Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 21, 2022
Pennsylvania Philharmonic (we/us/our) respects the privacy of visitors to our site. This privacy policy (policy) details the way we handle information learned about you from your visits to our site available at www.paphilharmonic.org (our site).
When you submit information to or through our site, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in this privacy policy. By using our site, you agree to the terms of this policy and consent to our collection, use, disclosure, and retention of your information as described in this policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this policy, you are not authorized to use our site.
Personally Identifiable Information
Pennsylvania Philharmonic collects personally identifiable information including names, mailing and email addresses, phone numbers, and other information provided voluntarily by our site visitors. We use SSL (secure socket layer) encryption to protect and secure the personal information of our visitors. We reserve the right to contact you on occasion, using methods you provide to us, with special offers and events, organizational news and information, or any relevant information to the operation of the Pennsylvania Philharmonic.
By providing your email address, you may receive emails from Pennsylvania Philharmonic. If you currently receive promotional or informational emails from Pennsylvania Philharmonic, you have the option to opt out of these communications at any time using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of all emails.
Financial Information
Pennsylvania Philharmonic places a high priority on securing any personal financial information you provide. When you purchase tickets or make a donation, we use your credit card information only to process your payment and will not use it for any other purpose. Credit card information is transmitted through encryption and your financial information is not stored on a web-facing server. We never share financial or personal information with any third party.
Information Collected Automatically
We also automatically collect usage data when you use our site. Data includes information about online site activity or mobile application activity – operating system, date and time stamp of visit, domain name, referring URLs, and internet service providers. We collect usage data using cookies and similar data collection tools. See the section entitled Cookies and Other Information Collection Tools in this privacy policy for more about cookies.
Cookies and Other Information Collection Tools
A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a site or use an online service. When you visit the site again, the cookie allows that site or online service to recognize your browser. Cookies may store unique identifiers, user preferences and other information.
Cookies provide us with information about which parts of our site are visited more frequently, allow us to analyze technical and navigational information, and help us to detect and prevent fraud. We also use cookies and other data collection tools to create a better user experience for our visitors. Information generated by the cookie about your use of our site is transmitted to our data collection tool service providers. If you would like to opt out from the use of your information by Google analytics, you may use Google’s analytics opt-out browser add-on designed for this purpose.
Although you are not required to accept cookies or mobile device identifiers, blocking or rejecting them may prevent access to some features available on our site. Web browsers allow some control of most cookies through browser settings. To learn more about cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
How Information is Used
We may use the data we collect for any of the following purposes:
to populate and publish our site for you;
to improve our site and our products and services;
to give each visitor a great experience on our site;
to provide you with information and entertainment;
for customer service;
to detect fraud or illegal activities;
for research and analysis purposes; and
to communicate with visitors.
Sharing of Information
We may share and disclose information as follows with third party service providers performing services for us. We share information, including personal information, with our service providers to perform the functions for which we engage them.
We also may share information that we collect from users as needed to enforce our rights, protect our property or protect the rights, property or safety of others, or as needed to support external auditing, compliance and corporate governance functions. We will disclose personal information as we deem necessary to respond to a subpoena, regulation, binding order of a data protection agency, legal process, governmental request or other legal or regulatory process.
We may transfer information, including your personal information, in connection with a merger, sale, acquisition or other change of ownership or control by or of us or any affiliated entity. For more about cookies, see does not share personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes.
Security Used
We store all user information in secure databases with password protection, electronic firewalls, and data encryption. SSL encryption is used to protect all personal and financial information, and credit card information is not stored on a web-enabled server. This data is accessed only for purposes specified in this privacy policy.
Links to Other Sites
As a convenience, Pennsylvania Philharmonic provides links to other sites and resources that we find to be useful and relevant, but we can neither guarantee the standards of every link we provide nor be responsible for the content of these sites.
California Privacy Rights
California residents who provide certain types of personal information in obtaining products or services for personal, family or household use are entitled to request and obtain from us once a calendar year information about certain types of personal information we shared, if any, with other businesses for their own direct marketing uses. To obtain this information, please send an email message to info@paphilharmonic.org with California Privacy Information Request in the subject line and in the body of your message.
Children
We do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from any person under the age of thirteen. No parts of our site are directed to or designed to attract anyone under the age of thirteen.
Questions and Changes in Information
If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy or would like to change or update your personal information, please send an email message to info@paphilharmonic.org.
Notification of Changes
Any changes to our privacy policy will be posted to our site. Please refer back to this privacy policy frequently as it may change.