Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy

Terms & Conditions

Last Updated: August 31, 2024

Connecticut Explored, Inc. owns and operates digital products including: www.ctexplored.org and other websites; newsletters, podcasts under the name Grating the Nutmeg, and other content we deliver via email; social media pages; and Connecticut Explored iOS and Android mobile apps (collectively, the “Sites”). Together, Connecticut Explored, Inc. is referred to below as “Connecticut Explored,” “we” or “our.”

Your use of the Sites, as well as your attendance at Connecticut Explored’s events, and associated products and services, regardless of media, is subject to the terms, conditions, and disclaimers set forth below; to our Online Privacy Policy (below); and to all applicable laws and regulations. In addition, Connecticut Explored reserves the right to terminate access to the Sites or events for any reason, and to take any other actions that Connecticut Explored, in its sole discretion, believes to be in the interest of the company and some or all of its users and customers. Connecticut Explored reserves the right to modify these disclaimers, terms, and conditions of access, without advance notice.

BY USING THESE SERVICES, YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND WAIVING YOUR RIGHTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OR CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION, AND YOU AGREE THAT ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND CONNECTICUT EXPLORED WILL BE BROUGHT ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS ONLY.

Please note that our Sites are under constant development. This Agreement may therefore be modified and updated on an ongoing basis. Please check back to this page regularly.

Access

Access to the Sites is provided free of charge (although some content may only be available to paying subscribers). For Connecticut Explored specifically, readers may access articles older than one year (subject to change) free of charge; access to additional articles requires a subscription. Subscribers enrolled in the automatic subscription renewal program can opt out or cancel their subscription at any time by going to their account or calling (860) 832-2805.

Access to the Sites (including Www.ctexplored.org/) does not create a professional services relationship or any other relationship with Connecticut Explored. The Sites are provided solely for your personal, non-commercial use.

You may not develop or derive for commercial sale any data in machine-readable or other form that incorporates or uses any substantial part of the Sites nor transfer to or store any data residing or exchanged over the Sites in any electronic network for use by more than one user unless you obtain prior written permission from Connecticut Explored. Specifically, unless explicitly authorized in these Terms & Conditions or by the owner of the materials, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, translate, sell, create derivative works, exploit, or distribute in any manner or medium any material from the Sites.

Access to and Use of iOS App

If you download our iOS or Android app (the “CT Explored App”), we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to install Connecticut Explored App solely on the devices you will use to access the Services. You agree that we may provide you from time to time with automatic upgrades of Connecticut Explored App, which you will accept for installation. Please note that if you elect to download Connecticut Explored’s App from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store you will also be bound by Apple’s sales terms or Google’s sales terms, respectively.

For users in the United States, Connecticut Explored App is a “commercial item,” as that term is defined in 48 C.F.R. 2.101, consisting of “commercial computer software” and “commercial computer software documentation,” as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. 12.212. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and 48 C.F.R. 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, all U.S. Government end users acquire Connecticut Explored’s App with only those rights set forth herein. Your use of Connecticut Explored’s App must comply with all applicable import and export control laws and regulations of the United States and other countries.

Event Code of Conduct

Connecticut Explored is committed to creating a safe and welcoming environment at our events. To facilitate this, all event attendees must adhere to our code of conduct. Attendees are expected to remain polite, considerate, and respectful at all times. Abusive, derogatory, discriminatory, disruptive, harassing, or threatening behavior will not be tolerated. Engaging in any kind of unacceptable behavior may result in your removal from the event and/or being barred from future events. If necessary, we will contact law enforcement.

Recording

Connecticut Explored’s events may be photographed, videotaped, or otherwise recorded. By attending an event, you agree to be recorded and grant Connecticut Explored permission to use such recordings for editorial, publicity, or other purposes.

Event Ticketing

All ticket sales for Connecticut Explored’s events are final unless otherwise stated.

Account Credentials and Security

Use of some of our services, including registration for an account and/or subscription for ctexplored.org, requires the creation of an online account log-in and password (the “Credentials”). You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Credentials, and you are solely responsible for all activities that occur during use of your account. You agree to immediately change your password and notify us at memberships@ctexplored.org if you suspect or become aware of any unauthorized use of your Credentials or any other breach of security related to the Services. We reserve the right to require you to alter your Credentials if we believe that they are no longer secure. You agree that we will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to adequately safeguard your Credentials.

