COSI Policies and Procedures

Photography and video recordings with small, non-intrusive hand-held devices are permitted in most permanent exhibit galleries for personal use only, unless otherwise noted. The use of equipment deemed intrusive to COSI exhibit or guest experience is not permitted.

All photos and videos should be intended for private use. Any photography or video that contains COSI exhibits, facilities, staff, or volunteers cannot be used for commercial, advertising, or promotional purposes without written permission from COSI.

COSI guests acknowledge that they may be included in photography or video taken at the time of their visit by COSI team members or a member of an approved third party. These images and/or videos may be broadcast and distributed without limitation and guests will not receive compensation for inclusion of their likeness. Accommodations are available when requested for those who wish their image not be used. COSI guests with questions or concerns are encouraged to speak with a team member of COSI’s communication department.

We may collect information about you from a variety of sources, including when you provide us information, when we observe or collect information through technology, when we receive information about you from third parties, and/or when we collect information on our Social Media Pages.

Information You Provide

We may ask you to provide information about yourself directly to our Sites, such as the following:

We may also allow you to use your personal social media account, on social media sites (“Personal Social Media Account”), to provide information to us when you participate in certain features on our Sites. This information may include any information you have shared on your Personal Social Media Accounts, such as the following:

It is possible that we will be able to continue collecting this information from your Personal Social Media Accounts should the information be revised by you later. You may choose not to provide us with certain requested information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of some of the features on our Sites.

Information Observed or Collected Through Technology

a. Navigational Information. Navigational information, such as the following, is collected by us and our third party service providers when you use our Sites:

• browser type and version
• operating system
• the Internet service provider used to access our Sites
• IP Address
• use of links to arrive at our Sites
• web pages requested and viewed
• time spent on our Sites
• for our mobile websites and apps, technical information about the device used, such as screen size, cookie support by the device and how images may appear

• Directions. Our Sites may allow you to search for directions to COSI. If you access one of our Sites through a mobile device and you have enabled location-based services, specific location information may be collected for these features. If you access these features through a desktop device, you may be able to choose to have your browser provide us your location information to respond to your request.
• Email. Our emails may use your IP Address to determine the postal code where you are located when you open the email. This allows us to tailor content to you, such as directions to COSI.

• your interactions with our Sites and with our advertisements
• the time of your visit to our Sites
• confirmation when you open email from us, including the time you open the email and whether you click on any links in the email
• sites you visit after visiting one of our Sites

Information Obtained from Third parties

We may combine information about you from other sources with the information we have collected about you on our Sites or Social Media Pages.

In connection with searching and applying for jobs with us, we may use a third party to collect and process the applicant profiles and preferences, monitor website activity, maintain the database based in the U.S and provide plug-ins (such as LinkedIn) at your request. We require that the information you provide on pages hosted by these third parties be maintained by them in confidence. Information you voluntarily supply will be stored in a database, which will be accessed by authorized personnel of COSI to address your inquiry or consider you for employment purposes with any of our affiliates. We may also keep the information for future consideration. We may combine information about you from other sources with the information we have collected about you on our Sites or Social Media Pages.

Information Collected on Social Media Pages

Personal information may be collected by the social media site hosting our Social Media Pages. Our Privacy Policy does not cover the privacy and security practices of the social media sites on which COSI has its Social Media Pages.

The information we learn from you helps us personalize your experience with us and our communications to you, and helps us continually improve your experience on our Sites.

We use the information you provide for things like:

We use navigational information gathered through technology for determining things like:

We use information collected through cookies and similar technology to determine many of the same things listed for navigational information above. In addition cookies and similar technology are used for things like:

• personalizing your experience on our Sites
• serving tailored ads on other sites, as described below
• tailoring email marketing to you based on your preferences on or use of our Sites
• determining return visitors
• measuring the effectiveness of our advertising.

We use third-party analytics providers, such as Google Analytics, to measure traffic and usage trends, and to help us better understand your use of and interaction with our Sites and Social Media Pages. For more information on how Google uses data when you use our Sites, please visit https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.

