WE CARE ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY

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At Las Amigas, Incorporated (“Las Amigas,” “we,” “our,” “us”), we understand and appreciate that your decision to choose us for your philanthropic investment in our communities an expression of confidence. You trust us with your donations and you trust us to keep secure any information we obtain from you or about you. We understand that privacy is important, and we are strongly committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors to our Website.

The following notice is designed to help you better understand the information we gather from those who visit lasamigasincorporated.org (the “Website”). It also describes how we handle the information once we gather it, whether we disclose it to anyone, and the choices you have regarding our use of the information. This Privacy Statement sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.  By sharing information with Las Amigas, Incorporated, or by visiting this Website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Statement.

We have structured our Website so that you can visit it without identifying yourself or revealing any Personal Data. If you choose to provide us with information by which you can be identified, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this Privacy Statement.

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Please read this Privacy Statement carefully to fully understand how we collect, share, and protect information about you.  This Privacy Statement is incorporated into and is part of the Terms of Use and Conditions of this Website.  

By accessing and using the Website, you agree that you have read and understand this Privacy Statement and that you accept and consent to the privacy practices and uses or disclosures of information about you that are described herein.

I.INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Our primary goals in collecting Personal Data are to share information about our work, to invite you to events designed to update you on Las Amigas' activities, to allow you to request information, and to thank you for your support. However, in order to deliver personalized and relevant information to you through our Website, we collect certain information from users. In operating our website, we may collect and process the following data or information about you:

A. INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE

• • If you make a donation to Las Amigas, Incorporated, we will request Personal Data, such as your name, address, phone number, and email address. We seek such information to facilitate your donation and communicate with you about it. In addition, we may use this information to update you on Las Amigas' work and to improve our marketing and promotional efforts, and to answer any questions that you may have.

  • Unless you specify that a gift be “anonymous” or otherwise request that your name not be listed, we list the names of our Partners in our Website, brochures, and other materials to recognize the generosity of those who support Las Amigas, Incorporated. We do not sell or rent our donor lists to anyone. We also do not share your personal data with any third parties other than service providers we employ to perform functions on our behalf, such as sending postal mail and email, processing credit card payments, and organizing events specifically designed to keep you abreast of Las Amigas' activities. These companies and individuals have access to Personal Data needed to perform their functions, but are not authorized to use it for any other purpose.

  • If you post a comment on Las Amigas, Incorporated'sWebsite, Las Amigas, Incorporated will collect your name, email address, and your Website (if you choose to share your Website). Las Amigas, Incorporated may publicly display your name and Website with your comment, but your email address will not be published.

B. INFORMATION COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY

We may collect information used primarily to provide an enhanced online experience, including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs, and other communication data, including your IP address, the date and time you accessed or left the Website and which pages you viewed, the type of operating system in use [e.g. Macintosh, Windows], the domain name, and the type of browser being used [e.g. Chrome, Safari, etc.].

C. USE OF COOKIES, AGGREGATE DATA COLLECTED ONLINE

Cookies are text files created by websites that transfer information to your computer. Cookies allow websites to remember information about a user, such as a user’s preferences when visiting the Website. As with most websites, Las Amigas, by itself and through third-party services such as Google Analytics, uses cookies to evaluate use of the Website and improve services. You can generally opt to disable cookies in your browser. However, if you disable cookies, you may not be able to access certain parts of the Website, or certain aspects of the Website may not work correctly.

 

We do not track or collect personally identifiable information about our Website users unless you choose to subscribe for Las Amigas, Incorporated updates via e-mail and/or make a donation through our Website. Our Website does not have the ability to respond to a ‘do not track’ signal on a user’s browser.

II. USE OF YOUR INFORMATION

Las Amigas, Incorporated will not sell your Personal Data to third parties. However, Las Amigas, Incorporated will use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To share or disclose information with your consent.

• To comply with applicable law, regulation, or governmental request; to protect the safety of Las Amigas, Incorporated, Website users, or others; to protect the rights or property of Las Amigas; to comply with contractual obligations of Las Amigas; and other instances when Las Amigas is legally required to disclose your information.

• To share information that is public or does not include Personal Data, such as aggregated data or a publicly posted comment.

• To provide you with information relating to our services.

• To provide third parties with statistical information about the users of our website.

• To third parties if you use certain third-party features to share information about user activity through our Website. For example, the “Share” button on blog posts allows users to share posts on social networks. If you use these features, Las Amigas will share this information with the third-party website or service, along with additional information you provide to use the feature (e.g., a Twitter username).  By accessing these third-party websites, you are consenting to the terms and privacy policies of those websites.  You should read those third-party website privacy policies and terms of use. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies whatsoever, as we have no control over them.

• To any affiliated business entities or third parties necessary to provide services to you, including, but not limited to, our subsidiaries, our holding company and its other subsidiaries (if any), as well as third parties involved in the administration and operation of our services.

• To a third party if we sell any or all of our business and/or assets to them.

III. SECURITY AND RETENTION OF PERSONAL DATA

We maintain a risk-based approach to physical, administrative, and technical security measures to protect the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of your Personal Data, including encrypting financial donations using SSL. You should be aware, however, that no transmission of data over the Internet is 100% secure, and that unauthorized third parties may unlawfully intercept or access private data. You provide us with this information at your own risk.

We retain your Personal Data:

• For as long as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.

• For as long as necessary for the purpose for which we collect it.

IV. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE INTERACTION

By accessing other third-party websites through our Website, you are consenting to the terms and privacy policies of those third-party websites.  We do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies whatsoever, as we have no control over them.  We do not have control over whether third parties track a user’s online activities over time and across different websites. We do not have the ability to respond to ‘do not track’ signals in this regard.

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