Intellectual Property

Connecticut Explored and the Sites, and all other text and images contained on the Sites and in Connecticut Explored’s products are protected by United States trademark and copyright law and other applicable law and are the property of Connecticut Explored, except as otherwise identified. All copyrights and trademarks not the property of Connecticut Explored that are used or referred to in the Sites and Connecticut Explored’s products are the property of their respective owners. Nothing contained in the Sites or other products shall be construed as granting any license or other rights to any copyright, trademark, patent or other property of Connecticut Explored or any third party, whether by implication, laches, estoppel or explicit grant. Because the content is proprietary, any unauthorized use of materials on the Sites or other products may violate the law. If you are a copyright owner and believe infringing material is present on any of the Sites, please refer to the procedures outlined below in the section titled “Connecticut Explored Sites Copyright Infringement Claim Policy.”

Connecticut Explored’s products, including third-party and licensed materials on the Sites, may not be modified, reproduced, republished, retransmitted, or displayed except for personal use. Any use for a commercial or public purpose requires specific written permission from Connecticut Explored.

User Submission Policy

Some of the Sites may allow users to upload, submit, and/or post images, text, video, profile information, comments, letters to the editor, e-mails, or other data and information (“User Submissions”). By uploading, creating, or submitting User Submissions to or on the Sites, or to Connecticut Explored through any other means:

You affirm, represent and warrant that you own the right to utilize, to license, and to sublicense the User Submissions;
You grant to Connecticut Explored, and anyone authorized by Connecticut Explored, a non-exclusive, worldwide, paid-up, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual license, including right of sublicense, to use, copy, assign, display, distribute, perform, reproduce in whole or in part, and modify the User Submissions in any medium or any manner, in whole or part (whether now known or hereafter developed), without any restrictions to you, for the sole intended purpose of the Sites and/or services provided;
You grant to each user of the Sites a non-exclusive license to access the User Submissions through the Sites and to use, reproduce, distribute, display and perform such User Submissions as permitted through the functionality of the Sites and under this Agreement; and
You acknowledge and agree that Connecticut Explored may elect, without notice, to distribute or make available the User Submissions via RSS or other automated or programmatic means.
You acknowledge and agree that User Submissions may be permanently maintained on Connecticut Explored’s servers.
You acknowledge that Connecticut Explored is not responsible for, and cannot prevent, the publication or use of your User Submissions by any third parties who copied your User Submissions during the time in which it was displayed on the Sites.

For any User Submissions you post that you do not own, you guarantee to us that you have the legal right to post such User Submissions and that it will not violate any law or the rights of any person or entity. IN OTHER WORDS, AND AMONG OTHER THINGS, YOU WILL NOT POST USER SUBMISSIONS ON THE SITES YOU DO NOT OWN WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE OWNER OF THE USER SUBMISSIONS, INCLUDING WRITTEN, PHOTOGRAPHIC, MUSIC AND VIDEO USER SUBMISSIONS.

Acceptable Use Policy

You are solely responsible for any and all acts and omissions that occur during or relating to your use of the Sites, and you agree not to engage in unacceptable use of the Sites, which includes, without limitation, use of the Sites to:

