Privacy Policy

Personal Data

The Lehigh Valley Orchid Society will not collect any personal data (e.g. your name, address, telephone number and email address) unless you provide it voluntarily. You may choose to provide us with personal data, to join the Lehigh Valley Orchid Society, to purchase an item, to register for an event or email newsletter. When you submit your personal data you are consenting to such use. Any personal data collected from visitors to our website is kept private by the Lehigh Valley Orchid Society. We will not share our membership information with other organizations.

Retention of your Personal Data

The Lehigh Valley Orchid Society will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. You have the right to delete or request that we assist in deleting the personal data that you provided to us. You may contact us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that you have provided to us.

Security of your Personal Data

The security of your personal data is important to us, but no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Links

Our website contains links to other websites. The Lehigh Valley Orchid Society is not responsible and cannot be held liable for the content and/or for the privacy policies of external websites. 

This website contain links to external sites for educational or informational purposes. These links are not an endorsement by Lehigh Valley Orchid Society of the companies or organizations or their content.

Copyright

This website and the photographs, articles and content are protected by copyright and no part of them may be reproduced or re-used without the permission of the author. 

Should photos be willingly submitted, posted online or taken during Lehigh Valley Orchid Society events or activities that LVOS members participate in, the society retains the right to use those photos at a later date. Permission will be requested when possible. 

Web Data 

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to help us analyze how visitors use our website. This includes collecting information such as the pages you visit, the time spent on those pages, the device and browser you use, your geographic location, and how you found our site (e.g., via a search engine or another website).

The data collected is processed by Google and used to compile reports that help us understand website traffic and usage patterns. This information is anonymized and aggregated; we do not use Google Analytics to track or collect personal data such as names, email addresses, or IP addresses directly.

For more information on how Google collects and processes data, please review Google's Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

How to Opt-Out of Google Analytics

If you prefer to disable Google Analytics tracking, you can do so by:

Adjusting your browser settings to block cookies.

Installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on which is available on their website at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Please note that disabling cookies or opting out of Google Analytics may impact the functionality and user experience of our website.

By using our website, you consent to the use of Google Analytics as described in this policy.

Updates of the Policy

The Lehigh Valley Orchid Society reserves the right to change the Privacy Policy at any time and will immediately post the updated policy on this website.

Last Update: 8/7/2025