We envision communities where children and adults are inspired by science, understand its basic principles and bring their scientific curiosity and understanding to bear in the world.

Pacific Science Center began as the United States Science Pavilion during the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. Millions came to explore the wonders of science during the World's Fair and upon closing ceremonies, the Science Pavilion was given new life as the private not-for-profit Pacific Science Center, becoming the first U.S. museum founded as a science and technology center. On July 22, 2010 Pacific Science Center was declared a City of Seattle Landmark. Learn More On October 22, 2012 Pacific Science Center will celebrate making science fun for 50 years.

Pacific Science Center Privacy Policy

The privacy of our visitors to this site is important to us.

The privacy policy below describes how we collect information online, what we do with that information, and what controls you have as a visitor for regulating the information you choose to share with us.

This privacy statement does not apply to unaffiliated third party web sites to which we link. You should check the privacy policies of those web sites to understand how they may collect or use your personal information.

We never sell your personal information to third parties.

Log Files

As with most other sites, we collect and use the data contained in log files. The information in the log files include your IP (Internet Protocol) address, your ISP (Internet service provider, such as Comcast), the browser you used to visit our site (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox), the time you visited our site and which pages you visited throughout our site.

Cookies

We do use cookies to help us track users as they peruse our site. This helps us to ensure the best visitor experience possible. We do not use cookies to store any personal information.

You can choose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings, or by managing preferences in programs such as Norton Internet Security. However, this can affect how you are able to interact with our site as well as other sites. You can contact us feedback@pacsci.org.

Destination Discovery

If you place a deposit for a trip on our site, we require that you provide certain personally identifiable information, including your name, address, phone number, and credit card number. This information is necessary to process your application and to contact you.

Donations

All personal information collected by Pacific Science Center through an online donation transaction, phone call or onsite, is given willingly and knowingly by the donor, including name, address and phone number. This information is used internally only for billing and recognition purposes and is never traded or sold to any other organizations.

Pacific Science Center Events

Any information given to Pacific Science Center by event attendees, including phone numbers, mailing addresses or email addresses, is given willingly and knowingly by the event participant. This information may be used in future Pacific Science Center mailings and notifications which the attendee may opt out of. In the case of events that use table hosts, Pacific Science Center may ask the host to collect information about their guests. This is for tracking purposes only and will not be used for solicitation purposes.

CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS

Pacific Science Center offers you the convenience of purchasing tickets and making online donations with a credit card. We take the security of your credit card information very seriously. All information from financial transactions made on PacificScienceCenter.org are stored and served from a secure server. This means that each page you view on our web site and any financial information you submit is encrypted on its way between your computer and ours. Even in the highly unlikely event that your transmission is intercepted, the data will not be usable by a third party.

Your credit card information is used only for your intended purpose -- be it a contribution or a purchase -- and nothing else.

ACCEPTANCE OF PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER ONLINE PRIVACY STATEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by Pacific Science Center. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, please do not use the site. For further details on our Terms and Conditions, please click here.

We may make periodic changes to add, remove, or modify portions of this statement at any time. Please check this page from time to time for any changes.

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK

Your comments and questions help us serve you better and make your visit a pleasant one. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this statement, please send us email us at feedback@pacsci.org.