Effective Date: September 10, 2008
BY VISITING THIS WEB SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE OR ACCESS OUR WEBSITE.
In order to respond to the needs of visitors to our website, RIGHT CHANGE (“RC”) collects certain personal information. At RC, maintaining the confidentiality of our visitors’ personal information is of the highest importance. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to assist you in understanding the type of personal information we may collect from you, how such information may be used, and the choices that are available to you concerning the use of your information.
We reserve the right to modify or update this policy from time to time. The effective date of this policy is the date that this policy was last updated. We encourage you to periodically review the policy for any changes.
Collection of Personal Information
RC collects personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as when you register, or participate in any of our programs, newsletters, e-mail blasts, and surveys. This information may include your name, address, e-mail address, phone number, political affiliation, birth date, and any other information you provide us. Whether you choose to provide us with this information is completely voluntary. If you do not choose to provide such information, you may not be able to access all areas of our website.
From time to time, RC may share your personal information such as identifying information you enter on our website with other political organizations to coordinate our efforts for the issue advocacy campaign promoted on this website. If you do not want us to share your personal information with other organizations, please follow the link below to opt out.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Information which has been collected about you will be preserved in our records. RC may disclose your personal information to other, carefully-selected third party political organizations to coordinate our efforts for the issue advocacy campaign promoted on this website. The information RC may disclose includes all of the information you voluntarily enter when using our website. If you do not wish for RC to share this information with other organizations and have not already opted out, please follow the link below to opt out.
In the unlikely event that RC is required to disclose personal information pursuant to lawful requests such as subpoenas or court orders, or in compliance with applicable laws, RC will make such disclosures. RC also reserves the right to share information with legal authorities and other companies for purposes of fraud protection.
Right of Access to Personal Information
You can view, update, or correct your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, or other information at any time by visiting our website and editing your account after registering or logging in with your e-mail address and password. You can also contact us directly to correct any of this information, if you have any questions about this policy, or to restrict use of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. Click Here for contact information. Requests to update personal information may take up to 60 days to process.
If you who reside in California and have provided personally identifiable information to us, you may request information about our disclosure of certain categories of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. You are limited to one calendar request per year. Such requests must be submitted to us with “CALIFORNIA PRIVACY REQUEST” prominently displayed (for example, in the subject line of an e-mail) using the contact information provided in the link below.
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Within thirty days of receiving such a request, we will provide a list of the categories of personal information disclosed to third parties for third-party direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year, along with the names and addresses of the third parties that received the personally identifiable information.
Confidentiality and Security of Personal Information
RC protects against unauthorized disclosures by limiting access only to those of our employees who need the information to perform their jobs. RC employees and volunteers who have access to your information are educated about the importance of confidentiality of personal information and their responsibility to protect your privacy.
Our Partners
We use Authorize.net, a third-party service provider for collecting contributions and for collecting information from contributors. RC is independent of Authorize.net and is not affiliated in any way with Authorize.net. Any information and payments you submit through Authorize.net is governed by the privacy policy of that site and also by that site’s terms of use. We encourage you to read the privacy policy and terms of use of Authorize.net, which can be found below.
http://www.authorize.net/company/privacy/ http://www.authorize.net/company/terms/Cookies
RC uses cookies to enhance the browsing experience on our website. Cookies are small files or records that we place on your computer’s hard drive to collect information about your activities on our website. The information captured by cookies makes it possible for us (i) to speed navigation; (ii) to provide you with custom-tailored content; (iii) to remember information you gave us so that you don’t have to re-enter it each time you visit our website; (iv) to monitor the effectiveness of some of our marketing; and (v) to monitor the total number of visitors and pages viewed.
You can choose to have your browser warn you every time a cookie is being sent to you or you can turn off cookie acceptance altogether. If you refuse cookies, you may be unable to access all areas and/or features of our website.
Aggregating Information
RC collects non-personal information about how users navigate through our website. This statistical information is gathered in order to improve our website. This information does not include individual names or other personal data, and it does not identify you or any other user. If you do not wish for RC to gather this general statistical information about you, then do not use the RC website.
Children
RC takes care to protect the privacy and safety of children. Our websites are not directed or targeted to children under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13 on our websites. We do not permit anyone under the age of 13 to register with us. If you are under the age of 13, you are welcome to browse our website. You are not, however, permitted to use any features of our site that require the collection of any personally identifiable information. If you are under 13 years of age, please do not submit your personally identifiable information to us. If we learn that we have obtained personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will take reasonable steps to immediately delete that data from our records.
Public Forums
Our Website may feature message boards, chat rooms, uploaded content, or other forums that provide you with an opportunity to post information or content that is publicly displayed. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information posted in a public forum by you. We may use personally identifiable and non-personal information about you to identify you with a posting in a public forum. Any information you share in a public forum is public information and may be seen or collected by anyone, including third parties that do not adhere to our Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for events arising from the distribution of any information you choose to publicly post or share through our Website.
Please note that any information or content you post in a public forum or otherwise upload to the website is subject to our Terms of Use [link]. RC reserves the right to remove any postings or content that violates our Terms of Use.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please follow the link below to get in touch with us.
[Click here for contact information.]Links to Other Web Sites
RC occasionally provides links on our website to other non-affiliated websites to enhance your browsing experience. These other websites operate independently from RC and will have their own privacy and security policies. We strongly encourage you to review these policies at any web site you visit. RC does not take responsibility for such non-affiliated websites.