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Protecting Children,
Preserving Families, Strengthening Communities
We appreciate the trust you place in Northeast Parent & Child
Society, Inc., a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization. We are committed to
respecting your privacy and the security of your personal information.
Our privacy policy, updated on April 26, 2006, describes the information
we collect and how we use it.
We always welcome your questions and feedback. For privacy-related
issues, please contact:
Database Administrator
Internet Privacy and Security
Northeast Parent & Child Society
530 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor
Schenectady, NY 12305
518.346.5224
f. 518.377.8714
dba@neparentchild.org
Information We Collect
We maintain the data that you provide us in a highly secure database,
which is internationally known and specifically designed for large
non-profits for the purpose of securing data and maintaining
confidentiality.
We may collect information (including name, address, telephone number,
email address and, when necessary, credit card information and date of
birth) during the following circumstances including, but not limited to
the
following:
When you...
* Donate online through our secure, SSL Compliant online donations
form
* Register for an event
* Request information about our agency
* Request a representative of Northeast Parent & Child Society to
contact you
* Enter a contest or raffle
Using Information We Collect
At Northeast Parent & Child Society, we respect your privacy and protect
your personal information. We collect information only with your express
approval. This information allows us to:
* Process your online donation and send thank you letters and tax
receipts to your specified mailing or email address
* Provide information that you have requested (e.g., our latest
Volunteer opportunities)
* Contact you about the status of a pledge or donation
* Send you our Newsletters or invitations we believe will be of
interest to you
* Customize our communications to your needs
Information We Share with Others and Your Privacy Rights
We contract
with Blackbaud, our secure database software company, and IATS, a
ticketmaster owned company, to provide credit card processing services.
We provide these companies with only the information they need to
perform their services and work closely with them to ensure that your
privacy is respected and protected. Blackbaud and IATS, a ticketmaster
owned company, are prohibited by contract from using this information
for their own marketing purposes or from sharing this information with
anyone other than Northeast Parent & Child Society employees who have
been given special permission to access this information. On rare
occasions, we may disclose specific information upon governmental
request, in response to a court order, subpoena, or when required by law
to do so.
How We Use Email
When you provide us your email address, we may send you emails necessary
to process your online donations, pledges, registrations, respond to a
request, provide customer service, promote the needs of our children
through appeal campaigns, or other standard communications. It is our
intent to send emails only to those persons who wish to receive them. If
you no longer wish to receive emails from Northeast Parent & Child
Society, simply respond to the email with a title of UNSUBSCRIBE or
click on the email link to unsubscribe@neparentchild.org <mailto:unsubscribe@neparentchild.org>
at the bottom of the email message.
Updating or Reviewing Your Information
To update your customer information (name, address, telephone number and
email address), please contact our Database Administrator at
518.579.3505 or dba@neparentchild.org. To protect your privacy, we will need to
validate your identity before you update or review your information.
Security
It is our intent to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of
information that we have collected from you. We use a variety of current
technologies and processes for protection of our customer data. When you
make a donation, request information, register for an event, or create
an account on our Web site, your transactional information is
transmitted in a safe, encrypted format.
Privacy of Children on Our Web Site
Our Web site is not intended for use by children under the age of 18,
and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under
the age of 18.
Children under the age of 18 should always ask their parents or
guardians for permission before providing any personal information to
anyone online.
We urge parents and guardians to participate in their children's online
activities and use parental control or other web filtering technology to
supervise children's access to the web.
Policy Changes
If our information practices change, we will post these changes on our
Web site. We encourage you to review our privacy policy periodically.
Questions or Comments?
For questions, comments, or assistance, we invite you to contact our
Database Administrator at 518.346.5224 or dba@neparentchild.org <mailto:dba@neparentchild.org>
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