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The
Splendid Table User Privacy
We want every user (you) to know how we collect and use information about you
when you visit this Web site, which is produced by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR).
We recognize the importance of privacy to visitors to any MPR Web site. This privacy
policy ex plains what type of information is collected from you when you visit
this and other MPR Web sites, and how we may use that information.
Contents
Information we automatically gather when you visit our site
Information you give us
Name and contact information
Demographic and profile information
Credit card information
Special note for MPR members
Contact MPR
Consent
Information We Automatically Gather When You Visit MPR
Web Sites
Like virtually all other Web servers, MPR's Web server automatically creates log
files for each visitor who accesses our site. These "access logs" allow
us to make our site more useful to our visitors. The access logs do not
record a visitor's name, address, phone number, credit card numbers, or any other
personally identifying information. Rather, these log files may contain some or
all of the following information:
- The date of the visit
- The time and length of the visit
- The path taken through the Web site
- The browser being used
- A list of files downloaded or viewed
- The amount of time spent listening to audio files
- The Internet Protocol Address (IP Address) of the machine accessing our Web
site*
- Any errors encountered
*Most Internet Service Providers use a "dynamic" form of assigning
IP Addresses. This means that a visitor may have a different IP Address each time
he or she visits an MPR Web site. Also, many Internet Service Providers, including
America Online, use "Proxy servers" which provide even more anonymity
for visitors.
We use this information to aid the technical administration of the sites and to
better understand how each site is functioning for its users. This information
may be correlated with your profile, if you have provided this data, to provide
special "personalized" services. This information may also be used in
aggregate form.
We may track your visit to sections of our Web sites in order for some site features
to function properly for you. In some instances, "cookies" or a similar
technology may be used to update your registration records with session information.
If you do not wish to accept a cookie from MPR's servers, you can adjust the settings
on your browser accordingly. Refusing to accept cookies from the MPR server may
result in some limits on the benefits that we can automatically provide as you
enjoy the MPR Web sites.
Information You Give Us
MPR does not collect personally-identifying information from MPR Web sites unless
you choose to provide that information to us. Visitors under the age of 18 must
obtain permission from their parents or guardians before sending any personally-identifying
information to MPR.
Name and Contact Information
MPR may ask visitors (you) to provide certain personal information when you: register
for a contest; sign up for an email list; request information; purchase products
or services; contribute material that may be used on the Web site (e.g. recipes,
program reviews); participate in a forum, bulletin board or chat; or use an MPR
form to become a member of MPR. MPR tells you whether a specific piece of information
is required at the time it is requested.
This information may be used by MPR to: verify your identity; manage a contest;
gather your editorial comments and feedback; contact you for additional information;
and fulfill your order or request. MPR may also use this information for marketing
and promotional purposes. By providing this information, you may receive occasional
email from MPR or selected third-parties.
When your name and contact information is to be used as part of an MPR-owned list,
you will be informed of that fact, and you will be given the option not to be
included on the list. (You may later elect to be removed from an MPR list by following
the instructions provided on the MPR Web site.)
To maximize the benefits MPR can provide through its network of public radio Web
sites and through qualified associations, your name and basic contact information
may be exchanged for consideration with select companies and organizations, including
with other public radio stations and programs. These companies and organizations
may attempt to contact you to promote a product or service which they offer. Such
contacts from third parties will only be made with MPR's consent, and MPR will
only grant its consent when MPR considers the offer to be of potential interest
and benefit to our Web site users.
MPR will not share, exchange, rent, or sell any of its lists to political parties
or candidates for political office.
If you do not want your name and contact information to be used in this way, you
may indicate this at the time you provide the information. If an "opt-out"
option is not offered, or you decide after you have provided this information
that you d o not want MPR to share your information with any company or organization,
you may also notify us in an email addressed to mail@mpr.org.
MPR cannot remove your name from any third party's list; you will have to contact
them directly.
The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) offers a Mail Preference Service that
is designed to assist consumers in decreasing the amount of nonprofit or commercial
mail they receive at home. For more information about this service, visit the
DMA Web sit e at: www.the-dma.org and click on the "Consumers"
tab.
Demographic and Profile Information
MPR occasionally conducts online surveys, sometimes in association with a contest
or other offer. These surveys may ask you for demographic information such as
ZIP code, age, education or income level. This information is used in an aggregate
form to help us understand our audiences and improve our services. Demographic
and profile information may be shared with selected third-party organizations,
only on an aggregate basis, to describe the nature of our online audiences.
Credit Card Information
When you engage in money-related transactions on an MPR site, you will be asked
for a credit card number. All financial transactions take place only on secure
servers. Electronic communication of credit card information is sent only in a
secured or encrypted format. Your credit card information is saved, in an encrypted
format, on internal systems that are either not connected to the Internet or are
protected by advanced firewalls separate from the computers that serve MPR public
sites. This information is not made available to any third party and is considered
completely confidential.
Special Note for MPR Members
If you use MPR's secure, online form to become a member or make a contribution
to MPR, your name, complete contact information and all contributions will be
passed directly to the MPR Membership Department. Your membership information
will be protected in full compliance with the MPR
Member Lists Policy.
Contact MPR
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or any practices on the MPR
sites, please send an email to us at mail@mpr.org
or send a letter by regular mail to:
Minnesota Public Radio
New Media
45 East Seventh Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101
MPR reserves the right to change this policy. Any changes to this policy will
be posted to this page as soon as reasonably possible, so please check this page
periodically.
Consent
Your use of the MPR Web site constitutes consent to any policy then in effect.
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