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Out of respect for your privacy Gift of Life, Inc. (GOL) provides
this information explaining our online information practices.
This policy does not apply to other linked web sites.
GOL will
not sell your email address to other businesses or organizations
for their general use. On occasions, you may receive an email
relating to GOL's mission from parties acting on GOL's behalf
and at GOL's request. These organizations help GOL achieve its
mission by providing technology services.
By visiting Gift of Life’s
web site at http://www.giftdonor.org , you are accepting the practices
described in this Privacy Notice.
Information We Collect & How We Use It
GOL collects two main types of information through the Web sites
noted above:
- Personal, or "individually identifiable," information
you provide to us, typically by completing online forms - examples
would include an email address, physical street address, phone
number, etc. With your permission, we may use this information
to contact you about GOL mission-related events or content.
- Standard
web server/visitor traffic information, commonly referred to
as "aggregate information," regarding
overall Web site traffic patterns. Normally, web servers collect
this type of basic information automatically as part of their
web log processes. We do not report on individual user sessions.
Individually Identifiable Information
There are instances when
GOL requests individually identifiable information from its online
users. The following are examples of situations where we might
request such information from you: contacting us to request information,
inquiring about volunteer opportunities, requesting additional
information, making a donation or ordering other GOL materials
and merchandise and submitting stories or participating in our
discussion forums. Information we may request includes the following:
- First and last name, street address, city, state, zip code,
telephone number, email address, and subject of inquiry
(i.e. volunteering or information requests), gender, and age.
- In the case of contributions or requesting materials:
- We
process standard credit card information (card number, card
type, expiration date) via a secure, encrypted SSL session.
SSL is the proven standard for secure Web messaging transactions.
- In the case of memorial or honorary contributions, a personalized
gift card or letter is sent to a designated individual,
usually the family member of the deceased, living donor organ recipient
or honoree. Therefore, we will request the name, address,
city, state, zip code and telephone number for the
memorial or honorary contribution. This information is only used
for the purpose of sending the notification and is not used for
any other purpose.
As stated previously, GOL will not sell
your email address to other businesses or organizations for their general
use. On occasions, you may receive an email relating to GOL's
mission from parties acting on GOL's behalf and at GOL's
request. These organizations help GOL achieve its mission
by providing technology services.
Make a contribution become an ongoing supporter
When you make
a contribution, you may be asked if you would like to receive
further contact from us via our web site. If you indicate yes,
you will be placed on our e-mail distribution list. If you later
want to be removed from that list, you can remove yourself by following
the directions in the correspondence you receive.
We maintain
records of all donations made to GOL. Personal information is
private and confidential. Additionally, all information is stored
in a secure location accessible only by authorized staff. GOL may
contact you with further communications via the web, US Postal
Service, or telephone. If you wish to restrict the use of your
contact information, you can choose to opt out from:
- Financial
contribution activities and/or
- Any contact with GOL
Please let us know by one of the following
methods:
Aggregate information collected from the web server
We collect
anonymous information from our web server about your visit to
our sites in order to monitor general traffic patterns on our site.
This information is collected and stored in log files on the
server. We compile and analyze this information using WebTrends
software. Reports generated by WebTrends include information such
as the following:
- total number of visitors
- most visited pages
- peak traffic times
- service provider IP addresses
- browser versions
- referring web sites
- search terms used
- average number of pages requested
- average duration
of visit
- total visitor traffic
We use aggregate information gathered
from your visit to better design our web site.
This information supplies us with a broad picture of how people use our
web site and helps us to better manage our systems and serve our
audience.
A Note about Cookies
We use cookies to manage user sessions for
our online discussion groups. If you opt to have our web
site remember your login to our Support or Activism areas, then we
will also use cookies to identify you.
Data
Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain
data accuracy, and ensure the correct use
of information, we strive to maintain physical,
electronic, and administrative safeguards
to secure the information we collect online.
This includes the use of the Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) for processing contributions
and other financial transactions securely.
Links to Other
Sites
GOL is not responsible for the contents of any linked
web site that may be contained in our online database
of related Web sites, or any link contained in a linked
web site, or any changes or updates to such web sites.
The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement
by GOL of that Web site and is provided only for information
purposes.
This privacy statement applies to the GOL
web site at http://www.giftdonor.org.
Please be aware that GOL is not responsible for the privacy practices
of other linked sites or partner Web sites. We encourage
you to read the privacy statements of each and every
web site that requests personal information from you.
GOL reserves the right
to change this policy at any time. Our privacy policy will
be kept up-to-date and clearly posted on our web site.
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