Welcome to the official website of Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts. This website is owned and operated by Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with Service Centers in Holyoke and Worcester Massachusetts.
Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts is committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors. This privacy policy discloses how we collect, protect, and use information you provide us online, as well as how we protect children’s privacy. By using the pages on this site, you are accepting the practices described in the Privacy Policy.
Downloadable Forms and Email Use
Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts would like to remind our users that electronic mail on the Internet is not secure and that our e-mail communications are not encrypted or otherwise protected. Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts encourages all users to use caution when sending personal information via email and other Internet resources. If you are concerned with this, submit your information by fax, mail or in person.
Data Collection
Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts uses its best efforts to respect and protect the privacy and the personal information of its online visitors. We do not collect personally identifiable information from individuals unless they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. This means we do not require you to register or provide information to us to view our site. In order to process online transactions however, we do collect identifiable data such as names, addresses, zip/postal codes, email addresses, etc. when voluntarily submitted by a customer. This information is used solely by Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts in the internal operations of this site. We do not sell your information to third parties. We will only share with third parties personally identifiable information when (i) the person submitting the information authorizes us to share it; (ii) sharing the information is necessary to process a credit card transaction, or (iii) we are required to share by law.
Children’s Policy
COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act) was established to promote safe Internet usage by children. The Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts website uses its best efforts to comply with the COPPA guidelines on data collection, particularly from children. We encourage you to read more about COPPA.
Use of Cookies
Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts website through the use of “cookies.” “Cookies” are small text files a website can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate the visitor’s ongoing access to and use of the site, and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements. Cookies are not programs that come onto a visitor’s system and damage files. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the visitor that has no meaning outside the assigning site.
If a visitor does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept the cookie feature. Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts uses “cookie” technology only to obtain non-personal information from its online visitors in order to improve visitors’ online experience and facilitate their visit within our site.
Links to Other Websites and Services
This site may be linked to other sites and services that are not maintained by Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts. These websites have their own privacy policies, which you should review prior to visiting them. We have no responsibility for linked websites and provide these links solely for the convenience and information of our visitors.
How to Contact Us
Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts
115 Century Drive
Worcester, MA 01060
413-584-2602 , 508-365-0115
info@gscwm.org
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