American Air Museum in Britain (“AAMB,” “we,” or “us”), is a United States 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that raises funds in the United States to support the operation of the American Air Museum located in Duxford, England.
At AAMB, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose personal information and explains the choices and rights individuals may have regarding their personal information.
We collect personal information in several ways:
Here are further details about the personal information we collect, the sources from which we collect it, and the purposes for collecting it:
| Categories of Information | Sources of Information | Purpose of Processing |
|---|---|---|
| Identifiers such as name, contact information, and other identifiers | You (as website visitor, member, donor, employee, beneficiary, applicant, etc.) | Establish a relationship, communicate with you, process donations, provide our goods and services, administer our human resources, comply with legal obligations |
| Commercial information, including donations, goods, and services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other donating, purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies | You (as donor or purchaser, or potential donor or purchaser, of our goods and services) | Communicate with you, process donations, provide our goods and services, comply with legal obligations |
| Internet network and electronic activity device information, website usage, IP addresses, account login information, etc. | You (as a website visitor or anyone connecting with us electronically, or as an employee) | Communicate with you, comply with legal obligations, analyze visitor behavior to improve the goods and services we offer, provide services within the company For more information about cookies and similar technologies we may collect, please see the section below titled “Cookies and Similar Technologies” |
| Audio, electronic, visual, or similar information, such as photos submitted by members | You (as a member, donor, or employee) | Provide and improve the products and services we offer |
| Professional or employment-related information | You (as an employee or applicant) | Administer our human resources (including payroll) |
| Education information | You (as an employee or applicant) | Administering our human resources |
| Sensitive Personal Information | You (as an employee or applicant) | Comply with applicable legal requirements, administer our human resources |
| Protected classifications under state or federal law | You (as an employee or applicant) | Comply with applicable legal requirements |
AAMB does not process personal information for the purpose of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning consumers.
AAMB does not sell or share your personal information and has not done so in the last twelve (12) months. AAMB does not share personal information for the purpose of cross-context behavioral advertising, targeted advertising, or similar uses, and has not done so in the last twelve (12) months.
AAMB may disclose your personal information to third parties under certain conditions, primarily when the third party has contracted to provide services such as payment processing or website hosting to AAMB. Here are details about the categories of personal information disclosed within the last twelve (12) months, the category of third party to whom this information was disclosed, and the purpose of the disclosure:
| Categories of Information Disclosed | Third Parties to Whom This Information Was Disclosed | Business or Commercial Purpose of Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Name, contact information and other identifiers | Service Providers Performing Services on Behalf of AAMB | AAMB uses service providers to host our website; perform marketing services; process or fulfill orders and transactions; process payments; provide analytic, legal or insurance services As a part of providing services on behalf of AAMB, our vendors may need to process your personal information (such as your email address). |
| Commercial information, including donations, goods, and services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other donating, purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies | Service Providers Performing Services on Behalf of AAMB | See above |
| Internet network and electronic activity device information | Service Providers Performing Services on Behalf of AAMB | See above |
| Employment information (including sensitive identifiers such as social security numbers or certain demographics) | Government entities, such as the IRS | Comply with applicable legal requirements |
| Protected classifications under State or Federal Law | Government entities | Comply with applicable legal requirements. |
We retain your personal information (all categories unless mentioned above) as long as needed to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it and to meet our legal obligations. We will not retain personal information for longer than is reasonably necessary for the purposes disclosed above.
As a nonprofit, AAMB is exempt from data privacy laws of most states in the U.S. In accordance with applicable law, however, depending on the circumstances related to the personal information we collect and where you are located or reside, you may have certain rights regarding the personal information we collect about you. Below you may learn more about your privacy rights, how to exercise them, and what you may expect from that process.
If you wish to exercise your privacy rights or have any questions or concerns about our privacy policies and information practices, please contact us using the information in the “How to contact us” section below. To verify your request, you may need to provide proof of identity. You may also designate an authorized agent to make a request. The agent will follow the same procedures described above. If you use an authorized agent, we may require proof that the agent acts on your behalf.
If we decline your request, partially or fully, you may appeal the decision to our senior management. Simply follow the same process for submitting a request and include “appeal” in the title or other part of the request. If that appeal is denied, you may be able to contact your attorney general’s office, depending on the state in which you reside, to submit a complaint.
As stated in the above tables, we collect certain information about website visitors. We do this by using cookies and similar technologies. A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website puts on your computer when you visit the site.
Our cookie banner allows you to decide the cookies you will accept on a per-category basis. Note that certain categories of cookies (“essential” or “strictly necessary”) remain always active. For more information about the cookies and similar technologies utilized, please refer to our cookie banner.
This privacy policy applies only to the privacy practices of the data controller American Air Museum in Britain. As we have no establishment in the EU/UK, do not offer goods or services to EU/UK data subjects and do not monitor the behavior of EU/UK data subjects, we do not fall within the territorial scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the UK GDPR.
You may choose to stop receiving marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in these emails or by contacting us.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under sixteen (16) years of age and have not done so within the last twelve (12) months. If we learn that we have collected personal information from someone under sixteen (16), we will take steps to delete the personal information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us as described in the “How to contact us” section below. Note that we may collect limited personal information about a child from an employee for the purpose of providing specific employee benefits.
American Air Museum in Britain
1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (888) 859-9550
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time based on a change in our privacy practices or to comply with applicable law.
If you have questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us
Your donation helps us preserve the personal histories of American airmen and women who served from Britain during the Second World War. Through digitization, research, and public access, we ensure their courage and sacrifice remain accessible to families, scholars, and future generations.