Harm or threaten to harm users or members of the general public in any way, or “stalk” or otherwise harass any other person or entity;
Post or transmit any User Submission that is unlawful, false or misleading, grossly offensive, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable;
Disseminate or transmit “spam,” unsolicited messages, chain letters, any advertisements, solicitations, pyramid schemes, investment opportunities or other unsolicited commercial communication;
Purchase, sell, or offer to purchase or sell any equity or security or market instrument; provide information designed to manipulate any equity or security or market; or disseminate or transmit any material, non-public information about companies without authorization to do so;
Collect, use, or store any personally identifiable information about other users, or otherwise violate the personal privacy rights of others;
Impersonate any person or entity (including a Site agent, user, or moderator), or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
Post any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, or any other form of solicitation except in areas that are expressly designated by the Sites for such purpose;
Disseminate or transmit any User Submission that infringes or violates any party’s copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent or other proprietary right; or use or distribute third-party information (whether or not protected as a trade secret) in violation of a duty of confidentiality, fiduciary duty, or similar duty;
Violate any law (whether local, state, national, or international), whether or not intentionally;
Forge headers or otherwise intentionally disguise the origin of any content or communication; interfere with or disrupt the Sites, or servers or networks connected to the Sites; or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Sites;
Make any User Submission related to partisan political campaigning or fundraising.
Express or imply that any statements you make are endorsed by us;
Modify, adapt, sub-license, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the Sites;
Obtain, copy, monitor, index or data mine through the use of a robot, spider, any automated device, or any manual process, the Sites or the contents (except as expressly permitted by Connecticut Explored);
Remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in the Sites;
”Frame” or “mirror” any part of the Sites; or
Engage in any other activity deemed by Connecticut Explored to be in conflict with the spirit or intent of this agreement or that might violate the rights of others or give rise to liability.

You understand that by using the Sites, you may be exposed to content that may offend you or challenge your beliefs. Your remedy is to avoid such content by discontinuing your access.

Content and Non-Endorsement

Opinions and other statements expressed by users and third parties are theirs alone, not opinions of Connecticut Explored. Content created by third parties is the sole responsibility of the third parties and its accuracy and completeness are not endorsed or guaranteed. The Sites and third parties may provide links to web pages, web sites, and various resources or locations on the web. Connecticut Explored has no control over the information you access via such links, does not endorse that information, and shall not be responsible for it or for the consequences of your use of that information.

Use of RSS Feeds

Some of the Sites may provide an RSS feed (the “Feeds”). Individuals may use the Feeds free of charge for their personal, non-commercial use only. When using the ctexplored.org feeds, we ask that you provide attribution to ctexplored.org including at a minimum a linked logo, a link that returns to the original URL and that you set the canonical tag to Connecticut Explored. Connecticut Explored reserves the right to disable, to change, or to cease distribution of Feeds at any time, and reserves the right to require individuals to cease any and all use of the Feeds at any time for any reason. To request permission to make commercial use of the Feeds, please contact us at publisher@ctexplored.org. Connecticut Explored will consider such submitted requests, but is not obligated to grant any specific permission request.

Employment Opportunities

Connecticut Explored may post employment opportunities on the Sites and/or invite users to submit resumes to it. If you choose to submit your name, contact information, resume and/or other personal information to Connecticut Explored in response to employment listings, you are authorizing Connecticut Explored and its service providers to utilize this information for all lawful and legitimate hiring and employment purposes. Connecticut Explored also reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to forward the information you submit to its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, vendors and service providers for legitimate business purposes. Nothing in this Agreement or contained in the Sites shall constitute a promise by Connecticut Explored to interview, hire, or employ any individual who submits information to it, nor shall anything in this Agreement or contained in the Sites constitute a promise that Connecticut Explored will review any or all of the information submitted to it by users.

Connecticut Explored Sites Copyright Infringement Claim Policy

Connecticut Explored respects the intellectual property of others, and requires that our users do the same. You may not upload, embed, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that infringes any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights of any person or entity. Connecticut Explored has the right to prohibit infringers from using our Sites.

If you believe your work has been copied and posted on or through the Sites in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please send Connecticut Explored’s Copyright Agent at publisher@ctexplored.org a notification of claimed infringement with all of the following information:

(a) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works;

(b) identification of the claimed infringing material and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material on the Sites (providing the URL(s) of the claimed infringing material satisfies this requirement);

(c) information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address;

(d) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;

(e) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf; and

(f) your physical or electronic signature.

Connecticut Explored carries Media Professional Liability insurance through Insureon, a division of Specialty Program Group LLC. Insureon, 203 N. LaSalle St. 20th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601

Upon receipt of a Notification of Copyright Infringement from a copyright owner that contains the required information described in (a) through (f) above, Connecticut Explored will notify the user, if known, of the alleged infringement and remove or disable access to the material that is alleged to be infringing if hosted on the Sites. No personal user information is shared with the copyright owner unless required by law.

