Colophon & Terms of Use

Acceptance of Terms

The services that Wasatch Lodge #1 Free & Accepted Masons of Utah (Wasatch Lodge #1) provides to you are subject to the following Terms of Use (“TOU”). Wasatch Lodge #1 reserves the right to update the TOU at any time without notice to you. The most current version of the TOU can be reviewed by clicking on the “Terms of Use” hypertext link located at the bottom of our Web pages.

Description of Services

Through its various Web properties, Wasatch Lodge #1 provides you with access to a variety of resources, including, but not limited to information, images, essays, communication forums (collectively “Services”). The Services, including any updates, enhancements, new features, and/or the addition of any new Web properties, are subject to the TOU.

Personal and Non-Commerical Use Limitation

Unless otherwise specified, the Services are for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from the Services.

Useability

This site is best viewed with a contemporary browser, i.e. the most recent version of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox 1.0, Safari, Opera, at screen resolution of 1024 x 768 32 bit resolution.

To obtain updates to these browsers, please visit one of the links below.

Hosting & Design

Hosting for this site is graciously provided by XMISSION. The design of this site to include conceptualization and coding was performed by Jason A. Mitchell of the Internet Communications & Technology Committee Wasatch Lodge #1 Free & Accepted Masons.

Maintenance

This site uses WordPress, state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability as its Content Management System. This technology is maintained by the Internet Communications & Technology Committee. This committee can be reached at webmaster@wasatchlodge.org. The content of this site is largely designed by the Public Relations and Charity Committee.

Mission of this Website

The mission of the Wasatch Lodge #1 Free & Accepted Masons website is to establish and facilitate public relations with the Salt Lake City community.

General Disclaimer

The web site of Wasatch Lodge #1 Free & Accepted Masons has links to other organizations, Masonic and otherwise. Such links are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; the practice of linking to sites by Wasatch Lodge #1 Free & Accepted Masons website does not constitute an endorsement or an approval by Wasatch Lodge #1 Free & Accepted Masons of any of the products, services or opinions of the corporation or organization or individual, the policies or procedures of the target.

Wasatch Lodge #1 Free & Accepted Masons bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external site or for that of subsequent links. Contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content.

Through this Web site, Wasatch Lodge #1 Free & Accepted Masons offers broad public access to a wide range of information, including historical materials that may contain offensive language or negative stereotypes. Such materials must be viewed in the context of the relevant time period.

Security

For site security and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify intended usage and unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, deny service, otherwise cause damage or access non-public information. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the United States criminal code (18 U.S.C. 1030). Information regarding possible violations of law may be provided to law enforcement officials.

User Privacy and Cookies

For site management, this computer system uses software programs to create summary statistics that are used for such purposes as assessing what information is of most or least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance areas. Wasatch Lodge #1 Free & Accepted Masons collects and stores the following information:

  • The name of the domain from which you access the Internet
  • The date and time you access our site
  • The pages you peruse and files you access
  • The Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to our site
  • And all other information that is provided by your computer and network systems connecting to our services

It is not the practice, nor will it ever be the practice, of Wasatch Lodge #1 Free & Accepted Masons to share, or sell, personally identifiable information such as names, addresses, or email addresses with anyone outside of Wasatch Lodge #1 Free & Accepted Masons.

If you choose to provide us with personal information, as in an e-mail message, Wasatch Lodge #1 Free & Accepted Masons will use this information to respond to your request. There are times when your e-mail is forwarded within Wasatch Lodge #1 Free & Accepted Masons to employees who are better able to assist you. The Wasatch Lodge #1 Free & Accepted Masons may also forward requests for assistance to another appropriate institution for response. Except for the foregoing exceptions and for authorized law enforcement activities, Wasatch Lodge #1 Free & Accepted Masons does not share e-mail or site usage statisitics with outside organizations.

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