Seattle HadassahGenerally
Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc. (“Hadassah”) believes that electronic privacy is crucial to the ongoing success of the Internet as a service, and as a commercial and entertainment medium, and therefore uses its reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of your personal information. We and our hosting providers encrypt credit card (billing) information whenever credit card information is requested online. The personal information we receive from our Website is accessible only by staff and volunteers designated to handle that information for business purposes of The Hadassah Entities or by vendors who have signed agreements with confidentiality obligations. Such information is used for our business purposes and as we may otherwise be directed by you (e.g., to process a donation, to receive additional information about a Program, or to transmit e-mail correspondence to individuals outside Hadassah). Hadassah may share information with its affiliates, including without limitation, Hadassah Medical Relief Association, Inc., The Hadassah Foundation, Inc. and each of their respective affiliates, related entities, and the local units of Hadassah (collectively and together with Hadassah, “The Hadassah Entities”). The Hadassah Entities do not share information about your individual visits to our Website, nor do The Hadassah Entities share, sell, trade, or rent your personal information that you provide to us whether offline or through the Website, such as your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, credit card account number, etc., to any outside parties except as directed or authorized by you or when we believe that (i) the law requires it, (ii) disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of The Hadassah Entities, our members, donors, or others, (iii) your actions on our Website violate the Terms, Conditions and Disclosures stated herein, (iv) we need to send the information to companies or individuals who work with The Hadassah Entities to process transactions for, or provide a product or service to, you or to The Hadassah Entities, (v) it is necessary for business purposes of The Hadassah Entities, (vi) it is for legal, accounting, or regulatory purposes, including compliance with civil subpoenas and requests from law enforcement, (vii) it is necessary to enforce the Terms, Conditions and Disclosures, (viii) it is necessary to respond to claims that any information you provide violates the rights of third parties; (ix) the disclosure is in relation to the sale, assignment, transfer or acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of one or more of The Hadassah Entities by a third party or (x) other reasons we determine in good faith to be necessary or appropriate; provided, however that, The Hadassah Entities will not share your personal information with companies or individuals who work with The Hadassah Entities for business purposes or to offer you a product or service if you send an opt-out request by e-mail, to admin@seattlehadassah.org. For the avoidance of doubt, this Privacy Policy applies, without limitation, to our members, donors and other individuals that use this Website or otherwise provide us with their personal information.
Collection of Personal Information
In certain circumstances such as the following, we will ask you to provide us with certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting an online form. We may also ask you for information under other circumstances. It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities. If you elect to engage in these activities, however, we may require that you provide us with personal information, such as your name, postal address, e-mail address, and other personally identifying information. Data collected by Hadassah is maintained on computer databases within the United States. This Website is not intended for use outside the United States. The Hadassah Entities make no claims that the content or any other information available on this Website may be lawfully viewed or accessed outside of the United States. Access to the same may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access this Website from outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.
Is Credit Card Information Secure?
We may also ask you for information under other circumstances. It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities. If you elect to engage in these activities, however, we may require that you provide us with personal information, such as your name, postal address, e-mail address, and other personally identifying information. Data collected by Hadassah is maintained on computer databases within the United States. This Website is not intended for use outside the United States. The Hadassah Entities make no claims that the content or any other information available on this Website may be lawfully viewed or accessed outside of the United States. Access to the same may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access this Website from outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction. Seattle Hadassah does not store your credit card information in it’s databases, paperwork, or in anyother manner.
How Do We Use “Cookies”?
Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by this Website through the use of “cookies”. “Cookies” are small text files that are stored on the user’s computer which a website can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate the visitor’s ongoing access to and use of the website, and allow a website to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements. Cookies are not programs designed to damage files on a user’s computer. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the visitor that has no meaning outside the assigning site. If a visitor does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept the cookie feature. We use “cookie” technology only to obtain non-personal information from its online visitors in order to improve visitors’ online experience and facilitate their visit within our Website.
Your Consent
By accessing and using our Website, you consent to the collection and use of information by The Hadassah Entities as described in this privacy statement. If we decide to change our privacy statement, we will post these changes on this web page. You should visit this page periodically to review the privacy statement. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not participate in our online or offline activities and services that require you to provide your personal information (listed above). The effective date of this notice and any revised or changed notice may be found on this page, on the upper left hand corner of the notice.
Updating Your Personal Information
You have the right to access and correct your personal information and privacy preferences by sending an e-mail or writing to us at the appropriate address below. Please include your name, address, and/or e-mail address when you contact us. We also provide you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from the organization. Please indicate which mailing list or service from which you would like to have your name removed. You may update or remove your personal information by sending an e-mail to admin@seattlehadassah.org.
Use of IP Address and Computer Information
Your IP address is used to help identify you and your time spent at our Website, and to gather broad demographic information. This allows us to see which parts of our Website users are visiting. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable. This means, for instance, that a user’s session will be tracked, but the user will remain anonymous.
Additional Rights
Applicable laws may give you additional rights that are not described in this online privacy policy.