If Connecticut Explored receives more than one Notice of Copyright Infringement concerning a user, the user may be deemed a “repeat copyright infringer.” Connecticut Explored reserves the right to terminate the accounts of “repeat copyright infringers.”

Procedure to File a Counter-Claim

If you have received a notice of copyright infringement and you believe that a copyright holder has accused you in error, contact publisher@ctexplored.org.

To be effective, a Counter-Claim must be a written communication provided to Connecticut Explored’s publisher and must include the following information:

(a) A physical or electronic signature of the user;

(b) Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;

(c) A statement under penalty of perjury that the user has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled; and

(d) The user’s name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if the user’s address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found, and that the user will accept service of process from the person who provided notification or an agent of such person.

Upon receipt of a Counter-Claim, Connecticut Explored will provide the complaining party with a copy of the Counter-Claim. When Connecticut Explored receives a Counter-Claim that meets the requirements, Connecticut Explored will process the Counter-Claim.

Class Action Waiver — BY USING THESE SERVICES, YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE, JOIN, OPT-INTO, CONSENT TO, INTERVENE IN, OR OTHERWISE BECOME A PARTY IN ANY COURT CASE OR ARBITRATION THAT IS BROUGHT OR MAINTAINED ON A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, REPRESENTATIVE, OR AGGREGATE BASIS. YOU MAY BRING LEGAL CLAIMS AGAINST CONNECTICUT EXPLORED ONLY IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY (NON-CLASS, NON-COLLECTIVE, NON-REPRESENTATIVE, AND NON-AGGREGATE BASIS), AND YOU MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY JOINED OR CONSOLIDATED CLAIMS.

Limitation of Liability and Us

Connecticut Explored has worked to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides through its products and services, including through the Sites. This information frequently relies on data obtained from many sources, however, and Connecticut Explored cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided or any analysis based thereon.

You expressly agree that the use of Connecticut Explored’s products and services, including the sites, is at your sole risk. Such products and services are provided on an “as is” basis and Connecticut Explored makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Connecticut explored disclaims any warranty that the service will be uninterrupted, secure or error free. No advice, opinion or other information obtained through the sites or from Connecticut Explored, orally or in any media, shall create any warranty from Connecticut Explored not expressly stated in this agreement.

Except as otherwise stated, Connecticut Explored makes no warranty or representation regarding of confidentiality of any communication or information transmitted on this sites or any website linked to the sites. You agree that neither Connecticut Explored, nor any other providers of products or services related to the sites, are responsible for the confidentiality of any information, (including without limitation credit card information, personally identifiable information, including email address, phone number, etc.), and neither Connecticut Explored nor any other providers of products or services related to the sites are responsible for any damages that may arise from disclosure of such information.

Connecticut explored and its directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents and other representatives shall not be liable under any circumstances for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive or other damages, including lost profits or costs or attorney’s fees, under any legal theory including but not limited to breach of contract, breach of warranty, negligence, or strict liability, regardless of whether Connecticut Explored monthly was informed of the possibility of such damages.

In states that do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain categories of damages, Connecticut Explored’s liability, and that of its subsidiaries, affiliates or parents and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, business partners, information providers and licensors and their respective heirs and assigns is limited to the fullest extent allowed by such states’ laws.

Connecticut Explored assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content of the Sites nor for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission, falsehood, obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger, or inaccuracy contained in any information within the Sites or accessed through the Sites. Connecticut Explored also does not warrant that the functions or informational materials contained in or accessed or downloaded through our Sites are free of computer viruses or other harmful components. In addition, although we make a good faith effort to update the content of our Sites periodically, we do not have a duty to update information contained in our Sites, and we will not be liable for any failure to update such information.

You agree to comply with all applicable laws and local rules regarding the transmission of technical data, acceptable contents and online conduct.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Connecticut Explored, its affiliates, licensors, suppliers, advertisers and sponsors, and its and their directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents and other representatives, harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and other expenses that arise directly or indirectly out of or from (a) your breach of this agreement, including any violation of these Terms & Conditions; (b) any allegation that any User Submissions infringe or otherwise violate the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property or other rights of any third party; and/or (c) your activities in connection with the Sites.

