Our Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 15, 2016

Our goal is to collect only the information that will help us provide the best online experience possible and implement Tracking Fire's mission to build bridges between the LGBTQ community and the rest of society.

This Privacy Policy describes how we use, share, and protect information that we collect from you online through trackingfire.org and any other non-commercial websites or online services that Tracking Fire operates and that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Services”). This Privacy Policy applies only to the Services. Please read it carefully.

Collection of Information

You may be prompted to provide some or all of the following types of information in order to register, access various content or features, submit photos and other content, directly contact us with questions or feedback, or access other features of the Services:

• Contact information, such as name or e-mail address;
• User name and password;
• Geolocation information;
• Other demographic information, such as city, state, and zip code;
• Communications preferences;
• Search queries;
• Comments and other information posted through interactive online features; and
• Correspondence you send to us.

We also may collect certain information automatically when you use the Services, including:

• Your browser type and operating system;
• Your Internet Protocol (IP) address, which is the number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet and that can sometimes be used to derive your general geographic area (e.g., your zip code);
• Sites you visited before and after visiting the Services;
• Pages you view and links you click on within the Services;
• Unique identifiers, including mobile device identification numbers that can identify the physical location of such devices in accordance with applicable law;
• Information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other technologies;
• Information about your interactions with video content, such as the type of content viewed, and information about your interactions with e-mail messages, such as the links clicked on and whether the messages were opened or forwarded; and
• Standard server log information.

We may collect information about you from third-party sources. For example, we may receive information about you from third-party social media services when you choose to interact or connect with them through the Services.

Additionally, if you access third-party services, such as Facebook, Google, or Twitter, through the Services to login to the Services or to share information about your experience on the Services with others, these third-party services may be able to collect information about you, including information about your activity on the Services, and they may notify your connections on the third-party services about your use of the Services, in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Public Areas

Some of the Services may allow you to enter text and information in open fields, such as comment sections and message boards. If you choose to participate in these public areas of the Services, please be aware that any information submitted through these areas can be read, collected, or used by other users. Please use caution in disclosing personal information in these areas. Although we may, in some instances, moderate public forums to keep their content appropriate for the forum’s intended audience, we are not responsible for the information you submit in these open forums and public areas or for other users’ actions with respect to that information.

Use of Information

We generally use the information that we collect about you to:

• Fulfill your requests for services and information;
• Enable you to participate in interactive features, such as comment boxes and forums;
• Display content, sponsor information, and information about other products and services that you may be interested in;
• Analyze use of the Services to understand and improve our service offerings, such as determining which pages are most popular, which browsers are most used, how long users spend on the Services, and which websites they come from;
• Otherwise support the internal operations of the Services;
• Prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities and enforce the Terms of Use; and
• For any other purposes disclosed to you at the time we collect the information or pursuant to your consent.

Disclosure of Information

We may share the information we collect from you under the following circumstances:

• Authorized third-party service providers. We may share information with our third-party service providers to help us fulfill requests and perform various functions necessary to fully provide and improve the Services, including usage analytics, data processing, and e-mail marketing.
• Legal purposes. We may disclose information to respond to subpoenas, court orders, legal process, law enforcement requests, legal claims or government inquiries, and to protect and defend the rights, interests, property, safety, and security of PBS, our member stations, users, or the public.
• With your consent. We otherwise may share your information with your consent.

Third-Party Services, Content and External Links

You may access third-party content through the Services and navigate to third-party sites and services from links on the Services. Whether the third-party content appears within our Services (such as in an embedded video player), or you leave our Services to view the content on another website, the third party is in control of and independently produces, maintains, and monitors the content and third-party sites. When you watch third-party content that is made available through the Services or navigate to such third-party sites, you become subject to the third party’s terms of use and privacy policies. You should review the privacy policies of these third-party sites for their policies and practices regarding the collection and use of your information as their policies may differ from ours. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of third parties.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy, for example, to reflect changes in the law, our practices, or the features of the Services. These changes will be effective immediately upon posting. As a result, you should periodically review the Privacy Policy so that you are up to date on our most current policies and practices. By using the Services, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, and, by continuing to use the Services after changes have been made, you agree to the changes.

Still Have Questions?

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please contact us.