OBAT is committed to protecting your privacy for a safe online experience. This privacy policy applies to OBAT Helpers website located at www.obathelpers.org and discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices. OBAT Helpers reserves the right at any time and without notice to change this privacy policy by posting such changes on our site. Any such change will be effective immediately upon posting. Questions regarding this policy can be sent to contact@obathelpers.org. Please reference, “privacy policy,” in the subject line.
This policy notifies you of the following:
- What personal information of yours is collected through the website and how it is used.
- Who collects such information and with whom your information may be shared.
- What choices you have regarding collection, use and distribution of your information.
- What kind of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control.
COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION
OBAT’s donation forms require users to give us contact information that may include name, email address, mailing address and phone number. We do not request or store sensitive information from our visitors, such as credit card or social security numbers. We do not sell, trade, or share your personal information. Our lists are never sold to third parties. Specifically, this covers donor information collected both online and offline.
The contact information you choose to share with us will be used to reach you through our electronic newsletter to keep you informed about our activities and how your donations are being used. Other ways we will reach you are through our bi-yearly mailing campaign and via phone in case of questions regarding your donation.
Information about your computer hardware and software is also automatically collected by OBAT. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by OBAT for the operation of the service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the OBAT website, which will be used to enhance user experience.
USE OF COOKIES
OBAT’s website uses “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. Use of cookies makes Web-surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving your passwords, your personal preferences regarding your use of the particular web site and to make sure you don’t see the same ad repeatedly. Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry standard. Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our site will not function properly when you view them.
SECURITY
OBAT secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. OBAT cares about the safety and security of your transactions and takes every precaution to protect your information. OBAT secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol. SSL/TLS are proven coding systems that lets your browser automatically encrypt or scramble data before you send it to us. We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational controls to protect your personal data against unauthorized processing and against accidental loss, damage or destruction.
Our site contains links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another web site for which OBAT bears no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on all such sites as their policies may be different from ours.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the website, please contact:
OBAT Helpers Inc.
1100 W. 42nd. St., Ste. 125 A, Indianapolis, IN 46208
Emails can be sent to: contact@obathelpers.org