The following states the privacy statement of Orchestra Parents/Patrons' United Support (OPUS) Association
regarding the privacy rights of the visitors and users of the OPUS web site (herein collectively referred to as the
"Site". We respect your concern over your right to privacy and for a secure online experience.
Be accessing /http://www.napopus.org/
and its affiliated websites, you are accepting the practices described in this
Privacy Policy.
About Children
OPUS is concerned about the safety of children when they use the Internet. Pursuant to the Children's Online
Protection Act of 1998, OPUS will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under
the age of 13 without prior verfiable parental consent.
On Information OPUS Collected at http://www.napopus.org
The information we collect from the http://www.napopus.org
visitors allows us to personalize and continually improve
your online experience, making it easier and more enjoyable. The following identifies the types of information we
gather:
Automatic Information
We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like
many sites, we use "cookies" which are pieces of data your web browser stores on your hard drive to
enable our systems to recognize you and your browser. Most web browsers automatically accept these
cookies, and will also allow you instruct your browser to prevent the use of cookies. However, if you
disable this feature, certain aspects of our Site may not function properly.
Information You Give Us
We receive and may store any information you enter on our Site or give us in any other way. At times,
we specifically ask for information about you when you register for or to use certain services or
functionality. We may require certain information, such as name, Internet address or screen name,
mailing address, phone number, etc., in order to provide that service or functionality to you.
Information from Other Sources
For reasons such as improving the personalization of our services, we might receive/collect
information about you from other sources and use it to supplement account information.
On Use of Information Collected
OPUS may use reputable third parties to manage activities available on our Site such as web hosting,
database management, and application processing. These parties may have access to personally
identifiable information submitted by visitors and/or users as a result of these activities. OPUS
instructs these third parties to use personally identifiable information ONLY for the specific purpose
for which it is collected, and not to sell, market or transfer such information to other entities except as
needed to provide the designated services.
OPUS posts and displays certain personally identifiable information about its members, schools,
students, and teachers OPUS tries to promote with only good-will intention.
OPUS may use personally identifiable information in aggregate from to make our Site better and more
responsive to the needs of our users and visitors. This statistical compilation and analysis of
information may also be used by OPUS or be provided to others, in an aggregate format, for
marketing, educational, quality control or research purposes.
OPUS release account and other personal information when we believe its release is appropriate to
comply with any low; enforce or apply our Terms of Use
and other applicable agreements; or protect
the rights, property, or safety of OPUS, our members, our representatives, or others. This includes
exchanging information with other parties for fraud protection.
On Security of Information
OPUS maintains appropriate safeguards to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of personally identifiable
information submitted to our Site, and periodically reviews and updates its security measures in light of current
technologies. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Although
OPUS strives to protect our personal information, we cannot ensure or warranty the security of any information you
may transmit to us or from our online products and services. Once we do receive your transmission, we will make
our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.
On Links to Third Party and/or Co-Branded Websites
OPUS has and will continue to establish relationships with other community and business entities, which may also
have web sites to inform or promote their services or products. OPUS will at times allow users visiting the OPUS
Site to link directly to these third party web sites. However, OPUS is not responsible for the privacy practices and
content of these third party web sites. We encourage you to read the posted privacy statement and user terms and
conditions whenever interacting with, and prior to providing any personal information to, any third party web site.
On Message Boards/Forums
Please remember that any information you may disclose in our forum, message boards, chats or other public areas of
our Site or the Internet, becomes public information. You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose
personal information in these public areas.
On Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions
If you choose to visit or use the OPUS Site, any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms
of Use policy, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of the state of
Illinois. If you have any concern about your privacy while at the OPUS Site or with OPUS in general, please send a
thorough description/explanation to the Webmaster
so that we may review it and take any actions deemed
necessary. As our business changes constantly, this Privacy Policy and the
Terms of Use policy may change also.
Use of Information that we gather now is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time of use. Please check our
Site frequently for recent changes or additions.