Special Agreement on Fee-Shifting and Choice of Law

If you attempt to bring any legal action against Connecticut Explored based in any way on its products or services, including the Sites, you agree that, in the event you do not prevail or Connecticut Explored does prevail, you will reimburse Connecticut Explored for any costs and attorneys fees associated with their defense of the action.

The use of the Sites and any claim or dispute relating to the Sites shall be governed by the laws of the District of Columbia, without regard to its conflicts of law principles. Exclusive venue for any claim shall be in the state and federal courts located in the District of Columbia.

Severability

If any provision or portion of these Terms & Conditions is held in whole or in part to be unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of that provision and of the entire agreement will be severable and will remain in effect, to the fullest degree consistent with the intent of this document.

Privacy Policy

Connecticut Explored, Inc. cares about your privacy and the security of your information. This policy details our practices in connection with our print, digital, and live event products and services, including Connecticut Explored magazine, ctexplored.org, our mobile applications, newsletters, and any other content we provide (collectively, the “Services”) as they relate to your data. It describes the kinds of personal information we may gather about you in connection with the Services, how we use that information, to whom we disclose it, and how you can manage it.

By using our Services, you accept the practices described in this Privacy Policy, including our use of cookies and similar online tools. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Services.

Our services are constantly under development, which may cause our data practices to change from time to time. We will update this policy with any changes we make, so please visit this page often to stay current. Any changes to this policy will become effective as of the date “last updated” noted above. Your continued use of our Services following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.

Legal Bases for Processing

We process your personal data consistent with the ways described previously in this policy. When we do, we rely on one or more “legal bases” to do so. The legal bases we rely on are:

With your consent, such as when you accept cookies;
To perform our agreement to provide you with Services, such as to maintain your account or to fulfill your subscription; or
For our “legitimate interests,” such as maintaining the security of Services, preventing fraud, or marketing. We only engage in legitimate interest-based processing where it has little to no impact on your data privacy-related fundamental rights and freedoms.

International Data Transfers

For those residing outside of the United States, we may store your personal information on servers located outside of Europe or the United Kingdom, including on servers based in the United States. When you access our Services from Europe or the United Kingdom, your personal data may be subject to an “international data transfer” as defined in the European Data Privacy Laws. In order to protect the security of your information when making such transfers, we rely on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses and/or the United Kingdom’s International Data Transfer Agreement/Addendum depending on the source of the data and the specific circumstances of the transfer.

Your Rights and How to Exercise Them

You have certain rights related to our processing and retention of your personal information, which are described below. To exercise these rights, please contact us at publisher@ctexplored.org and include as complete a description of the request as possible.

Access – This Privacy Policy describes the personal information we collect and how we use and disclose it. If you would also like to know the specific pieces of personal information we hold about you, we will provide you with a copy upon your request.

Correction – If you believe that any of the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate you may request that we correct it. You can update some information, like your contact details, yourself by visiting your account page. For other corrections, please contact us as described above.

Deletion – You may request that we delete the personal information we hold about you. Please note that we may need to retain limited amounts of personal information after completing your request for legal compliance purposes.

Objection/Restriction/Withdrawal of Consent – You may object to, restrict, and/or withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information if you believe our processing (i) uses inaccurate information; (ii) is unlawful; or (iii) when our processing is based on your consent or our legitimate interests. You may also opt out of receiving marketing communications from us. You may do so by (i) following the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us; (ii) altering your communication settings on your account page; or (iii) emailing us as described in this policy above.

Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you believe that we have processed your personal information in violation of a European Data Privacy Law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in your country of residence. You can find a list of supervisory authorities and their contact information on this website.

Additional Information for Users in Certain U.S. Jurisdictions

This section only applies to residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Residents of these U.S. states are afforded additional rights in accordance with their respective state data privacy laws. It describes how we collect, use, and share personal information in operating our business as well as your individual rights with respect to your personal information.

