Privacy Policy

Cub Scout Pack 1218 - Website Privacy Policy

The Boy Scouts of America-Cub Scout Pack-1218 website, www.pack1218.org (Pack-1218), is committed to protecting your privacy as a visitor to this Website. This privacy policy, is specific to www.pack1218.org.

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

Pack-1218 will make every effort to be 100% compliant with COPPA. (http://www.coppa.org/). Pack-1218 intends to be a 100% family oriented website.

As a visitor, if you find an issue online at www.pack1218.org, and/or, you perceive the issue(s) could jeopardize a child's safety, please contact us immediately.

Contact: Webmaster – This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Information Sharing

Pack-1218 is the owner of the data collected on this Website. We will not sell, disseminate, disclose, trade, transmit, transfer, share, lease or rent any personally identifiable information to any third party not specifically authorized by you.

Third Party Links

www.pack1218.org may contain links to a third party(s) website(s) that are not controlled by Pack-1218. These third party links are made available to you as a convenience to you and you agree to use these links at your own risk. Pack-1218 will never knowingly place a link(s) on www.pack1218.org that redirects you to anything inappropriate for young children. Please be aware that Pack-1218 is not responsible for the content of any third party website(s) linked to Pack-1218, nor are we responsible for the privacy policy or practices of a third party website(s) linked to Pack-1218. Our Privacy Policy only applies to data we collect from you while you are online at www.pack1218.org; however, if you link to a third party website while visiting www.pack1218.org, we strongly encourage you to review and become familiar with that Website's privacy policy.

Cub Scout Identification

Website www.pack1218.org, will never have Scouts full names posted under this domain, unless specifically authorized by their parent or legal guardian on a per event basis. Photos of scouts may be published from Public Events, only if an authorization (signed/dated by a parent or guardian of a registered scout/member of Pack-1218) is on file with Pack-1218 for the specific public/BSA event.

Any parent or legal guardian prohibiting posting of “scout” photos/data, is requested to immediately notify the Webmaster of Pack-1218, requesting the review/removal of the relevant photo(s)data; the Webmaster/Committee will be make every effort to review/remove the relevant photo(s)/data within 24-72 hours if approved by Committee/Webmaster. Personal Data (excluding photographs) pertaining to any Pack-1218 scout that fully identifies that scout, will be authorized by the parent or legal guardian, prior to posting on www.pack1218.org. Pack-1218 Webmaster/Committee policy, restricts Committee/Webmaster to post a scouts personal information on this website, without prior written authorization from the legal parent/guardian of the scout(s) personal data in question/concern.

Changes in Our Privacy Policy
 
Pack-1218 Committee (after documented Committee approval and/or majority vote of Committee Members in attendance at a monthly scheduled Pack Committee Meeting) reserves the right to change the “Privacy Policy” of Pack-1218 website (www.pack1218.org) without providing you with advance notice of our intent to make the changes; however, if Committee does change the privacy policy, we will post changes to the Pack-1218 privacy statement at www.pack1218.org, and any other publications the Committee deems necessary/appropriate.

If you have any comments, concerns, or questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Purpose of the Website

The purpose of Website/Domain www.pack1218.org is to provide an internet communication tool for Pack-1218 Committee,  Den Leaders, Parents/Guardians, Scouts and visitors to share data, including but not limited to, the planning/reporting of Scouting/Community Events, and to act as a conduit for disseminating data to Pack-1218. The Webmaster will make every effort to keep www.pack1218.org updated, keeping in mind at all times, that the content and design of the Website should reflect the purposes and values of BSA/Scouting and the unique character of Pack-1218.

Hold Harmless

Under any and all circumstances, the User and the User’s parent(s) and/or guardian(s) understand and agree Pack-1218 provides www.pack1218.org in good faith, in order to aid/instruct in, the proper development of Pack-1218, Adult Leaders, and Scouts, and shall hold Pack-1218, the Boy Scouts of America organization (all levels), the Webmaster, Adult Leaders, Committee, any sponsoring agents/groups, and any/all individuals related to Pack-1218, the domain owner, Website, Boy Scouts of Pack-1218, and their families, along with anyone else, blameless and harmless without any type of responsibility (financial or otherwise) for any difficulties, damages (financial or otherwise), or complaints (expressed or otherwise) related to Pack-1218 domain and/or Pack-1218 resources.

Every attempt has been made to comply with the National Boy Scouts of America’s Internet policies during the creation, design, posting of data and maintenance of www.pack1218.org.
 
Privacy

In accordance with policies and standards regarding the protection of minors and personal information, all Users agree not to post or cause to be posted in public areas, including www.pack1218.org the following information:

•    Last names of minors (only first names shall be used)
•    Personally Identifiable Information (including but not limited to addresses, phone numbers, etc).
   
However, this information may indirectly be made available, such as via a link to a newspaper article, etc. Efforts will be made to restrict content posted on the Pack-1218 website; however, links will not be withheld solely on this basis.

These privacy policies are in accordance with BSA Youth Protection Guidelines and the BSA policy against releasing the names of its members in a public forum. The Youth Protection Guidelines are available at: http://www.scouting.org/YouthProtection.aspx.