Who we are
Our website address is: https://iowaarcheologicalsociety.org
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
We use the contact form plugin, WPForms. Personal data captured when someone submits a contact form includes: name and email address. We keep contact form submissions for customer service purposes, but do not use this information submitted through this form for marketing purposes.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to analyze user activity on our website. Their privacy policy can be found here. Google analytics offers an opt-out browser add-on, making opting out easy and convenient for users. The opt-out tool can be found here.
Who we share your data with
This site uses WooCommerce (privacy policy) and PayPal (privacy policy) as third party service providers for orders and payment processing
The site is hosted by BlueHost (privacy policy), which may collect some anonymous analytics data.
We may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to the IAS, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
We may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the IAS or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the IAS; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the IAS, or the public.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
For privacy-specific concerns, please contact the current IAS president.
Additional information
How we protect your data
The IAS secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure by using a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Protocol. We only collect information that is necessary to process an order. All orders are processed through PayPal. All account information collected on this web site is stored on PayPal’s secure site and is not available to the IAS, other than shipping and general contact information.
Email Communications
From time to time, the IAS may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements and/or other general communication.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from the IAS, please contact the Membership Secretary.