Privacy Policy

The Foundation for Public Broadcasting (FPB) respects your privacy. We are particularly sensitive to private issues on the Internet and therefore we provide this Privacy Policy so you know about our online information practices and understand how we treat the information we received about you from the Internet.

In general, you can browse this web site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. There are several things on FPB's web site that may require you to give us personal information about yourself, such as to make a donation, receive a thank you gift for your contribution, participate in a blog, submit an article or project, etc. How we use that information varies on why you have given it to us. Here are the details:

Your Email Address

Receiving Email Notification

If you give us your email address to receive email publications or notifications of posted programs, publications or events, we will use the email address to send you the requested item. We may also contact you via email with information about upcoming programs, publications or events. We may also contact you with information about FPB and Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB). But we will not rent, sell, or give your email address to any third party.

Taking Part in a Drawing or Special Project

If you give us your email address to be entered into a drawing or other special offer, we will use the email address to enter you in the contest, and to contact you if you are a winner. We may also contact you with information about FPB and MPB. But we will not rent, sell, or give your email address to any third party.

Taking Part in a Forum

If you give us your email address so you can take part in one or more of our forums, we will use the email address to contact you to confirm your identify, to notify you of new posts and replies, and to contact you if you forget your password or user ID and ask us to email them to you. When signing up to take part in the forum, you may choose whether to display your email address in your posts in the forum. We may also contact you with information about FPB and MPB. But we will not rent, sell, or give your email address to any third party.

Thank You Gift or Ordering Product

If you give us your email address on an order form when selecting a Thank You gift or other product, we will use the email address to contact you if there is a question about your order to inform you is something you ordered is out of stock. We may also contact you with information about FPB and MPB. But we will not rent, sell, or give your email address to any third party.

Your Street Address and Telephone Number

If you give us your street address and telephone number when making a donation/contribution or ordering a Thank You gift or other product, we will use the street address to fulfill your order, and the telephone number to contact you if there is a question about your order, or to inform you if something you ordered is out of stock. We may also use your street address and telephone number to contact you with information about FPB and MPB. But we will not rent, sell, or give your email address to any third party.

Other Important Information

The FPB web site contains links to other websites. We do not endorse or otherwise accept responsibility for the content or privacy policies of those sites. Additionally, some of our web pages may contain cookies, which are tiny data files that are sent to your web browser and stored on your computer. This allows our web server to recognize you when you visit the web site in the future. Most web browsers can be configured to not accept cookies, or to notify you is a cookie is sent. Denying a cookie access to your computer may deny you access to portions of this website.

By using this web site, you are agreeing to the terms of the FPB Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to modify our privacy policy as business needs require. We will post such chances on this web site.