ParentalRights.org is committed to protecting the personal information that you provide to us when using the ParentalRights.org Site. This Online Privacy Statement describes how we treat all user data collected during your visit to the ParentalRights.org Site, both anonymous data and personally identifying data.
ParentalRights.org may occasionally update this Statement. We will post any changes on this web page, so be sure to check back periodically. If we do make material changes, we will post a notice on our home page that the Online Privacy Statement has been modified and provide a link to the revised Online Privacy Statement. Any information that you submit after a change has been posted will be subject to the new provisions.
User Data We Collect
We collect two types of user data: (1) anonymous data that is automatically collected from all visitors to the ParentalRights.org Site; and (2) personally identifiable data that you voluntarily submit to us (described below under “Personal Data”).
Anonymous Data. We automatically collect Internet Protocol addresses and domain names through our server and through cookies. (See the section on Cookies below for more information.) We also track the number and frequency of hits per page on an aggregate basis.
Personal Data. We may collect Personal Data that you voluntarily provide, such as your name and postal address, phone number, email address, and similar information, when you participate in certain activities on the ParentalRights.org Site, including, but not limited to:
- Joining or renewing your membership in ParentalRights.org;
- Making an additional contribution to support ParentalRights.org;
- Signing up for our ParentalRights.org email lists;
- Sending correspondence to your government representative through the ParentalRights.org Site;
- Participating in one of our online surveys; or
- Participating in any activity that requires your Personal Data.
If you join ParentalRights.org or make a donation to ParentalRights.org from a website link, we may also identify the source of that link, so that we can evaluate what content is persuading Web users to contribute to ParentalRights.org.
Cookies
We collect some data through the use of cookies. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that are transferred either to your computer’s hard drive (“Long-term Cookies”) or temporarily to your computer’s Random Access Memory (“Session Cookies”).
We use Long-term Cookies only when you select a “remember” option on the ParentalRights.org Site, for example, the “Remember my login” option offered when you log on to the ParentalRights.org Site. If you select this option, a Long-term Cookie will be stored on your computer’s hard drive solely for the purpose of automatically filling in your username when you login. These “remember” options are offered only for your convenience and are completely voluntary. If you do not select a “remember” option, no Long-Term Cookie will be stored on your computer’s hard drive.
We use Session Cookies whenever you visit the ParentalRights.org Site to run the site’s interactive applications, such as updating your profile. Session Cookies last only as long as your session on the ParentalRights.org Site. They expire when the session ends and are not written onto your computer’s hard drive.
How We Use the Data We Collect
We use anonymous data to identify the source of user traffic (for example, umich.edu or aol.com), but we are not able to use this data to identify individual users. We use data on which sections of the ParentalRights.org Site are most visited, so that we can evaluate the popularity of our different web pages and continue to improve the ParentalRights.org Site. We do not link any anonymous data with the Personal Data you provide to us.
We use your Personal Data for various purposes:
- To fulfill the request for which you specifically provided the data;
- To send you our email updates, if you have not opted out of receiving that information;
- To personalize the content that you see based on the activities and products that you have selected on the ParentalRights.org Site;
- To allow you to set and change user preferences;
- To allow you to renew your membership in ParentalRights.org;
- To offer you other ways to support ParentalRights.org, including, in some limited cases, solicitations for additional contributions;
- To confirm your contribution to ParentalRights.org.
The ParentalRights.org Site is hosted by servers in the United States. Accordingly, if you are located outside of the United States, the Personal Data you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By submitting your Personal Data, you consent to its transfer and storage in the United States and its use in accordance with the purposes for which it was originally collected (see below regarding third-party sharing of Personal Data from non-U.S. residents).
If you are a U.S. resident, we may also from time to time combine your Personal Data with some publicly available data collected from third parties, to improve our services to you and for our own internal marketing, communications, and fundraising purposes.
Third-Party Sharing
We may share your Personal Data with third-party service providers who fulfill your orders, contact you on our behalf, or facilitate some other aspect of the ParentalRights.org Site activities, services or products, including those third-party service providers we may use to assist us in our own fundraising efforts. These service providers have access to your Personal Data solely for the purpose of providing these services to us on our behalf, and they are contractually prohibited from sharing your Personal Data with any other third parties. Please note that we do not share data from non-U.S. residents with any other third parties (except where required by law, see below), even if a non-U.S. resident has subsequently authorized such use, for example, by checking an opt-in request.
If you are a U.S. resident and member/donor to ParentalRights.org, we may also share your Personal Data with our local coordinators in order to permit them to contact you regarding any local activities we think may interest you, if you have not opted out of receiving this information.
Finally, in special circumstances, we may disclose and use Personal Data regardless of where you reside when it is necessary to enforce our User Agreement or this Online Privacy Statement, or when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires us to disclose your Personal Data to third parties.
Except as described in this Online Privacy Statement, we will not share your Personal Data with any third party unless we first notify you and offer you an appropriate choice to consent to such further use, for example, through an opt-out or opt-in request.
Your Ability to Choose
When you provide us with your Personal Data on the ParentalRights.org Site, you can let us know that you do not wish to receive our e-mailed newsletter or updates by un-checking the subscription request boxes on the form you are completing, or by un-checking the subscription request boxes on your User Profile page.
Again, please remember that if you are a non-U.S. resident, we will not use your Personal Data beyond the purpose for which it was originally collected regardless of whether you check or un-check a box.
Children
We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13.
Security
The Personal Data we collect about you is stored on a secure, password-protected server. We use industry-standard encryption technologies with respect to the receipt and transfer of Personal Data you submit to us on the ParentalRights.org Site and only authorized personnel have access to your information. Nevertheless, despite our best efforts, no transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
Updating Your Data
You can update your Personal Data or make corrections through your User Profile page.
Comments and Questions
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Online Privacy Statement or our data collection practices, or to request that we delete your Personal Data, use the Contact Us link at the top of every page of the ParentalRights.org Site.
(Updated April 1, 2007)
