Privacy Statement
Thank you for visiting our web site. We protect your privacy while
you visit us online.
Personal Information
You do not have to provide any personal information to visit this
Web site. If you provide us information about yourself via email
or a web form, your information will be used only for the purposes
described at the point of collection, such as to send information
or products to you, or to respond to your questions orcomments.
If you provide contact information, MMM staff or may contact you
to clarify your comment or question.
We do not sell any personal information to third parties.
We may transfer personal information to a third party only in the
following cases:
- To a bank or United States Department of the Treasury account,
which must receive payment for a transaction that you initiated;
- To a company that is contracted to assist us with specific services,
including electronic commerce or donations, and which agrees not
to sell or use personal information for other purposes;
- To legal authorities if we suspect that you are attempting to
change or otherwise damage this web site, or you are using it
in violation of Federal or local laws;
- To Congress or a court in response to a subpoena.
The personal information you provide when you purchase an item,
register for a class, or make a donation with us may be used only
to fulfill your orders or to facilitate the preparation of internal
statistical reports. MMM makes every effort to limit the number
of people who have access to this personal information. MMM employees
who handle credit card information must ensure that it is treated
as cash and secured accordingly.
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Email Information
Please do not send us sensitive information, such as your credit
card or social security numbers, via email. It is possible that
during transmission of your email this information may be intercepted
by a third party. We cannot guarantee its safety while in transit.
We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive. We
would share your email with another federal government agency only
if your inquiry related t that agency or if we were required to
do so by law.
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Cookies
"Cookies" are small bits of text that are either used
for the duration of a session ("session cookies"), or
saved on a user's hard drive in order to identify that user, or
information about that user, the next time the user logs on to a
Web site ("persistent cookies"). The Michigan Maritime
Museum website does not use persistent cookies.
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Disclaimer of Endorsement
Reference to specific commercial businesses, products, processes,
or services by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise,
on any web site administered by the Michigan Maritime Museum does
not constitute or imply its endorsement or recommendation.
We provide links from our web pages to external web sites because
they provide information that may interest our website viewers.
This is provided as a convenience only. External links do not constitute
an endorsement by MMM of the opinions, products, or services presented
on the external site, or of any sites linked to it. MMM is not responsible
for the legality or accuracy of information on externally linked
sites, or for any costs incurred while using externally linked sites.
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Permissions and Copyright Restrictions upon Materials
in our Collection
Images on our website may not be used without permission. If you
receive permission from the Michigan Maritime Museum to use an image
from our web site, we ask that you credit us as the source.
Some documents --including images, sound, text, or electronic materials--found
in our collection may be copyrighted. Please note that it is your
responsibility to identify the copyright owner and to obtain permission
before making use of this material in any way. The copyright law
of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the
making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
This law provides that under certain conditions libraries and archives
are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction of materials.
One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction
is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study,
scholarship, or research." If you use a photocopy or reproduction
for purposes in excess of "fair use," you may be liable
for copyright infringement.
Please note: The Michigan Maritime Museum reserves the
right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment
of the order would involve violation of copyright law or if the
material will not be used in the way in which is was intended.
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Virus Protection
We use virus protection software on our computer systems and regularly
update the software. This is a computer security measure that, in
addition to maintaining our computer systems, also ensures that
all files that we develop and/or post on our web servers are virus-free.
When you request a file for download from our site, it is possible,
though unlikely, that the data may contract a virus and become corrupted
before it reaches your computer. The Michigan Maritime Museum is
not responsible for files that may become corrupted at the information
travels through the Internet.
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Security
Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information on the MMM
server are strictly prohibited and may be punishable by law, including
the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information
Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996.
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