The Manhattan Area Service Conference of Narcotics Anonymous (MASCNA) is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to this website. For the purpose of this policy, a visitor or user is a person who visits or uses the website.
Personal Visitor Information
We believe in supporting the spirit of our tradition of personal anonymity on the internet by stating clearly that we do not employ any technical means to track or identify any visitor to this website.
Personal visitor information, if any, is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems and who are required to keep the information confidential. To protect visitor information, the Webservant or other members of the Website Committee ensure that the website is scanned on a regular basis for security risks and known vulnerabilities in an effort to make visits to our website as safe as possible.
Cookies
Cookies are small files that a website or its service provider transfers to a user’s computer’s hard drive through the user’s web browser (if the user allows) that enable the website or service provider’s systems to recognize the user’s web browser and capture and remember certain information. Cookies may be used to help compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future and to remember users’ preferences for future visits.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience on future visits. These cookies last for one year. Administrator login cookies last for two days; screen preference cookies last for one year.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comment form, including the visitor’s IP address and browser information to help with spam detection. After approval, the commenter’s profile picture (if any) will be visible alongside their comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Some pages on this site may include embedded content such as videos or maps. Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited those websites directly and may collect data, use cookies, or monitor your interaction with that content independently. We do not track visitor information across third party websites for targeted advertising and do not respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals.
Third Party Disclosure
MASCNA will not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer personally identifiable information (PII) to outside parties. However, we reserve the right to disclose PII to comply with applicable laws and legal processes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically. Registered users can request an exported file of their personal data or request deletion of their data at any time, except where data must be retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Children
We do not specifically market to children under 13 and our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. The website will operate in compliance with COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act) and will not knowingly collect or use PII from anyone under the age of 13.
Data Breach
Should a data breach occur, the Website Committee will notify notify any identifiable users or affected parties of the data breach within 7 business days or as soon as possible.
Individual Redress Principle
Following the example of NA World Services, MASCNA agrees to the individual redress principle, which requires that individuals have a right to pursue legally enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or a government agency to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Modifications to this privacy policy will be reflected on this page. If there is a material change to our privacy policy, we will indicate on this site that the policy has been updated.