The Lancaster Photography Association has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our commitment to privacy. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for this Web site.

This site stores personal information about you, including your name, contact information (addresses, phone numbers, email), demographic data (date of birth, etc.), user name and password. The Lancaster Photography Association uses this information for association activities, including event registration, tracking member interests, discussion forums, committees, donations, member directory, etc. Within this web site, only authorized administrators have access to personal information on members.

This site also collects information as you navigate around the site, using standard Internet technologies (such as IP addresses and cookies, and reading your browser version, operating system and computer type, etc.) We use this information to help us improve our products and services and for security purposes, to detect and to block security breaches and to provide you with a safe online environment.

Data in your member profile, such as your name, email address, and avatar, may be made available to other site members. If you wish to opt out of this function, you may alter your personal information or contact the site administrator.

We will not sell or otherwise share your name or any contact information with any third parties, including partners, advertisers or service providers, except as necessary to fulfill your explicit requests. From time to time we may send you e-mail messages to provide information on upcoming club events and for other club-related purposes.

We will disclose information if required to do so by law or by order of a competent government authority (such as a court order) or to protect the Association in the event of a threat against the Association or a member or Association officer.

During LPA-sponsored and other events, photographs may be taken which will later be published on this site. If you would prefer that your photo not be used in this manner, contact the site administrator at the link below to opt out.

This site contains links to other sites. The Lancaster Photography Association is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

This site makes message boards available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information. While we do our best to ensure only appropriate information is posted, we cannot and do not assume responsibility for our users' postings. All postings are property of their respective author. Improper language is automatically censored by the system. All submissions are subject to our editorial control. Where appropriate, editorial changes will be indicated.

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact the site administrator.