Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to sofiefoundation.org and all its sub-domains (collectively “Site”) and The SOFIE Foundation and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to The SOFIE Foundation include Site. The SOFIE Foundation website is operated by a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. By using Site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
In order to better provide you with products, services, or information offered on Site, The SOFIE Foundation may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
First and Last Name
E-mail Address
Phone Number
If you purchase The SOFIE Foundation’s products or services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
The SOFIE Foundation may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your:
Age
Gender
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our Site; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services on our Site. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
The SOFIE Foundation collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.
The SOFIE Foundation may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from The SOFIE Foundation and its affiliates.
SHARING INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES
The SOFIE Foundation does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
The SOFIE Foundation may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to The SOFIE Foundation and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
The SOFIE Foundation may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on The SOFIE Foundation or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of The SOFIE Foundation; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of The SOFIE Foundation, or the public.
TRACKING USER BEHAVIOR
The SOFIE Foundation may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within The SOFIE Foundation in order to determine which its services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within The SOFIE Foundation to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED INFORMATION
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by The SOFIE Foundation. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of The SOFIE Foundation website.
USE OF COOKIES
The SOFIE Foundation website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard drive by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize The SOFIE Foundation pages, or register with The SOFIE Foundation’s site or services, a cookie helps The SOFIE Foundation to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same SOFIE Foundation website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved so you can easily use the SOFIE Foundation features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Walk Your Path services or websites you visit.
SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
The SOFIE Foundation secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. 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 personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
CHILDREN UNDER THIRTEEN
The SOFIE Foundation does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
E-MAIL COMMUNICATIONS
From time to time, The SOFIE Foundation may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from The SOFIE Foundation or click on a link therein.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from The SOFIE Foundation, you may opt-out of such communications by clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE located within the email.
EXTERNAL DATA STORAGE SITES
We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.
CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT
The SOFIE Foundation reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
CONTACT INFORMATION
The SOFIE Foundation welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that The SOFIE Foundation has not adhered to this Privacy Policy, please contact The SOFIE Foundation at sofie@sofiefoundation.org.
Effective as of July 30, 2019.
