Official Privacy Policy
Arizona Coalition to End Homelessness (herein referred to as "AZCEH") has created this Privacy Policy to explain why we collect particular information and how we will protect your personal privacy within our website. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the Web site located at the URL www.azceh.org.
In order to fully understand your rights we encourage you to read this Privacy Policy as well as our Website Usage Policy. AZCEH reserves the right at any time and without notice to change this Privacy Policy simply by posting such changes on our site. Any such change will be effective immediately upon posting.
AZCEH will never sell, trade, share or rent your personal information to its merchant partners, partner agencies or any other third parties without your prior consent.
How secure is AZCEH's website when I donate
online or provide other personal information?
All credit card or other payment information provided to AZCEH is transmitted using SSL (Secure
Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets
your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you
send it to us. We do not store account or other information in databases accessible through our website. Unfortunately, however, no data
transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive
to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security
of such information.
What kind of personal information does AZCEH gather or track on its site?
Usage Tracking
Our registration forms require users to give us contact information
that may include name, email address, email format preference (HTML
vs. Text), address, interests, and similar information. We do not
request or store sensitive information from our visitors, such as
credit card or social security numbers.
Cookies
Our website may use cookies to enhance your experience while using
our site. Cookies are pieces of information that some websites
transfer to the computer that is browsing that site and are used
for record-keeping purposes at many websites. Use of cookies makes
web-surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving
your passwords, personal preferences regarding your use of the
particular website, and to make sure you don't see the same ad
repeatedly. Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry
standard.
Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However, if you
would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration
of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your
browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our
website will not function properly when you view them.
Your IP Address
AZCEH collects an IP address from all visitors to our website.
An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned
to your computer when you use the Internet. We use IP
addresses to help diagnose problems with our server,
administer our website, analyze trends, track users'
movement, gather broad demographic information for
aggregate use in order for us to improve the site, and
deliver customized, personalized content. IP addresses
are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Other Information Tracked
No information that you provide in interacting with this website is stored in an online database accessible throught the site.
With whom does AZCEH share the
information gathered on its site?
Third-party financial institutions
AZCEH's online credit card donation transactions are transmitted
over secure sockets and are certified by VeriSign. Your personal
information is protected and handled in accordance with laws
enacted to protect consumers like you.
Tracking Information
AZCEH may share macro-level tracking information with third
parties for various reasons, among them to attract potential
advertisers and/or grant-makers and to enhance the effectiveness
of its website through consultants. At no time will personally
identifiable information that you provide be shared with any
of these or any other third parties.
How do I sign up to receive AZCEH's
legislative updates and alerts?
To receive AZCEH's legislative updates and action alerts, simply email our webmaster at coalition@azceh.org.
Please provide your name and email address. You can optionally
provide your mailing address, telephone number and company.
What is AZCEH's opt-out policy?
If at any time you would like to discontinue receiving emails
from AZCEH, simply contact our webmaster at coalition@azceh.org to be removed from our database.
How do I have changes made to the
personal information collected?
If at any time you believe the information collected by AZCEH
is incorrect or inappropriate, simply contact our webmaster
at coalition@azceh.org to have your information changed.
How do I get my name removed from
AZCEH's database?
If at any time you would like to have your name removed from
AZCEH's database, simply contact our webmaster at coalition@azceh.org to be removed from our database.
Acceptance of Privacy Policy
By using this website (www.azceh.org), you indicate your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you disagree with all or any part of our Privacy Policy, please contact our webmaster at coalition@azceh.org immediately to express your concern. We will post any changes to the Privacy Policy to this URL. Please return and check it regularly to be certain you are aware at all times.
If you have any questions concerning this policy, contact our webmaster at coalition@azceh.org.
August 2008