Privacy Statement
AmiCaFest makes the following statement in regards to information gathering and dissemination practices for its website: www.amicafest.com.
1. Cookies
A “cookie” is a small file containing information that is placed on a user’s computer by a web server. Typically, these files are used to enhance the user’s experience of the site, to help users move between pages in a database, or to customize information for a user.
Any information that AmiCaFest webservers may store in cookies is used for internal purposes only. Cookie data is not used in any way that would disclose personally identifiable information to outside parties unless legally required to do so in connection with law enforcement investigations or other legal proceedings.
AmiCaFest uses Google Analytics to gather user-data to improve the performance and use of its website.
2. Logs and Network Monitoring
System Administration maintains log files of all access to its site and also monitors network traffic for the purposes of site management. This information is used to help diagnose problems with the server and to carry out other administrative tasks. Log analysis tools are also used to create summary statistics to determine which information is of most interest to users, to identify system problem areas, or to help determine technical requirements.
Information such as the following is collected in these files:
Hostname: the hostname and/or IP address of the computer requesting access to the site
User-Agent: the type of browser, its version, and the operating system of the computer requesting access (e.g., IE 6 for Windows, Safari/Firefox for Macintosh, etc.)
Referer: the web page the user came from
System date: the date and time on the server at the time of access
Full request: the exact request the user made
Status: the status code the server returned, e.g., fullfilled request, file not found
Content length: the size, in bytes, of the file sent to the user
Method: the request method used by the browser (e.g., post, get)
Universal Resource Identifier (URI): the location of the particular resource requested. (More commonly known as a URL.)
Query string of the URI: anything after a question mark in a URI. For example, if a keyword search has been requested, the search word will appear in the query string.
Protocol: the technical protocol and version used, i.e., http 1.0, ftp, etc.
The above information is not used in any way that would reveal personally identifying information to outside parties unless legally required to do so in connection with law enforcement investigations or other legal proceedings.
3. Email and Form Information
If a member of the general public sends AmiCaFest an e-mail message or fills out a web-based form with a question or comment that contains personally identifying information, that information will only be used to respond to the request and analyze trends. The message may be redirected to another person that is better able to answer your question. Such information is not used in any way that would reveal personally identifying information to outside parties unless legally required to do so in connection with law enforcement investigations or other legal proceedings.
4. Links
This site contains links to other sites. AmiCaFest is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.
5. Security
This site has security measures in place to protect from loss, misuse and alteration of the information under the control of AmiCaFest.
6. Privacy Rights
You have the following rights with respect to the information you supply to AmiCaFest via any paper or electronic form(s):
- Upon your request, and with few exceptions, you are entitled to be informed about the information collected about you;
- Upon your request, you are entitled to receive and review the information collected; and
- Upon your request, you are entitled to have AmiCaFest correct any information about you that is incorrect.
If there are any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or dealings with this website, contact info@amicafest.com.