The FSGA
recognizes the importance its visitors place
on privacy issues. We do not share personal
information regarding our visitors with any
outside organizations. Any information you
give us will only be used in accordance with
the practices described below.
This privacy policy statement describes the
information we collect about you from the
FSGA website and how we use such
information. By visiting any FSGA website,
you are consenting to accept the practices
described below. If you do not agree with
the privacy policy practices described
below, please do not use the FSGA website.
We suggest that you review this privacy
policy statement periodically as we may
update it from time to time.
This policy statement was last revised on
November 1, 2002.
WHAT INFORMATION DOES THE FSGA COLLECT?
When you visit the FSGA website, our web
server automatically recognizes your
Internet Protocol (IP) address as well as
other information about your visit to the
website, all of which is non-identifying and
used to compile statistics about traffic to
our website. In addition, the FSGA collects
the following identifying information:
When you visit http://www.fsga.org or
http://www.floridajuniortour.org to submit
an online entry application for a FSGA
Championship, we ask you to verify your
name, mailing address, telephone number,
credit card number and expiration date. In
addition, we ask for information concerning
your golf background including the name and
number of your golf club and your USGA
Handicap Index. Finally, if you are a minor,
we request the name and telephone numbers of
your parent/guardian. This information
allows us to process and evaluate your entry
application.
When you sign up as a FSGA member at http://www.fsga.org
or http://www.floridajuniortour.org,
we ask for your email address, mailing
address, daytime phone number, credit card
number and expiration date. This allows us
to process and fulfill your registration and
to notify you of your registration status.
When you want to create an online account
with the FSGA, whether it is for entering
events online, shopping in the FSGA golf
shop or to receive our email newsletters, we
ask you for your name, age, mailing address,
email address, golf club affiliation and
phone number. We also ask you to choose a
login password to access your account. This
information is used for our records and to
expedite transactions on our website in the
future.
When you make purchases from our online golf
shop, we ask you to verify your name,
telephone number, email address, mailing
address, credit card number and expiration
date. This information allows us to process
your order and to notify you of your order
status. We may need to contact you via
phone, postal mail or email if we have
questions regarding your order. In addition,
if you are a FSGA member, we may want to
contact you regarding various promotion or
offer you an appropriate membership store
discount.
HOW DOES THE FSGA USE MY INFORMATION?
The information we collect is used to
improve the content of our website, maintain
current information about your membership
and to customize the content and/or layout
of our site for each individual visitor. We
may also use the information we collect to
occasionally notify you via email about FSGA
news and other announcements or changes to
the FSGA website.
If you visit the FSGA's online golf shop, we
may use the information you give us to learn
about your product interests and purchases
and to help us improve our website design
and your shopping experience. In addition,
we may combine the information you share
with other demographic information. We use
this combined information to enhance and
personalize your shopping experience with
us.
WHAT ARE "COOKIES" AND HOW DOES THE FSGA
USE THEM?
The FSGA uses a feature of your Internet web
browser called a "cookie" to assign a unique
identification to your computer. Cookies are
files that your web browser places on your
computer's hard drive. Your cookie allows
the FSGA to recognize you when you return to
our website and provides you with access to
account information you may have entered on
any FSGA website. We may monitor and
maintain information about your use of a
FSGA website in a manner that does not
identify you. We do not and cannot use
cookies to retrieve personal information
about you from your computer.
The FSGA also uses cookies to improve your
shopping experience when you visit our
online golf shop. When you shop at our
website, your cookie helps us keep track of
the items you put in your shopping cart.
Cookies can also be used to save information
on past purchases and other preferences.
This way you do not have to re-enter
information upon every new visit. Your
cookie allows us to recognize you when you
return to this FSGA website and provides you
with access to your account information. If
you order from us, we use your cookie to
monitor and maintain information about your
use of this FSGA website. If you have not
ordered from us, we may monitor and maintain
information about your use of this website
in a manner that does not identify you. Once
again, we do not and cannot use cookies to
retrieve personal information about you from
your computer.
You can refuse cookies by turning them off
in your browser. However, if you turn off
cookies, we may not be able to track your
order or enable you to make a purchase from
our golf shop. We also may not be able to
recognize you when you visit the FSGA
website or allow you access to your account
information and other special features that
require this technology.
HOW DOES THE FSGA PROTECT MY ORDER
INFORMATION?
When you sign up as a member, enter an event
or order from our online golf shop, we offer
the use of a secure server. We use a
Verisign secure server ID, which is among
the best systems available today for secure
commerce transactions. Verisign encrypts all
information you input before it is sent to
us, including credit card number, name and
address, so that it cannot be read as the
information travels over the Internet.
WILL THE
FSGA DISCLOSE THIS INFORMATION TO THIRD
PARTIES?
The FSGA does not sell, trade or rent your
personal information to outside
organizations. We may compile the
information regarding what pages users
access or visit and non-personal information
volunteered by the user and use it for
statistical purposes, but these statistics
will not provide personal identifying
information. In addition, our vendors may
compile such non-identifying personal
information on behalf of the FSGA, however
such information will never be shared with
organizations other than the FSGA.
CHILDREN'S POLICY
The FSGA is concerned about the safety of
children when they use the Internet.
Consistent with the Children's Online
Privacy Protection Act which became
effective April 21, 2000, we will never
knowingly request personally identifiable
information from anyone under the age of 13
without verifiable parental consent. If we
become aware that anyone under the age of 13
submits information to us though any FSGA
website, we will not use that information
for any purpose.
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