Privacy Policy
Updated March 31, 2008
The following details our Privacy Policy (the “Policy’) at Ohio Equine Industry Coalition (”OEIC”) and describes the types of information we gather from those persons visiting the Internet website(s) www.ohioequineindustry.org (the “Site(s)”) and how we use such information. We understand the importance of privacy and accordingly, treat all information received in a responsible manner. This Policy applies to all of the services offered by OEIC (the “services”) on the Sites. By accessing the Sites, you agree to be bound by the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Sites. Each time you use the Site(s), the current version of the Privacy Policy will apply. Accordingly, when you use the Site(s), you should check the date of this Policy (which appears at the top) and review any changes since the last version.
Use of Information Collected by Us
OEIC may collect two types of information from users of our Sites: “personal information” (such as name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, etc.) and “aggregate information” (such as frequency of visits to any of the Sites, search terms entered, Site pages most frequently accessed, browser type, etc.)
We use this information in an effort to improve your experience on the Site(s) and to communicate with you about information that you request. We may also use this information to help us target specific services or offers to you, to help us develop and improve our Site(s), and to tailor our Site(s) to your interests. Collecting and Using Your Personal Information
OEIC only collects personal information that is voluntarily provided when users sign up for a membership account, when a user signs-in to comment in our news section. Specifically, when you sign up for a membership account, we ask you for personal information such as your name, address, email address, and phone number. When you sign-in to comment in our news section, we ask you for personal information, such as a username and e-mail address.
Collecting and Using Your Aggregate Information
OEIC also collects aggregate information, which is non-personally identifiable information about you, such as frequency of visits to the Site(s), search terms entered, browser type, etc. Aggregate information is used in a collective manner, and no single person can be identified by that compiled information. OEIC uses aggregate information to provide its services and remuneration, as well as to determine the use of our Site(s) and to monitor, audit and analyze information pertaining to our business metrics.
Sharing, Selling and Trading of Your Personal Information Collected Online with Third Parties
OEIC will not share, rent, sell or disclose your personal information to affiliated third parties, except as described in this Privacy Policy. OEIC shares personal information within our association, and on occasion, we may allow third parties to send materials that may be of interest to our members. These third party service providers will not view, retain, share, store or use your personal information. In addition, in order to protect against potential fraud, we may verify with third parties the personal information you provide. In the course of such verification, we may receive personal information about you.
We do not sell, trade or otherwise share your personal information with unrelated third parties for their own marketing purposes.
In following circumstances, OEIC may elect to share or transfer your personal information to unrelated third parties:
- to comply with a legal requirement, judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on OEIC,
- to investigate a possible crime, such as fraud or identity theft;
- in connection with the sale, purchase, merger, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution of OEIC;
- when we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of OEIC or other persons, or
- as otherwise required or permitted by law.
It should be noted that on some portions of the Site(s), users can choose to have their personal information displayed. If users choose to have their personal information displayed on the Site(s), they will be given forewarning that the action they are about to take will make their personal information publicly available on the Site(s).
Sharing, Selling and Trading Aggregate Information Collected Online with Third Parties
We may share, sell or trade with third parties aggregated, non-personal information, such as the number of users who searched for a particular term, for example, or how many users clicked on a particular advertisement. As stated earlier, such information does not identify you individually.
Message Boards
On some of the Site(s), we may provide message boards for visitors to post comments and messages for others to read. We may collect technical information about your post, such as the IP address from which you posted, and associate this information with your messages. Even if messages are deleted, we may retain copies and attendant information indefinitely.
When you post messages to the message boards, certain information, such as your email address, user name and/or full name, may be available to the public. Also note that any personal information you include in the body of your message will be available to the public so it is important for you to exercise discretion and appropriate caution when deciding to reveal personal information in these areas.
