Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting independencestartshere.org. Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our information and privacy practices.

We collect the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us via e-mail, and information volunteered by the consumer such as information collected from the “contact us” form and requests for information.

The email addresses and phone numbers that we collect are used to process your request, and this information is not sold, rented or shared with other organizations.

Your mailing address will be shared with organizations officially participating in the festival. These organizations will be listed in festival schedules and descriptions as well as on the website. These organizations are prohibited from sharing this information with other organizations or persons and the information will be used only for mailings that announce upcoming arts events.

We do not place, store, collect, or access any data on your hard drive or web browser in order to record your specific preferences or track what web pages you specifically access or visit.

Persons who supply us with their telephone numbers will only receive telephone contact from us when needed to facilitate their request.

With respect to security: We have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of personal information that we have collected.

We provide protection against unauthorized disclosure of the information you share with us. We limit employee access to our consumer files only to those with a need to know. We also educate these employees about their responsibility to protect your privacy, and we give them clear guidelines for adhering to our policies and standards.

If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, you may contact us at the addresses and telephone numbers listed below.

Contact information:

Mimi Kenney Smith
Executive Artistic Director
VSA arts of Pennsylvania
2030 Sansom Street
Third Floor
Philadelphia PA 19103
215-564-2431
info@independencestartshere.org