The Chickahominy Indian Tribe is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Chickahominy Tribal Government Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Chickahominy Tribal Government website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
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Collection of your Personal Information
The Chickahominy Tribal Government collects personally identifiable information that you provide, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address, or telephone number. The Chickahominy Tribal Government also collects anonymous demographic information that you provide, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests, and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by the Chickahominy Tribal Government. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by the Chickahominy Indian Tribe for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Chickahominy Tribal Government Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through the Chickahominy Indian Tribe’s public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.
The Chickahominy Tribal Government encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from the Chickahominy Indian Tribe so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. The Chickahominy Tribal Government is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe and the Chickahominy Tribal Government family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
The Chickahominy Tribal Government collects and uses your personal information that you provide to operate the Chickahominy Tribal Government Web site and deliver the services you have requested. The Chickahominy Tribal Government also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from the Chickahominy Indian Tribe and its affiliates. The Chickahominy Tribal Government may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
The Chickahominy Tribal Government does not sell, rent or lease its user lists to third parties. In addition, the Chickahominy Tribal Government may share data with trusted partners to help us provide governmental services, perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide user support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to the Chickahominy Tribal Government, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
The Chickahominy Tribal Government does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
The Chickahominy Tribal Government keeps track of the Web sites and pages our users visit within the Chickahominy Tribal Government. This data is used to deliver customized content to users whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
The Chickahominy Tribal Government Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the Chickahominy Indian Tribe or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Chickahominy Tribal Government Web site, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Chickahominy Tribal Government Web site uses "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize the Chickahominy Tribal Government pages, or register with the Chickahominy Tribal Government site or services, a cookie helps the Chickahominy Tribal Government to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Chickahominy Tribal Government Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Chickahominy Tribal Government features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Chickahominy Tribal Government services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
The Chickahominy Tribal Government secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. The Chickahominy Indian Tribe secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected using encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
The Chickahominy Tribal Government will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect user feedback or make other changes required by law. The Chickahominy Indian Tribe encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how the Chickahominy Tribal Government is protecting your information.
Tribal Sovereignty and Governing Law
The Chickahominy Indian Tribe is a federally recognized sovereign Native American tribe and a sovereign nation with sovereign immunity, and has the same powers as federal and state governments to regulate its internal affairs. Nothing in this Statement shall be construed as a waiver of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe’s sovereign immunity. This Statement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, excluding its conflicts of laws rules. Any disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Chickahominy Tribal Government Web Site shall be adjudicated exclusively by an appropriate Federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Contact Information
The Chickahominy Tribal Government welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that the Chickahominy Indian Tribe has not adhered to this Statement, please contact the Chickahominy Tribal Government at citadminav@chickahominytribe.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
