Our Commitment

Welcome to Girl Talk, a website sponsored by The Century Council. The Century Council is committed to earning the trust and confidence of our website visitors. This notice explains our online data collection practices. If you have any questions about this policy, please send an email to tcc@centurycouncil.org.

Information we collect

Personal Information. We receive and store any information that you choose to enter through the site. This includes personal information, such as your name and email address. You can choose not to provide this information to us, but in general some information about you is required in order for you to participate in the features offered through the site, such as blogs and message boards.

Automatic Information. We automatically collect some information about your computer when you visit the Site. For example, we will collect your IP address, Web browser software (such as Internet Explorer), and referring web site. We also may collect information about your activity on this site, such as the forums in which you participate. One of our goals in collecting this automatic information is to help improve your user experience.

Cookies. When you visit the site, we may assign your computer a "cookie" (a small, unique identifier text file) to remember who you are. We also may include other information in our cookie files; for example, if you arrived at our site via a link from third-party site, we may include the URL of the linking page.

How we use this information

We may use the information we collect about you to respond to your requests for information; to understand the use of our website; to provide you with information about Girl Talk programs and services; and as otherwise described to you at the point of collection.

With whom we share this information

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your personal information with third-party service providers who provide services or functions on our behalf. We also may share your information in response to apparently bona fide subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process; when we believe it is appropriate either to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal or suspected illegal activities; to protect and defend the rights, property or safety of our users or others; in connection with a corporate transaction; and to enforce our Terms of Use and other agreements.

How you can access your information

You can access and update the personal information you have provided by emailing tcc@centurycouncil.org.

How we protect your information

We want you to feel confident about providing information through our site, so we are committed to protecting the personal information we collect. While no website can guarantee security, we have implemented appropriate physical, electronic and managerial security procedures to help protect the personal information that you provide to us.

Children’s privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Should we learn that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will delete that information from our database.

A special word about blogs, user Q&A, and message boards

Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online, that information can be collected and used by others. For this reason, we encourage all users to refrain from providing or sharing their personal information in public forums.

External links

If any part of the site links you to other websites, those web sites do not operate under this Privacy Policy. We recommend that you examine the privacy statements posted on those other sites to understand their procedures for collecting, using, and disclosing personal information.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy in the future. We will notify you about material changes to this Privacy Policy by sending a notice to the e-mail address you provided to us or by placing a prominent notice on our Web site.

How you can contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at:

The Century Council
1310 G Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005

Phone: (202)637-0077
Fax: (202)637-0079
Web: www.centurycouncil.org
E-mail: tcc@centurycouncil.org


This privacy policy is effective as of May 2, 2007.

All rights reserved. Copyright © 2007. The Century Council.