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Privacy Policy

Here at summerdiscovery.com, we are sensitive to protecting the private information that you provide to us. Our mission is to offer you useful information about enrichment and travel programs that are owned and operated by Musiker Discovery Programs, Inc. ("Summer Discovery," "we," "us," "our"). We want you to have the opportunity to receive information about Summer Discovery as well as enjoy other online capabilities, such as online enrollment and catalog requests that summerdiscovery.com provides. In order for summerdiscovery.com to make those services available, we ask you to submit personal information. This policy will give details on how Summer Discovery uses the information that you provide to us and why we ask for the information that we do. We may make changes to this policy periodically, which we will post here.


INFORMATION USE AND COLLECTION


We collect, retain and use your information only where we reasonably believe it would be useful and allowed by law to administer specific business relationships and to provide services. We use information we collect to manage your online application, to manage your account and programs, to identify you, to communicate with you, to help us respond to your questions, and to improve our website and program offerings.


Sources of Personal Information


We collect personal data both directly from users and via automated technology. We collect and use this information only as permitted or required by, and in compliance with, law.


Categories of Personal Information


We collect the following categories of personal information for the purposes described below:


  • Identifiers (including name, contact, and other identification information)

-We use this information to manage your online application, to manage your account and programs, to communicate with you, and to connect you with potentially relevant products and services.


  • Customer records information (including name, contact, and payment information)

-We use this information to manage your online application and to manage your account and programs. Importantly, Summer Discovery does not store or have access to your payment information. That information is managed entirely by a third-party service provider.


  • Commercial information (including records of services purchased)

-We use this information to manage your online application, account, and programs.


  • Internet or other electronic network activity information (cookies and analytics data)

-We use this information to optimize the performance of our website and analyze how visitors arrive at the website, what type of content is most popular, and what type of visitors in the aggregate are interested in particular kinds of content.


  • Educational information

-We use this information to manage your application, account, and programs.


Cookies


We may from time-to-time contract with third-party vendors to work on our behalf to provide ads to our customers via the Internet or to send direct mail or catalogs to customers whom we think may be interested in our products or services. In order to do so, these third parties may collect information concerning visitors to our websites using JavaScript software code and "cookies." A "cookie" is a small piece of data that is sent to your browser or mobile device by websites, mobile apps, and advertisements that you access or use. This "cookie" is stored on your computer or mobile device and helps websites and mobile apps to remember things about you to improve your experience with the website. Our vendors may then connect the information that they collect from our website using "cookies" to other sources of information, which may include your name and mailing address, for the purpose of sending you direct mail promotions. By using this site, you consent to these activities, including information collection by our vendors. If you do not wish for cookies to be placed on your computer, most web browsers permit you to prevent that from taking place. Additionally, information about opting out of cookie-based advertising can be found via the following links - http://optout.networkadvertising.org/#!/ and https://www.neustar.biz/privacy/opt-out. However, please keep in mind that cookies and similar technologies are an important part of how the website works; removing, rejecting, or limiting the use of cookies or other similar technologies might affect the availability and functionality of the website. To opt-out of receiving our direct mail or catalogs, you may send us an email at info@summerdiscovery.com call us at 516-621-3939 or send a written request to Summer Discovery, Attn: Customer Service, 1326 Old Northern Blvd. Roslyn, NY 11576. We will honor those requests, but please understand that it may take up to 30 days for such mailings to end.


INFORMATION SHARING AND DISCLOSURE


We do not sell any personal information, nor do we share it with any third parties, except as set forth below. Protecting personal information is an important part of our business. Summer Discovery will send personal information about you to other companies or people only when: 1) we have your consent to share the information; 2) we need to share your information to provide service you have requested; 3) we need to send the information to companies who work on behalf of Summer Discovery to provide a service to you (unless we tell you differently, these companies do not have any right to use the personally identifiable information we provide them beyond what is necessary to assist us in providing a product or service to you); and 4) we believe release is appropriate to comply with applicable law; enforce or apply other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Summer Discovery, our users, or others.


