Your Privacy
The Science Museum of Virginia (SMV) and its Foundation (SMVF) are committed to protecting your privacy. SMV/SMVF maintains a database of names and addresses of those persons who have provided financial support or indicated an interest in our programming or activities. From time to time, newsletters, requests for membership, or requests for financial support are mailed to persons on this list. Please read on for more details about our privacy policy.
Mailing List Privacy Policy
The SMV/SMVF mailing list will not be exchanged with, rented to, or sold to other organizations.
Internet Privacy Policy
Information Collection
Should you decide to make a donation online, you will be asked to provide your name, contact information, and credit card billing information. All of this information is encrypted using SSL, an industry standard secure technology. This encryption is designed to prevent the theft or interception of the information you provide. SSL encryption is indicated on your Web browser by the display of a lock or key on the browser status bar. SMVF does not sell, trade, rent, or share your information with any entity.
Email Addresses
The Web site collects your email address for the purpose of sending donation confirmations and communicating with you as a supporter of SMV/SMVF. SMV/SMVF will not disclose, sell, trade, rent, or otherwise reveal your email address to any entity.
Security
In addition to utilizing SSL encryption for all transactions, SMVF stores encrypted credit card numbers and passwords, as well as other donor information, on servers that are kept in a physically secure environment with strict policies that minimize staff access to the information contained therein. The Card Security Code is only used for credit card processing and is not stored.
Questions about our Policies?
If you:
- have a question about our privacy policies,
- wish to review or correct personal information,
- wish to be removed from our mailing or email lists,
- or wish to be listed anonymously on our publications,
please contact the Science Museum of Virginia Foundation at 804-864-1540.