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Our Privacy Policy

Personal contact information we collect and what we do with it

When you are making a donation or engaging in certain other activities on this Web site, we ask you for personal contact information, including your name, mailing address, phone number and e-mail address. We will use this contact information to provide you with information or resources you have requested, such as information about the Foundation, a receipt or a financial report, or we will use your information to contact you to clarify or verify other information, such as a donation you made.

We will not add your name and contact information to any mailing lists without your prior knowledge or express permission. In other words, we will always ask or inform you before adding you to a mailing list. If we do not, you will not be added. If you have agreed to be added to one of our mailing lists, such as an e-mail newsletter list or regular mailing list, then you may receive news about the Foundation and information on how you can support the organization's mission.

If you make a donation and agree to be added to our postal mailing list, we may contact you from time to time. Personal contact information is not shared with any organization outside of the Foundation and our agents (reputable companies we use for services, such as shipping products or sending mail). We have contracts to protect your privacy with all of our agents.

Consistent with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without requesting parental consent.

We sometimes use the non-personally identifiable information that we collect to monitor user traffic patterns, analyze and quantify user preferences, improve the design and content of our Web site, and enable us to personalize your user experience. All such usage data shall be the exclusive property of this Web site.

Although we take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that personally identifiable information that we collect will never be disclosed or accessed by a third party in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.

We may on occasion combine information we receive online with outside records to enhance our ability to market to you those products and services that may be of interest to you. If you have signed up to receive our emails and prefer not to receive marketing information from this Web site, please click here to unsubscribe from any marketing email from this Web site.

Finally, this Web site will not use or transfer personally identifiable information provided to us in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you with an opportunity to opt out of these unrelated uses.

Personal billing information we collect and what we do with it

In addition to personal contact information, we ask for billing information, such as your billing address and credit card number, when you make a donation or purchase a product. We use secure servers to gather and process your billing information. These secure servers are hosted by our agents, Convio and Porter Willis, which are bound by our site policies. Your billing information is not shared with any other organizations, and your credit card number is not retained once your transaction has been authorized and processed.

How to view or change your information

With the exception of credit card numbers, which are not retained, you can view and request changes to all the information you have given us, including any mailing lists you may be on, by emailing us.

Your IP address, cookies and plug-ins

For each visitor to our Web site, our Web server automatically recognizes the visitor's IP address (no personally identifiable information, such as e-mail addresses, are automatically recognized by our server). We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Web site. Your IP address may also be used to gather broad demographic information. Occasionally, we may use session cookies to improve content, provide easier access and understand how visitors use our Web site. Session cookies are also used to support our e-commerce pages. These cookies persist on your system for the duration of your browser session only. Our Web site does not offer stand-alone or plug-in applications that report individually identifiable information back to us or to any other organization.

Links to other sites

This site may contain links to other sites, including ones that gather personal contact information. The Foundation is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. However, any personal information obtained by us through other sites is treated as if it was gathered on our site and our privacy policy applies.

Children

With respect to children, we do not give the ability to publicly post or otherwise distribute personally identifiable contact information on our Web site.

Changes to this policy

Our privacy policy is subject to change from time to time. Any changes to this privacy policy will be posted on this Web page, and we will mark the link to our privacy policy from our Internet home page to note the date of any changes, so that you will always know what information we collect online, how we use it and what choices you have.

Security, Financial transactions and our secure servers

All financial transactions on our Web site, specifically online donations and online purchases, are managed through our agent, Convio, which is TRUSTe certified. All transactions use an encrypted channel, take place on secure servers and occur in real time. No financial data, such as your credit card number, is transferred via a less-secure channel, such as encrypted e-mail, for processing. Moreover, once your transaction has been completed, your credit card number is not retained.

User Terms

Access to and use of this Web site is subject to compliance with this Web site?s User Agreement.

Special Note for Parents

The Web site you are visiting is intended for our general audience and was not designed for children. We are not responsible for any access or use of this Web site by children. This Web site does not sell products for purchase by children.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about the online Privacy Policy for this Web site or its implementation, you may email the Foundation at steve@togetherforkids.org for information as to how to contact this Web site by email.

Updates and Effective Date

We reserve the right to make changes to our Privacy Policy from time to time for any reason. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon posting, unless otherwise indicated. We have no duty or obligation to inform prior visitors that changes have been made, regardless of the scope and importance of the changes. We encourage you to periodically check back and review this policy so that you always will know what information we collect, how we use it, and to whom we disclose it. Your continued use of the Web site after such changes are posted will be deemed to constitute your agreement to and acceptance of such changes.

