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On December 8, the Evanston History Center will only be open for self-guided tours and exhibit viewing from 1-4 PM. There will be no guided tours.

Privacy Policy

The Evanston History Center places a high priority on protecting your privacy. This privacy policy was created in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to the privacy of our members and website users. This policy explains what types of information is collected by the Evanston History Center’s website, www.evanstonhistorycenter.org, and how this information is used.

What Personally Identifiable Information is Collected

Evanston History Center members that register for www.evanstonhistorycenter.org and individuals that sign up to receive our e-communications or events voluntarily provide us with contact information (such as name and e-mail address). We may use this information for specific, limited purposes. You may always “opt out,” either now or at any time in the future if you do not wish to receive our messages.

IP addresses

The Evanston History Center uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer www.evanstonhistorycenter.org, and for statistical metrics used to track website visitor traffic.

Cookies

The Evanston History Center’s website, www.evanstonhistorycenter.org, uses “cookie” messages to automatically help provide better services. They remind us who you are and your preferences for our website based on what you’ve done and told us before. The “cookie” is placed in your computer and is read when you come back to our website. Cookies let us take you to the information and features you’re particularly interested in. They also let us track your usage of our website, so we know which parts of our sites are most popular. You can reject cookies or cancel them by instructing your Web browser accordingly.

How Your Information May Be Used

We use your personal information to provide you with personalized service; to send e-mail alerts to you; to answer your requests; to process your membership application; etc. You may choose to opt out at any time, which will cease all communications from us. We may also use your information to track visitor of our website. This lets us see which of our features are the most popular so we can better serve our users’ needs. It also lets us provide aggregate data about our traffic (not identifying you personally, but showing how many visitors used which features, for example) to outside parties.

Email Privacy

The Evanston History Center does not provide, sell, or rent email addresses to anyone outside the organization.

External Links
The Evanston History Center website includes links to external websites. These links do not fall under the www.evanstonhistorycenter.org domain, and the Evanston History Center is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of external websites. Your use of any linked website is solely at your own risk.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, you can contact:

The Evanston History Center
225 Greenwood Street
Evanston, IL 60201

You can also send an email to: info@evanstonhistorycenter.org

Modifications

We may amend this privacy policy from time to time; please review it periodically. We maintain the option to modify this privacy at any time by electronic notice posted on our website. Your continued use of our website after the date that such notices are posted will be deemed to be your agreement to the changed terms.

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