Protecting your private information is important to us. This Privacy Policy describes how Minns Lectures (“www.minnslectures.org” or “we”) collects, uses, and discloses your Personal Information when you visit or interact with the website located at www.minnslectures.org, including all information, tools, events, social media pages, or other digital channels available from or in connection with that website (the “website”). By using www.minnslectures.org, you consent to and agree to be bound by the data practices detailed in this policy. If you do not consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please cease use immediately and exit the website.

Contact Us
After reviewing this policy, if you have additional questions, want more information about our privacy practices, or would like to make a complaint, please contact us by email at info@minnslectures.org.

How We Collect Personal Information 
When you visit www.minnslectures.org, we collect certain information about your device and your interaction with the website. We may also collect additional information if you contact us for customer support or to support a proposal. In this Privacy Policy, we refer to any information about an identifiable individual (including the information below) as “Personal Information.” See the list below for more information about what Personal Information we collect and why.

Device Information
Purpose of collection: to load the website accurately for you, and to perform analytics on website usage to optimize our website.
Source of collection: Collected automatically when you access our website using cookies, log files, web beacons, tags, or pixels.
Disclosure for a business purpose: shared with our processor Wix.
Personal Information collected: name, email address, version of web browser, IP address, time zone, cookie information, what pages or resources you view, search terms, and how you interact with the website.

Contact Form Information
Purpose of collection: to provide customer support or response to proposals.
Source of collection: collected from you.

Any individual who believes that his/her Personal Information is incomplete or inaccurate may request a correction or update of his/her record. To correct an error or omission or to update Personal Information, please email us at info@minnslectures.org.

Use of Your Personal Information
www.minnslectures.org collects and uses the Personal Information you provide to operate its website and deliver the services you have requested. Minns Lectures may also use the information you have provided to us to inform you of events or services available from Minns Lectures.
 
Email
We take reasonable efforts to keep your email address secure and confidential. We do not release our email lists to third parties, and we will not disclose your email to third parties except as expressed and allowed in the section titled Sharing Information with Third Parties. Our email communications will expressly identify who the email is from and information on how to contact the sender. If you wish to remove yourself from our mailing list, you may opt-out of receiving emails from us by unsubscribing. You may unsubscribe from our emails by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the e-mail.

Sharing Information with Third Parties
We share your Personal Information with service providers to help us provide our services and fulfill our contracts with you, as described above. For example:

We use Wix to power our website. You can read more about how Wix uses your Personal Information here: https://www.wix.com/about/privacy

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

We may share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

Cookie Policy
www.minnslectures.org uses cookies in order to enhance the site’s functionality. Most web browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. “Cookies” are small files that the site places on your hard drive for identification purposes. These files are used for site registration and customization the next time you visit us. Please note that cookies cannot read data off of your hard drive. Your web browser may allow you to be notified when you are receiving a cookie, giving you the choice to accept it or not. If you prefer not to receive cookies while using our website, you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies and refuse the cookie when your browser alerts you to its presence. By not accepting cookies, some pages may not fully function and you may not be able to assess certain information on this site.

Third Party Cookies
Some content on www.minnslectures.org is served by third-parties. These third-parties may use cookies or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our website. We do not control these third parties tracking behaviors. If you have any questions regarding how the information the third parties track may be used, you should contact the responsible third party directly.

Automatic Data Collection
Minns Lectures may log IP addresses for system administration purposes. Minns Lectures may collect domain information to analyze how our visitors use this site. This data allows us to track which people visit our site, how often they visit, and what part of the site they visit most often. Minns Lectures uses this information to improve its web-based content. This information is collected automatically and requires no action on your part.

Security
Minns Lectures takes precautions internally to protect your information. While we try to keep your data as secure as possible, when you submit information via the website, your information is sent through the internet—so transmission of sensitive and confidential information through the website should be avoided.

Dispute Resolution
If you have any complaints regarding our compliance with this Privacy Policy, you should contact us through one of the methods listed at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will investigate and attempt to resolve complaints and disputes regarding use and disclosure of Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Third Party Links
This site may contain links to other websites. Minns Lectures is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of websites to which it links.

Children Under Thirteen
www.minnslectures.org does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under thirteen years of age. Our website is not intended for those under thirteen years of age. If you are under the age of thirteen, you may not provide information to Minns Lectures.

GDPR Rights
If you are located in the European Union, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation to be informed that: You have the right to ask us not to process your Personal Information. You have the right to access the data that is held about you. You have the right to have your data corrected or amended. You have the right to ask for your personal data to be deleted. You have the right to restrict the processing of your data. You have the right to the portability of your data. You have the right to object to further processing of your data which is inconsistent with the primary purpose for which it was collected. To exercise your rights as stated in the forbearing, you can contact us at info@minnslectures.org.

Changes to This Privacy Policy
Minns Lectures reserves the right to change, modify, or update this Policy at any time without notice. Any substantial changes in the way we use your Personal Information will be posted on this site.

Notification of Changes
If there are any changes to this Privacy Policy, we will update the bottom of the page with the date last modified. It is your responsibility to review this Policy often, as it is subject to change.

Terms of Service
If you choose to visit www.minnslectures.org, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy, our Terms of Service, and application of the law.

Last Updated:
April 1, 2024