Privacy PolicyOur Commitment to Privacy
Your privacy matters greatly to us, and we are committed to responsible information handling practices. You can visit most pages on our website without giving us any information about yourself. However, there are times when we need some information in order to provide information or services that you request. To protect your privacy, this notice explains our information collection and privacy practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. By visiting our website, you consent to the information practices described in this Privacy Policy. Our website continues to develop and use new technology to improve user experience and our services. As a result, this Privacy Policy is subject to change at any time without notice.
Collection & Use of Personal InformationWhen you request information online, make a donation, register, complete an application or otherwise contact us offline, we might need your specific information in order to process your registration, request or application and promptly respond to your needs. We might ask you for contact information (such as your name, e-mail and address) and demographic information (such as your zip code or age). We might also collect demographic and profile data at our site and in our databases based on group-oriented information. The primary reason we use identification information is to complete the transaction that you initiate. However, we also use this data to improve your experience on our website and interacting with us offline as well.
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Links to Other Sites
This website links to other sites operated by third parties. This Privacy Policy does not apply to other sites that are accessible through our website. ThanksUSA is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those websites. We will not pass your information along to the linked site; however, we cannot protect information you provide to that site.
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Monitoring of InformationWe monitor customer traffic patterns and site usage to help us improve the design and layout of the ThanksUSA website. We might also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our website or our programs. In addition, certain online platforms (i.e., our Alumni Database) require that you register. To register, you will be prompted to provide certain personal information, such as your name and email address and other optional information.
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 this site, and deliver customized, personalized content. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information. |
Protecting Personal InformationIn order to prevent unauthorized access and protect your personal information, we have put in place commercially reasonable physical, electronic and administrative safeguards to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of your personal information. When you make a donation using PayPal, we use a secure server. This secure server software, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), encrypts all information you input before it is sent to PayPal. Furthermore, all of the customer transactional data we collect is protected against unauthorized access with the use of digital certificates. VeriSign, one of the most established signers of digital certificates, issues digital certificates for the ThanksUSA site.
Sharing InformationWe may need to share certain personal information with third parties in limited circumstances. For example, we may release certain personal information to third parties to perform services such as advising you of our upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, fundraising and partner-related product opportunities benefiting ThanksUSA or processing credit card payments. However, such third parties are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of such personal information and are not authorized to use personal information for any purpose other than providing those services. We may also be required to provide certain personal information in response to a valid court order, subpoena, government investigation, or as otherwise required by applicable law. We also reserve the right to share, assign or transfer your personal information to any of our affiliates or any successor in interest to our organization by merger, reorganization, or operation of law.
Alumni Database PrivacyIf you are a member of our Alumni Database, you agree that certain personal information may be viewed by other members of our Alumni Database, including name, school, major, graduation year and degree. As a member of the Alumni Database you have the ability to make additional information fields viewable if you so choose.
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Use of "Cookies""Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. We may use cookies to save your password so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit our site. Our cookies do not contain any personally identifying information. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but most browsers also allow you to prevent the acceptance of cookies. Even without accepting cookies, you can still use most or all of the features throughout the ThanksUSA website.
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Our Commitment to Children's PrivacyProtecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we adhere to the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). For more information, visit the Federal Trade Commission's COPPA website.
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E-mail GuidelinesThanksUSA does not send unsolicited commercial e-mail to individuals without having consent or permission. If ThanksUSA does send an e-mail, then all recipients will receive a clear, easy and effective method to unsubscribe to any and all online communications. ThanksUSA does not share, rent or sell your email or any other personal information with any third party unless expressly authorized by you.
Privacy of Donor Information
ThanksUSA will not sell, rent, share or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity or person, nor will we send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations, unless specifically authorized by the donor.
This Privacy Policy applies to all donor information received by ThanksUSA, both online and offline, as well as any electronic, written, or oral communications with donors. For all donations that are processed through a third-party vendor or service provider, our donors’ information will only be used for purposes necessary to process the donation. Third Parties Providing Services on Our Behalf
From time to time we may use third party companies and individuals to assist us in the operation of our website and related online platforms (“Vendors”). These Vendors may provide or perform certain services on our behalf. For example, hosting online platforms, tracking certain analytics, processing credit card payments, providing automated email services, engaging data security measures, providing customer support, providing GPS location information, and performing other technical and maintenance services. We may use these Vendors to track and process website traffic, usage and personal information. We limit such sharing to the minimum information needed by the Vendor to carry out the services they are performing for you or for us. We require each Vendor to protect the personal information and usage information and to not use or disclose the personal information to any other party for any other purpose.
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Tell Us What You ThinkThanksUSA welcomes your questions and comments about this privacy policy or about the privacy practices of ThanksUSA on this website. Please send an email to privacy@ThanksUSA.org, or write to:
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