Privacy Policy
Last Updated: June 15, 2010AmberWatch Foundation and its affiliates (referred to herein as "AmberWatch Foundation," " we " or " us ") has created this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") to explain and summarize how we collect, use and protect your personal information as you interact with us online through the website (the "Website"). AmberWatch Foundation reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting a new privacy policy on the Website. Therefore, you are responsible for periodically checking the Privacy Policy for changes. By accessing the Website, you indicate your agreement to and acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy, and consent to the collection, retention and use of your personally identifiable information consistent with this Privacy Policy, as amended from time to time. Your use of the Website is governed at all times by the AmberWatch Foundation Terms of Service ( HYPERLINK "http://www.AmberWatchAlert.org/termsofservice." www.AmberWatchAlert.org/termsofservice. If you are visiting from outside the United States there may be special rules or limitations on your use of this Website.
Information We Collect and How We Use the Information
We regularly collect information about visitors to our site, including IP address, browser type, pages accessed, duration of visit, etc. In addition, we do collect personally identifiable information about you and your company, including your user name and e-mail address, if you voluntarily provide it to us by registering and/or requesting information from us. AmberWatch Foundation collects and uses your personal information in several ways:
Collection of Registration Information. In order to access certain areas of the Website or to receive certain services provided through the Website, you will be required to create a user account and/or provide certain personal information such as your name, your email address, telephone number, your address and other personal information.
Use of Information. We use the information you provide in online registration forms to contact you regarding your use of our services, to send you the information and to provide you with the products or services that you request through our Website, including safety tips, predator alerts or notify you periodically about updates we believe you would like to know about, including important changes to the Website, new AmberWatch Foundation products and services, and special offers that may be of interest to you. We also use your personally identifiable information to process donations, contact benefactors to inform them of their donation status, to send promotional information, to enhance the operation of our Website and administer our systems, to verify your authority to access the Website and to contact you when necessary. We may also use any information you have entered into the Website as reasonably necessary to administer or provide customer support for the Website. Regardless of any other provision of this Privacy Policy, we may permanently store any personal information provided by you via such registration process.
Website Usage. AmberWatch Foundation, or AmberWatch Foundation authorized service providers, may observe your activities, preferences, and transactional data (such as your IP address and browser type) relating to your use of this Website. While we may collect or log this information, we generally do not identify you or match this information with your other personal information. We may use this collected or logged information to diagnose website technical problems, to facilitate your use of the Website, or to track aggregate traffic patterns throughout the Website.
Online Transactions. If we offer you the opportunity to purchase products online and you choose to purchase such products, including purchase of subscription services, you may be asked to share personal information in addition to the information provided to create a user account in order to complete a transaction. In addition, you may be asked for information needed to complete your order, contact you to confirm the order, and provide related customer service. This information is used, for example, to process and execute your transactions, to create and share aggregate reports about these transactions, and to perform credit fraud screening services for transactions between you and AmberWatch Foundation and/or our authorized service providers.
Disclosure
The AmberWatch Foundation uses certain third party vendors (e.g., data storage and processing facilities) to assist us in providing our services. The AmberWatch Foundation may transfer your personally identifiable information to such vendors who have entered into a contract with us that protects the confidentiality of your information and permits the vendor to use it only as reasonably necessary to fulfill its contract with the AmberWatch Foundation. We may also disclose your personally identifiable information as we believe is reasonably necessary to comply with law, regulation or other governmental authority or to prevent harm to yourself or others. Finally, we may disclose your personally identifiable information upon a transfer or sale to another entity of all or substantially all of our stock or assets in the line of business to which this privacy policy relates or upon any other corporate reorganization.
AmberWatch Foundation may be required to disclose your personal information if it: (a) believes it is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process (such as a court order, subpoena, search warrant, etc.) or other legal requirements of any governmental authority; (b) would potentially mitigate our liability in an actual or potential lawsuit; (c) is otherwise necessary to protect our rights or property; or (d) is necessary protect the interest of other users of our Website.
Cookies
To facilitate your use of the Website, AmberWatch Foundation uses "cookies." A cookie is a small amount of data that the AmberWatch Foundation's servers transfer to your browser and that only the AmberWatch Foundation's servers can read. When you arrive at the Website, the cookie file captures your unique session identifier number, and other session data, which are used in some of the site's features. If you do not wish to utilize cookies, you may disable or delete them from within your Internet browser application by accessing the security or privacy settings. You may be required to have cookies enabled to access certain portions of the Website.
Children
AmberWatch Foundation does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register. If you are under 13, you should not attempt to register for the Website or send information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. If a child under 13 submits information through any part of the Website without verification of parental consent, and we learn the person submitting the information is a child or such consent has not been verified, we will attempt to delete this information as soon as possible. Because we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under 13, we do not use or disclose such information to third parties. If you believe that AmberWatch Foundation may have any information about a child under 13, please contact us at info@AmberWatchFoundation.org
Opt-in Use and Disclosure
Users of the Website will have opportunities to opt-in to have their information used for other purposes, including marketing communications. The AmberWatch Foundation also provides opportunities to opt-in to receive communications from us to learn more about new products and services, discounts, special promotions or upcoming events. If you do not wish to share your information, you can choose not to opt-in for particular communications.
To request that we remove your personally identifiable information from our database or to "opt-out" of any further e-mail or contact, send a request to remove@AmberWatchAlert.org AmberWatch Foundation will make a good faith effort to comply with such written request within thirty days of receipt of the request.
Links
This Website may contain links to third-party sites, however, please be aware that AmberWatch Foundation is not responsible for and cannot control the privacy practices of these other sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies for these other sites, as they may differ from ours.
This Website may contain links to co-branded web sites that may display AmberWatch Foundation's logo and trademarks but which are maintained by third parties. Please read the privacy policy on the co-branded site for the applicable privacy practices relating to personal information collected via that site, as it may differ from this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies solely to personal information collected by AmberWatch Foundation.
Security
The AmberWatch Foundation employs procedural and technological measures, consistent with legal requirements and the demands of customer service, reasonably designed to protect your personal information from loss, misuse or unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. No data transmissions over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk. AmberWatch Foundation is not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.
You understand and acknowledge that, even after removal, copies of your information may remain viewable in cashed or archived pages or if other users who you permitted to access your information have copied or stored your information.
If AmberWatch Foundation learns of a security systems breach we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using this Website or providing personal information to us, you agree that we can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy and administrative issues relating to your use of the Website. AmberWatch Foundation may post a notice on our Website if a security breach occurs. If this happens, you will need a web browser enabling you to view the Website. AmberWatch Foundation may also send an email to you at the email address you have provided to us in these circumstances. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing. To receive free written notice of a security breach (or to withdraw your consent from receiving electronic notice) you should notify us at info@AmberWatchAlert.org
Questions
If you have any questions about our privacy practices, please feel free to contact us at: Address:AmberWatch Foundation3010 Old Ranch Prkwy Ste. 330Seal Beach, CA 90740Phone:(949) 222-5880 Email: info@amberwatchfoundation.org