Thank you for
visiting the Museums of Lower Manhattan
(MOLM) Web site. This web site is
intended to make it easy and efficient
for you to (1) obtain information,
(2) provide public input, and (3)
participate in MOLM's activities and
programs. This policy de-scribes how
the MOLM collects, uses, and discloses
information collected from visitors
to this Web site and the steps MOLM
takes to protect that information.
This policy describes MOLM's privacy
practices consistent with the provisions
of the New York Internet Security
and Privacy Act, the New York Freedom
of Information Law, and the New York
Per-sonal Privacy Protection Law (among
other state and federal laws). This
privacy policy applies only to information
collected from this Web site.
For purposes of this policy, "personal
information" means any in-formation
concerning a natural person which,
because of name, number, symbol, mark,
or other identifier, can be used to
iden-tify that natural person. The
MOLM does not collect any personal
information about you unless you provide
that information volun-tarily by sending
an e-mail, by initiating an online
transaction, such as a survey, registration,
application or other participa-tion
form.
When you visit this Web site, the
MOLM's computers automatically collect
and store certain anonymous information
about your visit ("User Statistics").
User statistics cannot be used to
identify individual users and therefore
are not personal information. User
Statistics are used to improve this
Web site's content, to help the MOLM
understand how visitors are interacting
with the Web site, to determine what
information is of most and least interest
to our visitors and to improve the
utility of the material avail-able
on the Web site.
User statistics may include information
such as:
(i) Your Internet Protocol address
and domain name, but not your e-mail
address. The Internet Protocol Address
is a numerical identifier assigned
either to your Internet service provider
or directly to your computer;
(ii) The type of browser and operating
system you used;
(iii) The date and time you visited
this site;
(iv) The Web pages or services you
accessed at this site;
(v) The Web site you visited prior
to coming to this Web site;
(vi) The Web site you visit as you
leave this Web site; and
(vii) If you downloaded a form, the
form that was downloaded.
A cookie is a small piece of information
sent by a Web server to be stored
in a visitor's computer so that it
can be recalled from the browser.
At times, one or more of our software
applications may use cookies to allow
us to know if you have previously
vis-ited one of our pages. This allows
us to improve our interaction with
you and enhance satisfaction with
your current and future visits to
our Web site.
We use "session
cookies" to enhance or customize
your visit to this Web site. Session
cookies can be created automatically
on the device you use to access
this Web site. These session cookies
do not contain personal information
and do not compromise your privacy
or security. Session cookies are
erased during operation of your
browser or when your browser is
closed.
You may personalize
this Web site and permit a "persistent
cookie" to be stored on your
computer's hard drive. This persis-tent
cookie will allow the Web site to
recognize you when you visit again
and tailor the information presented
to you based on your needs and interests.
The MOLM uses persistent cookies
only with your permission.
Commonly used
software and hardware allows users
to refuse new cookies and/or delete
existing cookies. Refusing or deleting
cookies may limit your ability to
take advantage of some features
of this Web site.
This Web site is directed towards,
and designed for use by, per-sons
aged 13 or older. MOLM does not
knowingly collect personal information
from children or create profiles
of children through this Web site.
Visitors are cautioned, however,
that the collec-tion of personal
information submitted in an e-mail
will be treated as though it was
submitted by an adult, and may,
unless exempted from access by federal
or State law, be subject to pub-lic
access. The MOLM strongly encourages
parents and teachers to be involved
in children's Internet activities
and to provide guidance whenever
children are asked to provide personal
informa-tion on-line.
As noted above, MOLM does not collect
any personal information about you
unless you provide that information
voluntarily by sending an e-mail
or initiating an online transaction
such as a survey, registration,
application or other participation
form. You may choose not to send
us an e-mail, respond to a survey,
or complete an application or other
participation form. While your choice
not to participate in these activities
may limit your ability to receive
specific information, assistance,
or services through this Web site,
it will not prevent you from requesting
information, assistance, or services
from us by other means and will
not normally have an impact on your
ability to take advan-tage of other
features of the Web site, including
browsing or downloading publicly
available information.
The collection of information through
this Web site and the dis-closure
of that information are subject
to the provisions of the New York
Internet Security and Privacy Act.
MOLM will only col-lect personal
information through this Web site
if the visitor consents to the collection
by providing such information. If
you voluntarily disclose personal
information to MOLM, whether solic-ited
or unsolicited, you consent to the
collection and disclosure of that
information by MOLM for the purposes
for which you dis-closed the information
to MOLM, as such purposes were reasonably
ascertainable from the nature and
terms of the disclosure.