How We Collect, Use, and Share your Personal Information

We may collect the following categories of personal information about you:

Identifiers (e.g., device identifier, IP address, unique browser ID, cookies, beacons, pixel tags, account login, other unique identifiers, name, site log-in, email address, mailing address (or state / province and country of residence), phone number, images of yourself you provide us for your account page you are creating and completing in order to attend an event we are hosting.

Commercial information (e.g., subscription records, site engagement).
Internet or network information (e.g., browsing and search history, site and advertisement interactions, audience research data).
Geolocation data (e.g., location derived from GPS-enabled services).
Professional and employment-related information (e.g., your job title, income level, and the name of your employer.
Financial information (e.g., your financial account numbers or payment card information; please note that a third-party payment processor is responsible for all collection, processing, and storage of your Financial Information and we do not have direct access to or possession of any payment card information.)
Education information (e.g., highest level of education attained).
Protected classification characteristics (e.g., age and gender)
Inferences (e.g., information about your interests, preferences, and favorites).

The sources from which we collect information and additional details on the information we collect, the business and commercial purposes for which we collect this information, and the ways in which we may share this information are described above.

Your Privacy Rights and How to Exercise Them As a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Oregon, Texas, Utah, or Virginia resident, you have certain rights related to your personal information, which are detailed below. We encourage you to invoke these rights if you wish. Rest assured that we will not discriminate or retaliate against you for doing so.

Except where otherwise noted, you can exercise these rights by contacting us at publisher@ctexplored.org. If you email us, please include as detailed a description of your request as possible.

Upon receiving certain types of requests, we may ask you to verify your identity before we can move forward. Typically, this will involve asking you to confirm information we already have on file about you. We will never ask you for sensitive information such as your credit card, driver’s license, or social security numbers for verification purposes.

You may also allow an “authorized agent” to submit a request on your behalf through the same means outlined above. Unless your agent has been given power of attorney, we will additionally need the following items to honor your request: (1) written authorization, signed by you, allowing them to act on your behalf; (2) proof of your identity; and (3) direct confirmation sent from you to us (without the authorized agent as an intermediary) affirming that the agent is authorized to act on your behalf.

Types of Rights

Access This policy describes the categories of personal information we may collect about you, and how that information is collected, used, and disclosed. We will also provide you with the specific pieces of personal information we hold about you upon your request. Oregon residents may also request to know the specific third parties to whom your personal information has been disclosed.
Correction If you believe that any of the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate you may request that we correct it. You can update some information, like your contact details, yourself by visiting your account page. For other corrections, please contact us as described above.
Deletion You may request that we delete the personal information we hold about you. We fulfill these requests by erasing the data or by anonymizing it such that you can no longer be identified. We will not attempt to re-identify anonymized data. Please note that we may need to retain limited amounts of personal information after completing your request for legal compliance purposes. Additionally, we may postpone completion of your request when your personal information is necessary to fulfill our obligations to you. For example, if you are an active subscriber we may wait until your subscription expires before fulfilling your request.
Right to Withdraw Consent for or Limit the Use and Disclosure of Your Sensitive Personal Information When you participate in one of our surveys, we may ask you about information that could be considered sensitive under applicable privacy laws. The question will always be optional, but you also have the option to withdraw your consent to our use of this information or to limit our right to use or disclose your sensitive personal information after you’ve provided it to us. If you do so, we will delete it entirely; only use it as necessary to provide our Services to you; or as otherwise permitted by law. To opt-out, you email us at publisher@ctexplored.org.
Opt out of “Selling,”Sharing, or Using for Targeted Advertising You have the right to opt out of the “sale” of your personal information, or the sharing/use of it for targeted advertising. Under some of these state laws, the word “sale” means our disclosure of your personal information to a third party in exchange for money or any other thing of value, while others only consider it a “sale” if money was exchanged. For the purposes of this policy, when we say “sale,” “selling,” or “sold,” we mean in the broader sense: the exchange of personal information for money or any other thing of value. However, “selling” does not encompass disclosing your personal information to a third party for other purposes, such as those that enable us to provide our Services. We do not sell your personal information in the conventional sense (i.e., for money), but may disclose certain details to our organizational partners and underwriters.Sharing or using your personal information for targeted advertising means our disclosure of your personal information to a third party in order to serve you interest-based advertisements. Likewise, it does not encompass disclosing your personal information to a third party for other purposes.To opt out of one or both of these practices, please email publisher@ctexplored.org. You may also opt out by enabling a legally-recognized, opt-out preference signal (such as the Global Privacy Control) on your device. We recognize the signal on an account level, so your opt-out request will be applied across your devices as long as you are logged into your Connecticut Explored account. Please note that after opting out you will continue to see non-targeted advertisements on our Services.Additionally, when residents of California opt out of “sales,” we also treat your request as one made pursuant to California’s “Shine the Light” law to opt out of the disclosure of your personal information to third parties for their use for direct marketing.

