Privacy Policy

Historic Hudson Valley respects the privacy of each individual who contacts us and is committed to protecting your privacy when you use our website.

We are grateful for your support and the crucial role you play in helping us continue our valuable work. This policy explains the information we collect when you visit our website, how we collect it, how we use it, and how we protect it; this policy does not apply to offline activities. Your use of our website constitutes your agreement to the terms of this policy. From time to time, we may modify this policy, so please review it periodically for changes. Your continued use of our website after we have modified the policy indicates your agreement to the modified terms.

Automatic Collection of Anonymous Information

Our web server automatically collects anonymous information about users who visit our website and Historic Hudson Valley may aggregate this anonymous information for statistical analysis. For instance, we may use it to determine usage patterns so we know which parts of our website are most popular.

 

Personally Identifiable Information

Historic Hudson Valley collects personally identifiable information, such as your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card number and credit card expiration date, only when you voluntarily provide it to us on our website, such as during an online transaction to purchase tickets or museum shop products, make contributions, sign up to receive e-mails, become a member, or complete registrations or surveys. You may need to provide such information to participate in certain Historic Hudson Valley programs or activities or to receive certain services or offers.

 

Use of Personal Information by Historic Hudson Valley

Historic Hudson Valley collects personally identifiable information, such as your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address, only when you voluntarily provide it to us on our website, such as during an online transaction to purchase tickets or museum shop products, make contributions, sign up to receive e-mails, become a member, or complete registrations or surveys.

When you make financial transactions on our website—such as purchasing tickets or museum shop products, or making monetary contributions—your payment details (including credit card numbers and expiration dates) are collected and processed securely by our trusted third-party payment processor. Historic Hudson Valley does not store or maintain your credit card information.

You may need to provide personal or payment information to participate in certain Historic Hudson Valley programs or activities or to receive certain services or offers.

 

Use of Personal Information by Historic Hudson Valley

Historic Hudson Valley uses your personally identifiable information for the specific purposes for which you give it to us (e.g. to complete an online ticket purchase, museum shop purchase, contribution, membership or so forth). We may use your contact information to send you occasional postal or electronic mailings about Historic Hudson Valley and its programs that we think may interest you.

In addition, our website uses third-party analytics and digital advertising services to help us analyze website traffic, understand user behavior, and deliver relevant advertisements to you on other websites and social media platforms. These third-party services utilize tracking technologies, such as cookies and web beacons (pixels), to collect anonymous information about your interactions with our site.

 

E-Mail Communications

We occasionally send out an e-mail newsletter or reminder to our website visitors to highlight news, information and upcoming events offered by Historic Hudson Valley. You may elect not to receive such information that Historic Hudson Valley sends to you by unsubscribing to the mailing list, following instructions in the applicable information sent to you, or by contacting HHV at [email protected].

Historic Hudson Valley will send you transactional and operational emails related to your activities on our website, including order confirmations, receipts, digital tickets, information about your visit and surveys. Because these communications are necessary to fulfill our services to you, you cannot opt out of receiving them.

 

Sharing of Information

Historic Hudson Valley does not sell, rent, or share personally identifiable information with third parties, except with trusted partners who perform services on our behalf. These include service providers that assist with payment processing, digital advertising and analytics, event ticketing, and marketing communications. These parties are authorized to use your information only as necessary to provide these services to us.

Historic Hudson Valley does reserve the right to disclose personally identifiable information in circumstances that Historic Hudson Valley deems necessary or appropriate to respond to legal process or requests from government agencies, for security reasons or similar situations.

 

Security

In order to prevent unauthorized access and protect our users’ personal information, Historic Hudson Valley tries to keep your information secure and safeguard it from unauthorized access. However, no transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure, so you provide such information at your own risk.

 

Links to Other Sites

Our website may include links to other websites that may be of interest to you. Any links are provided only as a convenience and do not imply an endorsement of another site. Historic Hudson Valley is not responsible for the information practices of the linked sites. We therefore recommend that you review the privacy policy of other websites you may access.