PRIVACY POLICY

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Giz Kids Children’s Foundation Privacy Policy

By using the Site, YOU agree to the terms of this Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Policy, please do not use this site.

Your privacy on the Internet is of the utmost importance to us. Because we gather certain types of information about the users of GizKidsfoundation.org, we feel you should fully understand the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information. This privacy statement (this “Statement”) discloses the privacy practices for GizKidsfoundation.org (the “Website”) – what information we gather, how we use it, and how to correct or change it. This Statement only addresses our activities from our servers. Other sites (including those to which the Website links and third-party sites or services with which GizKidsfoundation.org) may have their privacy policies and practices, which we do not control.

General privacy information

GizKidsfoundation.org contains links to partners, advertisers, and third-party Internet sites and services that may collect data connected with sweepstakes, promotions, e-commerce, etc. They each have separate privacy and data collection practices; independent of GizKidsfoundation.org and GizKidsfoundation.org has no responsibility or liability for these independent policies or actions and is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such websites. Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily and publicly disclose personal information on any online service or website — for example, on message boards, through email, or in chat areas — that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return. Further, while we strive to protect your personal information, GizKidsfoundation.org cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. You are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your account information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you are online.

Use of information

All of the information GizKidsfoundation.org collects, both what you tell us and what we collect through the use of cookies, is “aggregated” — meaning that the data from many users is grouped in a way that does not disclose the personal information of any particular user. We may use this aggregated information to evaluate which products and services are successful and which ones are not and consider which new services we should make available on GizKidsfoundation.org. We may use only the anonymous click stream data to help our advertisers deliver better-targeted advertisements. GizKidsfoundation.org will not disclose any information about any individual without the individual’s consent, except to comply with applicable law or valid legal process. There may be cases in which some of your personal information may be used by GizKidsfoundation.org to target e-commerce promotions and telemarketing activities. In addition, it may be shared with Third parties who assist GizKidsfoundation.org in producing its websites or provide a service to GizKidsfoundation.org users.

We use Google Analytics, which uses cookies and other similar technologies to collect site use information anonymously and report website trends without identifying individual visitors. You can learn about Google’s practices by going to www.google.com/policies/privacy//, and opt-out of them by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Contacting the website

If you have any questions about this Statement, the practices of GizKidsfoundation.org concerning personal information, or your dealings with this website, you can contact us at info@GizKidsfoundation.org.

Children under the age of 13

We do not currently collect any personally identifiable information from children under thirteen. Under certain circumstances, visitors may be asked to submit a screen name as a means of identifying communications to GizKidsfoundation.org. Children of any age should always ask a parent for permission before sending personal information to anyone online. If GizKidsfoundation.org collects personally identifiable information from children in the future, it will do so in compliance with the COPPA, Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (is U.S.C 6501 et seq.).

Cookies

A cookie is a small data file that specific Websites write to your hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID that the site uses to track the pages you’ve visited. But the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the user that has no meaning outside the assigning site. A cookie can’t read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. This random number lets us track “how many” times customers are doing specific things – like visiting our site each month – without really knowing who those customers are. We also use cookies to keep track of your shopping cart and to make sure you don’t see the same ad repeatedly. We use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests and save your member ID.

Additionally, after you’ve entered your member ID and password during a session on our service, we save that information, so you don’t have to reenter it repeatedly during that session. Users should be aware that GizKidsfoundation.org cannot control the use of cookies or the resulting information by advertisers or third parties hosting data for GizKidsfoundation.org. If a user does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allow the user to deny or accept the cookie feature; however, users should note that cookies may be necessary to provide the user with certain features (e.g., customized delivery of information) available on the GizKidsfoundation.org website.

Contests

We run contests on our site in which we ask visitors for their contact information. The customer’s contact information is used to contact the visitor for winner notification and prize delivery confirmation. The majority of the contests that we offer are hosted on GizKidsfoundation.org; however, there may be cases in which a third- party sponsor will host the game and collect user information. In those cases, we urge users to review the privacy statement of the third-party site. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings.

Financial Support

When you donate through the Site or any other means, by written communication or otherwise, we may collect your credit card number or different payment account number, billing address, and additional information related to the transaction (collectively, “Payment Information”) from you, and may use such Payment Information to process your donation and send you related communications.

Please note that depending on your chosen method of payment, you may need to use a third-party payment service (a “Payment Service”); if you wish to make a payment and donation through such Payment Service, you will be directed to a web page hosted by the Payment Service (or the Payment Service’s service providers) and not by GizKidsfoundation.org. Any information collected by the Payment Service Page and not by us will be subject to the Payment Service’s Privacy Policy. We have no control over and shall not be responsible for any Payment Service’s use of information collected through its Payment Service Page.

Security

GizKidsfoundation.org utilizes a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. All user contact information is contained behind a “firewall” and only accessible by a limited number of employees who have special access rights to production systems. Passwords and credit card numbers are encrypted in GizKidsfoundation.org secure database, also located behind a firewall. Users’ sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted in the GizKidsfoundation.org databases as stated above. Because credit card information has been encrypted, it is entirely invisible to any employee who accesses it, including our customer service team. If you desire to change your password, the customer service representative will reset to a new one after adequately identifying yourself. The GizKidsfoundation.org technology department conducts frequent site security audits and employs a third-party audit company to perform additional site security audits.

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