Version May 27, 2017
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Privacy Policy
Welcome to NoraDeutschFoundation.org
NoraDeutschFoundation.org values and believes in protecting the integrity and privacy of personal information of our contributors, supporters, and affiliates, in this website as well as any other means of communication. This privacy policy describes our practices regarding the collection and dissemination of personal information that you may provide to us and/or can be linked to a specific individual, such as a name, postal address, telephone number(s), email address, or any other information, provided to us by our contributors, supporters, affiliates, and website visitors (hereinafter “Personal Information”), as well as certain non-personally identifiable information collected when you visit many of our public online sites such as the type of browser you are using (e.g. Internet Explorer or Firefox), the type of operating system you are using (e.g., Windows XP or Mac OS), the domain name of your internet service provider (e.g., AT&T or Verizon), aggregate data about the number of visits to the Site and/or aggregate data about the pages visited (hereinafter “Aggregate Data”).
This policy also applies when you use other online means of communications created and used by NoraDeutschFoundation.org. NoraDeutschFoundation.org uses its best efforts to and will not not share information it collects from contributors and donors.
- In order to operate and fulfill our mission we may ask elements of your personal information that include your name, telephone number, address, email, and other information. We ask this information because it is critical and fundamental for us to achieve our mission. Some of the information asked is optional and may be withheld if you desire; however, you acknowledge that you will be limiting our ability to perform our services.
- When you browse the Website, NoraDeutschFoundation.org also may automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol address (IP address). When browsing through your PC, tablet and other mobile devices we may also collect information from such devices. We may record this information for operational and security reasons and to improve your user experience.
- We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer any of your personal information to any third party without your prior consent, with the exception of third-parties that aid us in providing services to you.
- By using NoraDeutschFoundation.org you consent to this Privacy Policy and NoraDeutschFoundation.org Terms of Use.
- To protect your personal information, NoraDeutschFoundation.org takes reasonable precautions and follows industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. If you provide NoraDeutschFoundation.org with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with an AES-256 encryption. NoraDeutschFoundation.org follows all PCI-DSS requirements and implements additional generally accepted industry standards.
- NoraDeutschFoundation.org uses Paypal to process your donations and contributions. If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, then Paypal stores your credit card data. It is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction. After that is complete, your purchase transaction information is deleted. All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by NoraDeutschFoundation.org’s website and its service providers. For more insight, you may also want to read Paypal’s Terms of Service.
- NoraDeutschFoundation.org reserves the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the Website.
- If we offer the ability to create an account, you may access, correct, amend or delete any personal information NoraDeutschFoundation.org has about you by visiting your Privacy Settings in our Website. If you would like to register a complaint, or simply want more information about NoraDeutschFoundation.org privacy practices please contact us Contact@NoraDeutschFoundation.org.
- NoraDeutschFoundation.org uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”) which allows us to provide our web visitors with a more customized experience and increases the effectiveness our site and our electronic communications capacity. Google Analytics may use “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site including specific pathways and matching users of the site to individuals within NoraDeutschFoundation.org’s donor and other databases, as well as matching users across different computer and mobile devices. The Non-Personal Information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on its servers in the United States or overseas. Google may use this information for evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.Google Analytics collects information anonymously. It reports website trends without identifying individual visitors. However, outside of the Google Analytics platform, NoraDeutschFoundation.org may use unique IDs to link Personal Information to Google Analytics data. You can opt out of Google Analytics without affecting how you visit our site – for more information on opting out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites you use, visit this Google page.
- With the intent of providing a better user experience and improve our services the NoraDeutschFoundation.org Website may use “cookies” and similar means to collect aggregate statistical information. Aggregate information does not identify any individual person. We may use or disclose aggregate information for any purpose. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and are designed to be read only by a Web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. Cookies are also used to recognize visitor preferences, temporarily store session information and past activity at our site to provide better service and easier access when individuals return to our site. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of this or other Websites you visit. We use third-party advertising companies to create and distribute advertising on our behalf. These companies may also employ cookies and action tags (also known as single pixel gifs or web beacons) to measure advertising effectiveness. To remove cookies from your computer, visit your Internet browser’s “Help” section for information on how to delete cookies. In addition, there are many Websites that provide browser and operating system specific information on how to delete cookies. When thinking about whether you want to delete cookies, you should be aware that some sites require cookies to function properly. After you delete cookies, you may have to re-register with some sites or you may notice difficulty in browsing some sites.
- NoraDeutschFoundation.org welcomes your comments and participation on our website and other online channels; however, you acknowledge that if you send us creative suggestions, stories, photos, videos, ideas, notes, drawings, concepts, or other information, you grant us with perpetual, non-exclusive license to use, share, advertise, and exploit such information, and that we shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the information for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to you.
- As a user of this site, you are responsible for your own communications and are responsible for the consequences of their posting. Therefore, do not impersonate another person and not transmit material to us that is copyrighted, unless you are the copyright owner or have the permission of the copyright owner to post it; do not send material that reveals trade secrets, unless you won them or have the permission of the owner; do not send material that infringes on any other intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others; do not send material that is obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, or embarrassing to another user or any other person or entity; and do not send sexually explicit images, advertising or solicitations of business, or chain letters.
- You represent and warrant that any information and/or material you post or provide to NoraDeutschFoundation.org through any medium is truthful, accurate, not misleading, not confidential property of others, and not in violation of any other third party’s rights. Furthermore, you acknowledge and agree that all submissions will become the property of NoraDeutschFoundation.org and that NoraDeutschFoundation.org will have the right to publish or republish the submission for any type of use including for promotional and advertising purposes without compensation to you of any kind. Should your submission include third party materials, you grant, represent and warrant that you, as well as the owner of such content, have expressly granted NoraDeutschFoundation.org a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide exclusive license to use the submission in any manner, media or form now known or hereafter developed. NoraDeutschFoundation.org shall have the right to sublicense its rights.
- NoraDeutschFoundation.org does not knowingly gather any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. You must be 13 years of age or older to access the site. NoraDeutschFoundation.org has no interest in collecting information from children under the age of 13.
If you have questions or comments please contact us on:
Contact@NoraDeutschFoundation.org
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