Friends of WEH Privacy Policy

Last Modified: May 3, 2019

Introduction

Friends of WEH (the “Company”, “we” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through compliance with this privacy policy (this “Policy”).  This Policy describes the type of information the Company collects from you and how we use, protect, and disclose it. This Policy applies to information the Company collects or you provide when you visit the website at www.friendsofweh.org (the “Site”) or interact with the Company’s services and features available through the Site (together, the “Services”). 

Please read this Policy carefully to understand the Company’s practices regarding your information.  If you do not agree to this Policy, please do not access or use the Site or Services.  The Company reserves the right to make changes to this Policy from time to time at its sole discretion. We will provide notice of any material changes through the Site or by other means as we deem appropriate before they take effect.  Please check back periodically for any changes we may make to this Policy.  Your use of the Site will be subject to the most current version of this Policy at the time.

Information We Collect

When you interact with the Site, the Company may collect personal information, such as:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • IP address

  • Mobile device identifier

  • Geolocation data

 We may also collect general information about the equipment you use to access the Services, your operating system and browser type and version, the referring website, the Services that you use, times and dates of your interactions with the Services, details of your transactions through the Services, and software event data.

How We Collect Information

The Company may collect information:

  • Directly from you when you provide it, including by filling out forms or contacting us through the Site.

  • Automatically as you interact with the Site, such as location data, data on browsing activities and patterns, times and dates of logins, and event data.

  • From third parties, including the Company’s partners and service providers, such as hosting, analytics, and payment processing service providers, some of whom may operate third-party domains and applications accessible through the Site, or with whom we may exchange data in order to provide the Services to you.

  • Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact the Company.

  • Your search queries through the Site.

Cookies

The Company may automatically collect data using cookies.  A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer to help provide additional functionality and allow for analysis of Site usage. You may choose to decline or disable cookies if your web browser permits, but doing so may affect your ability to access or use certain features of the Site.

Web Beacons

Web beacons are small graphic images or other programming code (also known as "1×1 GIFS" or "clear GIFs"). We may include web beacons in the Site pages and email messages. Web beacons may be used to count visitors to the Site, to monitor how users navigate the Site, and to count how many emails that were sent were actually opened.

How We Use Information

The Company may use your information to:

  • Present the Site to you and others and enable you to participate in the Services.

  • Provide you with Services or information you request.

  • Facilitate transactions on or through the Site.

  • Process and respond to your specific questions or other requests.

  • Develop, deliver, and improve the Site and Services.

  • Measure your interaction with the Site for the purpose of improving your experience, including by enabling the Company to estimate its audience size and usage patterns, speed up your searches, and recognize you when you return to the Site.

  • Carry out the Company’s obligations and enforce its rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and the Company.

  • Take any other action described by the Company when you provide the information.

Fulfill any other purpose with your consent.

How We Share Information

The Company does not sell your personal data to third parties, and will not disclose it for third-party marketing purposes. The Company may disclose aggregated information about users of the Site without restriction.

The Company may disclose your information, including personal information, as described at the time you provide your information and in the following circumstances:

Third Parties Providing Services on the Company’s Behalf

We use third parties to host the Site and perform services such as payment processing, analytics, and bulk email services. We may disclose your personal information to these companies so they can carry out these services.  These companies are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which the Company discloses it to them. We may use third-party analytics service providers, such as Squarespace, which may set and access their own cookies and web beacons on your device. These parties may have access to your personal information and usage information, the use of which is subject to the relevant third party’s own privacy policies and procedures.