Cookies
Cookies are pieces of information which websites transfer to your computer’s web browser for storage on your computer’s hard drive. When you visit the Site(s), we may place one or more cookies on your computer to uniquely identify your browser. We use cookies to improve the quality of our service by storing user preferences and tracking user trends, such as how people blog. We store minimal personal information in cookies and protect this information. We do not store complete records or credit card numbers in cookies. You may chose to set your computer to not accept cookies, but some features and services on the Site(s) may not function properly if your cookies are disabled.
Use of Pixel Tags/Clear GIFs/Web Beacons
A pixel tag, also known as a clear GIF or web beacon, is an invisible tag placed on certain pages of our Site(s) but not on your computer. When you access these pages, pixel tags generate a generic notice of that visit. They usually work in conjunction with cookies, registering when a particular computer visits a particular page. If you turn off cookies the pixel tag will simply detect an anonymous website visit.
Security Pertaining to Your Information
We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. These include internal reviews of our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data.
We restrict access to personal information to OEIC employees, service providers and agents who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our services. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations. We use secure socket layer (”SSL”) technology to encrypt and protect the security of your personal information, including but not limited to you credit card number, when it is sent over the Internet. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. IN NO EVENT WILL OEIC OR SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES OR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THE SITE(S) BE LIABLE IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS, USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE(S), OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FAILURE OR PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS OR LINE OR SYSTEM FAILURE (INCLUDING LOSS PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, AND DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM INACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION OR INCONVENIENCE, DELAY, OR LOSS OF THE USE OF THE SITE(S). THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS APPLY WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF OEIC OR ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Integrity of Your Data
OEIC processes personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with this Policy. We review our data collection, storage and processing practices to ensure that we only collect, store and process the personal information needed to provide or improve our services. We take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we process is accurate, complete, and current, but we depend on our users to update or correct their personal information whenever necessary.
Copyright Infringement/Digital Millennium Copyright Act Notice
If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any submission on the Site(s)’ news section, pages, or any other content on the Site(s) infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(3), the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (”DMCA”) by providing our designated copyright agent with the following information in writing:
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf
of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; - Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or,
if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single
notification, a representative list of such works at that site; - Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be
the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which
is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service
provider to locate the material; - Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact
you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic
mail; - A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in
the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or
the law; and - A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under
penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
OEIC’s designated copyright agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement is: Brock Schmaltz, P.O. Box 30320, Gahanna, Ohio 43230-9998 or webmaster@ohioequineindustry.org. Only DMCA notices should go to the designated copyright agent; any other comments, requests, or other communications should be directed to brock@ohioequineindustry.org. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the requirements of this Section, your DMCA notice may not be valid.
Children and Privacy
Our Site(s) will not request personally identifiable information from anyone who we know to be under the age of 18, unless we have obtained verifiable parental consent from a parent or legal guardian. If we become aware that a user under the age of 13 has registered with any of our Site(s), provided personally identifiable information, and OEIC has not obtained prior verifiable consent from a parent or legal guardian, we will immediately remove the user’s personally identifiable information from our files.
Links to Other Websites
The Site(s) may contain links to websites operated by other people or companies. Those websites may have their own privacy policy or no privacy policy at all. OEIC does not have any responsibility for those websites, and we provide the links solely for the convenience of our visitors.
Business Transfers
In the event that OEIC sells substantially all of its assets, or one of OEIC’s business units are acquired, personally identifiable information of visitors to the Site(s) and aggregate information will likely be one of the transferred assets.
Changes to this Policy
Please note that we may change this Privacy Policy at any time and without prior notice, by posting the revised version of this Policy on our Site(s).
Corrections/Information Removal/Opt-Out
If your name, e-mail or postal address, telephone number or other personal information changes, you may update, correct or omit the relevant information by contacting us at OEIC, P.O. Box 30320, Gahanna, Ohio 43230-9998 or by visiting our site and clicking Contact Us. If you prefer not to receive newsletters or other marketing e-mails from OEIC, please let us know by clicking on the unsubscribe link within any newsletter or marketing e-mail you receive. If you prefer not to receive marketing mail via the mail carrier, please let us know by sending a request to: OEIC, P.O. Box 30320, Gahanna, Ohio 43230-9998. Please be sure to include in any e-mail or postal mail, your full name, e-mail address, postal address, and any message. Please note that such requests may take up to ten (10) days to become effective.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Policy, please feel free to contact us any time through the Site(s) or at Privacy Policy Concerns Coordinator, OEIC, P.O. Box 30320, Gahanna, Ohio 43230-9998, USA.
