Privacy policy

The Foundation values your support and the trust you have for The Community Foundation of South Alabama. This Privacy and Website Terms of Use statement, hereafter referred to as Terms of Use, is intended to address any concerns you may have about your personal information collected through this web site.

Your Consent

Please take a few minutes to review the Terms of Use statement. By accessing our website the Foundation www.communityfoundationsa.org or any other website of The Community Foundation of South Alabama (the Foundation) collectively hereafter referred to as “website” or “websites” you are consenting to the websites Privacy and Terms of Use policies for those sites. You also are consenting that you are not under 13 years of age; you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as set forth in this Terms of Use statement and the Terms of Use statement on 3rd party provider websites accessed through the Community Foundation’s website. If you are not under 13 years of age but are a minor under the age of 19 years of age and provide personal information you affirm you are doing so with the consent of a parent or guardian. If you do not consent to the use of your personal information as described in the Terms of Use statement, please do not provide any information about yourself when you visit this web site.

Terms of Use May Change

The Terms of Use statement describes the current policies and practices of the Foundation with regard to the personal information we collect from visitors to our websites. As websites grows, the Foundation may update or revise its Terms of Use statement. We, reserve the right therefore, to update or modify this Terms of Use statement at any time, without prior notice, by posting the revised version of this Terms of Use statement on this website. If we modify our Terms of Use statement, the modifications will apply only to the personal information collected after we have posted the revised Terms of Use statement on this web site.

You may access the current version of the Terms of Use statement by clicking on the link marked "Privacy and Website Terms of Use."

What Is Personal Information?

"Personal information" is information about an identified or identifiable individual. Your personal information may include information such as your name, your address, your phone number(s) and your e-mail address.

What Personal Information Does The Foundation Collect Through This Web Site?

The Foundation collects personal information you knowingly and voluntarily provide to the Foundation when you use this web site. For example, you will be asked to provide personal information when you subscribe to a newsletter, make an online donation, recommend a grant, apply for a grant or scholarship, add your name to our mailing list, complete a survey, complete an application to volunteer, or register for an event.

How Does The Foundation Use Your Personal Information?

The Foundation uses your personal information for the purposes for which it was provided. For example, if you subscribe to a newsletter, we use your contact information to mail or e-mail the newsletter to you. If you apply to volunteer, we use information about your background, interests, and skills to help you find the right volunteer opportunity. If you register for an event, we use the information you provide to process your registration. If you complete a poll or survey or send us comments or other information, we use that information to improve our programs, services, and communications. We also use your personal information to respond to your questions and comments, and to thank you for donations.

Additionally, the Foundation uses personal information to compile statistics about visitors to our web site, and our donors, volunteers, and other supporters. These statistics do not identify you personally.

If you provide your name and address, you may receive periodic mailings from the Foundation with news, information, programs, events, and requests for support.

You can opt out of any or all communications from the Foundation at any time by contacting the Foundation at http://www.communityfoundationsa.org/contact-us/ or P.O. Box 990, Mobile, AL 36601-0990 or “unsubscribing” if opting out of enews.

Use of IP Addresses and Cookies

In order to better serve the web site visitor, cookies are used in some areas of the web site to track general user trends.

A unique number called an IP address identifies every computer on the Internet. Each time you connect to the Internet your machine is assigned an IP address. An IP address is a number that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent in packets across the Internet. The Foundation uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer the Foundation website.

"Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can edit your browser options to block them in the future. The Foundation uses cookies to maintain user session identity, and, in some non-member areas, to store your username and password locally for ease of access.

The Foundation may also collect certain demographic information about visitors to www.communityfoundationsa.org through the use of cookies. The Foundation only uses this data to improve the overall www.communityfoundationsa.org website and for internal business purposes.

Credit Card and Banking Transactions

The Foundation uses carefully selected third-party service providers to provide a convenient process for credit card or banking transactions to remit to the Foundation. When you provide credit card or banking information through these sites, your information goes directly from your computer to the 3rd party service provider. The service provider uses your credit card or banking information only to process your transaction and is bound by contract to treat all of your personal information as confidential. Although our service providers send us information you consent to provide when you complete a transaction, for your security, our service providers do Page 3 of 4 Approved by Executive Committee: June 27, 2016 not share your credit card information with the Foundation. The Foundation is not responsible for your use of 3rd party providers when you provide credit card or banking information to them.

