AmeriCares has established this privacy policy to demonstrate our commitment to maintaining the confidentiality and privacy of information about visitors to our web sites and donors. This policy explains why we collect particular information and how we will protect your personal privacy within our web sites. The following also discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the web sites located at www.americares.org, www.americareshomefront.org, www.campamerikids.org, and www.americaresfreeclinics.org. These are collectively referred to below as “the Site.”
In order to fully understand your rights we encourage you to read this Privacy Policy. Our privacy policies may be changed from time to time, simply by posting such changes on our site, so we encourage you to check back regularly. Any such change will be effective immediately upon posting.
This Privacy Policy notifies you of:
1. What personally identifiable information of yours is collected through the Site;
2. Who collects such information;
3. How such information is used;
4. With whom your information may be shared;
5. What choices you have regarding collection, use and distribution of your information;
6. What kind of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control;
7. How you can correct any inaccuracies in your information.
Questions regarding this statement should be directed to AmeriCares International by sending an email to webmaster@americares.org. Please reference this Privacy Policy in your subject line.
What Information We Collect and How We Use That Information:
Our registration forms require users to give us contact information that may include name, email address, format preference (HTML vs. Text), address, interests, and similar information. When individuals make contributions to support AmeriCares through our website we will also require contact information that may include name, email address, format preference (HTML vs. Text), address, interests, and similar information We do not request or store sensitive information from our visitors or donors, such as credit card or social security numbers. We do not share the information we acquire from visitors or donors on our website with unaffiliated third parties. We may share some information with our agents for marketing purposes, and may also use such information to contact people for marketing purposes.
Internet Protocol (IP) Address:
We collect an IP address from all visitors to our Site. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our Site, analyze trends, track users' movement, gather broad demographic information for aggregate use in order for us to improve the site, and deliver customized, personalized content. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Use of "Cookies":
Our Site may use cookies to enhance your experience while using our Site. Cookies are pieces of information that some Web sites transfer to the computer that is browsing that Web site and are used for record-keeping purposes at many Web sites. Use of cookies makes Web-surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving your passwords, your personal preferences regarding your use of the particular Web site and to make sure you don't see the same ad repeatedly. Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry standard.
Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our Site will not function properly when you view them.
Security:
All information provided to AmeriCares International is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. We also protect account information by placing it on a secure portion of the Site that is only accessible by certain qualified employees of AmeriCares. Unfortunately, however, no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information.
Tell-A-Friend:
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about the Site, we ask them for the friend's name and email address. AmeriCares International will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the Site. AmeriCares International stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email.
Other Web Sites:
Our Site may contain links to other Web sites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another web site for which AmeriCares has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on all such sites as their policies may be different than ours.
Contacting the Web Site:
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of the Site, or your dealings with the Site, you may contact:
AmeriCares International
Attention: Webmaster
88 Hamilton Avenue
Stamford, CT 06902
You can also send an email to: webmaster@americares.org
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