Privacy Commitment
Collection of Information
Sharing Information
Information Security
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PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy statement is applicable to these web site URLs:
http://www.awaywithwordsfoundation.com
http://www.awaywithwordsfoundation.org
http://www.rocckchoir.org
Our Privacy Commitment to You
At A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. we are committed to providing you with quality products and services to meet your needs as we raise money and provide resources for children touched by cancer and for their support networks.
It is the policy of the A Way With Words Foundation Inc. to respect and protect the privacy of our users when you use our web site. A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. does not collect personally identifiable information such as names, addresses, and email addresses about individuals except when such individuals specifically provide such information on a voluntary basis, as when ordering a product, making a donation, or submitting an email. The A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. maintains appropriate safeguards, consistent with the standards of the industry, to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of information collected from individuals.
~~ Privacy of Juveniles Age 13 and Under
Learn about the children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and follow the tips for parents at the Federal Trade Commission's web site for children's privacy at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/index.html. A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. respects the privacy of your children and we do not knowingly collect or retain personally identifiable information online from individuals under the age of 13.
On this website, the A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. solicits creative expressions from all age. Acceptable works include poems, stories, drawings, photographs, lyrics, music, etc. that are submitted for publication. Any solicited and unsolicited work is accepted and published only with the permission of the author, and in the case of minors under the age of 13, only with the permission of a parent or legal guardian.
A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. is concerned about the safety and privacy of all its users, particularly children. Although our web site is designed to appeal to a broad audience and be child-friendly, as the legal guardian, it is your responsibility to determine whether any of the services and/or content are appropriate for your child.
Why We Collect and Share Information
Except when needed to complete a transaction requested by you, the A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. does not retain or collect personal information, but anonymous, aggregate data may be collected to better design products and services to help us reach our goals and to improve customer satisfaction. By verifying your identity when you order online from us, our payment processor can help protect you from identity theft and fraud. Also, by using "cookies" when you visit our web site, we learn about which parts of these sites visitors find most useful. Only our payment processor can access your financial information you provide to complete an online sale.
Our Information-Sharing Practices apply to Customers and Former Customers. We collect information from:
- Emails, questionnaires, and other forms you submit to us containing information such as your name and address
- Your transactions with us and others (products or services purchased)
- Our communications with you, including our responses to your inquiries
- Web-based tools when you visit our web site, including “cookies”
The A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. web site may contain links to other sites. A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. cannot control and is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when you leave the A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. web site to read the privacy statements of each web site you visit. This Privacy Statement applies only to information collected by the A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. web site.
DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
By using the A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. web site, you authorize us to disclose to third parties, affiliates, and agents, such as independent auditors, payment processors, transaction processing banks, consultants or attorneys, information you have provided or that we or our affiliates have obtained about your online transactions:
- To comply with laws, government agency or court rules or orders, subpoenas, or other legal process or to give information to any government agency or official having legal authority to request such information;
- To provide services related to fulfilling a request or order by you; or
- If you provide us your permission.
At A Way With Words Foundation, Inc., access to information about you is restricted to authorized employees obtaining that information for business purposes. We do not have access to any information you provide to payment processors when you choose to order products and services online and pay online. We do not store information gathered through direct physical orders or payment methods such as a mailed-in check.
A Commitment to Security
We are all responsible in some way for the safety and security of our personal information, and this is how we handle our responsibility. Below are some tips you can use to heighten the security of your personal information.
~~ Security Safeguards to Keep Information Confidential and Secure
Here are some of the things we do with our technology and our internal training to ensure that your information in our systems is protected:
- The security of our customers’ information is a priority to us, and the A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. strives to be compliant with industry standards and best practices.
- We carefully select and monitor the outside companies that we hire to perform services for us. We require them to keep customer information safe and secure, and do not allow them to use or share the information for any purpose other than the job they are hired to do.
- We use security software to avoid, when possible, the unintended transmission of computer viruses or malevolent computer programs.
- Our order and payment processors use 236-bit encryption for sensitive information that is transmitted over the Internet, firewall systems and intrusion detection software to prohibit unauthorized access.
- Our payment processor is fully PCI/CISP compliant (meets or exceeds Visa's Cardholder Information Security Program and MasterCard's Site Data Protection Program minimum security mandates).
- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology is used to encrypt and protect your credit-card account information, and transactions are carried out on a secure server (please be sure that your own Web browser, such as Netscape or Explorer, is able to handle secure transactions).
- We require our volunteers and associates to be aware of information security in all their tasks performed for the A Way With Words Foundation, Inc.
~~ Your Part
As a consumer, you can take a number of steps to protect your information. Here are a few tips:
- Be extremely cautious in sharing your personal information with others. Never give your Social Security number or personal credit information over the phone or the Internet unless you initiate the communication.
- Don’t share your online account information (user names, passwords) with anyone.
- Don’t put sensitive information such as credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, etc. in emails. They are not secure.
- Don’t respond to suspicious emails, especially if they request personal information or ask you to validate account information.
- Report unusual telephone or email inquiries or other suspicious activity to your telephone company or local law enforcement authorities.
- Immediately sign new credit cards.
- Retain receipts from all ATM, debit and credit card transactions. When you're ready to dispose of them, make sure your account number is not readable. Shred documents with any personally identifiable information, including pre-approved offer letters, ATM receipts etc.
- Monitor account activity on your credit reports to ensure that the information is accurate and that all the reported activities are yours. If you believe that an unauthorized person has accessed your account, notify your credit card company or local bank immediately.
- Check your billing statements. Review your statements thoroughly. Contact all your creditors immediately if you notice incorrect transactions.
- If you lose your credit card or suspect that you have been a victim of identity theft, immediately notify your creditors, local law enforcement and the credit bureau agencies listed above. If you think your identity has been stolen, you may want to visit http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/ which is sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission.
- Maintain and regularly update anti-virus and anti-spyware programs on your computer.
- When you have been paying a bill online, or performing any other transaction online, make sure that you use the Log Out button when you are finished. Then close your browser completely. This ensures that no one can use the computer after you and see your account information.
~~ Your Opt-Out Choices
You have the right to limit when we may share information about you. You may also tell us when not to send you solicitations.
~~ Limits on Solicitations from Us
You may tell the A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. not to solicit you by mail, telephone or email for products and services that are outside our regular communications with you.
Contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
~~ How to opt out:
If you wish to opt out of our mailing list for newsletters and notices of special events, then
contact us or call us at: 330.799.5301 with your instructions.
INFORMATION
For more information about our Privacy and Terms of Use Practices, write to us at:
A Way With Words Foundation, Inc.
14 N. Anderson Rd.
Austintown, Ohio 44515
or
email us at service@awaywithwordsfoundation.org
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