Privacy Policy

BREC.ORG PRIVACY POLICY

The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge(BREC) considers security and privacy of the utmost value. We continuously work to protect safeguard any personal information you provide. No personal information is collected unless voluntarily provided by site visitors for a stated and direct purpose.

This privacy policy is designed to explain the types of information we collect and store through our website (brec.org), how we use it, what we do not do with it, our retention policy, who has access to the information and how we keep it safe. All practices and policies related to the collection and safety of your information will be continuously assessed improvement possibilities.

How to Contact BREC

6201 Florida Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
225-272-9200

For questions about privacy and data collection through brec.org, contact info@brec.org.

Non-Personal Information

When visiting brec.org, your identity is not directly revealed to BREC and therefore remains private.

Non-personal information is data associated with activities and devices but cannot be used to directly identify any single individual. Non-personal information includes operating system, website pages visited, and browser language.

We use third-party vendors’ (including Google and Facebook) audience data such as age, gender, and interests to better understand the behavior of our customers and work with companies that collect information that does not personally or directly identify you. The non-personal information collected pertains only to your online activities and is used to provide advertising targeted to suit your interests and preferences. For example, you may see BREC advertisements on Facebook or other websites as you browse the internet because we have contracted with advertising companies to target our ads based on non-personal information we or they have collected, including information that was collected through automated means (cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, etc.). These companies also use automated technologies to collect information when you click on our ads, which helps track and manage the effectiveness of our marketing efforts, while also contributing to our efforts to improve the functionality, experience, and content of the website.

Though your identity remains secure when visiting brec.org, the following types of non-personal information are collected by BREC and BREC service providers:

  • IP Addresses
  • Type of device used
  • Operating system version
  • Mobile device identifiers (MAC Address, Identifier for Advertising, etc.)
  • Brower Type
  • Browser language
  • Referring and existing pages, & URLs
  • Platform type
  • Number of clicks
  • Domain names
  • Landing pages
  • Pages viewed and order
  • Time spent on pages
  • Date & time of activity
  • Other similar information
Opting Out of Non-Personal Data Collection & Targeted Advertising

You may opt out of the automated collection of information by third-party ad networks for the purpose of delivering advertisements tailored to your interests, by visiting the consumer opt-out page for the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising at http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.

Google also provides a browser add-on that will allow website visitors to prevent their data from being used by google analytics. Visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/ to for more information or to download the add-on.

Personal Information

We do not collect any personal information through brec.org except that which is knowingly and willingly supplied for the purpose of providing the services/information requested through our site. Personal information is data about a person that identifies a specific individual, including an individual’s name, address, and telephone number.

We collect personal identification information from users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Personal information may be collected through e-newsletter forms, online request forms, feedback forms, surveys, and other similar endeavors. Any information that the customer provides, such as name, address, email, ZIP code, gender, and income will be stored in a secure location and will be used only for those purposes stated.

If you believe that your personal information is being used for a purpose other than that which was intended when submitted, please contact us at info@brec.org.

Disclaimer

Brec.org and materials may contain links to other sites which are not owned, operated, controlled, or reviewed by BREC. These links are provided solely as a courtesy and convenience to visitors. When following links to one of these sites, you are no longer on BREC’s website, and our privacy policy will not apply - you are subject to the privacy policy of that new site.

BREC exercises no control over the organizations, views, accuracy, copyright or trademark compliance or the legality of the material contained on those servers and does not sponsor, endorse, or approve the information, content, products, materials, opinions or services contained on such external sites. Visitors proceed to these external sites at their own risk. BREC specifically disclaims any and all liability from damages which may result from the accessing of a third party site through links found on brec.org.