Disclosure Policy
This policy is valid from 01 April 2008
This site is a sponsored site created or supported by a companies, organizations or group of organizations. For questions about this site, please contact brock@ohioequineindustry.org
This site accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.
This site abides by word of mouth marketing standards. We believe in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this site.
That content, advertising space or post will be clearly identified as paid or sponsored content.
The owner(s) of this site is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this site receives compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this site are purely the organization’s own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.
Industry Statistics
According to a Deloitte report released in 2005, the Ohio equine industry:…produces a total economic impact valued at approximately $2.2 billion
- $731 million from RACING
- $647 million from SHOWING
- $628 million from RECREATION
- $179 million from other disciplines
… involves approximately 181,700 Ohioans
… generates 16,600 direct jobs and 42,700 total jobs
… includes over 307,000 horses
Ohio Racing Industry not on a level playing field …
- Average purse for a race conducted in Ohio: $3,649
- Average purse for a race conducted at a racetrack with expanded gaming: $14,761
- In states with horse racing, Ohio ranks 26th out of 30 in average daily purses
- Wagering in Ohio has been on a steep decline since 2001
- 2001 - $620 million
- 2006 - $430 million
- 2007 (est) - $350-400 million
- Has equated to loss in revenue for state programs (ex. $1.7 million drop in PASSPORT)
Impact of competitive disadvantage on breeding farms …
Ohio was #1 in the country for many years in Standardbred foal production
In two years, Ohio Standardbred foal production dropped to #6 in the country
Total Standardbred mares bred in Ohio:
- 1996 – 3,383
- 2006 – 1,997
- 2007 – 1,261
Mares bred at a family farm operation in Central Ohio
- 2004 – 546
- 2005 – 437
- 2006 – 413
- 2007 – 362
From 2001 to 2006, Ohio Thoroughbred foal production dropped from 634 to 292
- 2001 – 634
- 2002 – 612
- 2003 – 542
- 2004 – 445
- 2005 – 377
- 2006 – 292
News
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Tips for Writing Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor
- Keep it current.
- Keep it short.
- Have one point on one issue.
- Don’t water down your message on multiple issues.
- If possible, reference a specific story or a specific reporter.
- Make your personal “relevance” clear.
- What are your credentials or your experiences that make you credible?
- Stick with the facts and not emotional arguments.
- Do not use industry slang or jargon.
- Write for the paper’s circulation.
- A letter or an Op-Ed sent to the Plain Dealer or the Dispatch shouldn’t be the same as one sent to the Lima News or the Ripley Bee.
- Make it relevant for the paper’s circulation.
- If submitting an Op-Ed, it is perfectly acceptable to call and ensure it arrived and the staff doesn’t have any questions. Make sure to leave contact information.
- Don’t be intimidated. They “work” for you. Look at it this way. Your input helps them do their job.
- Don’t worry about salutations.
- Addressing the letter/e-mail to “The Honorable … ” is always safe.
- You don’t need to choose between e-mail and writing a letter.
- Chances are, the aide or the person designated to receive e-mails and the one going through the mail on that particular day may not be the same person. That said, too much paper is overwhelming for anyone so please only send one copy per method.
- Don’t be afraid to call. If it’s important.
- Just as there are noise-canceling headphones, offices of elected officials have a tendency to learn to tune out “white noise.” While a phone call can be a very effective method of getting your point across and ensuring that you are heard, we recommend saving phone calls for officials with whom you have a “First Name” relationship and on critical issues.
- Write to YOUR legislator/elected official.
