Privacy

This website is owned and operated by Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission (MRRPC) ("Site Owner"). By visiting and using the features of this website, you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions set forth herein, collectively referred to as "Policy." This privacy policy describes how mrrpc.com uses and protects any information that you give us. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. If you provide us with personal information through mrrpc.com, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, mrrpc.com 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. mrrpc.com’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how mrrpc.com’s visitors use its website. From time to time, mrrpc.com may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

Mrrpc.com also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Mrrpc.com does not use IP addresses to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information, as described below.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to mrrpc.com choose to interact with mrrpc.com in ways that require mrrpc.com to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that mrrpc.com gathers depends on the nature of the interaction.

In each case, mrrpc.com collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with mrrpc.com. Mrrpc.com 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.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

mrrpc.com discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of project administrators, board members, employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on mrrpc.com’s behalf or to provide services available through mrrpc.com, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others.

mrrpc.com will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to project administrators, board members, employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations, as described above, mrrpc.com discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only when required to do so by law, if you give permission to have your information shared, or when mrrpc.com believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of mrrpc.com, third parties, or the public at large.

If you are a registered user of a mrrpc.com website and have supplied your email address, mrrpc.com may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with MRRPC.

Use of personal information

We will not sell or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.

We would like to send you email marketing communication which may be of interest to you from time to time. If you have consented to marketing, you may opt out later.

You have a right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes. If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please click on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email.

Legal grounds for processing personal information

We rely on one or more of the following processing conditions:

  • our legitimate interests in the effective delivery of information and services to you;
  • explicit consent that you have given;
  • legal obligations.

Retention of personal information

We will retain your personal information on our systems only for as long as we need to. We keep contact information (such as mailing list information) until a user unsubscribes or requests that we delete that information from our live systems. If you choose to unsubscribe from a mailing list, we may keep certain limited information about you so that we may honor your request.

Third Party Links

Our website may contain links to other websites provided by third parties not under our control. When following a link and providing information to a 3rd-party website, please be aware that we are not responsible for the data provided to that third party. This privacy policy only applies to mrrpc.com, so when you visit other websites, even when you click on a link posted on mrrpc.com, you should read their own privacy policies.

Aggregated Statistics

Mrrpc.com may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. However, mrrpc.com does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described in this policy.

Cookies

Additionally, information about how you use our website is collected automatically using “cookies”. Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information. This information is used to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, mrrpc.com may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and at mrrpc.com’s sole discretion. Mrrpc.com 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.

Contact

Please contact us if you have any questions about our privacy policy or information we hold about you by emailing plan@mrrpc.com.