Privacy Policy

Web Site Privacy 

The Virginia Museum of Natural History and Virginia Museum of Natural History Foundation maintain a database of names, addresses and contact information of those persons who have provided financial support through membership, donations, online purchases, event registrations or have indicated an interest in our programming or activities. From time to time, newsletters, e-newsletters, requests for membership, or requests for financial support are mailed and/or emailed to persons on this list.

Please read on for more details about our privacy policy. The museum does not sell or rent your information to for-profit organizations, although postal address lists are occasionally exchanged with other local non-profit organizations.

Email Addresses 

The Web site collects your email address for the purpose of responding to inquiries, sending donation, membership, and transaction confirmations, as well as communicating with you as a supporter of the Virginia Museum of Natural History.

Payment Processing and Management

The Web site uses Blackbaud to process and manage payments. More information about Blackbaud privacy and terms of use can be found at Blackbaud.com Privacy and Blackbaud.com Terms of Use.

All information that is retained is stored on servers that are kept in a physically secure environment with strict policies that minimize staff access to the information contained therein. More information about Blackbaud security can be found at Blackbaud.com Security.

Questions about our policies? 

If you have questions, please contact the Virginia Museum of Natural History at 276-634-4163 or email us via this Web site's contact page.