Privacy Policy
Last updated November 18, 2016
Your privacy is important to us and it is Specivic Incorporated's policy to respect the privacy of our users regarding information we may collect while operating our site/platform/service.
What information do we collect?
When donating or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your e-mail address and other personal information. You may, however, visit our site anonymously to the extent that our site's existing design allows for non-authenticated users.
In addition to personal details you enter into the site, we also deal with any content and communications that you choose to enter into the site; the information (as well as meta-information) resulting from your actions on the site inherently exists in our site's servers. For example, we must store comments that you write if the site is to function correctly, and there is also meta-information inherent in this data, such as the average number of comments that you write per day.
What do we use your information for?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in the following ways:
- To grant you an account or to personalize your experience (your information uniquely identifies you, allowing you to manage your own content and communications within the site)
- To improve our website (we continually strive to improve our website and we can do that best by understanding our users)
- To improve your security (additional login information may be optionally provided by you to make it harder for unauthorized persons to gain access to your account)
- To process transactions (your payment information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other individuals or companies for any reason, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of making your intended payment)
- To send occasional emails (the email address you provide may be used to send you requested notifications, company news/updates, important service information, etc.)
How do we protect information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you make a donation or enter, submit, or access your personal information.
Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
Monetary transactions are processed through a secure gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
Much of the information you post to the site, such as communications and public profile information, is available to be seen by other users or site visitors as appropriate.
Private information, such as information related to logging into your account and your email address, would only be released in the event that we need to do so to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise disclose to outside parties your private information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating the site and otherwise providing the site's services to you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
Your public information, such as public posts/comments including your public username, may be provided to other parties for purposes of marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Do we use cookies?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.
For instance, we use cookies to remember your region and/or login information so that you don't have to input this information each time you navigate to the site.
If you disable cookies in your browser, some features of the site will not work as intended. However, we do intend to keep as much of the site working as possible if a user chooses to disable cookies.
Links to External sites
External sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activites of these linked sites. Nevertheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Terms of Service
Please also read the Terms of Service, which establishes the appropriate use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website.
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to the practices outlined in this online privacy policy.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page.