PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: December 2025

Miniature Scale World Association (MSWA) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit www.mswaonline.com (the "Website").
By using the Website, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not access or use the Website.



A. Information You Provide:

• Name and email address
• Museum or organization name
• Phone number (optional)
• Message content from contact forms
• Membership application information
• Any other information you voluntarily submit

B. Automatically Collected Information:

• IP address
• Device type and browser type
• Pages visited and time on site
• Referring website
• Geographic location (general)

Collected via: cookies, server logs, and analytics tools



We use your information to:

• Respond to your inquiries and contact form submissions
• Process membership applications
• Send information you requested
• Improve our website and user experience
• Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
• Send occasional updates about our organization (you may opt out)
• Comply with legal obligations

We use cookies and analytics tools, including Google Analytics, to:

• Understand how visitors use our website
• Remember your preferences
• Improve website performance

You can control cookies through your browser settings.
Disabling cookies may limit some website features.

We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic. Google may collect demographic and interest data. You can opt out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.



We share your information only in these limited circumstances:

A. Service Providers:
Website hosting: BlueHost
Email service: Gmail 
Analytics: Google Analytics

B. Legal Compliance:
When required by law
To protect our rights or safety
In response to lawful government requests

C. Business Transfers:
In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale
We do NOT sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

• If you sign up for our email list, we will send you:
• Organization news and updates
• Event announcements
• Membership information

You may unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails or by contacting mswa3030@gmail.com.



We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure. You use the Website at your own risk.



We retain your information as long as necessary to:

• Fulfill the purposes described in this policy
• Comply with legal obligations
• Resolve disputes

You have the right to:

• Access your personal information
• Request correction or deletion
• Opt out of marketing communications

To exercise these rights, contact us at mswa3030@gmail.com.

California Residents (CCPA):
You have the right to know what personal information we collect, how we use it, and to request deletion. We do not sell personal information.

European Residents (GDPR):
You have rights to access, rectification, erasure, data portability, and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.



Our Website is not intended for individuals under age 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If we learn we have, we will delete it promptly.



Our Website may link to third-party sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Review their policies before providing information.


We may update this policy from time to time. Changes are effective upon posting. The "Effective Date" at the top will reflect when changes were made.

Your continued use of the Website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.


Questions about this Privacy Policy?
Contact us at: Miniature Scale World Association
Email: mswa3030@gmail.com
Address: 15384 5th St., Gulfport, MS 39503

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