Privacy

Thank you for visiting http://www.michiganmicroplastics.org (our “Site”) owned by Michigan Microplastics Coalition. We respect your privacy and want to protect your personal information. Please read this Privacy Policy to learn more.

INFORMATION // We do not share any personal, demographic or financial data with any third party. We are the sole owners of the information collected on these Sites. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntary give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.

SECURITY // Payment information is not retained by Michigan Microplastics Coalition and we take precautions to protect your information during this process. When you submit sensitive information via the Site, your information is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way through a Payment Processing System. 

Privacy Policy

By using the Site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

In order to better provide you with products and services offered on our Site, Michigan Microplastics Coalition may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:

  • First and Last Name

  • E-mail Address

  • Mailing Address

  • Phone Number

When you purchase Michigan Microplastics Coalition’s products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction but is held in an encrypted and secure payment processing service. Michigan Microplastics Coalition has no access to this information.

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering for an account and/or service on our Site; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services on our Site. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Use of Your Personal Information // Michigan Microplastics Coalition collects and uses your personal information to operate its website and deliver the services you have requested.

Michigan Microplastics Coalition may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Michigan Microplastics Coalition and its affiliates.

Sharing Information with Third Parties // Michigan Microplastics Coalition does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

Michigan Microplastics Coalition may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Michigan Microplastics Coalition, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. 

Michigan Microplastics Coalition may disclose your personal information, without notice, 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 Michigan Microplastics Coalition or the Site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Michigan Microplastics Coalition; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Michigan Microplastics Coalition, or the public.

Tracking User Behavior // Michigan Microplastics Coalition may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Michigan Microplastics Coalition, in order to determine what Michigan Microplastics Coalition services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Michigan Microplastics Coalition to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Automatically Collected Information // Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Michigan Microplastics Coalition. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of Michigan Microplastics Coalition’s website.

Use of Cookies // Michigan Microplastics Coalition’s website may use "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 Michigan Microplastics Coalition pages, or register with Michigan Microplastics Coalition’s Site or services, a cookie helps Michigan Microplastics Coalition 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 Michigan Microplastics Coalition website page, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Michigan Microplastics Coalition website 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 Michigan Microplastics Coalition services or websites you visit.

Links // This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information. 

Children Under Thirteen // Michigan Microplastics Coalition does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

E-mail Communications // From time to time, Michigan Microplastics Coalition may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from Michigan Microplastics Coalition or click on a link therein.

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Michigan Microplastics Coalition, you may opt out of such communications by selecting "unsubscribe" at the bottom of a newsletter.

Changes to this Statement // Michigan Microplastics Coalition reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

Contact Information // Michigan Microplastics Coalition welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Michigan Microplastics Coalition has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Michigan Microplastics Coalition at:

Michigan Microplastics Coalition

hannah@hannahtizedes.com

Effective as of January 5th, 2024.