Privacy policy
All information collected on this web site is used only by Immigrant Welcome Center (“IWC,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), the nonprofit organization that hosts this web site. IWC respects the privacy of visitors to our web site. We do not sell, give, or trade information with third parties. This policy describes the types of information we collect, how we may use the information and with whom we may share it.
By accessing or using this site, you are agreeing to the terms of the policy. Therefore, we suggest you review this policy carefully.
Governing Law
This privacy policy is governed under the laws of the State of Indiana, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.
What Personal Information Do We Collect?
When you visit the public area of the web site, you remain anonymous. To the extent you use e-mail links via the web site to communicate with us and provide us with personally identifiable information, however, you will not remain anonymous. Because it is not possible to anticipate every conceivable context in which such information might be provided to us via e-mail, we can provide you no assurance that personally identifiable information you choose to provide to us via e-mail will be maintained as private. We collect personally identifiable information from users who
fill out forms on this web site.
Immigrant Welcome Center collects the following personal information when a donor, volunteer/potential volunteer, community partner, event participant, or client voluntarily provides it to the organization:
- Name, address, phone number, and e-mail address
- Other personal information such as occupation, employer, and interests
- Your request to receive periodic updates
Immigrant Welcome Center uses this information to respond to requests for contact, provide updates on events and accomplishments at our organization, mail donors receipts, and thank donors/participants for their support. We do not want to send unwanted mail or information about Immigrant Welcome Center. Do not hesitate to get in touch with us if you wish to be removed from our mailing list.
Immigrant Welcome Center also keeps a record of each donor’s giving history in our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. This information is kept on file for IRS purposes and used by the Development department to analyze overall giving patterns to make more accurate budget projections.
As you browse this web site, Immigrant Welcome Center and its web hosting service may collect web statistics in order to monitor web site traffic patterns. We do not attempt to link web traffic patterns to personally identifiable information. We aggregate all non-personally identifiable data that it collects internally and together with its web site designer and host in order to improve the web site. The information is used, for example, to evaluate what portions of the web site are more popular than others, to determine from where visitors came to the web site, and to determine how many times particular pages of the web site were accessed in aggregate. We use the data to prepare reports regarding web site activity as part of the process of maintaining and improving the web site.
Cookies
The web site uses “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that are placed on a visitor’s computer hard drive that, among other things, allow an organization and/or the host of the organization’s web site to record how many times a user or computers within a user’s network of computers has visited the web site, the number of times various pages of the web site have been accessed and other such information. You may disable receipt of cookies using features of your web browser that disable or turn off cookies. Immigrant Welcome Center does not use cookies to retrieve information that is unrelated to your visit to or your interaction with the web site.
What Steps Do We Take to Protect Your Privacy?
We do not presently provide any personal information collected to other companies, firms, or individuals without the permission of those who provided the information.
Every employee at Immigrant Welcome Center has a personal password for their computer. Data collected is kept in a database that requires an additional user ID and password that is accessible only to appropriate personnel.
Immigrant Welcome Center relies on third party vendors, CRMs, and other software to collect and track online donations. This software has been secured by various encryption methods. Unless requested by the donor to process recurring donations, Immigrant Welcome Center does not store, nor does it have access to, your credit card information.
For all practical purposes, staff, interns, and/or contractors working for Immigrant Welcome Center will have access to the information you submit through web forms or email. However, it is also possible that our Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as your own ISP may access the information you submit over the Internet to us, although it is generally not the practice of ISPs to do so. Finally, although highly unlikely, computer hackers may be able to gain access to information you submit when it’s transmitted through the Internet or sitting on your server or our server.
Links
This web site provides links to other web sites as a benefit to you. Immigrant Welcome Center is not in control of the information collection and dissemination practices of the web sites to which this web site links, nor do we necessarily endorse such practices merely by providing links. We urge you to use discretion in providing personal information to the web sites to which we link. Immigrant Welcome Center urges you to review the privacy policies posted on these third-party web sites at the time you first visit such web sites. We undertake no obligation to review or ensure enforcement or compliance with the privacy policy of any web site to which the web site links.
What about Children’s Privacy?
Immigrant Welcome Center does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from any children under age 18.
We urge everybody under the legal age of adult to avoid disclosing any information over the Internet that would allow someone to identify them personally, including without limitation, their name, phone number, address, or social security number.
Is Data Storage and Processing Conducted in the United States?
Regardless of where you are located, the web site collects information and processes and stores that information in databases located in the United States.
Modifications to this Policy
Due to the rapidly evolving technologies on the Internet, we may occasionally update this privacy policy. YOUR ONLY NOTICE OF CHANGES IN OUR DATA COLLECTION AND USE PRACTICES WILL BE BY READING THIS PRIVACY POLICY. All revisions will be posted to the web site, and we will revise the date at the bottom of this policy. We urge you to review its Privacy Policy frequently.
Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, this web site’s information collection and use practices, or any dealings with this web site, please contact us at [email protected].