposes. We do not store any persistent information on your computer.
Information Usage
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety.
Media
If you upload files to the website, you should avoid uploading files with personal identifying information or embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included.
Cookies
To manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents, we use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner”. Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/rcb/data-processing/.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context are Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR and Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.
The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we will not be able to manage your consents.
Embedded content from other websites
Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, forms, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Links to Other Sites
This site may contain links to other sites. BISM is not responsible for the security or privacy practices of these sites, the products or services offered by these sites, or the content appearing at these sites. BISM does not endorse any of the products or services marketed at these other sites.
Security Measures
Our site is protected with a variety of security measures such as change control procedures, passwords, and physical access controls. We also employ a variety of other mechanisms to ensure that data you provide is not lost, misused, or altered inappropriately. However, because the internet is an open global communications vehicle, we cannot guarantee that information, during transmission or while stored on our system or otherwise in our care, will be safe from intrusion by others, such as hackers.
Changes to Our Policy
Please be aware that BISM may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. BISM advises you to visit this Privacy Policy from time to time to be aware of such changes.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy. If you have any questions about this security and privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with BISM, you can contact us at info@bism.org.