User Agreement

By viewing and/or using this Web site, you are agreeing to all of the terms and conditions explained below.

This website with its home page in the domain "www.togetherforkids.org" (the "Web site") is a complimentary information service offered by Together for Kids, Inc. ("The Foundation") at no charge to you as a user of the World Wide Web, with the express condition that you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in this User Agreement. The Foundation reserves the right to change these terms and conditions any time, and you must consult the most recent version of this User Agreement (not an older cached version) each time you view the Web site. Do not use the Web site if you do not agree to all of the following terms and conditions.

You agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth under the Service Marks, Copyright, and Hyperlinks sections of this Site Notice.

We reserve the right to change the terms of this User Agreement, including our separate Privacy Policy, from time to time, as we deem appropriate. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon posting unless otherwise indicated. We have no duty or obligation to inform prior users of this Web site that changes have been made, regardless of the scope and importance of the changes. We encourage you to periodically check back and review this User Agreement so that you always know what terms and conditions apply to your access to and use of this Web site. Your continued use of our Web site after such changes are posted will be deemed to constitute your agreement to and acceptance of such changes. We may change, restrict access to, suspend, or discontinue this Web site, or any portion of this Web site, at any time.

Our Web site and all content displayed on this Web site and all software, data and information used to provide this Web site, including text and images, method of display and presentation, source code, embedded routines and programs and other materials, as well as all copyrights, trademarks, patents and other intellectual property rights therein or thereto, are owned by the Foundation, its affiliates or licensors, and are protected under worldwide copyright, trademark and other applicable laws and treaties. We grant you the limited and nonexclusive right and license to access or download content from this Web site solely for your personal and non-commercial use and as necessary in connection with the use of any services available through the Web site. Except as expressly authorized in this User Agreement, you may not modify, distribute, reproduce, display, or use this Web site or any elements thereof. All rights not expressly granted to you by us in this User Agreement are reserved to The Foundation and you acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by accessing or downloading copyrighted material from the Web site as authorized hereunder.

Reproduction, re-transmission or re-presentation in any form, in whole or in part, of any content, programming code, images or graphics are strictly prohibited without express written permission of the Foundation. In addition to the foregoing limitations, you may not frame, squeeze back, overlay or employ other techniques to enclose or display the Web site, or any trademark, logo, content or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) included on the Web site, with any other software or content of a third party. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing the names or trademarks of the Foundation or any of its affiliates without their express written consent. Without limiting the generality of the other restrictions set forth herein, you may not access, monitor or copy any content or information of this Web site using any "robot", "spider", "deep link", "scraper" or other automated means, methodology, algorithm or device or any manual process for any purpose.

The Web site is designed for educational purposes only and is not engaged in rendering medical advice or professional services. The information provided through this site should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or a disease. It is not a substitute for professional care. If you have or suspect you may have a health problem, you should consult your health care provider.

You understand that there may be delays, omissions, interruptions, inaccuracies, and/or other problems with the information, products, and services published on or promoted over this Web site, including information, goods and services referred to, advertised or promoted on or sold through the Web site. This Web site and all information, products or services available through this Web site are provided by us on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Neither the Foundation, its affiliates nor any of their respective employees, agents, third party content providers or licensors warrant that this Web site will be uninterrupted or error free; nor do they make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from use of this Web site, or as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of content or any information, service, or merchandise provided through this Web site. Before purchasing goods or services you have read about on this Web site, you should confirm with the vendor any information (including the price) that is important to your purchasing decision. The Foundation is not responsible for, and does not guarantee the performance of, any such goods or services, nor the accuracy or validity of the information provided and expressly disclaim any and all liability relating to the manufacture, sale or use of products and services discussed or illustrated in this Web site or any related publication.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE FOUNDATION, ITS AFFILIATES NOR ITS LICENSORS OR PROVIDERS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, INACCURACIES, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER DEFECTS IN THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS WEB SITE, OR ANY LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE. THE FOUNDATION, ITS AFFILIATES AND LICENSORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY STATUTE OF OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION, ITS AFFILIATES OR ITS LICENSORS OR PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF ACCESS TO OR THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS OR DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY), EVEN IF THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

We provide the material available through this Web site for informational purposes only. You may only use the material and the services available through this Web site for your personal and non-commercial use. Before you act on any information you?ve found on our site, you should independently confirm any facts that are important to your decision. IF YOU RELY ON ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEB SITE, YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOU DO SO SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS YOU MAY INCUR THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR USE OF ANY SERVICE OR ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED FROM OR OTHERWISE PROVIDED THROUGH THIS WEB SITE.

