The Center for Desert Archaeology has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this web site: cdarc.org.

We collect personal information when you register or subscribe to our services. We may use this information to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our web site. In addition, we may use this information to document the source of submissions to this web site. These submissions may include but are not limited to: subscription requests, product purchase requests, photos, stories, articles, tips, and forum postings. We may use cookies to store personal preferences in order to enhance your experience with this site. For example to save a unique identifier code so you do not have to login each time you visit our site. Our cookies do not contain passwords or information that is personally identifiable outside of our site. We never use cookies to retrieve any information about you that we did not store in the cookies originally.

Our site's registration and subscriptions forms require users to provide contact information (such as names and email addresses). This customer contact information may be used to contact the visitor when necessary. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below. You may receive a username and password for some services on this site. You may change your password at any time and we encourage you to do so frequently. Your username and password are unique to you and are non-transferable.

This site contains links to other sites. The Center for Desert Archaeology is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

We may use outside sources to display content on our site. This content may contain cookies. While we may use cookies in other parts of our Web site, cookies received with such content are collected by the content providers, and we do not have access to this information.

The information collected by The Center for Desert Archaeology on this site is not sold to any other companies or organizations. The information collected by The Center for Desert Archaeology on this site may be shared with other companies or organizations involved in the transactions that you make. This includes, but is not limited to billing and credit card processing services.

Security

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.

Your use of this site constitutes your agreement to abide by these Terms of Use. cdarc.org is owned and operated by The Center for Desert Archaeology which reserves the right, in it's sole discretion, to modify, alter or otherwise update this policy at any time. Visitors are encouraged to review this policy from time to time.

The Center for Desert Archaeology hereby grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-assignable and non-transferable license to use and display, for home, noncommercial and personal use only, one copy of any material and/or software that you may download from this site, including, but not limited to, any files, codes, audio or images incorporated in or generated by the software (collectively the "Downloaded Material") provided, however, that you must maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Downloaded Material. You acknowledge and agree that you may not sublicense, assign or otherwise transfer this license or the Downloaded Material and that no title to the Downloaded Material has been or will be transferred to you from The Center for Desert Archaeology or anyone else. You also agree that you will not alter, disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise modify the Downloaded Material.

Disclaimers and Limitations on Liability

The Center for Desert Archaeology is not responsible or liable for any infections or contamination of your system or delays, inaccuracies, errors, or omissions arising out of your use of this site or with respect to any of the content or services of this site. This site and all materials contained on it are distributed and transmitted "as is" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the quality, accuracy, adequacy, completeness, correctness and validity of any material rests with you. The Center for Desert Archaeology is not responsible for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages that may result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials contained on this site whether the material is provided or otherwise supplied by cdarc.org or anyone else. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall The Center for Desert Archaeology's total liability to you for any and all claims, damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this site.

Linked Sites and Linking Rights

The Center for Desert Archaeology explicitly grants the right to any Internet service to link to any The Center for Desert Archaeology page with a ".html", ".shtml", or a ".php" extension and to any The Center for Desert Archaeology forums page with a ".pl" or ".php" extension, so long as the linking page does not place the The Center for Desert Archaeology page in a frame or alter its appearance in any way. The Center for Desert Archaeology forbids the linking to any file stored on The Center for Desert Archaeology that does not have one of the above extensions.

There are links to third party web sites listed on some pages on this web site. These web site links are listed as a convenience to our visitors. We have no control over the content of third party sites. These links are for your convenience only and you access them at your own risk. If you use these links, we take no responsibility and give no guarantees, warranties or representations, implied or otherwise, for the content or accuracy of these third-party sites.

Personal Information

Personal information submitted by visitors may be used for marketing and promotional purposes relating to the The Center for Desert Archaeology web site or other related properties, products or events.

The Center for Desert Archaeology bears no responsibility for any action or policies of any third parties who collect any information visitors may disclose on the bulletin boards, chat areas or other public forums on this web site.

The Center for Desert Archaeology utilizes "cookies" on this web site. A cookie is a piece of information that is transferred to a visitor's computer to enhance the visitor experience on the web site (for example, each time a registered visitor returns to the web site the cookie allows the visitor to be personally addressed and/or directed to his or her indicated preference areas on the web site.) If visitors choose to, they have the option to set their browser so that they have the ability to refuse cookies.

The Center for Desert Archaeology requests that all visitors to the web site that are under the age of 18 not disclose or provide any personal information on this web site. We do not knowingly collect personal information from users under the age of 18. We will delete this information if we determine a user is under the age of 18.

Trademarks

The Center for Desert Archaeology and the The Center for Desert Archaeology logo are trademarks of The Center for Desert Archaeology All other trademarks, service marks and trade names used on this web site are the property of their respective owners.

Other

This site is controlled and operated by The Center for Desert Archaeology from its offices in the State of Arizona, United States of America. The Center for Desert Archaeology makes no representations that materials in this site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with any and all local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. No software from this site may be downloaded, exported or re-exported into (or to a national or resident of) any countries that are subject to U.S. export restrictions.

This agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona, as it is applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within such State. Any action you bring to enforce this agreement or any matters related to this site shall be brought in either the State or Federal Courts located in Pima County, Arizona. If any provision of this agreement is void or unenforceable in whole or in part, the remaining provisions of this agreement shall not be affected thereby.

Questions regarding this agreement or any of our policies should be directed to dgann@cdarc.org

If you cannot abide by these terms and policies and are unwilling to accept full responsibility for your actions, you may not use any part of this web site.

Your feedback and suggestions are always welcome: Webmaster@CDARC.org