Welcome to cafwd.org, the official website of California Forward (CA FWD). Please read this Privacy Policy in its entirety, as it is designed to help you better understand what types of personal information CA FWD collects through this website and what we do with that information.
Each time you use this website, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy. You also signify your acceptance of the Privacy Policy when you submit information to this site. Check often for updates, and especially before submitting personal information, as we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected online through this website (and any other website we expressly tell you this Privacy Policy is applicable to), and does not include information collected by phone or through regular mail, email, or fax.
1. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
This website is not intended for use by individuals under 13 years of age. If you are under the age of 13, please get your parent or guardian’s permission to visit this site. We will not knowingly collect personal information from any individual outside of this intended audience.
2. THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
The information we collect at this site falls into two categories:
- personal information voluntarily supplied by visitors to the site when the visitor accesses resources, which information may include name, postal address, email address, age, birthdate, phone number, interest in specific events, feedback, statements of support, schedule/availability, consents, and any additional information voluntarily provided; and
- internal tracking information that is “passively” and anonymously gathered as visitors navigate through our website, using various technologies, such as “cookies” (discussed further below), Internet tags, or web beacons, and navigational data collection (such as log files, server logs, and clickstream).
Please note that visitors may also supply information to Affiliated Sites (as described in paragraph 6 below), which may include the above listed personal information, as well as credit card or other financial information. Such personal information will be treated in accordance with the applicable privacy policies on the Affiliated Sites.
Email that you send to us may not be secure unless we advise you that security measures will be in place prior to your transmitting the information. For that reason, we ask that you not send confidential information such as credit card information or Social Security, driver’s license, or account numbers to us through an unsecured email.
Please note that any comments or suggestions provided to CA FWD shall be deemed non-confidential and non-proprietary. CA FWD shall be entitled to use and distribute such comments and suggestions to any other parties and for any purpose, including, but not limited to, developing and improving services and opportunities offered through the CA FWD website.
3. USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may use information collected via this site for a variety of purposes, including providing you with the information and links you request, fulfilling any order you place, providing you with access to our volunteering-related pages, contacting you with regard to volunteering opportunities (if applicable), improving the content of our site, for our internal research purposes, and as otherwise consistent with this Privacy Policy and with any further information provided at the point of information collection. If you provide us with your name and your email address, we may email you regarding updates, or send you newsletters or reminders. You have the opportunity to opt out of receipt of such emails from CA FWD through a link at the bottom of the email, or by contacting us as discussed below.
We may share personal information collected via this site with any entity that affiliated with, is controlled by, or is under common control with CA FWD. CA FWD may share personal information collected via this site with contractors we use to support our business (some of whom may collect such information on our behalf), including but not limited to fulfillment services, information technology service providers, delivery services, payment processors and financial institutions. CA FWD may share and receive personal information from Affiliated Sites, but we will not market or share your personal information in any way, except as is consistent with this Privacy Policy. CA FWD may also disclose such information in connection with the sale, assignment, or other transfer or disposition of this site. In all such cases, such third parties are required to treat the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and use it for the purposes for which it was collected.
CA FWD may also share personal information with third parties to the extent CA Fwd reasonably deems necessary to (a) protect the security and integrity of our site, (b) comply with our legal obligations, (c) respond to judicial or other legal process, (d) respond to requests or inquiries from regulators and applicable governing bodies, including without limitation the Internal Revenue Service; (e) protect the personal safety or property of users of this site or the public; or (f) as otherwise permitted under law.
We may make full and unrestricted use of any information acquired through this site that is not in personally identifiable form.
4. COOKIES
A cookie is a small piece of data sent by a website to your computer’s browser and possibly saved on your hard drive. The cookie allows the website to recognize your browser and remember you when you return to the same website. Cookies at this site do not collect personally identifiable information, but they may collect anonymous statistical information on usage of the website. This information is then sent back to the website so that the owner can make the website more responsive to users’ needs. CA FWD uses information collected by cookies for tracking purposes and to enhance users’ experience with the site. We may also use such information to analyze traffic patterns on our site.
5. SECURITY
We have implemented what we judge to be reasonable and appropriate technical, administrative and physical security measures to protect against unlawful access to or use of the personal information in our possession. However, no physical or electronic security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of our servers or databases, nor can we guarantee that information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet.
6. OUR AFFILIATED SITES
This site is affiliated with the websites of certain other entities which provide users with content and services, including Facebook and Twitter (the “Affiliated Sites”). Some Affiliated Sites have been licensed to create web pages with the “look and feel” of a CA FWD; however, those Affiliated Sites are not owned by CA FWD and CA FWD may have limited control, or no control, over the content, services or operation of such Affiliated Sites, including user content appearing on such Affiliated Sites. When using the content or services provided on Affiliated Sites, users are subject to the terms of use and privacy policies of such Affiliated Sites in addition to the applicable provisions of the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Community Guidelines.
7. LINKS TO OTHER SITES
For your convenience, our site may offer a variety of links to third party websites that we do not operate. These links may provide access to products and services offered by third parties. Remember that when you use a link to go from our site to another site, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies, or no policy at all, and CA FWD is not responsible for the ways in which these sites and services use the personal information you provide to them. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites or services before providing any of them with your personal information.
8. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
CA FWD reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time without notice. By continuing to use this site following the posting of changes, you expressly accept and agree to the terms set forth in the amended Privacy Policy.