{"id":3,"date":"2025-07-09T04:19:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T04:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghaas.org\/Home\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:23:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:23:55","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ghaas.org\/Home\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3\" class=\"elementor elementor-3\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71973a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71973a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8d0f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8d0f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Privacy Policy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24137b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24137b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Greater Hazleton Area Astronomical Society<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a2bc66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43a2bc66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9709643 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9709643\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fcabf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24fcabf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At GHAAS (Greater Hazleton Area Astronomical Society), we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website or engage with our services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d254971 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d254971\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a5903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20a5903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information We Collect<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074a3ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"074a3ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"798\">We may collect the following 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data-end=\"1027\">Payment Information:<\/strong> if you make donations or pay for membership (processed securely via third-party services such as PayPal or Stripe\u2014we do not store your payment details).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1320\">\n<p data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1320\"><strong data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1202\">Technical Data:<\/strong> including your IP address, browser type, operating system, and site usage (collected via cookies or analytics tools).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dd206f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8dd206f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5fd87e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5fd87e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title 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We may share limited data with trusted partners who help us operate our website or process payments, only as necessary and under privacy obligations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6010c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6010c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f3d04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55f3d04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cookies and Analytics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a94d102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a94d102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"2050\">We use cookies and third-party analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use our site and improve the user experience.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2052\" data-end=\"2151\">You can disable cookies through your browser settings, but this may affect some site functionality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd4dff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fd4dff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7474a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7474a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data Security<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b20f12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b20f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We take appropriate measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, or loss. However, no website is 100% secure, so please use our services with this understanding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7cf17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b7cf17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8286c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b8286c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Rights<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bbc69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79bbc69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2401\" data-end=\"2423\">You have the right to:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2565\">\n<li data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2460\">\n<p data-start=\"2427\" data-end=\"2460\">Access the data we have about you<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2461\" data-end=\"2506\">\n<p data-start=\"2463\" data-end=\"2506\">Request correction or deletion of your data<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2507\" data-end=\"2565\">\n<p data-start=\"2509\" data-end=\"2565\">Opt-out of newsletters or promotional emails at any time<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2567\" data-end=\"2616\">To exercise these rights, please <a class=\"\" href=\"\/contact\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2600\" data-end=\"2615\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce992b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce992b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6cfe04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6cfe04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Children\u2019s Privacy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d68e99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d68e99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our website and services are not directed at children under 13. 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