Privacy

Use of Links
Throughout our Web pages, we provide links to other servers which may contain information of interest to our readers. We take no responsibility for, and exercise no control over, the organizations, views, or accuracy of the information contained on other servers.  

Use of Text and Images
If you would like to publish information that you find on our Web site, please send your request to info@vwfoundation.org. Where text or images are posted on our site with the permission of the original copyright holder, a copyright statement appears at the bottom of the page. Information about using our logo and images is available in Media Resources.  

Accessibility
This Web site is designed to be accessible to visitors with disabilities, and to comply with federal guidelines concerning accessibility. We welcome your comments. If you have suggestions on how to make the site more accessible, please contact us at info@vwfoundation.org.  

Web Site Privacy Policy
We have created this statement to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. We do not collect personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. This policy is your guide to how we will handle information we learn about you from your visit to our Web site.

  • Reading or Downloading

We collect and store only the following information about you: the name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are connecting from an America Online account, or princeton.edu if you are connecting from Princeton University's domain), the date and time you access our site, and the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked to our site.   We use the information we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors.  When you create a userID on vwfoundation.org you share your first name, lsat name and email address with us.  Your mailing address is required to register for events or make a contribution.  When transacting a sale, we will also require your credit card number.  At certain times, we may collect demographic information via website surveys or invite you to share with us your preferences to help us customize the e-mail messages you receive.  This information helps us better understand our patrons and is completely optional. 

  • Online Profile Updates and Donations

If you complete the Profile update form and share your personally identifying information, this information will be used only to provide you with more targeted content. We may use your contact information to send further information about our organization or to contact you when necessary. You may always opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the "Opt Out" section below.

  • Sending us an Email

You also may decide to send us personally identifying information, for example, in an electronic mail message containing a question or comment, or by filling out a Web form that provides us this information. We use personally identifying information from email primarily to respond to your requests. We may forward your email to other employees who are better able to answer you questions. We may also use your email to contact you in the future about our programs that may be of interest.   We want to be very clear: We will not obtain personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. Except as might be required by law, we do not share any information we receive with any outside parties.   If you sign up for one of our email lists, we will only send you the kinds of information you have requested. We won't share your name or email address with any outside parties. 

  • Kids and Privacy

For children who visit our site, special rules apply. We do not request personal information about children, such as first and last name or street address and city. When kids send email to us, their online contact information (email address) is not used to re-contact them and is not maintained in retrievable form.

  • Opt-Out or Change Your Contact Information

Our site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us through a special online form. You may choose to receive only specific communications or none at all. You may also update your contact information previously provided to us through another online form. You can not remove yourself from our database, but you can prevent unwanted communication.  

  • Financial Information

The Van Wezel Foundation will protect any financial information you provide to us.  If you make an online transaction, your credit card is encrypted using current secure communication technologies.  Your credit card number will only be used for processing orders.  Your order information will be stored on our secure servers, but this information is never shared with third parties.  We restrict access to customer financial information for use by authorized VWF employees only. 

  • Cookies

Cookes are small bits of data transferred to your computer by a website to facilitate your online experience.  Cookies are only used on vwfoundation.org to assist in customer log-in functions, track the progress of e-commerce transactions and to record session information in order to analyze website effectiveness.  We do not share information obtained by cookies with other organizations on an individual basis. 

  • Changes to the Policy

New technology will continue to be added to vwfoundation.org.  Changes in the privacy policy will be reflected here as new technology is implemented, so please check back periodically. 

Questions about our policies?
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact us at: info@vwfoundation.org