You agree that you will hold harmless The Foundation and its officers, directors and employees from all claims arising out of or related to your access or use of, or your inability to access or use, this Web site or the information contained in this Web site or other Web sites to which it is linked, including but not limited to claims that you have found something you have heard, viewed or downloaded from this Web site or another Web site to which it is linked to be obscene, offensive, defamatory or infringing upon your intellectual property rights. In no event will The Foundation or the contributors of information to this Web site be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on such information or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

You acknowledge that opinions and recommendations contained in this Web site are not necessarily those of The Foundation or endorsed by the Foundation.

The Foundation may provide links on the Web site to other Web sites which are not under the control of The Foundation. These links are provided for convenience of reference only and are not intended as an endorsement by The Foundation of the organization or individual operating the Web site or a warranty of any type regarding the Web site or the information on the Web site.

This Web site (excluding linked sites) is controlled by The Foundation, which is headquartered in North Carolina, United States of America. It can be accessed from all 50 states, as well as United States Territories and other countries around the world. As each of these places has laws that may differ from those of, by accessing this Web site both you and The Foundation agree that the statutes and laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof, will apply to all matters arising from or relating to use of this Web site. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the State and Federal courts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A., in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this Web site. The Foundation makes no representation that materials on the Web site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this Web site from other locations do so of their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

Service Marks

All uses of the Foundation?s service marks, both registered and common law, must be approved in writing by the Foundation. Inquiries may be directed to: steve@togetherforkids.com

The marks CHILDREN?S HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE and TOGETHER FOR KIDS are service marks of the Foundation.

Copyright

The works of authorship contained in this Web site, including but not limited to all design, text and images, are owned or licensed by the Foundation and may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, performed, distributed, rented, sublicensed, altered, stored by subsequent use, or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without our prior written consent, except that you may make such temporary copies in a single computer's RAM and hard drive cache as are necessary to browse the Web site, and you may make one permanent printout of each page of the Web site (unmodified in form, with a copy of this Site Notice attached) to be used by you for personal and non-commercial uses that do not harm the reputation of the Foundation.

Hyperlinks

This Web site may provide links or references to third party sites that the Foundation does not operate and which will allow you to leave the site or open an additional browser connecting you to the third party site. The Foundation has no responsibility for the content of such third party sites and shall not be liable for any damages or injury arising from that content or your use, reliance on or access to such third party sites. Any such links to third party sites are provided as merely a convenience to the users of this Web site, and such links do not imply endorsement of such other third party sites or the content contained therein by the Foundation. The Foundation disclaims all liability with regard to your access to such linked Web site, and access to any other Internet web site linked to this Web site is at your own risk. You should consult the terms of use and privacy policy of any other Internet web site. You release and discharge the Foundation, its affiliates, and licensors from any and all liability arising from your purchase or use of products or services by or through such third party sites.

Your Account

If you use this Web site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information, including your password, and for any and all activity that occurs under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or password, or any other breach of security. However, you may be held liable for losses incurred by us or any other user of or visitor to our Web site due to someone else using your account or password. Please see our Privacy Policy for further information regarding your account or password.

Data Security

We have put in place what we believe to be reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online.

In general, while reasonable efforts are made to ensure the confidentiality of your private and personal information, we cannot warrant and do not guarantee the absolute safety and security of confidential data on the Internet.

Data Collection and Use

Any personally identifiable information provided by you in electronic communications to the Web site is governed by this Web site?s Privacy Policy. For a more complete description of our collection and use of personally identifiable information and other data, please read our Privacy Policy, the terms of which are incorporated in this User Agreement by this reference.

Use of Communication Services

We may provide a variety of services on this Web site through which you can directly interact with others, such as email services, blogging services, chat rooms, communications tools, additional forums, classifieds and other user-submitted advertising, and other public posting areas ("Communications Services"), but we assume no responsibility for the views and opinions expressed. We want to encourage an open exchange of information and ideas, but at the same time we want everyone to be able to enjoy these Communications Services.

We will not, in the ordinary course of business, review private electronic messages that are not addressed to us. However, we reserve the right to do so and to use any other forms of information available to us by virtue of your use of our Web site (including, for example, reverse IP address inquiry) in order to comply with the law, to enforce our User Agreement, or to protect the rights, property or safety of visitors to our Web site, our customers, the public or the Foundation, and its employees, agents, partners and affiliates. We reserve the right (but assume no obligation) to review the content of this Web site, including blogs, message boards, chat rooms, listings, and other information posted to the Web site to determine compliance with this User Agreement and operating rules established by us, and to satisfy any law, regulation or authorized government request. We shall have the right, in our sole discretion, to delete, move, refuse to post or edit any messages, listings or other postings that come to our attention that we consider unacceptable or inappropriate, whether for legal or other reasons.

