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Behind the Scenes: Virtual Field Trips - Sonja Melander, Science Education Manager 3/1/23
Careers at Mount St. Helens - Abi Groskopf, Programs Director 2/9/23
GeoGirls Rock! Geology and technology camp at Mount St. Helens encourages and supports the next generation of scientists - Gina Roberti, Science Education Coordinator 2/1/23
Winter Adventures at Mount St. Helens - Jared Stewart, Strategic Communications Manager 1/07/23
Romano's Rumblings: Bunker Hill - 11/30/22
Behind the Scenes: Virtual Field Trips - Sonja Melander, Science Education Manager 10/1/22
Harry's Secret Cave - Scott Kemery 10/1/22
Gearing up for Winter: Youth Experience Stories of the Volcano on Snowshoes - Gina Roberti, Science Education Coordinator 10/1/22
Running and Rising Through the Ashes - Craig Romano 9/1/22
Throughout the Winds of Change - Lily Black, Seasonal Educator 9/1/22
Aug-tober at Lawetlat’la - Lily Black, Seasonal Educator 8/15/22
MSHI Volunteer Update - Sarah Philips, Volunteer and Community Engagement Manager 8/1/22
Celebrating 50 Years of Climbing Mount St. Helens - MSHI Staff 7/22/22
Crater Glacier and Her Cryospheric Contribution - Lily Black, Seasonal Educator 7/1/22
The Into the Crater Experience - David N, MSHI Volunteer 7/1/22
The Awe Inspiring Beauty and Danger of Winter Conditions at Mount St. Helens - Dave Wheeler, Outdoor Guided Programs Manager & Andy Goodwin, MSHI Volunteer 6/12/22
Diaries of a Seasonal Science Educator: Cue “Wildflowers” by Dolly Parton - Eric Benedon, Seasonal Educator 6/1/22
Romano's Ramblings: Butte Camp 6/1/22
Love for Loowit Lichens - Lily Black, Seasonal Educator 6/1/22
Diaries of a Seasonal Science Educator: First Glance - Eric Benedon, Seasonal Educator 6/1/22
Vision for a World-Class Lodge at Mount St. Helens Reaches a Major Milestone with 30 Year Permit - Jared Stewart, Strategic Communications Manager 4/28/22
Romano's Ramblings: the Hummocks 3/1/22
Romano's Ramblings: Sasquatch Loop - 12/14/21
MSHI Celebrates the Career of Kate Richardson 10/10/21
Romano's Ramblings - Tumwater Mountain 9/10/21
Meet Sonja, Science Education Manager 3/3/21
Romano's Rumblings: Kalama River 2/4/21
Meet Taylor, Outdoor Programs Manager 2/4/21
A Light for the Dark - John Nyen 10/28/20
Romano's Ramblings - The Devil Wind Blows Again 10/1/20
Romano's Ramblings - Goat Mountain and Deadman's Lake 8/31/20
Mountain Goats are Thriving in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - Sarah Philips 8/31/20

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Welcome to mshinstitute.org - a website of the Mount St. Helens Institute (“MSHI”, “we”, “us”, “our”). Mount St. Helens Institute is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. This Privacy Policy (“policy”) explains how our organization uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website. Our privacy policy may change at any time as our organization evolves.

What information does MSHI collect and/or store?
We strive to only collect information about you that is necessary for the use, services, and programs that you choose both on our website and in our programs. By using our website and by providing us with personal information, you agree that you are knowingly providing us with the following information.

Information we may collect:

When you are simply browsing our website we collect very little data about you. We do collect information about how you use the website. See information about cookies and third party services below.
When you register for a program, become a donor or volunteer, we request that you provide additional personal information. The personal information you provide is used to process donations, to sign individuals and groups for events and programs, to rent our facilities, and provide customer service. We may collect the following information: personal identification information name, email address, phone number, mailing address); message contents of emails; emergency contact information, etc.
MSHI does not sell your information to external companies and only shares with key third party partners to improve services on your behalf. Read more about third party services below.

How we collect your data:

You directly provide MSHI with most of the data we collect. We collect data when you:
- Register online or place an order for any goods or services.
- Make a donation online.
- Voluntarily complete a survey or provide feedback.
- Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.
We may also receive data indirectly from our third party sources that help us process credit card transactions, manage communications, manage donors, manage volunteers, etc.

Mail & Email Communications
We occasionally send out mailing and emails related to Mount St. Helens Institute such as information on programs, events, news, and donor appeals. You can subscribe and unsubscribe to receive this information at any time by contacting us at the information below.

Social Sharing Features
MSHI communications and service may offer social sharing features or similar integration (for example Facebook). The use of such features enables sharing of information depending on the settings you establish with the third party that provides the social feature. For more information please visit the privacy policies of the third parties that provide these features.

Third Party Services
Mount St. Helens Institute does not sell your information to third parties. We do share some information with third party companies that perform services on our behalf. These services include things such as marketing, website analytics, donation and volunteer management, registration and payment services. Please review the privacy policies of our third party partners.

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Transfer and Processing of Data
MSHI is headquartered in Clark County, Washington, United State and our websites are also hosted in the United States. Any personal information submitted to MSHI will be transferred from your device to MSHI database(s) (located in the United States) where it will be stored. By providing your personal information you are expressly consenting to this transfer, processing, and use of this data. In some instances you could be submitting information vai one of our third-party trusted partners.

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We may use or disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to a) conform to applicable law or comply with legal process served on us or the website; b) protect and defend our rights or property, the website or our users; and c) act under emergency circumstances to protect the personal safety of us, our affiliates, agents, the users of the website, or the public.

Governing Law/Assignment
Our website is published in Washington State, United States. The law of the State of Washington shall govern in any and all disputes, including privacy or defamation issues or concerns.

Changes to this Policy
This policy undergoes periodic internal review and will be updated on our website when changes are made. This policy was last updated on November 19, 2020.

Contact Us
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Previous Privacy Policy:

About the Information We Collect Most of the data and information we collect through our website is used only to help us achieve our mission. It is our policy to collect and store only personal information that our clients knowingly provide.

From Casual Website Visitors and General Users We do not collect any personal information from users browsing our website. When you use the public areas of our website you are doing so anonymously. We do collect aggregate use information, such as the number of hits (visits) per page. We use aggregate data for internal and marketing purposes, but we don't collect any personally identifying information.

From Our Clients, Donors and Other Customers If while visiting our website you order a product, register for a conference, submit a technical assistance question, or request other information, you will be asked to provide certain information. In all cases this information is submitted voluntarily. In most cases, we ask clients to provide their name, title, organization name, address, telephone, and e-mail. If you're making a purchase, you may be asked for credit card information in order to complete your purchase. Similar information may be submitted to us on an order form or registration form.

Customer Lists Our client list is not for sale. When you visit our website or become a client, your name and mailing information will not be sold to a commercial organization.

Credit Card Account Information We utilize secure transaction methods when collecting credit card information over the Internet. We do not disclose credit card account information provided by our clients. We submit the information to the appropriate clearinghouse in order to obtain payment.

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