PRIVACY POLICY

Last modified on October 5, 2014.

Welcome to hemplegacyfoundation.org (the “Site”).

We understand that privacy online is important to users of our Site.
This statement governs our privacy policies with respect to those users of the Site (“Visitors”) who visit without
transacting business and Visitors who make donations to hemplegacyfoundation.org (“Donors”).

“Personally Identifiable Information”
refers to any information that identifies or can be used to identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such information pertains, including, but not limited to, name, address, phone number, fax number, email address, financial profiles, social security number, and credit card information. Personally Identifiable Information does not include information that is collected anonymously (that is, without identification of the individual user)
or demographic information not connected to an identified individual.

What Personally Identifiable Information is collected?
We may collect basic user profile information from all of our Visitors. We collect the following additional information from our Visitors who fill out the online forms and Donors: names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and organization name and nature of organization.

What organizations are collecting the information?
In addition to our direct collection of information, our third party service vendors may collect this information from our Visitors and Donors. We do not control how these third parties use such information, but we do ask them to disclose how they use personal information provided to them from Visitors and Donors. Some of these third parties may be intermediaries that act solely as links in the distribution chain, and do not store, retain, or use the information given to them.

How does the Site use Personally Identifiable Information?
We use Personally Identifiable Information to customize the Site. We may email Visitors and Donors about research or to give Donors the opportunity to make another donation. We may also use Personally Identifiable Information to contact Visitors and Donors in response to specific inquiries, or to provide requested information.

With whom may the information may be shared?
Personally Identifiable Information about Donors may be shared with other Donors who wish to evaluate potential transactions with other Donors. We may share aggregated information about our Visitors, including the demographics of our Visitors and Authorized Customers, with our affiliated agencies and third party vendors. We also offer the opportunity to “opt out” of receiving information or being contacted by us or by any agency acting on our behalf.

How is Personally Identifiable Information stored?
Personally Identifiable Information collected by hemplegacyfoundation.org is securely stored and is not accessible to third parties or employees of hemplegacyfoundation.org except for use as indicated above.

What choices are available to Visitors regarding collection, use and distribution of the information?
Visitors and Donors may opt out of receiving unsolicited information from or being contacted by us and/or our vendors and affiliated agencies by responding to emails as instructed, or by contacting us.

Are Cookies Used on the Site?
Cookies are used for a variety of reasons. We use Cookies to obtain information about the preferences of our Visitors and the services they select. We also use Cookies for security purposes to protect our Donors. For example, if a Donor is logged on and the site is unused for more than 10 minutes, we will automatically log the Donor off.

How does hemplegacyfoundation.org use login information?
hemplegacyfoundation.org uses login information, including, but not limited to, IP addresses, ISPs, and browser types, to analyze trends, administer the Site, track a user’s movement and use, and gather broad demographic information.

Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information to comply with law. We will disclose Personally Identifiable Information in order to comply with a court order or subpoena or a request from a law enforcement agency to release information. We will also disclose Personally Identifiable Information when reasonably necessary to protect the safety of our Visitors and Donors.

How does the Site keep Personally Identifiable Information secure?
All of our employees are familiar with our security policy and practices. The Personally Identifiable Information of our Visitors and Donors is only accessible to a limited number of qualified employees who are given a password in order to gain access to the information. We audit our security systems and processes on a regular basis. While we take commercially reasonable measures to maintain a secure site, electronic communications and databases are subject to errors, tampering and break-ins, and we cannot guarantee or warrant that such events will not take place and we will not be liable to Visitors or Authorized Donors for any such occurrences.

How can Visitors correct any inaccuracies in Personally Identifiable Information?
Visitors and Authorized Customers may contact us to update Personally Identifiable Information about them or to correct any inaccuracies by contacting us.

Can a Visitor delete or deactivate Personally Identifiable Information collected by the Site?
We provide Visitors and Donors with a mechanism to delete/deactivate Personally Identifiable Information from the Site’s database by contacting us. However, because of backups and records of deletions, it may be impossible to delete a Visitor’s entry without retaining some residual information. An individual who requests to have Personally Identifiable Information deactivated will have this information functionally deleted, and we will not sell, transfer, or use Personally Identifiable Information relating to that individual in any way moving forward.

What happens if the Privacy Policy Changes?
Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted on this webpage and the date of the last modification is posted at the top of the page.

Links:
This web site contains links to other web sites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are moving to another web site. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as their privacy policies may differ from ours.