Agape Foundations, Inc.

Information Collection and Use

 

Information Collected

AFI is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. AFI collects information from users at several different points on our Web site. Personal information collected from users will not be disclosed to others unless disclosure is necessary to provide services the user has requested.

 

Browsing

AFI does not require users to complete a registration form in order to browse our Web site. AFI does not collect any personal information, such as names, addresses, credit card numbers, or social security numbers, from users browsing our Web site. You are only required to provide certain personal information to AFI if you are ordering a product or service from AFI, or are attempting to apply or renew membership with AFI.

 

Log Files

AFI gathers certain information automatically and stores it in log files. This information includes Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. AFI uses this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, administer the Web site, analyze Web site usage, and gather information.

 

Orders

If you purchase a product or service from AFI, we request certain personally identifiable information from you, such as your name, address, e-mail address, and credit card number or other financial information. This information is used for billing and shipping purposes. If we have trouble processing an order, we will use this information to contact you.

 

Membership

If you apply for membership in AFI, we request certain personally identifiable information from you, such as your name, address, e-mail address, and credit card number or other financial information. This information is necessary to process your application and to contact you. We also request personally identifiable information from users who pay their membership dues online.

 

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data that is stored on a user’s computer for recordkeeping purposes. We use cookies on this Web site. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site.

 

We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. We use session cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our site. A session ID cookie expires when you close you browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. We set a persistent cookie to store your password, so that, if you choose, you don’t have to enter it more than once. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser’s “help” file. If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some areas of our site will be limited.

This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by AFI only and does not cover the use of cookies on Web sites not owned or controlled by AFI.

 

Donations and Purchases

In order to make a donation or purchase on this Web site, a user must first complete a donation or order form, on which the user must provide contact information (like name and shipping address) and financial information (like credit card number and expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes, to fill supporters' orders and to provide donations receipts. If we have trouble processing an order or donation, this contact information can be used to get in touch with the user. This information will be used to send the user materials, a tax receipt (if a donation is made), or purchased items. The user will be added to the Global Fund for Women mailing list, unless previously indicated otherwise. If you would like to be removed from the Global Fund for Women mailing list, please send us an email. We ship orders ourselves, and use a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and services. The credit card company does not retain, share, store or use personal information for any secondary purposes.

 

Sharing

To obtain the names of potential new supporters, Agape Foundations, Incorporated rents lists of like-minded organizations from trustworthy third parties. Because of the high cost of renting lists, Agape Foundations, Incorporated will also, at times, exchange its list of supporters for another organization's list, for a one-time use only. If supporters wish to have their name excluded from this sharing program they may indicate their preference by sending us an email.

 

Mailing List

Users who join the Agape Foundations, Incorporated's mailing list will receive periodic mailings throughout the year. Please note that only donors to the Foundation receive our printed newsletter. At times, we may choose to exchange our mailing list through a reputable third party with other like-minded organizations. If supporters wish to have their name excluded from this sharing program they may indicate their preference by sending us an email.

 

Tell a Friend

If a user elects to use our "Tell a Friend" referral service to inform others about the Foundation and it's work, our site will request from the use the friends' names and e-mail addresses. Our Web site will automatically send those friends a one-time e-mail inviting them to visit the site. The Foundation will not keep their contact information or send them any other materials than the one-time e-mail.

 

Information Sharing

 

Third Party Advertisers

AFI does not accept any paid advertising for our Web site.

 

Third Party Intermediaries

AFI uses some outside companies to process credit card orders and otherwise use your personally identifiable information in order to provide the products or services that you requested. These intermediaries are prohibited from using your personal information for any other purpose.

 

Disclosures

 

Security

The security of your personal information is important to AFI. AFI takes every precaution to protect a user’s personal information. When you enter sensitive information on our Web site, such as a credit card number, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL).

 

We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information sent to us, both during transmission of the information and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, while we use accepted industry means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

 

Links to Outside Sites

This Web site contains links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by AFI. Please be aware that AFI is not responsible for the privacy practices of any Web sites not owned or controlled by AFI. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information.

Many AFI chapters have their own Web sites. AFI does not own or control the chapter Web sites and is not responsible for the content or security of those sites.. If users want to join AFI online or purchase AFI products or services online, the users have to go through the amhca.org site.

 

Choice/Opt-out

We provide you with the opportunity to opt-out of having your personally identifiable information used for certain purposes. If you are a member of AFI or ordered a product or service from AFI and no longer wish to receive promotional communications from AFI, you may opt-out of receiving such communications by following the link within those messages or by contacting AFI at lmorano@amhca.org or at 757-315-8039.

 

Changes to this Privacy Statement

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post these changes to this privacy statement and to other such places that we deem appropriate so that you are aware of the information that we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, is the information disclosed. If at some point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time this information was collected, we will notify users by way of e-mail.

 

AFI reserves the right to change this privacy statement at any time. Please review this statement frequently for any changes to our privacy policy.

 

Legal Disclaimer

We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or otherwise to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or other legal process.

 

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at 757-315-8039.