Effective Date: October 18, 2008
We at the Gene Vance Jr. Foundation respect your concerns about privacy and value the relationship we have with you. This Privacy Notice applies to the online practices of the Gene Vance Jr. Foundation website. The Notice describes the types of information we collect, how we may use that information and with whom we may share it. Our Privacy Notice also describes the security measures we take to protect the information. We also tell you how you can reach us to update your contact information, remove your name from our mailing lists or get answers to questions you may have about our privacy practices.
Information We Collect and How We Use It
Personal Information
You may choose to provide personal information (such as your name and e-mail address) while visiting this website. Here are the ways you may provide information and the types of information you may submit. We also tell you how we may use the information.
Provision of Services
If you request services, or participate in or otherwise facilitate the provision of services, we may ask for information such as your name, postal address, and e-mail address so that we can communicate with you and provide services.
Information Requests
If you request specific information from us, we ask for information such as your name, postal address, and e-mail address so we can provide you with the information you requested. You may choose to provide additional information as well, such as your phone number.
Contact Us
If you e-mail us through this site, we will receive your e-mail address and any other information you choose to include in your e-mail. We use your e-mail address to respond to your inquiry.
E-mail Alerts
If you would like to receive e-mail alerts regarding news releases and other topics, we ask you for your e-mail address. We use your email address to send you e-mail alerts on the topics you selected.
Other Website Features
We offer visitors to our websites various features for their information and enjoyment, which we may change from time to time. We may ask you to submit certain personal information so we can provide you with these features.
Other Uses of Information
We may use the personal information you provide for internal purposes. These purposes include administration and compliance with our legal obligations, policies and procedures.
Information We Collect by Automated Means
We collect certain information by automated means when you visit our websites, such as how many users visited our sites and the pages accessed. By collecting this information, we learn how to best tailor our websites to our visitors. We collect this information through various means such as “cookies,” “web beacons,” and IP addresses.
Cookies
Like many companies, we use “cookies” on our websites. Cookies are bits of text that are placed on your computer’s hard drive when you visit certain websites. We use cookies to tell us, for example, whether you have visited us before or if you are a new visitor and to help us identify site features in which you may have the greatest interest. Cookies may enhance your online experience by saving your preferences while you are visiting a particular site.
Most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to be notified when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable existing cookies. Please note, however, that without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of all our website features.
Web Beacons
Certain pages on our websites contain “web beacons” (also know as Internet tags, pixel tags and clear GIFs). These web beacons allow third parties to obtain information such as the IP address of the computer that downloaded the page on which the beacon appears, the URL of the page on which the beacon appears, the time the page containing the beacon was viewed, the type of browser used to view the page, and the information in cookies set by the third party.
IP Addresses
An IP address is a unique identifier that certain electronic devices use to identify and communicate with each other on the Internet. When you visit our websites, we may view the IP address of the device you use to connect to the Internet. We use this information to determine the general physical location of the device and understand from what regions of the world our website visitors come. We also may use this information to enhance our websites.
Information We Share
We do not sell or otherwise disclose personal information about our website visitors, except as described here. We may share the information you provide among our subsidiaries and affiliates and with our joint marketing partners. We also may share the information with service providers we have retained to perform services on our behalf. These service providers are not authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements. In addition, we may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (ii) to law enforcement authorities or other government officials, (iii) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity.
If you are a California resident, you may ask us to refrain from sharing your information with third parties and among our affiliates for their marketing purposes. Please tell us your preference by contacting us as indicated in the “How to Contact Us” section of this Notice.
Links to Other Sites
Our websites may provide links to other websites for your convenience and information. These websites may operate independently from this site and have their own privacy notices or policies, which we strongly suggest you review. We are not responsible for the content, use, or privacy practices of any other websites.
How We Protect Personal Information
We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect against loss, misuse or unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of the information you provide on our websites.
Updates to Our Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice may be updated periodically and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our online information practices. We will post a prominent notice on this site to notify you of any significant changes to our Privacy Notice and indicate at the top of the notice when it was most recently updated.
Your Choices — How to Contact Us
If you would like to update your contact information or preferences, or have your information removed from our mailing lists, you may