Date last updated: October 12, 2018
The Good Samaritan Family Resource Center (Good Samaritan) places a high priority on protecting your privacy. This privacy policy was created in order to demonstrate Good Samaritan’s firm commitment to the privacy of our website users. This policy informs our users of what types of information is collected when you visit Good Samaritan’s website, goodsamfrc.org, and how this information is used.
By using Good Samaritan’s website, you are consenting to our processing of your information as set forth in this policy now and as amended by us. “Processing” means using cookies on a computer or using or touching information in any way, including, but not limited to, collecting, storing, deleting, using, and combining it.
If you have any questions or comments about this policy or our use of your personally identifiable information, please contact us at development@goodsamfrc.org.
What Personally Identifiable Information is Collected
Individuals who sign up to receive Good Samaritan’s e-communications voluntarily provide us with contact information (such as name and e-mail address). We may use this information for specific, limited purposes. You may always “opt out,” either now or at any time in the future, if you do not wish to receive our messages.
IP addresses
Whenever you access Good Samaritan’s website, we and our third-party providers may collect various information from your computer, including browser type, operating system, pages or features browsed, time spent on pages or features, search terms, links you click, and other statistics. Such data is collected to help diagnose problems with the servers, to administer goodsamfrc.org, and for statistical metrics used to track website visitor traffic.
Cookies
goodsamfrc.org uses “cookie” technology to automatically help provide better services. They remind us who you are and your preferences for our website based on what you’ve done and told us before. The “cookie” is placed in your computer and is read when you come back to our website. Cookies let us take you to the information and features you’re particularly interested in. They also let us track your usage of goodsamfrc.org, so we know which parts of our sites are most popular. You can reject cookies or cancel them by instructing your Web browser accordingly.
How Your Information May Be Used
We use your personal information to provide you with personalized service; to send e-mail alerts to you; to answer your requests; to process donations; etc. You may choose to opt out at any time by contacting us at development@goodsamfrc.org, which will cease all communications from us. We may also use your information to track visitors of our website. This lets us see which of our features are the most popular so we can better serve our users’ needs. It also lets us provide aggregate data about our traffic (not identifying you personally, but showing how many visitors used which features, for example) to outside parties.
Email Privacy
Good Samaritan does not provide, sell, or rent email addresses to anyone outside the organization.
External Links
goodsamfrc.org includes links to external websites. These links do not fall under the goodsamfrc.org domain, and Good Samaritan is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of external websites. Your use of any linked website is solely at your own risk.
Modifications
We may amend this privacy policy from time to time; please review it periodically. We maintain the option to modify this privacy at any time by electronic notice posted on our website. Your continued use of our website after the date that such notices are posted will be deemed to be your agreement to the changed terms.
Privacy Policy for Children
The use of this website is not for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect information from them. If a parent or a guardian becomes aware that her or his child has provided Good Samaritan with any personally identifiable information, please contact us at development@goodsamfrc.org.
Note to Users outside the United States
The use of this website is not directed to people outside the United States of America. If your personally identifiable information is located outside the United States, by browsing our website you are consenting to your information being transferred to, processed in, and subject to the laws of the United States, regardless of the country from which your data has originated.