PRIVACY POLICY

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, The Modern Whig Institute (“The Institute”) collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request.  The Institute’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how The Institute’s visitors use its website. 

From time to time, The Institute may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

The Institute also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments. The Institute only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that blog commenter IP addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog where the comment was left.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to The Institute’s website choose to interact with The Institute in ways that require The Institute to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that The Institute gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. Those who engage in transactions with The Institute are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, The Institute collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with The Institute. The Institute does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Aggregated Statistics

The Institute may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its website. For instance, The Institute may monitor the most popular posts on modernwhig.org and may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, The Institute does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

The Institute discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on The Institute’s behalf or to provide services available at The Institute’s website, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. The Institute will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, The Institute discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when The Institute believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of The Institute, third parties or the public at large. The Institute takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. The Institute uses cookies to help The Institute identify and track visitors, their usage of The Institute’s website, and their website access preferences. Institute visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using The Institute’s website, with the drawback that certain features of The Institute’s website may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Business Transfers

If The Institute, or substantially all of its assets were acquired, or in the unlikely event that The Institute goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of The Institute may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.

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Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, The Institute may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in The Institute’s sole discretion. The Institute encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.