How we protect and handle your information
Last Updated: January 2024
National Council of Negro Women East Palo Alto Section NCNW ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or interact with our services. By accessing or using our website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy. This policy applies to all information collected through our website, email correspondence, and any related services, sales, or events. We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason, and we will notify you of any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date. Please also review our Terms & Conditions for additional information about using our website.
We collect various types of information in connection with the services we provide, including personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express interest in our programs, make donations, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us through our website. This personal information may include your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and any other information you choose to provide in contact forms or correspondence.
We also automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing our website. We use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities and preferences. This information helps us understand how visitors interact with our website and allows us to improve our services and user experience.
We use the information we collect for various legitimate purposes related to our mission as an educational nonprofit organization. These purposes include communicating with you about our programs, events, and initiatives; responding to your inquiries and providing customer support; processing donations and maintaining records of contributions; sending newsletters and updates about our activities; analyzing website usage to improve our services and user experience; complying with legal obligations and protecting our legal rights; preventing fraud and maintaining the security of our website; and administering contests, promotions, or surveys. We will not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include secure socket layer (SSL) encryption technology, firewalls, secure servers, and restricted access to personal information on a need-to-know basis. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When we no longer need your information, we will securely delete or anonymize it in accordance with our data retention policies.
We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our activities, or servicing you, provided that those parties agree to keep this information confidential. These service providers may include website hosting companies, email service providers, payment processors, and analytics services such as Google Analytics. We may also disclose your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety. In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal information may be transferred to the acquiring entity. We do not share your personal information with unaffiliated third parties for their own marketing purposes without your consent.
You have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, or delete personal information we hold about you; the right to object to or restrict certain types of processing; the right to withdraw consent where we rely on consent as the legal basis for processing; and the right to data portability in certain circumstances. You may opt out of receiving promotional communications from us at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in those communications or by contacting us directly. Even if you opt out of promotional messages, we may still send you non-promotional communications, such as receipts for donations or responses to your inquiries. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. However, disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and understand where our visitors are coming from. Cookies are small text files placed on your device that store information about your preferences and activities. We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device until deleted or expired). The types of cookies we use include essential cookies necessary for website functionality, analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our site, and preference cookies to remember your settings. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings, but please note that blocking certain cookies may impact your experience on our website. By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
National Council of Negro Women East Palo Alto Section NCNW
Email: [email protected]
We are committed to resolving any privacy-related concerns promptly and will respond to your inquiry within a reasonable timeframe. For general inquiries, please visit our contact page.