Privacy Policy

The Rivers Institute (Rivers Institute at Hanover College) is committed to safeguarding your privacy. All Rivers Institute at Hanover College-affiliated Web sites adhere to a rigid policy for ensuring the privacy of any personally identifiable information (name, mailing address, email address, occupation, etc.) that may be collected though our Web sites.

Collecting Information

The Rivers Institute at Hanover College gathers email addresses from users who (1) contact the Rivers Institute at Hanover College for general information purposes or (2) subscribe to our electronic mailing lists for newsletters and other publications. We may also collect other personal information, including mailing address and occupation, from users who choose to send such information by email.

The Rivers Institute at Hanover College Web site will only collect personally identifiable information from you if you voluntarily supply it. The Rivers Institute at Hanover College is the sole owner of and the only organization that uses the information collected on this Web site. We do not sell, share, or rent information under any circumstances. Subject to the following sentences, the Rivers Institute at Hanover College will not disclose personally identifiable information without first receiving your permission. The Rivers Institute at Hanover College may disclose information about its users if required to do so by law or in its good-faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process. The Rivers Institute at Hanover College may also disclose information about its users to law enforcement officers or others, in its good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary; enforce our Terms & Conditions; respond to claims that any posting or other content violates the rights of third-parties; or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of, as appropriate, the Rivers Institute at Hanover College, its users, or the general public.

Tracking and Cookies

The Rivers Institute at Hanover College collects non-personal information (IP addresses and login information, for example) from visitors to help us understand how our site is being used. Like most Web sites, the Rivers Institute at Hanover College site may place a "cookie," or small file, in the browser of a visitor's computer. This cookie will assign a user a unique number that allows the Rivers Institute at Hanover College to save information so that the information does not need to be re-entered. At no time will this cookie reveal to others any information whatsoever.