Privacy Policy

The Lincoln Heritage Council, B.S.A. has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for the Lincoln Heritage Council website, www.lhcbsa.org .

Information Automatically Logged
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our website. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the page(s) you visited to gather broad demographic information and for other purposes. We will not sell your information to anyone.

Cookies
Cookies are used throughout the Lincoln Heritage Council website to tailor information and content to you. We also use cookies to validate users where logins are required and for other purposes. Most cookies expire after you leave our website and when you close your browser window, insuring additional security.

Online Forms
Various forms can be found throughout the Lincoln Heritage Council website. All information submitted will be kept by the council and not released to any third parties unless noted otherwise on the specific web page.

Mailing Lists
The Lincoln Heritage Council makes use of electronic mailing lists. Users sign-up for these lists and their email address is automatically confirmed. Users can also easily unsubscribe by following the instructions found at the bottom of every mailing sent via the list.

Email addresses are stored on the server and are only used for the mailing lists in which the user subscribed. Addresses will not be released outside of the council and may be used by the council to contact the user if necessary. Once the person unsubscribes from a list, their email address is deleted from our servers.

Security Policy
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name and address, so that it cannot be read over the Internet.

Refund Policy
All refund requests must be made in writing to the council office prior to the activity occurring. All refunds will be prorated. NO REFUND IS GUARANTEED

Return Merchandise Policy
Any item purchased can be returned for an even exchange within 45 days of purchase, except in the case of custom items, which cannot be returned.

External Links
This site contains links to other sites. The Lincoln Heritage Council, B.S.A. is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

The Lincoln Heritage Council web site also obtains information from other sites on the internet, including the websites of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America , the U.S. Scouting Service Project ., and Google Maps and cannot guarantee the accuracy, quality, or privacy practices of these sites. Driving directions provided by Google Maps are provided as a reference and should be verified before traveling -- they are not guaranteed by the Lincoln Heritage Council nor by Google Maps.

Choice/Opt-Out
Our site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving information from us.

1. You can send an e-mail to kelly.masterson@scouting.org .

2. You can send mail to the following postal address: P.O. Box 36273, Louisville, KY 40233.

3. You can call the following telephone number (502) 361-2624.

How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, you can contact: kelly.masterson@scouting .org . If you'd like to contact someone at the office, please visit the contacts page.

The Lincoln Heritage Council reserves the right to modify this policy. Be sure to check back regularly.