Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of August 18, 2006.
CRF Alumni Network's Privacy Policy
CRF Alumni Network's Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we collect and use the personal information you decide to share, and help you make informed decisions when using the CRF Alumni Network located at www.crfalumni.org ("CRF Alumni Network" or "Web Site").
By using or accessing the CRF Alumni Network, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
The Information We Collect
When you visit the CRF Alumni Network you provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected by us and Web Site use information collected by us as you interact with our Web Site.
When you register with the CRF Alumni Network, you provide us with certain personal information, such as your name, your email address, your telephone number, your address, your gender, schools attended and any other personal or preference information that you provide to us.
When you enter the CRF Alumni Network, we collect your browser type and IP address. This information is gathered for all CRF Alumni Network visitors. In addition, we store certain information from your browser using "cookies." A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information about the user. We use session ID cookies to confirm that users are logged in. Although this cookie is persistent, you authentication will automatically terminate after a set time period. You can remove this cookie using the settings in your browser.
When you use the CRF Alumni Network, you may form relationships, send messages, perform searches and queries, form groups, set up events, and transmit information through various channels. We collect this information so that we can provide you the service and offer personalized features. In most cases, we retain it so that, for instance, you can return to view prior messages you have sent or easily see your friend list. When you update information, we usually keep a backup copy of the prior version for a reasonable period of time to enable reversion to the prior version of that information.
If you post personally identifiable information in areas of the site accessible to other users, you should be aware that such information can be read, collected, or used by other users of these forums, and could be used improperly to send you unsolicited messages. We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these forums or for others' misuse of such information. Any misuse or improper collection of information provided on the CRF Alumni Network is a violation of the the CRF Alumni Network Terms of Service and should be reported through to alumni@crf-usa.org.
The CRF Alumni Network may also collect information about you from other sources, such as newspapers, blogs, instant messaging services, and other users of the CRF Alumni Network service through the operation of the service (e.g., photo tags) in order to provide you with more useful information and a more personalized experience.
By using the CRF Alumni Network, you are consenting to have your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States.
Children Under Age 13
The CRF Alumni Network does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register. If you are under 13, please do not send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. No one under age 13 is allowed to provide any personal information to or on the CRF Alumni Network. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at alumni@crf-usa.org.
Children Between the Ages of 13 and 18
We recommend that minors over the age of 13 ask their parents for permission before sending any information about themselves to anyone over the Internet.
Use of Information Obtained by the CRF Alumni Network
When you register the CRF Alumni Network, you create your own profile and privacy settings. Your profile information, as well as your name, email and photo, are displayed to other people within the alumni network. We may occasionally use your name and email address to send you notifications regarding new services offered by Constitutional Rights Foundation that we think you may find valuable.
Profile information is used by the CRF Alumni Network primarily to be presented back to and edited by you when you access the service and to be presented to others permitted to view that information by your privacy settings. In some cases where your privacy settings permit it, other CRF Alumni Network users may be able to supplement your profile. In addition, profile information will be used to maintain contact with Alumni and be used as an internal measure of success for programs. Results of such information collection may appear in promotional publications by Constitutional Rights Foundation.
Profile information you submit to the CRF Alumni Network will be available to users of the CRF Alumni Network that you allow to access the information through your privacy settings.
The CRF Alumni Network will send you only service-related announcements from time to time through the general operation of the service. For instance, if another user sends you a new message you may receive an email alerting you to that fact.
Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications, which are not promotional in nature. If you do not wish to receive them, you have the option to deactivate your account.
The CRF Alumni Network may use information in your profile without identifying you as an individual contact information to third parties. We do this for purposes such as evaluating the success of different Constitutional Rights Foundation programs as well as to remain connected with alumni members.
Sharing Your Information with Third Parties
We do not provide contact information to third party marketers without your permission. We share your information with third parties only in limited circumstances where we believe such sharing is 1) reasonably necessary to offer the service, 2) legally required or, 3) permitted by you. For example:
- We may provide information to service providers to help us bring you the services we offer. Specifically, we may use third parties to facilitate our business, such as to host the service at a co-location facility for servers, to send out email updates about the CRF Alumni Network, to remove repetitive information from our user lists, or to provide search results or links.
- We may be required to disclose user information pursuant to lawful requests, such as subpoenas or court orders, or in compliance with applicable laws. We do not reveal information until we have a good faith belief that an information request by law enforcement or private litigants meets applicable legal standards. Additionally, we may share account or other information when we believe it is necessary to comply with law, to protect our interests or property, to prevent fraud or other illegal activity perpetrated through the CRF Alumni Network service or using the CRF Alumni Network name, or to prevent imminent bodily harm. This may include sharing information with other companies, lawyers, agents or government agencies.
Links
The CRF Alumni Network may contain links to other websites. We are of course not responsible for the privacy practices of other web sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by the CRF Alumni Network.
Changing or Removing Information
Access and control over most personal information on the CRF Alumni Network is readily available through the profile editing tools. CRF Alumni Network users may modify or remove any of their profile information at any time by logging into their account. Information will be updated immediately. Individuals who wish to deactivate their CRF Alumni Network account may do so by contacting support at alumni@crf-usa.org. Removed information may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time but will not be generally available to members of the CRF Alumni Network.
Where you make use of the communication features of the service to share information with other individuals on the CRF Alumni Network, however, (e.g., private message) you generally cannot remove such communications.
Security
The CRF Alumni Network takes appropriate precautions to protect our users' information. Your account information is located on a secured server behind a firewall. Because email and instant messaging are not recognized as secure communications, we request that you not send private information to us by email or instant messaging services. If you have any questions about the security of the CRF Alumni Network Web Site, please contact us at alumni@crf-usa.org.
Terms of Use, Notices and Revisions
If you choose to visit the CRF Alumni Network, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of, and application of law of the state of California. We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use at any time. Non-material changes and clarifications will take effect immediately, and material changes will take effect within 30 days of their posting on this site. If we make changes, we will post them and will indicate at the top of this page the policy's effective date. We therefore encourage you to refer to this policy on an ongoing basis so that you understand our current privacy policy. Unless stated otherwise, our current privacy policy applies to all information that we have about you and your account.
Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at alumni@crf-usa.org.