PS Give Inc.
Privacy Policy
This
Privacy Policy discloses the privacy practices for the psgive.org
website and various related services (together referred to as the “Website”).
PS Give Inc., the provider of the Website (referred to as “us” or
“we”), is committed to protecting your privacy online. Please
read the information below to learn about your use of this Website.
You
acknowledge that this Privacy Policy is part of our Website Terms and
Conditions of Use, and by accessing or using our Website, you agree
to be bound by all of its terms and conditions. If you do not
agree to these terms, you must not access or use this Website.
We
reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. Such
changes, modifications, additions, or deletions shall be effective immediately
upon notice thereof, which may be given by means including, but not
limited to, issuing an e-mail to the e-mail address listed by registered
users, and/or posting the revised Privacy Policy on this page.
You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to maintain
a valid e-mail address as a registered user, review this Website and
this Privacy Policy periodically, and to be aware of any modifications.
Your continued use of the Website after such modifications will constitute
your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement
to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
1. Types of Information Collected
In
order to better provide you with access to our Website, we collect two
types of information about our users: Personally Identifiable Information
and Non- Personally Identifiable Information (as defined below).
Our primary goal in collecting information from you is to provide you
with a smooth and efficient experience while using our Website.
Personally
Identifiable Information: This refers to information that
lets us know the specifics of who you are. When you engage in
certain activities on this Website, such as registering as a user, ordering
a product or service, submitting content and/or posting content in discussion
forums or other public areas, participating in an event, filling out
a survey, or sending us feedback, we may ask you to provide certain
information about yourself by filling out and submitting an online form.
It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities; however,
we may ask that you provide us personal information, such as your first
and last name, mailing address (including zip code), e-mail address,
telephone and facsimile numbers, and other personally identifying information.
If you purchase tokens and/or win an event on the Website, you may be
asked to provide a credit card number or other form of payment.
Depending upon the activity, some of the information we ask you to provide
is identified as mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not
provide the mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you
will not be able to engage in that activity.
Non-Personally
Identifiable Information: This refers to information that does not
by itself identify a specific individual. We gather certain information
about you based upon where you visit on our Website in several ways.
This information is compiled and analyzed on both a personal and an
aggregated basis. This information may include the Website’s
Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) from which you arrived, to which
URL you go next, what browser you are using, and/or your Internet Protocol
(“IP”) address. A URL is the global address of documents and
other resources on the World Wide Web. An IP address is an identifier
for a computer or device on a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol (“TCP/IP”) network, such as the World Wide Web (Web).
Networks like the Web use the TCP/IP protocol to route information based
on the IP address of the destination. In other words, an IP address
is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever
you are surfing the Web, allowing Web servers to locate and identify
your computer. Computers require IP addresses in order for users
to communicate on the Internet.
2. Collection Methods and
Use of Information
We
do not collect any Personally Identifiable Information about you unless
you voluntarily provide it to us. You provide certain Personally
Identifiable Information to us when you (a) register for the use of
our Website and register your e-mail address with us; (b) participate
in events sponsored by us; (c) sign up for special offers or to receive
information from selected third parties; (d) send e-mail messages, submit
forms, or transmit other information by telephone or letter; or (e)
submit your credit card or other payment information when purchasing
products on our Website. We may also collect information from
you at other points on our Website that state that such information
is being collected.
We
will primarily use your Personally Identifiable Information to provide
access to our Website to you. We will also use Personally Identifiable
Information to enhance the operation of our Website, fill orders, improve
our marketing and promotional efforts, statistically analyze Website
use, improve our events, and customize our Website’s content, layout,
and services. We may use Personally Identifiable Information to
deliver information to you and to contact you regarding administrative
notices. We may also use Personally Identifiable Information to
resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, and enforce our agreements
with you, including our Website Terms and Conditions of Use, and this Privacy Policy.
3. Release of Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your Personally Identifiable Information to others. We and our service partners use your Personally Identifiable Information to operate our Website and to deliver services. For example, we must release your credit card information to the card-issuing bank to confirm payment for products purchased on this Website; release your address information to the delivery service to deliver products from events you may win; and provide order information to third parties that help us provide customer service.
We
will encourage our service partners to adopt and post privacy policies.
However, the use of your Personally Identifiable Information by our
service partners is governed by the privacy policies of those service
partners and is not subject to our control.
Occasionally,
we may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide
Personally Identifiable Information to the appropriate governmental
authorities. We will disclose Personally Identifiable Information
upon receipt of a court order or subpoena or to cooperate with a law
enforcement investigation. We fully cooperate with law enforcement
agencies in identifying those who use our Website for illegal activities.
We reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities
that we in good faith believe to be unlawful.
We
may also provide Non-Personally Identifiable Information about our customers’
sales, traffic patterns, and related Website information to third-party
advertisers, but these statistics do not include any Personally Identifiable
Information. We will always ask you before sharing any Personally
Identifiable Information that you provide, or that we obtain through
the Website.