By using this Web site, you agree not to post, submit or transmit through this Web site any material which violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane, misleading, or otherwise objectionable, which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law, or which, without our express prior approval, contains advertising or any solicitation with respect to products or services. The sender of any communications to this Web site or otherwise to the owners of this Web site shall be solely responsible for the content and information contained therein, including its truthfulness and accuracy. By posting content, you represent and warrant that you either own or otherwise control all rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload or submit that content. Without limiting the foregoing, you shall be solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights, proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from any content or other material submitted by you to or through this Web site and agree that you will indemnify and hold the Foundation, its affiliates and licensors harmless from and against any claims, damages or losses related to such content or other materials.

We reserve the right to deny access to any Communications Service to anyone who violates this User Agreement or who, in our judgment, interferes with the ability of others to enjoy our Web site or infringes the rights of others. We will comply with the requirements of the law regarding disclosure of any messages to others, including law enforcement agencies.

Posted Materials

You may have the opportunity to post or otherwise submit information, concepts, inventions, techniques, know-how, data or ideas (collectively, "Ideas") to us via this Web site, whether by submission to a public area of the Web site or by other communication to us through email or other means of electronic communication facilitated by the Web site. By submitting communications, materials or Ideas to any public area of this Web site, you grant the Foundation and its affiliates a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, aggregate, translate, publicly display, publicly perform and distribute such material and Ideas (in whole or in part) alone or as incorporated into other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed on a worldwide basis. You also permit any other user of this Web site to access, view, store or reproduce the material or Ideas for that user?s personal use. Such purposes may include disclosure to third parties and/or developing, manufacturing, commercializing and/or marketing goods or services based on such Ideas or materials. By posting or disclosing such information, you hereby waive any claim that the Foundation misappropriated any such Ideas, materials or any portions of your communication in any activities in which the Foundation may engage in the future.

Violation of this User Agreement

We may disclose any information we have about you (including your identity) if we determine that such disclosure is necessary in connection with any investigation or complaint regarding your use of the Web site, or to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) our rights or property, or the rights or property of visitors to or users of the Web site, including our customers. We reserve the right at all times to disclose any information that we deem necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request. We also may disclose your information when we determine that applicable law requires or permits such disclosure, including exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection purposes.

You acknowledge and agree that we may preserve and store any transmittal or communication by you with us through the Web site or any service offered on or through the Web site, and may also disclose such data if required to do so by law or we determine that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to (1) comply with legal process, (2) enforce this User Agreement, (3) respond to claims that any such data violates the rights of others, or (4) protect the rights, property or personal safety of the Foundation, its employees, users of or visitors to the Web site, and the public.

Without limiting any other portion of this User Agreement, you agree that we may, in our sole discretion and without prior notice, terminate your access to the Web site and/or block your future access to the Web site if we determine that you have violated these User Agreement or other agreements or guidelines which may be associated with your use of the Web site. You also agree that any violation by you of these User Agreement will constitute an unlawful and unfair business practice, and will cause irreparable harm to us, for which monetary damages would be inadequate, and you consent to our obtaining any injunctive or equitable relief that we deem necessary or appropriate in such circumstances. These remedies are in addition to any other remedies the Foundation may have at law or in equity.

Miscellaneous

Use of this Web site by you for spamming or any purpose other than the purpose for which the data was provided by the sender is strictly prohibited. By using this Web site, you agree not to use information concerning other users of this Web site, or any items such users have listed or searched for on this Web site (including listing information, user names, email addresses, telephone numbers, and/or other information), for any purpose. You may not post information directed to or collect personal information from any minor.

You agree that all notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

You shall use this Web site for lawful purposes only. Any conduct by you that in our judgment and discretion restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying our Web site will not be permitted.

You agree that we may, in our sole discretion and without prior notice, terminate your access to the Web site, which includes any discontinuance or material modification of the Web site or any service offered on or through the Site, or due to any unexpected technical issues or problems. We reserve the right to deny access to the site at our own discretion. Any and all rights not expressly granted herein are exclusively reserved to the Foundation. You agree that the Foundation will not be liable to you or to any third party for termination of your access to the Site as a result of any violation of this User Agreement.

Questions

If you have further questions that were not addressed in the above policy, please contact us at steve@togetherforkids.org