Updated September 7, 2021
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC), owned and operated by the Virginia Historical Society, has depended on the trust and support of its donors and members since 1831 to meet its mission of connecting people to America’s past through the unparalleled story of Virginia for current and future generations. Maintaining and strengthening this trust will always be of utmost importance to the VMHC.
As a donor submitting personally identifying information (“Personal Information”) to us or any of our staff, you consent to the terms and conditions of the policy and to our processing and use of Personal Information for the purposes stated below.
Personal Information
“Personal Information” is information that identifies you personally, such as your name, address, telephone number, and email address. To best serve our guests and supporters, we collect and store personally identifiable information provided to us via various forms of connection. We collect your name, email address, and other contact information if you register for an event. We also collect your name, email address, telephone number, and payment information when you contribute, either on our website, at a special event, over the phone or by mailing in a check. The list below provides a sample of personal information that may be collected. From time to time, we may collect personal information from you in ways not described above.
Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
• We will not send you mailings on behalf of other organizations.
• We will collect payment information, billing address, and other information necessary to process a donation or event registration.
• We will use your information to comply with the law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to conform to the requirements of law or comply with legal process served on us.
• We will use personal information to protect against potential fraud. We may verify with third parties the information collected while processing a gift, event registration or other donation. If you use a credit or debit card on the website, we may use card authorization and fraud screening services to verify that your card information and mailing address matches the information that you supplied to us and that the card being used has not been reported lost or stolen.
• On occasion, we may rent or exchange lists of information we maintain with other third parties we believe engage in activities that are not inconsistent with the mission and core beliefs of the VMHC. You may opt-out of having your personal information shared by us by following the process described below. We do not share information of a donor’s specific giving or purchase history.
• You have the right to review information that we have collected about you. To review that information please contact us in writing at:
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Attn: Vice President for Advancement Office
428 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Richmond, Virginia 23220
Except as described in this Donor Privacy Policy or at the time we request the information, we do not otherwise disclose your personal information.
Opt-Out Process
If you wish to have your data deleted, opt-out of receiving future communications, opt-out of having your information shared by the VMHC, or exercise any other privacy right you may have by law, please contact the VMHC at the below address or phone number:
Postal Mail:
VMHC
PO Box 7311
Richmond, VA 23221
Telephone: (804) 342-9681
All deletion and opt-out requests will be honored, but please be patient with us as it may take six (6) to eight (8) weeks for opt-out changes to be fully implemented.
Changes to the Donor Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will make the most recent version available on our website.