MAINTENANCE OF ACCURATE INFORMATION


In order to attain the most complete and accurate records, we consistently maintain customer information. If you have reason to believe that your information is incorrect, please contact us. We respond to requests to correct inaccurate information in a timely manner.


RETENTION OF DATA


We will keep your personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which personal information is collected as stated herein; for as long as is necessary for the performance of the contract between you and us, if any; and to comply with legal and statutory obligations, such as in tax, trade and corporate laws. When we no longer need your personal information for our purposes, we will destroy, delete or erase that personal information or convert it into an anonymous form.


SECURITY OF DATA


Information security is critical to our business. We will take reasonable steps to protect your personal information in our possession from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. We are committed to processing your data in a secure manner and have put in place specific technical and organizational measures to prevent the personal information we hold from being accidentally or deliberately compromised. Please be aware that these protection tools do not protect information that is not collected through our website, such as information provided to us by e-mail. We also conduct information risk assessments, we ensure that our staff understands the importance of protecting personal data, and we are responsibly managing access rights within the company.


STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS


Residents of certain U.S. states have unique rights available to them under state data privacy laws. Depending on your residency, you may have the following rights.


Right to access


You may have the right to request that we disclose the categories of personal information collected, the categories of sources from which personal information is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collection, the categories of third parties with which we share personal information, and the specific pieces of personal information that we have about you. You also may have the right to request that we provide your personal information to you in a readily useable format.


Right to request deletion


You may have the right to request that we delete personal information that we collected from you. Note, however, that certain requests to delete personal information may be denied if we are required to retain the information as a matter of law, the information is necessary for detecting security incidents, exercising free speech, protecting, or defending against legal claims, or for internal uses reasonably aligned with consumer expectations. Deletion of information is not feasible for individuals currently enrolled in Summer Discovery programs.


Right to non-discrimination


You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment by us for exercise of these privacy rights. We do not offer financial incentives related to the provision of data.


Authorized agent


You may have the right to designate an authorized agent to make these requests on your behalf.


To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at 516-621-3939 or info@summerdiscovery.com. We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access the information (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is another appropriate security measure to ensure that personal information is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it.


INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS


Summer Discovery is located in the United States. If you are located outside the United States and you interact with our website or provide us personal information, then your personal information will be transferred to the United States. If you do not wish for your personal information to be processed in the United States, do not provide it to us.


OPTING OUT OF EMAIL


At any time, you may request to opt out of receiving emails from Summer Discovery by following the opt-out instructions included at the bottom of emails and informing us of your preference.


LINKED INTERNET SITES


Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer links to third- party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. Summer Discovery is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of other such sites. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by Summer Discovery.


SOCIAL MEDIA


When you access or interact with Summer Discovery through a social media service such as Facebook or Instagram, we may have visibility to your profile name and other information you have made public in connection with that particular social media service. The social media companies may collect and share anonymous aggregate metrics with us regarding use, such as the total number of clicks, shares, users' demographics (e.g., age range, gender, location). These social media companies are not operated by Summer Discovery; use of their services is governed by the privacy policies of the social media companies.


CHILDREN AND PRIVACY


Summer Discovery's websites are intended to be accessible and enjoyed by general audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without first providing the parent or legal guardian with notice and obtaining prior verifiable consent. If a visitor known to be a child sends an email to Summer Discovery, we will only use it to respond to the writer and not to create profiles or otherwise retain the information. If a parent or guardian believes their child's personally identifiable information was inadvertently collected, please contact us at info@summerdiscovery.com or 516-621-3939].


CONTACT INFORMATION


Unless otherwise stated, Summer Discovery is a data controller for personal information processed subject to this policy. If you have any questions about this policy or if you believe that your personal information has been processed or disclosed in violation of this policy, please contact us by sending an email to [info@summerdiscovery.com], or a letter to:


Summer Discovery

1326 Old Northern Blvd.

Roslyn, NY 11576

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