- One letter or specially-timed phone call from a constituent equals 10 or 20x that amount of communication from non-constituents. You should make it known early in your communication that you are a voter. That said, on critical issues where it is important that all legislators hear a particular message or receive particular facts/figures, it is acceptable to send a letter to all members of a committee or all members of a particular legislative body.
- Be respectful.
- Be Specific.
- Be succinct.
- Your letter/e-mail may or may not even get read. That’s the reality. It may just get filed in a particular issue folder. If it does get read, chances are the reader won’t be closely scrutinizing grammar and sentence structure. It will be a glance. Make your point early in the communication and often.
- Make it personal.
- Never make any correspondence sound like a cold, impersonal form letter. Write from your perspective and your experience.
- Whenever possible, reference a specific bill or a specific action.
- Be aware of the legislative schedule
- Send letter/e-mail to the statehouse or the district depending on where the legislator is likely to be.
- Don’t be intimidated.
- Horse Processing (slaughter)
- Expanded gaming
- Stakes and breed fund issues
- Equine Marketing/Check-off Program
- Environmental
- Trail funding/protection
- General Regulations
- Liability
- Taxes
- County Fairs
- Listing in the online Ohio Equine Business Directory (including a link to your web site).
- Preferred rate for classified advertising online and in OEIC publications
Memberships for up to ten employees. - Window sticker for your business indicating its support of the Ohio equine industry.
- Logo and Listing in the online Ohio Equine Business Directory (including a link to your web site).
- Preferred rate for all advertising online and in OEIC publications
Access for one mailing per year to OEIC membership list. - Memberships for up to 25 employees.
- Window sticker for your business indicating its support of the Ohio equine industry.
- Logo and Listing in the online Ohio Equine Business Directory (including a link to your web site).
- Banner Ad on the OEIC web site.
- Access for up to three mailings per year to OEIC membership list.
- Preferred rate for all advertising online and in OEIC publications.
- Discount on event sponsorships for OEIC and select member events
- Memberships for up to 100 employees.
- Window sticker for your business indicating its support of the Ohio equine industry.
- Logo and Listing in the online Ohio Equine Business Directory (including a link to your web site).
- Ad/Logo on the OEIC homepage.
- Access for up to six mailings per year to OEIC membership list.
- Preferred rate for all advertising online and in OEIC publications.
- Discount on event sponsorships for OEIC and select member events
- Speaking opportunities at OEIC and select member events.
- Opportunity to guest-write blog entries on the web site.
- Memberships for all employees.
- Window sticker for your business indicating its support of the Ohio equine industry.
Contact Legislators Tips
As part of our grass roots initiatives, from time to time, we will be asking for our members to contact legislators on behalf of the OEIC on particular issues. In addition, our hope is that we will raise the political consciousness of our members and you very well may want to write a local, state, or federal, legislator on an un-related issue. To that end, we have provided some tips for successful communication with elected officials:
Grass Roots
We are now accepting applications for Grass Roots Captails for EACH county. If you’re interested, please complete this form: Grass Roots Captain Interest
This will be the page where we will post information for our grass roots initiatives, calls to action and a listing of captains for each county. Please check back often for updates.
Issues
Below is a list of the issues that the OEIC is monitoring at the present time. Click on a link for more information on that issue, recent news and the stance of the OEIC.
Advocacy
Overview
The pre-eminent assets of the equine industry are its people and the passion they possess for their involvement with the equine. The goal of the Ohio Equine Industry Coalition and specifically its grass roots initiatives is to harness that passion and utilize it for the betterment of the industry.
Grass Roots Captains
To that end, it is our desire to identify a grass roots captain in each Ohio county. This person would be responsible for disseminating information from the OEIC in Columbus to their respective counties, as well as reporting news from that county back to the OEIC. If you have any interest in being considered for a position in your county, please contact us at oeic@ohioequineindustry.org.
Survey/Assets
Also, with each new member information “packet,” we will be including a grass roots survey that we ask our members to complete. It will help us better target and mobilize efforts in the future. If you are a member and have not filled out a survey, please go here. If you are not yet a member, but are interested in helping the OEIC on its issues, please feel free to fill out the survey as well.
