Privacy Statement The Michigan Training & Technical Assistance Collaborative (MITTAC) recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of your personal information. The MITTAC web site (www.mittac.org) collects some information about the people using it and therefore operates in accordance to the following privacy policy. By using the MITTAC web site, you are accepting the practices described in this policy. MITTAC reserves the right to modify our privacy policy periodically to reflect changes in site content and services and will clearly explain any changes that we make in our privacy policy.

Information Collected by MITTAC
The MITTAC web site does collect limited personal identifying and demographic information (such as name, email address, and description of the organization you work for or are affiliated with). This information will not be shared with parties not affiliated with MITTAC.

Email Notifications
Visitors to the MITTAC web site have the option of receiving emailed event announcements, newsletters, or surveys that are relevant to their interests and professional affiliations within the community development field. Users of the MITTAC web site that no longer wish to receive email notifications have the option of removing themselves from our mailing lists.

Disclosure of Information
Any personal information collected by MITTAC is used only in aggregate. The reason for aggregate collection is in order to provide demographic data to our grantors that require such information, as well as for us to enhance our site content. Other than for the purposes of addressing email notifications and for ensuring an appropriate level of accountability during online discussions and events, personal information is not distributed to other organizations to be used for commercial purposes.

Cookies In order to improve your experience with the MITTAC web site and tailor content to your interests, the web site uses cookies (elements of data that a Web site can send to your browser and store in your system). You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie and choose whether to accept or refuse it. You can also set your browser to refuse all cookies. However, you will not be able to access those areas of the MITTAC web site if you do not accept cookies coming from MITTAC.

Commitment to Data Security
MITTAC has taken significant steps to make sure that our server is as secure as possible. All information submitted through our Web site is protected by the best security methods available.

Linking to External Web Sites Through www.mittac.org
On certain Web pages of the MITTAC web site there are links to other organizations. Once on an external site, you are no longer governed by the MITTAC privacy policy, and should be aware of the privacy policy of the site that you are visiting.

Linking to www.mittac.org
MITTAC welcomes links to its web site. If you want to link to the MITTAC web site, you may do so. By establishing a link to the MITTAC web site, you will be deemed to have agreed to the following link conditions:

• You are granted by MITTAC a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the MITTAC name or MITTAC logo solely for the purpose of linking your Web site to the MITTAC web site. This license may be terminated at any time in MITTAC's sole discretion, at which time you agree to remove all links to the MITTAC web site.
• You acknowledge that all rights to the web site content and the appearance of the web site belong to MITTAC. If you link to the MITTAC web site, you may not (1) create frames around the MITTAC web site or alter the visual presentation of the MITTAC web site, (2) imply that MITTAC is endorsing you or your products or services, (3) imply an affiliation between your organization and MITTAC without MITTAC's prior written consent, (4) misrepresent your relationship with MITTAC or present false or misleading impressions about MITTAC's activities, publications, programs or services.
• MITTAC may amend the link conditions at any time and you agree to abide by the terms of all such amended conditions.

The content of MITTAC's web site may be reprinted and distributed by outside individuals or organizations only for informational purposes.

Accuracy; No Guarantee; Reliance on Information
While MITTAC makes every effort to present accurate and reliable information on this site, MITTAC does not endorse, approve, or certify such information, nor does it guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, timeliness, or correct sequencing of such information. The use of such information is voluntary, and reliance on it should only be undertaken after an independent review of its accuracy, completeness, efficacy, timeliness, and correct sequencing. In addition, MITTAC is providing the information with the understanding that MITTAC is not rendering legal, accounting or other project-specific advice. For further assistance, a user should contact a professional in the appropriate area of expertise.

References
Reference to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or preference by MITTAC. When a link is provided, MITTAC does not control, endorse, approve, or certify the content or warrant the offerings of those external Internet addresses. MITTAC does not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, products, services or content of all these and any other third parties. Any user of external sites should carefully review those sites' privacy statements and other conditions of use.

This site is provided by MITTAC on an "as-is" and "as available" basis. MITTAC and its partners assume no responsibility for, and expressly disclaim any liability resulting from, the use of any information contained on this site, or from the use of any information obtained at any linked Internet addresses. This includes, but is not limited to, any claims that may arise relating to: (1) information containing errors or omissions; (2) the accuracy or reasonableness of factual or scientific assumptions, studies or conclusions; (3) the potentially defamatory nature of any statements; (4) the implication of copyright and/or other intellectual property rights; and (5) the violation of property, privacy and/or personal rights of others.

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