Terms & Privacy Policy

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The Bellinger Family Foundation is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. Information gathered by us is used to monitor use of our site, personalize your Internet experience, and respond to questions and requests. Bellinger Family Foundation respects the privacy of every individual who uses Bellinger Family Foundation owned and managed websites, mobile applications and other online products and services (collectively,"Site"). 

This notice applies to our information collection practices for this Site. Because your privacy is important to us, we provide you with notice and choices about the collection and use of your information. To make this notice easy to find, a link is provided at the bottom of each page on our website. By using our site you accept the practices described in our Privacy Policy.

Use of Cookies

We use cookies, small files that are sent to your Web browser and stored on your computer's hard drive, to improve your online experience. The cookie is used to speed up access to the Site and the information you want to see, but it does not contain any personal information. Most Web browsers accept cookies, and the “help” menu on your browser should provide options for preventing, accepting, or receiving notice of new cookies. Please be aware that if you block cookies, some online functionality may be lost.

Data Collection

We collect two types of information; normal Web server traffic pattern information and personal information, including, but not limited to, name, address, age and telephone number. Personal information may be needed for certain online activities including but not limited to:

Registration: 

If you choose to customize the Web site to your needs by becoming a registered Bellinger Family Foundation Web user, we retain the preferences you select so that you will not have to reenter the information each time you access our Web site. These preferences may include requests for email, news, event and partner information. You can access your profile by entering your user name and password each time you use the Web site. You are not required, however, to enter your name or mailing address. If you register to participate in an Bellinger Family Foundation event, your information will be stored for future reference.

Contributions:

If you choose to donate to our organization, we maintain a record of your contribution, including name, email, phone number and mailing address. 

Request for Information:

If you submit an online request or submit a question through a “contact us” link, we may request additional information needed to respond to your inquiry. Such information often includes name, shipping address, telephone number, and email address.

Data Use

We limit the use of information provided to us on our Site to the following:

Internal Use

If you do not make a service request, donation, purchase, or otherwise identify yourself, we will have no personally identifiable information about you. We will only use aggregate information derived, in part, from your use of our site to improve our site and our service to you.

If you provide personal information, we will add your contact information to our database and may contact you to provide information related to future Bellinger Family Foundation related news, campaigns, events and partner programs. We may also notify you of community opportunities and/or solicit monetary contributions to Bellinger Family Foundation.

External Use

Your information is privileged and confidential and will not be shared or released to any organization or business entity other than those affiliated with or working in conjunction with Bellinger Family Foundation as follows:

Bellinger Family Foundation may exchange its donor list with other qualified non-profit organizations to off-set fundraising expenses. No gift or payment details are shared through this exchange. Bellinger Family Foundation respects the privacy of its financial supporters and, as such, would be pleased to exclude you from its list rental and exchange program. If you would like to opt-out, please click THIS LINK and copy & paste “Please do not share my information with others” in the message box.

Your Options

We respect your privacy and allow you to restrict internal and external sharing of your personal information. We recognize that you may wish to limit the ways in which we contact you and we offer the following options:

Do not contact me by telephone, postal mail or email. 

Do not share my contact information with other non-profit organizations.

Do not contact me with fundraising or volunteer requests supporting Bellinger Family Foundation.

Do not contact me for any reason.

Upon request, we will provide you with the information we maintain about you so that you may request corrections. For any changes, please contact us via email at info@bellingerfamilyfoundation.org.  To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before providing information or making corrections.

Data Security

The security of your personal information is important to Bellinger Family Foundation and we are committed to protecting the information we collect. Only Bellinger Family Foundation staff and contracted consultants have access to this data based upon minimum necessary access. We conduct compliance audits to ensure that all data is protected to the highest extent possible. 

External Links

Our privacy policies apply only to your use of a Bellinger Family Foundation Site. This website contains links to other sites, including sites that have partner and financial relationships with us. We do not disclose personably identifiable information to those operating linked sites and we are not responsible for their privacy practices. Links to other sites do not imply an endorsement of the materials or policies on those websites. You should read the privacy policies of each site you visit to determine what information that site may be collecting about you.

This privacy statement will be updated periodically and posted on our Site. It applies only to our on-line practices and does not encompass other areas of the organization. We reserve the right to change this policy at any time by posting revisions. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Bellinger Family Foundation Terms & Online Privacy Policy as posted at the time of your access or use. If you have any questions about our policy or our compliance, you may contact us via email at info@bellingerfamilyfoundation.org.

Updated 03/02/2021