Last updated: March 18, 2018
Last updated: March 18, 2018
This website (the "Site") is owned and operated by Cauze Charitable Fund ("we," "us", etc. or the "Company"). The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform our users ("you") about our online collection and use of information via this Site. By using this Site, you understand and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
When you use the Site, we collect certain kinds of information as part of the Site's general operation, such as the website that referred you to us, your IP address, browser type and language, and access times. We may also collect navigational information, including information about the pages you view, the links you click, and other actions taken in connection with the Site. To the extent that we share this type of information externally, we do so only on an anonymous basis.
We do not collect personally-identifiable information from you unless you knowingly provide it to us. If you personalize your profile, create an account, or provide grants preferences via your Cauze DAF account, for example, we may collect personally-identifiable information such as your full name, address, telephone number, email address, and subject of inquiry. We may combine your visit and navigational information with the personal information that you provide for our internal purposes.
It is always your choice whether to provide us with personally-identifiable information that we request, but the use of certain features (such as registering an account, making a donation, or submitting requests for on-line assistance to our "contact us" address) will not be available without such information from you.
We may use cookies, small text files that are sent to your web browser and stored on your computer's hard drive, to improve and personalize your experience on our Site. Cookies contain information that can later be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. The information that cookies collect may include the date and time of your visit, your registration information, and your navigational and funding or purchase history.
In some cases, our third-party service providers may use cookies on the Site. We have no access to or control over these cookies. This Privacy Policy covers only our use of cookies; it does not cover the use of cookies by third parties.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to sign in or use other interactive features of the Site and services that depend on cookies.
In addition to cookies, we may use other technologies, including single-pixel gifs (also known as web beacons) on the Site and in promotional e-mail messages or newsletters. These tiny electronic images assist us in determining how many users have visited certain pages or opened messages or newsletters. We do not use these images to collect personal information.
We may use your personal information to operate and improve the Site, to process your transactions, to provide customer service, to perform analysis aimed at improving the Services, and to display content that is customized to your preferences.
We also use your personal information to communicate with you. We may send transaction-related communications such as welcome notices and donation confirmations. We may also send you surveys or other marketing communications (such as newsletters) to inform you of new events, programs, or services or other information that may be of interest. If you do not wish to receive marketing communications, you may: (i) adjust your "Personal Information Preferences" within your profile settings, (ii) contact us at feedback@cauze.com, or (iii) follow the "unsubscribe" instructions included within each email communication.
Except as disclosed in this Privacy Policy, we do not share your personal information with any outside parties.
We may share your personal information with service providers who perform services on our behalf. For example, we may hire other companies to handle the processing of payments, to provide data storage, to host websites, to assist in direct marketing, to conduct audits, etc. Those companies will be provided only the personal information they need to provide the service, may not use it for any other purpose, and must maintain its confidentiality.
We may share your personal information within our corporate group, including with our subsidiaries and divisions and with Cauze Charitable Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity affiliated with us, all of whom may use your information for the purposes disclosed herein. In addition, information about our customers, including personal information, may be disclosed as part of any merger, acquisition, or sale of the company and/or its assets, as well as in the unlikely event of insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership, in which personal information would be transferred as one of the business assets of the company. We will notify you of such an occurrence as described in the "Changes to This Privacy Policy" section below.
We reserve the right to disclose your personal information if required to do so by law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process, respond to claims, or protect the rights, property or safety of our company, employees, customers, or the public.
The security of your personal information is important to us. We follow generally accepted industry standards to help protect your personal information. For instance, when you enter sensitive information (such as a credit card number) for the purposes of making a donation, we (or our payment processor(s)) encrypt that information using secure socket layer (SSL) technology. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
If a password is used to protect your account and personal information, it is your responsibility to keep your password confidential.
We do not intend to solicit or collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are under 18, you should not use or enter information on the Site, including without limitation, any interactive areas of the Site.
We may link to third-party websites, which have different privacy policies and practices from ours. We assume no responsibility for the policies or practices of such linked sites, and encourage you to become acquainted with them prior to use.
We reserve the right to change the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time. When we make changes, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top of the policy. If there are material changes to this statement or in how the Company may use your personal information, we will notify you prominently by posting a notice of such changes here or on our home page, or by sending you an email. We encourage you to review this policy whenever you visit the Site.
If you have any questions about these terms, please direct them to information@cauzecharitable.org.