Similar to the navigational information described above, the social media sites where we have our Social Media Pages may provide aggregate information and analysis to us about visitors to our Social Media Pages. This allows us to better understand and analyze our user growth, general demographic information about the users of, and interaction with content on, our Social Media Pages.

We do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information provided by children under the age of 13 without the consent of a parent or guardian.

We may contract with third party advertising companies to tailor online advertising to be directed to you on other websites. These third party advertising companies place, use, or rely on technology, such as cookies and pixel tags, to obtain information about your interactions with our Sites as well as with other websites. This information helps us select advertising to serve to you and where to serve it based on your experience on our Sites and other sites that you visit.

For information about opt out programs that these third party advertising companies participate in, and the effect of opting out, click the following: NAI Opt Out (http://optout.networkadvertising.org) or DAA Opt Out (http://optout.aboutads.info). By clicking this website, you will then leave our Site for another online site where you may specify your preferences under that opt-out program. You can also click the preference icon that may appear on some of our advertising served through these technologies. You should also note that our systems may not recognize “Do Not Track” headers from some or all browsers.

We may sell, rent, or trade your personal information to unrelated third parties. Specifically, we may share your contact information, including name and mailing address, but never payment information, with other like-minded organizations on a limited basis. These organizations agree not to rent or sell this information. When COSI shares names and mailing addresses with such other organizations upon request, this information is provided to a third party facilitator or mailhouse/printer, and never directly to the organization making the request. If you prefer not to have your personal information shared with a third party facilitator or mailhouse/printer, please contact us at 614.228.2674 or visit http://cosi.org/contact-us.

If COSI were ever merged with or acquired by another company, or if we acquire another business entity or are involved in a corporate reorganization or other change of control, or if we sell substantially all the assets of a division, affiliate or subsidiary, some or all of the personal information collected about you could be shared with the acquiring or acquired company.

We give you choices about the information we collect and how we communicate with you.

1. Sharing/Selling to Unaffiliated Parties: If you do not want us to share, sell or trade your personal information with unaffiliated third parties, please contact us at (614) 228-2674 or visit http://cosi.org/contact-us.

2. Email: You may opt-out of our marketing emails by following the instructions listed in the email that you received. However, even if you opt-out you may still receive non-marketing emails, such as customer service communications.

3. Location Information:
a. Mobile Device Location Information. Your mobile device settings may allow you to disable location-based services, which will prevent our Sites from accessing your precise mobile device location information. We recommend you review the help or user manual provided with your device for instructions.
b. Desktop Device Location Information. Your desktop web browser may allow you to remove permission you granted through your desktop device for our Sites to access your location information and/or completely block requests for location information. We recommend you review the help or user manual provided with your browser for instructions.
c. Email Location Information. Your email program may allow you to prevent the pixel tags or images in the emails you receive from us from downloading, which will also prevent our service provider from accessing your location information. You can also unsubscribe from receiving our emails, as described in the "Email" section above.

4. Postal Marketing: If you no longer want to receive marketing materials from us via regular postal mail, please contact us at (614) 228-2674 or visit http://cosi.org/contact-us and tell us that you want to be removed from the COSI postal mailing list, including the postal address you wish to have removed.

5. California Opt-Out Rights: Under California law, if you are a resident of California and have previously communicated with us or purchased something from us, you may make a written request to COSI about how we have shared your personal information during the prior calendar year with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. In response to your written request, COSI is allowed to provide you with a cost-free means to opt-out of such sharing rather than providing the information about these third parties. We are providing the opportunity to opt out, which you can do by contacting us at 614.228.2674 or visit http://cosi.org/contact-us.

Our Sites utilize commercially reasonable precautions, including, encryption technology, firewalls, and other reasonable technical, administrative and physical measures designed to protect the personal information in our custody or control from unauthorized access, use, modification and disclosure. Moreover, we regularly monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks. While we implement these security measures on our Sites, you should be aware that 100% security is not always possible.

