Privacy Notice

Privacy Notice for Online, Offline and Electronic Use

Chicago Piping Plovers (CPP) respects our visitors’ privacy interests and is committed to honoring your preferences.  This privacy policy governs the way we collect and use your information both offline and online, including at www.chicagopipingplovers.org and its subdomains, websites accessed through your mobile devices. Your use of this website or provision of personal information to CPP constitutes your acceptance of the terms of this policy.

The Information We Collect

We collect and use the information you provide when you interact with CPP offline and through this website.  This information falls into two categories: 1) Personal information, which includes items such as your email address, which you provide when you register for our newsletter; 2) Non-Personal Information, which includes your IP address or website browsing patterns, which we collect through technology. 

Personal Information

In most cases, you may use CPP’s website without registering or submitting any personal information. 

Participate in an Action Alert

When you take action to support conservation, such as participating in an Action Alert or sending a letter to your Senator, Audubon may send your personal information, such as your name and residential address, to the target of the action (e.g., a member of Congress, a government agency).

Non-Personal Information

We may collect non-personal information about the computer, mobile phone, tablet or other device you use to access CPP’s website, such as IP addresses, geolocation information, unique device identifiers, and browser type.

CPP’s Media also uses several techniques, such as cookies, beacons and pixel tags, to improve the functioning of our website, to help us understand how people are using the wesbite, and to personalize your experience.  CPP may also contract with third parties to provide analytics information, reports and analysis about the usage and browsing patterns of our website visitors.

We do not respond to browser-based “Do Not Track” signals.

How CPP Uses the Information We Collect

Internally

CPP may share the information you provide internally.  CPP may use the contact information you provide, such as any email addresses to send you information about CPP, to send you newsletters and requests to take action, and requests for your support.

Every email and newsletter CPP sends contains an unsubscribe button. 

Externally

Service Providers

CPP may hire contractors to assist us to perform certain business functions. Our contractors are provided only the information necessary for them to do their jobs and are prohibited from using the information they receive from CPP in any way other than to provide their services to CPP.  They may not share, resell or use the information they collect for their own direct marketing purposes.

Miscellaneous

Children Under Thirteen Years of Age

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under thirteen years of age.

Data Security

CPP is committed to protecting all your information.  To this end, CPP has in place commercially reasonable physical, technical and administrative controls to protect the information. 

Changes to the Privacy Policy

CPP reserves the right to revise this privacy policy at any time and without notice.  Check this site frequently for updates.

This site is intended for users in the United States.  This policy shall be interpreted consistent with the laws of the United States and the laws of the State of Illinois.  Any dispute arising out of, in connection with, or related to this policy shall be brought in any federal or state court located in Cook County, and the parties hereby waive any objection they may have to personal jurisdiction in these courts.