Information collected
from this Web site is not used for
commer-cial marketing purposes and
MOLM is not authorized to sell or
otherwise disclose information collected
from the Web site for commercial
marketing purposes.
However, MOLM
may collect or disclose personal
information with-out specific consent
if the collection or disclosure
is: (1) nec-essary to perform the
statutory duties of MOLM, or necessary
for MOLM to operate a program authorized
by law or state or federal statute
or regulation; (2) to contractors
that help MOLM maintain and operate
this website or otherwise perform
MOLM's official functions; (3) made
pursuant to a court order or by
law (includ-ing disclosure consistent
with the Freedom of Information
Law); (4) for the purpose of validating
the identity of the visitor; (5)
of information to be used solely
for statistical purposes that is
in a form that cannot be used to
identify any particular person;
(6) to federal or state law enforcement
authorities to enforce MOLM's rights
against attempted or actual unauthorized
access to MOLM's information technology
assets; or (7) for audit, risk and
fraud control purposes.
The disclosure
of information, including personal
information, collected through this
Web site is subject to the provisions
of the Freedom of Information Law
and the Personal Privacy Protec-tion
Law. Information collected in connection
with grant programs will also be
subject to protections of the Federal
Privacy Act.
The information collected through
this web site is retained by MOLM
in accordance with applicable law.
In general, the Internet services
logs, comprising electronic files
or automated logs cre-ated to monitor
access and use of MOLM's information,
assistance, and services provided
through this Web site, are retained
for 3 years and then destroyed.
Information, including personal
infor-mation, that you submit in
an e-mail or when you initiate an
online transaction such as a survey,
registration, application or other
participation form is retained in
accordance with the re-cords retention
and disposition schedule established
for the re-cords of the program
for which you submitted the information.
In-formation concerning these records
retention and disposition schedules
may be obtained through the Office
of the General Coun-sel.
Access to and
Correction of Personal Information
Collected Through this Site
Any visitor may submit a request
to MOLM Internet Privacy Compli-ance
Officer to determine whether personal
information pertaining to that visitor
has been collected through this
Web site. Any such request shall
be made in writing and must be accompanied
by reasonable proof of identity
of the visitor. Reasonable proof
of identity may include verification
of a signature, inclusion of an
identifier generally known only
to the visitor, or similar appro-priate
identification. Requests should
be addressed to:
MOLM Internet
Privacy Compliance Officer
Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
1 Liberty Plaza, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10006
The MOLM Internet
Privacy Compliance Officer shall,
within five (5) business days of
receipt of a proper request: (i)
provide ac-cess to the personal
information; (ii) deny access in
writing, explaining the reasons
therefore; or (iii) acknowledge
receipt of the request in writing,
stating the approximate date when
it will be granted or denied, which
date shall not be more than thirty
(30) days from the date of acknowledgment.
In the event
that MOLM has collected personal
information per-taining to a visitor
and that information is to be provided
to the visitor pursuant to the visitor's
request, the Internet Pri-vacy Compliance
Officer shall inform the visitor
of his or her right to request that
the personal information be amended
or cor-rected under the procedures
set forth in section 95 of the Public
Officers Law.
MOLM is committed to protecting
personal information collected through
this Web site from unauthorized
access, use and disclo-sure. Consequently,
MOLM limits access to personal information
collected through this Web site
to only those individuals who need
access to the information in the
performance of their offi-cial duties.
Individuals who have access to this
information are instructed to follow
appropriate procedures in connection
with any disclosures of personal
information.
In addition,
MOLM has implemented procedures
to safeguard the in-tegrity of its
information technology assets, including,
but not limited to, authentication,
monitoring, auditing and encryption.
These security procedures have been
integrated into the design, implementation,
and day-to-day operations of this
Web site as part of our continuing
commitment to the security of electronic
content as well as the electronic
transmission of information.
For Web site security purposes and
to maintain the availability of
the Web site for all visitors, MOLM
employs software to moni-tor traffic
to identify unauthorized attempts
to upload or change information
or otherwise damage this Web site.
The information provided in this
privacy policy should not be construed
as giving business, legal, or other
advice, or warrant-ing as fail proof,
the security of information provided
through this Web site.
MOLM reserves the right to modify
or supplement this policy at any
time. If we make a material change
to the terms of this pol-icy, we
will post a notice on our homepage
and a link to the new policy.
For questions regarding this Internet
privacy policy, please con-tact:
via e-mail
(please note "Privacy Policy"
in the subject line):
InfoLMDC@renewnyc.com
via regular mail:
Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
Office of General Counsel
1 Liberty Plaza, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10006
Attn: Internet Privacy Policy
