Privacy Statement

This is the Web site of the Early Childhood Research Collaborative (ECRC).

Any personal information you choose to provide to us by using this Web site is voluntary.
We do not require you to provide any information about yourself that you do not wish to share.

Cookies: A cookie is a text file that a Web site can send to your browser and which may then be placed on your (the “client”) computer. We do not use cookies.

You may choose to provide us with personal information if, for example, you subscribe to our list serve, send us questions via e-mail or an online form, answer a user survey, register for an event or participate in our online activities.

If you participate in a user survey, your answers and personal information will only be analyzed in aggregate. The information will be used to help us tailor our Web site, publications and services to our users' needs and to help us understand our audience.

If you provide us with your postal or e-mail address or telephone number, this information will only be used to:

• provide you with the information requested;
• clarify your order or request;
• provide you with related information.

When you fill out our other online forms, they are delivered to ECRC via e-mail address or database.

Your online communications are not encrypted. We cannot guarantee the security of any information sent electronically, whether submitted via online form or e-mail. If your communication is very sensitive or includes personal information that you do not wish to send to us electronically, you should send it by postal mail to:

ECRC
c/o Rob Grunewald
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
90 Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55401

In addition to information voluntarily provided by you, we collect statistical information about our users in aggregate. We perform analyses on our Web server's log files to identify, among other things:

our site's most popular pages;
the browsers and operating systems most often used by our visitors;
the sites and search engines that have referred visitors to our site; and
the domains from which our users visit us.

Analysis of these log files does not involve personally identifiable information. It is used only for the purpose of helping us understand and better meet our audience's needs.

Any information collected on this Web site, whether individual or aggregate, is for ECRC use only. We do not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with other people or nonaffiliated companies except to provide information you've requested.

The ECRC reserves the right to amend this statement at any time. We will not provide you with notice of any such amendments. You are responsible for reviewing this statement from time to time to monitor for any such amendments.

Questions or comments about the Early Childhood Research Collaborative privacy statement may be directed to our webmaster.