If your request related to any of the rights detailed above is denied, you may appeal that decision by emailing us at publisher@ctexplored.org.

Information We Disclose To Third Parties

The chart below details the categories of (1) personal data we disclose to third parties, (2) third parties we disclose that information to for a business purpose, and (3) third parties we “sell” or share it with for targeted advertising. It reflects these practices over the 12 months prior to the day this policy was last updated. As a reminder, our service providers enable us to deliver our Services to you. For example, we use service providers to process your payments, to manage our email communications with you, and to maintain our Services’ safety and security. Please note that the lists below are likely to be overbroad for any single person. Similarly, not every data point that falls into the categories below is necessarily shared with all of the third parties listed. For more information on the categories used in the following chart and the reasons why we share personal data, please review this policy.

Category of Personal Data

Third Parties to Whom it May Be Disclosed for a Business Purpose	Third Parties to Whom it May Be Sold or Shared/Used for Targeted Advertising
*Identifiers* (e.g, name, email address, postal address, other contact information, IP address, online identifiers)	Service Providers, Business Partners	Underwriters, Business Partners, Advertisers
*Demographic Information* (e.g, age or gender)	Service Providers
*Commercial Information* (e.g, purchase history)	Service Providers, Business Partners	Business Partners, Advertisers
*Payment Information* (as needed to fulfill your purchase orders)	Service Providers
*Internet or Network Information* (e.g, browsing history on our Services and interactions with our Services)	Service Providers, Business Partners	Business Partners, Advertisers
*Geolocation Data* (inferred from your IP address)	Service Providers, Business Partners	Business Partners, Advertisers
*Professional and Employment-Related Information*(e.g, your job level and industry)	Service Providers	Underwriters
*Inferences* (e.g, inferences about your location and preferences)	Service Providers, Business Partners	Business Partners, Advertisers
*Sensitive Personal Information* (e.g. race or ethnicity)	Service Providers

Additional Information for California Residents

The following information applies to California residents only.

Notice Regarding Financial Incentives for California Residents – From time to time, we may offer the opportunity to participate in user research surveys, which may be emailed to you directly or publicized on our social media accounts. As a part of these surveys we may collect Personal Information, including but not limited to demographic information and information about your experiences with our Services. We use this information to help us gain further insight into and to improve our Services. In some instances, participation in a survey may make you eligible to win prizes, e.g, gift cards, in a sweepstakes. Under California law, this may be considered a financial incentive in exchange for Personal Information. We may also occasionally contact you about other opportunities to earn gifts or prizes from us. These too may be considered a financial incentive in exchange for Personal Information under California law. The value of a given gift or prize is reasonably related to the value of the information provided. We assess the value of your Personal Information by considering, without limitation, details such as the cost to us of providing you with the gift or prize, the potential revenue or improvements to the Services made possible by the direct or indirect use of the information.

Participation in any survey is voluntary. You may opt out of receiving surveys from us by emailing subscriptions@ctexplored.org. For more information regarding a sweepstakes linked to a particular survey, please refer to that sweepstakes’ official rules.

Notice Regarding California Residents We Know to Be Under the Age of 16 – California residents we know to be younger than 16 years of age will by default be treated as though they have exercised a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal information with respect to information provided directly to us (as opposed to information automatically collected from them through technical means). We do not permit such users to opt-in to the sale or sharing of their Personal Information, unless they provide proof that they are no longer under the age of 16. To do so, please email us at publisher@ctexplored.org.