We have created this statement to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. We do not collect personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. This policy is your guide to how we will handle information we learn about you from your visit to our Web site.
Privacy Policy
USE OF LINKS
Throughout our Web pages, we provide links to other servers which may contain information of interest to our readers. We take no responsibility for, and exercise no control over, the organizations, views, or accuracy of the information contained on other servers. Creating a text link from your Web site to our site does not require permission. If you have a link you’d like us to consider adding to our Web site, please send an email to scholarship@vvosa.org with the subject “Link request.”
USE OF TEXT AND IMAGES
If you would like to publish information that you find on our Web site, please send your request to scholarship@vvosa.org. Where text or images are posted on our site with the permission of the original copyright holder, a copyright statement appears at the bottom of the page. Usage of our logo and images must be approved by the Foundation. Please send an email to scholarship@vvosa.org to initiate the request.
ACCESSIBILITY
This Web site is designed to be accessible to visitors with disabilities, and to comply with federal guidelines concerning accessibility. We welcome your comments. If you have suggestions on how to make the site more accessible, please contact us at scholarship@vvosa.org.
READING OR DOWNLOADING
We collect and store only the following information about you: the name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are connecting from an America Online account, or princeton.edu if you are connecting from Princeton University’s domain), the date and time you access our site, and the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked to our site.
WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT TO MEASURE THE NUMBER OF VISITORS TO THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF OUR SITE, AND TO HELP US MAKE OUR SITE MORE USEFUL TO VISITORS.
ONLINE PROFILE UPDATES AND DONATIONS
If you complete the Profile update form and share your personally identifying information, this information will be used only to provide you with more targeted content. We may use your contact information to send further information about our organization, or to contact you when necessary. You may always opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the “Opt Out” section below.
SENDING US AN EMAIL
You also may decide to send us personally identifying information, for example, in an electronic mail message containing a question or comment, or by filling out a Web form that provides us this information. We use personally identifying information from email primarily to respond to your requests. We may forward your email to other employees who are better able to answer you questions. We may also use your email to contact you in the future about our programs that may be of interest.
We want to be very clear: We will not obtain personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. Except as might be required by law, we do not share any information we receive with any outside parties.
If you sign up for one of our email lists, we will only send you the kinds of information you have requested. We won’t share your name or email address with any outside parties.
KIDS AND PRIVACY
For children who visit our site, special rules apply. We do not request personal information about children, such as first and last name or street address and city. When kids send email to us, their online contact information (email address) is not used to re-contact them and is not maintained in retrievable form.
OPT-OUT OR CHANGE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
Our site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us through a special online form. You may choose to receive only specific communications or none at all. You may also update your contact information previously provided to us through another online form. You cannot remove yourself from our database, but you can prevent unwanted communication.
DONOR PRIVACY POLICY
The VAW/VRC Memorial and Merit Scholarship Fund is committed to protecting the privacy of our donors. We may collect personal data about donors for a number of reasons:
- to administer and maintain accounts relating to donations
- to facilitate fundraising
- to communicate with donors and prospective donors concerning the Foundation and Foundation programs and services
- to comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
Such personal information may include: name, address, phone number, email address, and credit card number when a donor voluntarily provides it to the Scholarship Fund. In addition, the The VAW/VRC Memorial and Merit Scholarship Fund keeps a record of each donor’s giving history. This information is kept on file for IRS purposes and is also used by the Fund to analyze overall giving patterns in order to make more accurate budget projections.
Recognition and Reporting
Where appropriate, and with the knowledge and consent of the donor, the Fund may publicly recognize the receipt and purpose of an individual gift. However, unless desired by the donor, the Fund will not disclose the amount of such gifts, except where required by law. Data on donors and donation amounts may be aggregated and void of identifying information for reporting purposes without the explicit consent of the donors. The Fund may compile an Annual Report every year and list donors in giving categories. Donors may contact the Fund’s development office to have their name removed from publications, such as an Annual Report.
Safeguards
Protocols are in place to safeguard donor information, including: physical measures, including locked filing cabinets and restricted access to offices
- limiting access on a “need to know” basis
- technological measures, such as the use of passwords for database access and encryption for online giving
- a records retention policy.
The VAW/VRC Memorial and Merit Scholarship Fund does not sell or trade donor’s personal information, nor does the Fund send donor mailings on behalf of other organizations. Individual records are kept only as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which they were collected and to comply with applicable laws.
For inquiries, please contact:
VAW/VRC Memorial Scholarship Fund
Post Office Box 15322
Norfolk, Virginia, 23511-0322
scholarship@vvosa.org
QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR POLICIES
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact us at scholarship@vvosa.org.
