At PAN Parks Foundation, we understand that privacy is an important issue for visitors to our website, www.panparks.org. The following information is designed to help you understand what information we gather from visitors to our site and how we handle the information once we gather it.

Usage of cookies

In order to track usage patterns and analyze and improve the usefulness of the information we provide on our website, we collect site and record in temporary log file visitor data on an aggregate, anonymous basis. No personal information is associated with the data. This data can include:

• the domain server numeric code (IP address)
• date and time of connection
• actual visited pages (filename and URL)
• HTTP answer-code
• Quantity of transferred data (bytes)

This tells us which pages our users visit and what information they volunteer, such as survey information and/or site registrations. The information we collect is used only for internal review, to improve our web content, to optimize your web experience and, in some cases, to customize the content and/or layout of select pages. We will disclose information we have collected only when legally required to do so; at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation; to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our website and applicable laws or to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our website. 

To assist in gathering this information, www.panparks.org website uses “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that a website transfers to a visitor’s hard disk or browser for added functionality or for tracking website usage. We do not use cookies to gather personal information such as a person’s name or e-mail address. The cookies we use are not computer programs and they have no ability to read data residing on your computer or instruct your computer to perform any step or function. Most browsers provide a simple procedure that enables you to control whether you receive cookies by notifying you when a website is about to deposit a cookie file. If you choose to block the cookie, you will still be able to fully enjoy our website. However, you will be unable to download protected information from our site.

Personal Information

We collect personal information at several places on the Website:

• when you provide us with your personal information such as by sending an email to us or signing up to receive a newsletter or ask an offer; 
• when you subscribe to our Forum or comment our news; 
• when you donate money to us;
• when you share your story in the Wilderness Tales section.

If you choose to provide personal information to us, we may contact you by phone or e-mail to notify you about new services or updates to our website or news about PAN Parks that may be of interest to you. We only use the information we collect to provide the services you request. If you have previously provided personal information to PAN Parks and wish to have it changed or removed, or wish to request that we refrain from contacting you in the future, please let us know by e-mail, phone or written letter and we will immediately remove you from our contact list. Please include your exact name and address so that we can correctly remove you from our mailing lists. 

Please note, that we do not sell, rent, or lease your personal data to third parties.