Elevate Hope Foundation

Privacy Policy

Our Commitment To Privacy

Elevate Hope Foundation is committed to preserving your privacy and safeguarding your information online. The following notice describes the general information-gathering and usage practices of our web site.

The Information We Collect

This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on the Elevate Hope Foundation website. On some pages, you can order products, make requests, and register to receive materials. The types of personal information collected on these pages are name, address, email address, phone number, credit/debit card information, etc.. On some pages, you can submit information about other people. For example, if you order a product online and want it sent directly to the recipient, you will need to submit the recipient's address. In this circumstance, the types of personal information collected are name, address, phone number, etc..

The Way We Use Information

Elevate Hope Foundation does not sell or trade names or other personal data that we collect on our web site. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary with regard to your inquiry. Where appropriate, we may provide the information submitted by you to the person or company that is the subject of your inquiry. Information that you voluntarily submit through email or online forms will be disclosed only to Elevate Hope Foundation employees or officials. They will only use the information to review and reply to your inquiries, answer your questions, and respond to any requests for assistance.

Orders

If you purchase a product or service from us, we request certain personally identifiable information from you on our order form. You must provide contact information (such as name, email, and shipping address) and financial information (such as credit card number, expiration date). We use this information for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we will use this information to contact you. We may share this information with companies that help us operate the website, such as credit card companies.

For Online Orders Elevate Hope Foundation does not maintain any credit card information. Payments are processed by PayPal. PayPal is committed to providing safe, secure and private online transactions. For further details about their privacy practices, please consult PayPal's privacy and security policy directly. When you place an order with us through the PayPal button on our website, PayPal shares your contact information (name, address, and email address) with us. We maintain this information in our database.

Online Donations

For Online Donations EHF does not maintain any credit card information. Credit card donations through our website are processed exclusively by Groundspring.org. Groundspring.org is committed to providing safe, secure and private online transactions. For further details about their privacy practices, please consult their privacy and security policy directly.

When you make a donation to us through the DonateNow button on our website, Groundspring.org shares your contact information (name, address, and email address) with us. We maintain this information in our database of supporters in order to keep you abreast of our future work and related issues that may be of interest to you. You may also subscribe to our mailing list.

Mailing List / Newsletter

If you wish to subscribe to our opt-in mailing list/newsletter, we request certain personally identifiable information from you on our subscription form. You must provide your name and email and can optionally provide additional information such as your address, phone number, company, age and interests. We use this information to send our mailings/newsletter to you, including information about our organization, products, projects and events, and to personalize our website. Out of respect for your privacy, we provide you a way to unsubscribe. Please see the "Choice and Opt-out" section.

Choice/Opt-out

If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions on the unsubscribe page that are also included in each newsletter or communication or by .

Tell-A-Friend

If you choose to use our referral service to tell a friend about our site, we will ask you for your friend's name and email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the site. EHF does not store this information. It will be used for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email.

Surveys or Contests

From time-to-time we may provide you the opportunity to participate in contests or surveys on our site. If you participate, we will request certain personally identifiable information from you. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you therefore have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name and address), and demographic information (such as zip code). We use this information to notify contest winners and award prizes, to monitor site traffic or personalize the site or to send participants an email or newsletter.

Links to Other Sites

This website contains links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by EHF. Please be aware that we, EHF, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies only to information collected by this website.

Security

The security of your personal information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information (such as credit card number) on our donation pages, that information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL), following generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Cookies

The EHF website uses cookies to record information. A cookie is a small data file that websites store on your hard drive when you visit them. Most browsers are set to accept cookies. If you prefer, you may set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, the shopping part of our site will not function properly if you choose not to accept cookies.

Access to Personally Identifiable Information

If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct it by making the change on your account page (store), the contact page (mailing list/newsletter), or by .

We work hard to ensure that your experience on our site is a positive one. If you have any questions about this privacy policy or your dealings with our site, please . In the event we change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page immediately, so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

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