Ohio Lesbian Festival's Privacy Policy

The Ohio Lesbian Festival (Ohio LBA) strongly believes in protecting the integrity and privacy of personal information gathered from our members and visitors to our Web site ("End Users"). Since the protection of your privacy is of the greatest importance to us, we have created this privacy policy to communicate our practices regarding the collection and dissemination of personal information that can be linked to a specific individual, such as a name, address, phone number, e-mail address, or any other information, provided to us by our members and website visitors.

You do not have to share personally identifiable information to use the Ohio LBA web site. Ohio LBA does not collect personally identifiable information about people without their permission. However, please be aware our site links to other websites and the Ohio LBA cannot control and is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of those websites.

How we use the information gathered when you visit the Ohio LBA website or use one of our online forms or services:

We gather contact information when you contribute to the Ohio LBA online or via mail, purchase a ticket online or at the gate, request information or volunteer to work. We use this information to send you updates, press releases, information about Ohio LBA programs, events and activities and volunteer opportunities.

Ohio LBA also uses information gathered via the Ohio LBA website to improve our web-based services. Ohio LBA periodically performs statistical analyses of aggregate user behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of various areas on our website and to use such information to improve on our website's ability to serve you better.

Ohio LBA uses IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the Web site, track End User movement and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.

How you receive e-mails and e-mail newsletters from the Ohio LBA:

You may receive up to one unsolicited email newsletter from us, but you have the option to "opt out" at any time. This mailing list is maintained solely by the Ohio LBA, not sold, shared, given, or otherwise communicated to any other group or list. If you would like to be removed from this list, please contact with REMOVE in the subject line.

The information we gather from subscribers to our email newsletters (including email addresses) is not shared with other organizations or parties without your permission. From time to time we may send out emails on behalf of these like-minded organizations, but we do not provide them with access to any personal information you have provided without your permission.

In order to provide you with better and more relevant information, we compile information about email response and website usage. This information helps us to better understand our members' site usage patterns and also what types of content and information may help improve your user experience on the Ohio LBA website.

How we protect your information:

When you purchase a ticket to the Ohio LBA Festival on-line, once the transaction has been successfully processed, we do not keep your financial information.

The Ohio LBA does not specifically ask children under 18 for any information and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information about them.

How to unsubscribe from mailing lists:

All the Ohio LBA communication, whether via email or US mail, provides information on how to unsubscribe quickly and easily. Those wishing to opt out of receiving communications from the Ohio LBA contact with “REMOVE in the subject line.

How to contact us about our policies:

If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the information we have collected from you online, the practices of this site or your interaction with this website contact.