4. Updating and Correcting
Information
We
believe you should have the ability to access and edit the Personally
Identifiable Information that you have provided to us. You may
change any of your Personally Identifiable Information in your account
online at any time by linking to your account in accordance with instructions
posted elsewhere on this Website. You may also access and correct
your personal information and privacy preferences by e-mailing us at:
[info@psgive.org].
Please
include your name, address, and/or e-mail address when you contact us.
We
encourage you to promptly update your Personally Identifiable Information
if it changes. You may ask to have the information on your account
deleted or removed; however, because we keep track of past transactions,
you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this
Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete
your information without some residual information because of backups.
5. User Choices on Collection
and Use of Information
We
may, from time to time, send you e-mail regarding our Website.
In addition, if you indicated upon registration that you are interested
in receiving offers or information from us and our charities, we may
occasionally send you direct mail about products and services that we
feel may be of interest to you. Only PS Give Inc. (or agents working
on behalf of PS Give Inc. and under confidentiality agreements) or the
charities you have selected will send you these direct mailings and
only if you indicated that you do not object to these offers.
If you do not want to receive such mailings, simply tell us when you
give us your personal information. Or, at any time, you can easily
edit your account information to no longer receive such offers and mailings.
You
also have choices with respect to cookies, as described below.
By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept
all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies.
If you choose to reject all cookies, some parts of our Website may not
work properly.
6. Security of Information
At
our Website, you can be assured that your Personally Identifiable Information
is secure, consistent with current industry standards. The importance
of security for all Personally Identifiable Information associated with
our users is of utmost concern to us. Your Personally Identifiable
Information is protected in several ways. Access by you to your
Personally Identifiable Information is available through a password
and unique customer ID selected by you. This password is encrypted.
We recommend that you do not share your password with anyone.
In addition, your Personally Identifiable Information resides on a secure
server to which only selected PS Give Inc. personnel and contractors
have access via password. We encrypt your Personally Identifiable
Information and thereby prevent unauthorized parties from viewing such
information when it is transmitted to us.
Personal
information that you provide that is not Personally Identifiable Information
also resides on a secure server and is only accessible via password.
Since this information is not accessible from outside PS Give Inc.,
you will not be asked to select a password in order to view or modify
such information.
In
order to most efficiently serve you, credit card transactions and order
fulfillment are handled by established third-party banking, processing
agents and distribution institutions. They receive the information
needed to verify and authorize your credit card or other payment information
and to process and ship your order.
Unfortunately,
no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be
guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to
protect your Personally Identifiable Information, you acknowledge that:
(a) there are security and privacy limitations of the Internet which
are beyond our control; (b) the security, integrity, and privacy of
any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through
this Website cannot be guaranteed; and (c) any such information and
data may be viewed or tampered with in transit by a third party, despite
our attempts to secure this information.
7. Cookies
When
you use our Website we will store cookies on your computer in order
to facilitate and customize your use of our Website. A cookie
is a small data text file, which a Web site stores on your computer’s
hard drive (if your Web browser permits) that can later be retrieved
to identify you to us. Our cookies store only your session identification.
The cookies make your use of the Website easier, make the Website run
more smoothly, and help us to maintain a secure Website. You are
always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, but some
parts of our Website may not work properly in that case.
We
may use an outside ad serving company to display banner advertisements
on our Website. As part of their service, they will place a separate
cookie on your computer. We will not provide any third-party ad
server with any of your Personally Identifiable Information or information
about your purchases. We and our third-party ad server will collect
and use Non-Personally Identifiable Information about you, such as your
IP address, browser type, the server your computer is logged onto, the
area code and zip code associated with your server, and whether you
responded to a particular ad. Other advertisers may also place
banner ads on our Website in the same manner as above, but we will not
disclose any Personally Identifiable Information to them.
8. Privacy Policies of Third-Party
Sites
Except
as otherwise discussed in this Privacy Policy, this document only addresses
the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. Other
sites accessible through our Website have their own privacy policies
and data collection, use, and disclosure practices. Please consult
each site’s privacy policy. We are not responsible for the policies
or practices of third parties. Additionally, other companies, which
place advertising on our Website, may collect information about you
when you view or click on their advertising through the use of cookies.
We cannot control this collection of information. You should contact
these advertisers directly if you have any questions about their use
of the information that they collect.
9. Miscellaneous Privacy
Issues
You
must be at least 18 years old to have our permission to use this Website.
Our policy is that we do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose Personally
Identifiable Information about visitors that are under 18 years of age.
You should also be aware that when Personally Identifiable Information is voluntarily disclosed (i.e. your name, e-mail address, etc.) in the discussion forums or other public areas on this Website, that information, along with any information disclosed in your communication, can be collected and used by third parties and may result in unsolicited messages from third parties. Such activities are beyond our control and this Policy does not apply to such information. Any submissions to chat rooms or other public areas on this Website are accepted with the understanding that they are accessible to all third parties. If you do not want your comments to be viewed by third parties, you are advised not to make any submissions. Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your password and/or account information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you are online.
If
you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this
Website, or your dealings with this Website, please contact us by sending
an e-mail to:
PS Give Inc.
Attn: Privacy Compliance Officer
