Our Privacy Policy

Introduction

Thank you for visiting GoFlingo.com. This website is designed to make it easier and more efficient for individuals and businesses to interact GoFlingo. GoFlingo recognizes that it is critical for individuals and businesses to be confident that their privacy is protected when they visit GoFlingo's website.

Consistent with the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act, the Freedom of Information Law, and the Personal Privacy Protection Law, this policy describes GoFlingo's privacy practices regarding information collected from users of this website. This policy describes what information is collected and how that information is used.

For purposes of this policy, "personal information" means any information concerning a natural person, as opposed to a corporate entity, which, because of name, number, symbol, mark, or other identifier, can be used to identify that natural person. GoFlingo only collects personal information about you when you provide that information voluntarily by sending an e-mail or by initiating an online transaction, such as a survey, registration or order form. 

Information Collected Automatically When You Visit this Website

When visiting this website GoFlingo automatically collects and stores the following information about your visit:

(i) The Internet Protocol Address and domain name used, but not the e-mail address. The Internet Protocol Address is a numerical identifier assigned either to your Internet service provider or directly to your computer;

(ii) The type of browser and operating system you used;

(iii) The date and time you visited this site;

(iv) The web pages or services you accessed at this site;

None of the foregoing information is deemed to constitute personal information.

The information that is collected automatically is used to improve this website's content and to help GoFlingo understand how users are interacting with the website. This information is collected for statistical analysis, to determine what information is of most and least interest to our users, and to improve the utility of the material available on the website. The information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and GoFlingo is not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose the information collected from the website for commercial marketing purposes. 

Cookies

The GoFlingo website uses cookies, tracking pixels and related technologies. Cookies are small data files that are served by our platform and stored on your device. Our site uses cookies dropped by us or third parties for a variety of purposes including to operate and personalize the website. Also, cookies may also be used to track how you use the site to target ads to you on other websites.

Cookies are simple text files stored on your web browser to provide a means of distinguishing among users of this website. The use of cookies is a standard practice among Internet websites. To better serve you, we use "session cookies" to enhance or customize your visit to this website. Session cookies can be created automatically on the device you use to access this website. These session cookies do not contain personal information and do not compromise your privacy or security. We may use the cookie feature to store a randomly generated identifying tag on the device you use to access this website.

If you wish, you may complete a registration to personalize this website and permit a "persistent cookie" to be stored on your computer's hard drive. This persistent cookie will allow the website to recognize you when you visit again and tailor the information presented to you based on your needs and interests. GoFlingo uses persistent cookies only with your permission.

The software and hardware you use to access the website allows you to refuse new cookies or delete existing cookies. Refusing or deleting these cookies may limit your ability to take advantage of some features of this website. 

Information Collected When You E-mail this Website or Initiate an Online Transaction

During your visit to this website you may send an e-mail to GoFlingo. Your e-mail address and the contents of your message will be collected. The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information formats included in the message. Your e-mail address and the information included in your message will be used to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to improve this website, or to forward your message to another State agency for appropriate action. Your e-mail address may be collected for commercial purposes.

During your visit to this website you may initiate a transaction such as a survey, registration, or order form. The information, including personal information, volunteered by you in initiating the transaction is used by GoFlingo to operate GoFlingo programs, which include the provision of goods, services, and information. The information collected by GoFlingo may be disclosed by GoFlingo for those purposes that may be reasonably ascertained from the nature and terms of the transaction in connection with which the information was submitted.

GoFlingo does not knowingly collect personal information from children or create profiles of children through this website. Users are cautioned, however, that the collection of personal information submitted in an e-mail or through an online transaction will be treated as though it was submitted by an adult, and may, unless exempted from access by federal or State law, be subject to public access. GoFlingo strongly encourages parents and teachers to be involved in children's Internet activities and to provide guidance whenever children are asked to provide personal information online. 

Information and Choice

As noted above, GoFlingo does not collect any personal information about you during your visit to this website unless you provide that information voluntarily by sending an e-mail or initiating an online transaction such as a survey, registration, or order form. You may choose not to send us an e-mail, respond to a survey, or complete an order form. While your choice not to participate in these activities may limit your ability to receive specific services or products through this website, it will not prevent you from requesting services or products from GoFlingo by other means and will not normally have an impact on your ability to take advantage of other features of the website, including browsing or downloading most publicly available information. 

Disclosure of Information Collected Through This Website

The collection of information through this website and the disclosure of that information are subject to the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act. GoFlingo will only collect personal information through this website or disclose personal information collected through this website if the user has consented to the collection or disclosure of such personal information. Participation in an online transaction resulting in the disclosure of personal information to GoFlingo by the user, whether solicited or unsolicited, constitutes consent to the collection and disclosure of the information by GoFlingo for the purposes reasonably ascertainable from the nature and terms of the transaction.

However, GoFlingo may collect or disclose personal information without user consent if the collection or disclosure is: (1) necessary to perform the statutory duties of GoFlingo, or necessary for GoFlingo to operate a program authorized by law, or authorized by state or federal statute or regulation; (2) made pursuant to a court order or by law; (3) for the purpose of validating the identity of the user; or (4) of information to be used solely for statistical purposes that is in a form that cannot be used to identify any particular person.

Further, the disclosure of information, including personal information, collected through this website is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Law and the Personal Privacy Protection Law.

Retention of Information Collected Through this Website

The information collected through this website is retained by GoFlingo in accordance with the records retention and disposition requirements of the New York State Arts & Cultural Affairs Law. Information on the requirements of the Arts & Cultural Affairs Law may be found at http://www.archives.GoFlingoed.gov/a/records/mr_laws_state.shtml.

Information, including personal information, that you submit in an e-mail or when you initiate an online transaction such as a survey, registration form, or order form is retained in accordance with the records retention and disposition schedule established for the records of the program unit to which you submitted the information. Information concerning these records retention and disposition schedules may be obtained through the Internet privacy policy contact listed in this policy. 

Confidentiality and Integrity of Personal Information Collected Through this Website

GoFlingo is strongly committed to protecting personal information collected through this website against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Consequently, GoFlingo limits employee access to personal information collected through this website to only those employees who need access to the information in the performance of their official duties. Employees who have access to this information are required to follow appropriate procedures in connection with any disclosures of personal information.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this privacy policy should not be construed as giving business, legal, or other advice, or warranting as fail proof, the security of information provided through this website.