Confidentiality

Policies, practices, and internal communication provided to museum staff are to be considered confidential information unless otherwise noted and should not be disclosed to other organizations or members of the public without proper authorization. This does not include information which has been officially announced to the public.

At times, staff may be required to collect personal information from guests or fellow staff members.  This includes names, addresses, credit card numbers, email addresses, or other similarly personal identifiable information.

This information is collected with an individual’s confidence and trust that it will be kept secure and used for only the purposes for which it is provided.

Staff are not to make any personal use, copy, or collection of this information. Any record of this information should be kept private and stored according to the museum’s standard practices.

Disposal of this information should be handled securely through destruction before disposal. No personal information should be placed in the garbage or recycling while still intact.