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The Mary Ferrell Foundation uses cookies to operate this website. Before continuing, please review how we use them:

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We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. Beyond the standard session cookie required for proper site operation, the site also uses a small number of functional cookies to store your choice from this notice and other uses.

More about the cookies we use

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Personal Information Policy

The Mary Ferrell Foundation respects the privacy of our members and visitors. We are the sole data controller for information collected on this site.

We collect basic information from those who sign up for memberships: name, email address, username, and (encrypted) password. We do not share this information with third parties, except where a member explicitly consents to sharing their email address with an inquirer.

Payments are processed through PayPal. No payment information is retained by our systems or seen by us.

We retain membership records for as long as your account is active. Upon request, we will delete your account and all associated personal information.

You may contact us at any time to access, correct, or delete your personal information, or to exercise any other privacy rights. Direct inquiries to [email protected].