TRCF Privacy Policy
The Ruth Cheatham Foundation is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most meaningful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to The Ruth Cheatham Foundation website and governs data collection and usage. By using The Ruth Cheatham Foundation website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of Your Personal Information
The Ruth Cheatham Foundation website only collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number if you choose to provide it.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by The Ruth Cheatham Foundation. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by The Ruth Cheatham Foundation for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of The Ruth Cheatham Foundation Web site.
The Ruth Cheatham Foundation encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from The Ruth Cheatham Foundation so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. The Ruth Cheatham Foundation is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of The Ruth Cheatham Foundation and The Ruth Cheatham Foundation family of websites.
Use of Your Personal Information
The Ruth Cheatham Foundation collects and uses your personal information to operate The Ruth Cheatham Foundation website and deliver the services you have requested. The Ruth Cheatham Foundation also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other events and programs offered by The Ruth Cheatham Foundation. The Ruth Cheatham Foundation may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
The Ruth Cheatham Foundation does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
The Ruth Cheatham Foundation website will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on The Ruth Cheatham Foundation or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of The Ruth Cheatham Foundation; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of The Ruth Cheatham Foundation, or the public.
Use of Web Tracking
The Ruth Cheatham Foundation website uses tracking, including cookies, to help you personalize your online experience. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of The Ruth Cheatham Foundation services or websites you visit.
TRCF Site Usage Information
Information (e.g., log files, cookies, Internet tags, web beacons, etc.) we collect from you through your use of the Site will be used to (a) monitor the operation, technical functions and quality of the Site, (b) compile general statistics regarding use of the Site, and (c) analyze demographic information about the Site’s users. Security of Your Personal Information
The Ruth Cheatham Foundation secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
Third Party Links
The Site may contain links to third party sites on the Internet (“Third Party Sites”). Your use of all third party sites are at your own risk and it is your sole responsibility to evaluate the content and usefulness of the information obtained from third party sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. If you are concerned about the privacy policy of a certain third party, you may contact them directly or visit their individual website to learn more about their individual privacy policies.
Changes to this Statement
The Ruth Cheatham Foundation will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. The Ruth Cheatham Foundation encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how The Ruth Cheatham Foundation is protecting your information.
Contact Information
The Ruth Cheatham Foundation welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that The Ruth Cheatham Foundation has not adhered to this Statement, please contact The Ruth Cheatham Foundation at mail@ruthcheathamfoundation.org. We will use reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
Donor Privacy Policy
This section of our Privacy Policy relates specifically to donors.
This Donor Privacy Policy applies to the collection of information, including information collected on our website. By submitting your information to us or any of our staff, you consent to the terms and conditions of the policy and to our processing personal information for the purposes stated below.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
“Personal Information” is information that identifies you personally, such as your name, address, telephone number, email address, birthdate or other identifying characteristic. We collect and store personal information that you share with us or that is available from public sources. Below are examples of ways in which we may collect your information:
When you request information via one of the email addresses identified on our website, or otherwise contact us in person, by phone, or email, with an inquiry.
We may collect your name, email address, telephone number, and other contact information if you register for and/or attend an event.
We may collect information such as your name, email address, telephone number, and payment information when you make a contribution, either on our website, over the phone, by mailing in a check, or any other manner in which you might make a contribution.
Responses to surveys
The above list provides a sample of ways personal information may be collected by The Ruth Cheatham Foundation. From time to time, we may collect personal information from you in ways not described above.
TRCF restricts access to personal information to those employees who need to know that personal information to provide our services to you.
Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
TRCF respects and values the trust you place in us when you give us your personal information and is committed to maintaining the confidentiality of our donors’ personal information.
We will not trade, share or sell a donor’s personal information, collected on the website or through any business activities, with anyone else.
Information will be shared with governments, law enforcement or other legal entities as required by law.
Donors may opt in to share testimonials with TRCF, which may be featured on TRCF’s Blog, website, or other publications.
Donor names may be featured in recognition lists with other donors at their associated giving level in TRCF publications such as the website or annual report.
We will collect payment information, billing address, and other information necessary to process a donation or event registration.
We will use your information to comply with the law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to conform to the requirements of the law or comply with legal process served on us, protect and defend our rights, or act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of others.
We will use your personal information to protect against potential fraud. We may verify with third parties the information collected in the course of processing a gift, event registration or other donation. If you use a credit card, we may use card authorization and fraud screening services to verify that your card information and address match the information that you supplied to us, and that the card being used has not been reported lost or stolen.
Except as described in this Donor Privacy Policy or at the time we request the information, we do not otherwise disclose your personal information to any third parties. Further, TRCF will not sell or trade your personally identifiable information to any third parties.
Security of Information
TRCF is committed to protecting the security of your personal information and will take reasonable security precautions to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. TRCF staff members have limited access to data and our webpage has standard Squarespace encryption. Squarespace website traffic is encrypted via SSL providing a secure end-to-end connection for visitors. SSL prevents hackers from impersonating our site or stealing information that customers submit, like an email address or a credit card number. However, we cannot guarantee the security of our database, nor can we guarantee that the information you supply won’t be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the internet.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about TRCF’s Donor Privacy Policy and TRCF’s privacy and security practices, you can contact a team member from TRCF.
Phone: 972-897-3371
E-mail Address: mail@ruthcheathamfoundation.org
Mailing Address:
The Ruth Cheatham Foundation
8519 Lakemont Drive
Dallas, TX 75209-2635
Changes to The Ruth Cheatham Foundation’s Privacy Policy
Because we will continue to implement new technologies and improve the features and services we provide, The Ruth Cheatham Foundation Privacy Policy is subject to change. For that reason, we encourage you to periodically review the TRCF Privacy Policy.