GCL Privacy Policy

It is the policy of GCL to maintain our membership list and all personal information supplied to us by each of our members in strict confidence. We will not sell, share or otherwise disclosed such information to anyone except in the following circumstances:

1) In response to a subpoena served on an officer of Club; and
2) In our newsletter, Website, email and press announcements and releases concerning competitions and events, held at or which are to be held at the Club or under GCL's auspices. Disclosures in this latter case shall be limited to the information necessary to fulfill the Club's needs to report on and publicize the activity in question (such as the member's name and score in a competition or the names of members running an event).

In the prior case, GCL will not challenge the validity of any subpoena served upon it or notify any member who is the subject of such subpoena of its service, except to give written notice, when permitted by law, to any person specifically named in the subpoena, as soon as may be convenient, by ordinary mail, to the mailing address then contained in the Club’s membership list.

Any member wishing to preserve his or her anonymity in the latter case must personally make every effort to exclude his or her identity from report (such as using an alias on his or her score card at a match and avoiding situations in which he or she is likely to be photographed or reported upon as a participant in an event). In addition such member must make a request to be excluded from all statements, publications and reports of all competitive scores, in writing, and in deliver the same to the President of Club by certified mail, return receipt requested. That request must contain an alias by which he or she wishes to be known. Such notice will be effective 30 days after its receipt.

G.C.L. will use its best efforts to honor each member's request for anonymity. Members should be aware, however, that the Club undertakes no duty to preserve any member’s anonymity and cannot control statements, observations and reports made by the members of the Club and others, whether they are invited to the premises or not. Furthermore, GCL cannot control the observations of casual observers nor can it insure the privacy of any member.

This policy may be amended from time to time or discontinued without further notice.

So Adopted by unanimous vote 9/20/01

Bob Kaimer, Secretary.