PRIVACY POLICY
Please
Read the Following Carefully. The American Red
Cross recognizes that visitors to our site may
be concerned about the information they provide
to us, and how we treat that information. This
Privacy Policy addresses those concerns. This
policy may be changed or updated from time to
time.
If you have any
questions about our Privacy Policy, you can
contact us at:
American Red Cross
of the Delmarva Peninsula
Wilmington, Delaware
(800) 777-6620
We are available to answer your questions or
hear your concerns.
Our Policy
The American Red Cross uses its best efforts to
respect the privacy of its online visitors. At
our site, we do not collect personally
identifiable information from individuals unless
they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly.
This means we do not require you to register or
provide information to us in order to view our
site. The American Red Cross only gathers
personally identifiable data, such as names,
addresses, zip/postal codes, e- mail addresses,
etc., when voluntarily submitted by a visitor.
For example, personally identifiable information
may be collected in order to respond to a stated
desire to volunteer time to the American Red
Cross, to purchase Red Cross merchandise online,
or to make a financial donation online. This
information is used solely by the American Red
Cross or other entities who are involved in the
operation of this site for internal purposes.
American Red Cross lists are never sold to third
parties. We will only share personally
identifiable information with third parties when
(i) the person submitting the information
authorizes us to share it; (ii) sharing the
information is a necessary operation of the
site, for instance, to process a credit card
transaction, or (iii) we are required to by law.
The American Red Cross has no control over or
responsibility for the data collection and use
practices of third parties that process online
donation credit card transactions.
Is Credit Card
Information Secure?
We care about the safety and security of your
transaction. We use high grade encryption and
the https security protocol to communicate with
your browser software. This method is the
industry standard security protocol, which makes
it extremely difficult for anyone else to
intercept the credit card information you send
to us. Companies we work with to process credit
card transactions also use high grade encryption
and security protocols. Contributions may also
be made by calling 1-800-777-6620 or directly to
by
mail:
American Red Cross
100 West 10th Street Suite 5
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Attn: Development Department
Is My Personal
Information Secure?
Yes. The same high grade encryption and https
security protocols used for financial
transactions on our site are used in collecting
personal information.
We Care About
Doing It Right
In addition to maintaining privacy and security
controls over information you share with us, the
American Red Cross works to accurately process
your contribution information. During business
hours, staff are available to answer questions
about your financial donation:
(800) 777-6620 and ask for someone in
Development.
The American Red
Cross employs error checking procedures to make
certain transactions are processed completely
and accurately. As necessary, changes are made
to improve our systems. And, independent
external and internal audits are conducted to
ensure the privacy, security and appropriate
processing of your information on our site.
How Do We Use
"Cookies"?
Visitors should be aware that non-personal
information and data may be automatically
collected by the American Red Cross’ Website
through the use of "cookies." "Cookies" are
small text files a Website can use to recognize
repeat visitors, facilitate the visitor’s
ongoing access to and use of the site, and allow
a site to track usage behavior and compile
aggregate data that will allow content
improvements. Cookies are not programs that come
onto a visitor’s system and damage files.
Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique
number to the visitor that has no meaning
outside the assigning site. If a visitor does
not want information collected through the use
of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most
browsers that allows the visitor to deny or
accept the cookie feature. The American Red
Cross uses "cookie" technology only to obtain
non-personal information from its online
visitors in order to improve visitors’ online
experience and facilitate their visit within our
site.
Note to
Parents on Our Privacy Policy
The American Red Cross welcomes children to
learn more about our organization and, where
appropriate, find opportunities to serve their
communities through American Red Cross training
programs and volunteer activities. However, we
encourage this to be done only with their
parent's knowledge and supervision.
Thank you for
visiting our site. Please
contact us should you have any questions
about the operation of the site.
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