Privacy Statement

General
www.camppioneer.org makes no attempt at gathering specific information about you or your visit to our site. Entries on the stories and survey pages are anonymous (unless you choose to include information about yourself) although your domain, browser type, operating system, and date and time of submission are automatically logged.

www.camppioneer.org does utilize the favicon.ico feature of IE5.5 and above. When you bookmark our site a small file (389 bytes but shows up as 1K in explorer) is downloaded to your cache and remains there until your cache is purged. This file is not associated with any cookies and is not used for any tracking purposes - its basically just a plain old 16x16 .gif.

www.camppioneer.org is committed to respecting and protecting the personal privacy of those who visit this web site. It is our policy to acquire personal information from users only by overt and voluntary means, only when it is in the interest of the user to provide it, and to utilize this information only for the purpose it was provided. The information that follows explains the kinds of information that www.camppioneer.org collects, how it is used, and the conditions under which it is made available to third parties.

What information does this site collect?
This site collects anonymous data that is not indicative of and cannot be traced to an individual without the cooperation of their Internet Service Provider. This data includes information about the user's remote IP address, referral data (which page "linked" to the present request), and the browser software's user-agent string. This information is accepted passively from the HTTP headers that are sent from the user when requesting any file from the server.

Personally identifiable data is collected only by means of form interfaces on the site, into which the user must voluntarily enter the information requested. This information is requested only when it is necessary to accomplish the purpose indicated by the interface containing the form that requests it. Such for interfaces require only the information reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose indicated on the form.

No attempt is made to covertly or "quietly" collect personally identifiable information, nor are cookies or any other tracking technology used for the purpose of coordinating information that a user may opt to enter in various interfaces on the site. Certain cookies are set by the forums system which are used to maintain session status, and to provide information about new posts made since the last time a user visited the site. We also set a small cookie which lets us determine the resolution of your monitor in order to maximize your viewing experience. This cookie contains no personally identifiable information...it merely states the resolution of your system, such as 1280x768 or 800x600.

How does the www.camppioneer.org use the information it collects?
The anonymous information collected is used to monitor the usage of this Web site and the interests of those who use it. Data such as the volume of traffic to the server, the number of visitors a certain section of the site receives each month, and number of visitors in a certain time period are analyzed to derive general statistics about the site's reach and the audience's usage patterns. Personally identifiable information is used only for the express purpose for which it was submitted, for example, if a user enters their contact information in the "Camp Pioneer Stories" form.

With whom does the www.camppioneer.org share the information that is collected?
www.camppioneer.org does not share personally identifiable information about its web site visitors with anyone. Reports, statistics, and other analyses of aggregate anonymous information may be shared within the organization at the sole discretion of Caddo Area Council. This information does not include any personally identifiable information. Exception: the Caddo Area Council reserves the right to use all information at its disposal and to share this information with ISPs and other third parties as necessary to investigate any incident of misuse or abuse of its site, server, or information systems.

Camp Pioneer Forums
The Camp Pioneer Forums are covered by a separate privacy policy that is available on the Forum’s Registration Agreement Page.