Does The Foundation Share Personal Information With Others?

The Foundation does not sell or rent email addresses to anyone outside of the organization.

The Foundation shares the personal information it collects with third-party vendors who act for or on behalf of the Foundation. For example, when you register for an event, a third party may process your registration on behalf of the Foundation. These third- party vendors may need information about you in order to perform their functions. These companies are not authorized to use your personal information for any other purpose and are bound by contract to treat all of your personal information as confidential.

There may be some other limited circumstances in which the Foundation may share or transfer information in our databases to an unrelated third party. For example, to comply with a legal requirement or court order, in the event of a tax audit or other investigation, to protect the security of our web site and the integrity of our databases, if we reorganize or merge with another organization, or some similar event. Whenever the Foundation shares personal information with third parties, the Foundation takes appropriate steps, by contract or otherwise, to limit the use and prevent the unauthorized disclosure of personal information.

Technical Information Collected Through This Web Site

When you access this web site, The Foundation uses standard web server technology to collect technical information, such as the name of your Internet service provider, its IP address, the name of your operating system (such as Windows® or Macintosh®), your browser type (such as Netscape® or Internet Explorer®), the length of time you spend on our site during a visit, the pages you visit, and so forth. This information does not identify you personally, and the Foundation does not attempt to tie this technical information to any of the personal information you provide. The Foundation uses this information to improve our web site and make it more compatible with the technology used by our visitors.

Security

No organization can guarantee that its web site is completely secure. The Foundation does not warrant that this web site is completely secure or that it cannot be “hacked”. For this reason, you use this web site solely at your own risk.

Links To Other Web Sites

This web site may contain links to other web sites owned and operated by The Foundation. It also may contain links to web sites that are not operated by the Foundation. By accessing the 3rd party providers you consent to their Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policies. These 3rd party providers include but are not limited to 3rd party providers such as:

  • Donor Central for fundholder access

  • Blackbaud/Microedge IGAMs Online Grant application system

  • Foundant Online scholarship application system

  • SHARE Southwest Alabama

  • Paypal for online giving and event registration for the Foundation

  • Event Brite for the Foundation’s event registration

  • Mailchimp Enews subscription service

This Terms of Use statement applies only to this web site, which may be accessed at www.communityfoundationsa.org. It does not apply to personal information collected through other web sites owned and operated by the Foundation, nor does it apply to third-party web sites. Links to third-party web sites are provided as a service and do not imply any endorsement of the activities of these third-party web sites nor any association with their operators. The Foundation does not control these third-party web sites and is not responsible for their data practices. We urge you to review the Terms of Use statement posted on each web site you visit before using the web site or providing any personal information about yourself.

Information About Children

The Foundation’s website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the Websites. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 through the website. If we learn that we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental or guardian consent, we will delete that information.

If you believe that a child has provided information to us through this web site, please contact The Foundation at http://www.communityfoundationsa.org/contact-us/ or P.O. Box 990, Mobile, AL 36601-0990, Attn: Terms of Use Statement. Please send enough information so that the Foundation can correctly identify the information provided by the child. We will use our best efforts to remove all information provided by the child from our systems.

Disclaimer

The Foundation makes every effort to ensure that published information is accurate and current. No officer, employee, or volunteer of the Foundation warrants the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information published on the www.communityfoundationsa.org site nor endorses any products or services linked from this system, and shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such information. Portions of the information may be incorrect or not current. Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained from this system does so at his or her own risk.

Questions And Concerns

If you have any questions about the Terms of Use statement or the use of your personal information, please contact the Foundation via our website at: http://www.communityfoundationsa.org/contact-us/

Or Mail to us at:

The Community Foundation of South Alabama
P.O. Box 990 Mobile, AL 36601-0990

This Terms of Use statement was last revised on June 27, 2016.