300,000 Horses. 200,000 Ohioans. One Voice.
Affiliate Memberships
The Ohio Equine Industry provides a tremendous opportunity for businesses to reach the more than 181,000 Ohioans involved in the equine industry. Currently, there isn’t a way to reach EVERYONE in the equine industry. Rather, businesses are forced to divide their marketing dollars between various breed associations and trade publications.
The OEIC will provide a variety of ways to reach all of your customers. Below, you will find an affiliate membership level appropriate for your business.
To inquire about an Affiliate Membership, please e-mail Brock Schmaltz at brock@ohioequineindustry.org or call 614-598-4910 during normal business hours.
Friend of OEIC ($250)
OEIC Partner ($1,000)
OEIC Sustaining Member ($5,000)
OEIC Sponsor ($10,000 and above)
To inquire about an affiliate membership, please e-mail Brock Schmaltz at brock@ohioequineindustry.org or call 614-598-4910.
College Student Membership
One of our stated missions is to further the education of our members and all Ohioans about the equine industry and to encourage equine-related study. As such, we are excited to offer free memberships to students in higher education. Students can join for free by filling out the form below. Or, if you prefer to fill out a form and mail it in, please use this form: College Student Membership
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Individual/Family Membership
While our member associations will represent many of our prospective membership base, we welcome individuals and families to join as well. The fee structure for these memberships is simple: $10 for an individual membership and family members can be added for $1 per additional individual in the household. Individual members can join by filling out the form below. If you prefer to fill out a form and mail it in, please use this form: Individual/Family Membership
Membership dues can be paid by sending a check to our address:
Ohio Equine Industry Coalition
P.O. BOX 30320
Gahanna, OH 43230-9998
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Association Membership
The concept of the Ohio Equine Industry Coalition is to augment the excellent work already being done by existing associations, not to replace those associations. As such, the membership model for the OEIC is to incorporate the memberships of the associations themselves. As such, we welcome associations themselves to become members by filling out the form below. If you prefer to fill out a form and mail it in, please use this form:Association Membership
Regardless of method, an OEIC representative will contact you within 24 hours of receipt to discuss your membership.
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Memberships
What are the benefits to join?
Ohio Equine Industry Coalition members will receive ever-expanding benefits, including:
- Membership card entitling the bearer to discounts at participating businesses (click here for businesses participating)
- Legislative representation
- Member of an expansive grassroots network
- Regularly updated web site with news, commentary and blogs
- Informational newsletter
How do I become a member?
There are three ways to become a member of the OEIC:
Association Memberships
Individual/Family Memberships
Student Memberships
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Contact Us
We can be reached at the following:
Ohio Equine Industry Coalition
PO Box 30320
Gahanna, OH 43230
614-598-4910
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About Us
Our Mission
[Our Mission is] To converge the diverse Ohio equine industry, harnessing its passion and grassroots resources to promote the economic, recreational and historical significance of all breeds and disciplines through advocacy and statewide education and awareness.
Our Goals
- Advocate
- Develop a strong coalition of the entire equine industry in Ohio, including agricultural, business, association and educational interests.
- Mobilize a grassroots network across Ohio, utilizing existing equine organizations’ structures wherever possible.
- Inform elected officials on the economic, recreational and historical significance of the Ohio equine industry and how potential legislation would positively or negatively impact OEIC members.
- Educate
- Work with educational entities from 4-H through higher education to ensure Ohio youth are exposed to the horse and opportunities in the equine industry.
- Communicate to OEIC members, and to other important stakeholders, issues of importance to the equine industry and ways to effectively assist OEIC initiatives.
- Publicize
- Promote benefits and beauty of the industry, as well as the issues it faces, to the general public through various media mediums.
- Act as an central clearinghouse for information on the equine industry and work with the media as a subject matter expert to ensure veracity and exposure of information relevant to the OEIC and its members.
Categories
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