We may enable you to navigate to third-party websites through links on our Sites. We do this for your convenience. If it is not one of our Sites, we do not endorse, may not have any affiliation with, do not control and aren't responsible for those third-party websites and/or their Internet and web practices. Whether the third-party content appears within our Site environment (like a map frame), or you leave our Site for another website to view it, the terms, conditions, and privacy policies of those other websites govern your online experience. Please review their terms of service and privacy policies if you have any question about their practices.

You may review and update certain personal information by contacting us as indicated below. As a security precaution, we may request certain personal information for the purposes of verifying the identity of the individual seeking access to your personal information. We will use our best efforts to accommodate your request, but may limit or deny access to personal information where providing such access would be unreasonably burdensome or as otherwise permitted.

We may make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it periodically. We will update the effective date of the Privacy Policy at the time a change is made.

COSI's digital assets are protected by copyright and trademark laws, and are the property of COSI. Digital assets are defined as content from different media (e.g., photographs, video, text, audio, web pages, etc.) preserved in digital form.

Unless otherwise stated, you may print or download COSI digital assets for informational, educational, and other noncommercial purposes provided you include COSI Columbus as a reference as owner of the resource; for digital or live link environments, a link to www.cosi.org must be included.

The user may not reproduce, record, publish, modify, or distribute any COSI digital assets for commercial purposes without prior written consent from COSI. High resolution versions are available for most of the items included in the COSI Press Room. Requests for commercial use of digital assets or questions as to whether a specific use is permissible or requires written consent, and requests by the media for use of any image should be sent to our PR Manager.

Some examples of permitted use of COSI digital assets not requiring prior written permission: a handout including a COSI activity for an educational workshop a link from your web site to a specific COSI digital asset as part of a resource packet that you create for your students

Some examples of restricted use requiring prior written permission: a publication containing reproductions of COSI activities or images to be sold or provided in exchange for a fee use of COSI images to promote a commercial program, product, event, or activity, such as a science exhibition not produced by COSI

COSI welcomes links to our website with certain restrictions. Permission to create a link to the website is not required. We do however reserve the right to request removal of a link from any web page we believe does not further COSI's mission. You may NOT enclose pages from COSI's web site within a frame set on your site.

Our web site may provide links and pointers to internet web sites maintained by others. COSI is not responsible for the availability of any other website to which our website links, nor does COSI endorse or take responsibility for the content, advertising, products, or other materials made available through any other web site. Under no circumstances shall COSI be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage that is caused or alleged to have been caused to you in connection with your use of, or reliance on, any content, goods, or services available on any other web site.

The trademarks COSI, Camp-In®, kidspace® are registered trademarks of COSI.

Violations of system or network security are prohibited and may result in criminal and/or civil liability. COSI will investigate incidents involving such violations and may involve and cooperate with law enforcement if a criminal violation is suspected.

THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. NEITHER COSI NOR ANY OF ITS RESPECTIVE LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS WARRANT THAT ANY FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN OUR WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT OUR WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

NEITHER COSI NOR ANY OF ITS RESPECTIVE LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN OUR WEBSITE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT COSI OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES OR ANY OF ITS RESPECTIVE LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE, WILL COSI OR ANY OF ITS RESPECTIVE LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE MATERIALS ON THE SITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

COSI controls and operates its website from our offices in the United States of America. We do not represent that materials on the website are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Persons who choose to access our website from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

If any disputes arise regarding your use of our website, such disputes shall be resolved according to the laws of the State of Ohio, and the federal or state courts of the City and County shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all claims. If any of these terms and conditions are found unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be considered severable from the remaining terms and conditions and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

By using this website, you are deemed to have agreed to these terms and conditions of use. COSI reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. You should check these terms and conditions periodically for changes. By using this website after we post any changes to these terms and conditions, you agree to accept those changes, whether or not you have reviewed them. If at any time you choose not to accept these terms and conditions of use, please do not use this website.

All content on this website is subject to change without notice. COSI reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or part of this website with or without notice. COSI may change, suspend, or discontinue all or any aspect of the website at any time, including the availability of any feature, database, or content (including interactive areas or online exhibits) without prior notice or liability.