Privacy Policy
www.secondstep.org
Last Updated: March 2011
We're aware of the trust and confidence you demonstrate when you
visit our Web site and provide us with personal information. This
privacy policy is posted to demonstrate our adherence to the
practices you'll find common to the best Web sites online. We
promise that we will treat your information with the honesty and
sensitivity you have come to expect from Committee for
Children.
By visiting our Web site you agree to accept the practices
described in this privacy policy.
COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN
PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy policy (“Policy”) explains how personal information
is collected, used, and disclosed by Committee for Children (“CfC”,
“we”, or “us”) with respect to your use of the Web site located at
www.secondstep.org (the “Site”) so you can make an informed
decision about using the Site. We reserve the right to change the
provisions of this Policy at any time. We will alert you that
changes have been made by indicating on the Policy the date it was
last updated. We encourage you to review this Policy from time to
time to make sure that you understand how any personal information
you provide will be used.
WHAT IS PERSONAL INFORMATION?
As used herein, the term “personal information” means information
that specifically identifies an individual or information about
that individual when directly linked to personally identifiable
information. Personal information does not include “aggregate”
information, which is data we collect about the use of the Site or
about a group or category of products, services, or users, from
which individual identities or other personal information has been
removed. This policy in no way restricts or limits our collection
and use of aggregate information.
WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
We may collect certain information you voluntarily provide to us
which may contain personal information. Personal information may
also be collected if you provide such information in connection
with: posting content, sending an email or message to another user,
or participating in any interactive forums or features on the Site.
When you use the Site, some information is also automatically
collected, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, your
operating system, the browser type, the address of a referring Web
site, and your activity on the Site. We treat this information as
personal information if we combine it with or link it to any of the
identifying information mentioned above. Otherwise, it is used in
the aggregate only.
We may automatically collect certain information through the use
of “cookies” or Web beacons. Cookies are small data files that are
stored on a user's hard drive at the request of a Web site to
enable the site to recognize users who have visited them previously
and retain certain information such as customer preferences and
history. If we link cookies to any personally identifying
information, we will treat this information as personal
information. Web beacons are small, invisible graphic images that
may be used on the Site or in emails relating to the Site to
collect certain information and monitor user activity on the Site.
If you wish to block, erase, or be warned of cookies, please refer
to your browser manufacturer to learn about these functions.
However, if a browser is set not to accept cookies or if a user
rejects a cookie, some portions of the Site may not function
properly.
HOW DO WE USE THE PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT?
In general, we use personal information we collect to process your
requests or transactions; to provide you with information,
products, or services you request; to inform you about other
information, events, promotions, products, or services we think
will be of interest to you; to facilitate your use of, and our
administration and operation of, the Site; and for the purpose for
which the information was provided.
WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE SHARE WITH THIRD
PARTIES?
We will not share the personal information we collect from you
through this Site with third parties except as described in this
Policy, as it may be revised from time to time. We may share
personal information with vendors, consultants, and other service
providers (“Service Providers”) who are engaged by or working with
us in connection with the operation of the Site or the services we
provide and who need access to such information to carry out their
work for us. We may also share personal information with other
third parties when you give us your consent to do so. We are not
responsible for the actions of Service Providers or other third
parties, nor are we responsible for any additional information you
provide directly to these Service Providers or other third parties,
and we encourage you to become familiar with their practices before
disclosing information directly to them. Nothing herein restricts
the sharing of aggregate information, which may be shared with
third parties without your consent.
We may disclose personal information in the good faith belief
that we are lawfully authorized or required to do so, or that doing
so is reasonably necessary or appropriate to comply with the law or
with legal process or authorities; to respond to any claims; or to
protect the rights, property, or safety of CfC, our users, our
members, our employees, or the public, including without limitation
to protect CfC or our users or members from fraudulent, abusive,
inappropriate or unlawful use of our Site. Information about our
users and members, including personal information, may also be
disclosed or transferred as part of, or during negotiations of, any
merger or sale of organizational assets, or in any other situation
where personal information may be transferred as one of the assets
of CfC.
You understand that when you use the Site, information you post
in your profile, blogs, listings, public or private groups, forums,
and other interactive areas of the Site, as well as any information
you share with individuals through the Site, will be available to
other users and in some cases may be publicly available. We
recommend you be cautious about giving out personal information to
others or sharing personal information in public or private online
forums. We are not responsible for the actions of any third parties
with whom you share personal information.
WHAT STEPS DO WE TAKE TO PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION
ONLINE?
We endeavor to maintain physical, electronic, and procedural
safeguards to protect the confidentiality and security of personal
information transmitted to us using this Web site. Please be aware,
however, that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect
or impenetrable. To protect the confidentiality of personal
information, you must keep your password confidential and not
disclose it to any other person. You are responsible for all uses
of our Web site by any person using your password. Please advise us
immediately if you believe your password has been misused.
WHAT CHOICES DO YOU HAVE REGARDING THE USE OF YOUR
INFORMATION?
You may “opt out” of receiving marketing or promotional emails from
us, by following the directions in such emails. This will not
affect our ability to send you service- and account-related emails
or to use your personal information as otherwise described in this
Policy.
HOW CAN YOU CORRECT AND UPDATE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION OR
OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION?
If you have any questions or comments about this Policy or the
practices relating to this Site, or you wish to verify, correct, or
delete any personal information we have collected, please contact
us at communitysupport@cfchildren.org and we will endeavor to
respond to your inquiry or to correct, update, or remove the
personal information you have provided us as you indicate. You may
also contact us by mail at the following address: Committee for
Children, Attn: Community Support, 2815 Second Ave., Ste. 400,
Seattle, WA, 98121. However, please note that in some cases, we may
believe it is necessary or appropriate to retain certain personal
information we have collected, and the deletion of such personal
information will be in our sole discretion unless otherwise
required by law.
