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Privacy Policy

The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia shares your concerns about privacy on

the Internet. In order to better protect your privacy, The Foodbank of

Southeastern Virginia has provided this notice explaining its online

information practices and the choices you can make about the way your

information is collected and used on the Site. Furthermore, this Privacy

Policy, being part of the Terms, works in conjunction with the Terms and

Conditions of Use, but does not modify or supercede it. On occasion, The

Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia may run promotions or conduct other

activities with affiliate partners from this Site. In such event, we may

post additional privacy terms in conjunction with such promotion or

activities that modify and/or supplement this Privacy Policy and govern the

use of information related to or received through such promotions or

activities.


The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia's Collection and Use of Your Information
 
In the course of using the Site, The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia may

ask you for your name, e-mail address, postal address, telephone number,

fax number as well as other relevant information. The Foodbank of

Southeastern Virginia also may collect certain non-personally identifiable

information when you visit many of our web pages such as the type of

browser you are using (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer), the type of

operating system you are using, (e.g., Windows 2000 or Mac OS), the domain

name of your Internet service provider (e.g., America Online, Earthlink),

aggregate data about the number of visits to the Site and/or aggregate data

about the pages visited.


How The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia Uses the Information

The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia uses the non-personally identifiable

information ("Aggregate Data") to improve the design and content of the

Site and to enable The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia to personalize

your Internet experience. The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia may use the

Aggregate Data to analyze Site usage as well as create services and/or

products to fit your needs. Also, The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia

shares this Aggregate Data with The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia's

related entities, advertisers, partners and/or other third party vendors.

The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia shall own such Aggregate Data and

maintain copies of such as part of its records.


Except as otherwise indicated , The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia uses

the personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") you

provide about yourself: (a) to respond to any of your inquiries or

questions about our services; (b) for internal marketing purposes and as

part of The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia's donor database; (c) to

provide you additional and updated information, materials and other

advertisements regarding the The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia

services; (d) to offer you other materials and/or information that The

Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia believes may be of interest to you; (e)

to cooperate with government officials or parties in litigation under

process of law, or as otherwise required by law; (f) to protect the

security or integrity of the Site; (g) to protect against a threat of

safety or destruction of property; and/or (h) to protect against legal

liability.


In all cases , however, The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia agents,

employees and contractors who have access to Personal Information are

required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with

this Privacy Policy. Furthermore, The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia

encourages all its business Partners to adopt and adhere to standards of

protection consistent with this Privacy Policy. The Foodbank of

Southeastern Virginia will not use the Personal Information, except as set

forth herein, without your permission; provided, however, The Foodbank of

Southeastern Virginia shall own all such Personal Information and maintain

copies of such as part of its records. If you do not wish to receive any

such information or to allow The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia the

right to use your personally identifiable information as described, please

contact The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia in the manner identified in

the "Opt-Out" section below. The Aggregate Data and Personal Information

may be transferred, distributed or sold as part of The Foodbank of

Southeastern Virginia or its assets.


Opt Out

You may choose not to receive such information and/or to allow The Foodbank

of Southeastern Virginia to use your information in the manner described

above by simply checking the box provided on the contribution form itself,

or by contacting us directly at digitalmedia@foodbankonline.org. Upon receipt and

processing of an "opt out" request, The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia

will, within its commercially reasonable amount of time, remove your

information from any future marketing communications.


Security; No Liability

The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia has implemented security measures to

help protect against the risk of loss, misuse and alteration of any

information under The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia's control. The

Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia protects your online order information by

using Secure Sockets Layer ("SSL") technology. SSL encrypts your order

information to avoid the decoding of that information by anyone other than

The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia. Nevertheless, such security measures

may not prevent all loss, misuse or alteration of information on the Site,

and The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia is not responsible for any

damages or liabilities relating to any such security failures. You

understand that data and communications, including e-mail and other

electronic communications, may be accessed by unauthorized third parties

when communicated over the Internet. Furthermore, the Site contains links

to other web sites. The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia is not

responsible for nor can The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia ensure the

privacy practices or content of such other sites.


IP Addresses and Cookies
 
Like other web sites, The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia uses your IP

address to help diagnose problems with The Foodbank of Southeastern

Virginia's servers, to administer the Site and for security purposes.
 
"Cookies" are pieces of data sent from a Web server to a Web browser that

enable a Web server to identify users that visit a site hosted by that

server. The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia may use Cookies in order to

identify you to our site so that The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia can

provide more customized information and services to you. In addition, our

site may contain advertisements that may contain Cookies. In general, if

you choose, you can disable the use of Cookies by reviewing your browser's

preferences and options.


A Special Note about Children
 
The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia does not knowingly gather any

personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13.  You

must be 13 years of age or older to access the Site.  The Foodbank of

Southeastern Virginia has no interest in collecting information from

children under the age of 13.


Modification of Privacy Policy
 
The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia may change this Privacy Policy at any

time, consistent with the terms set forth in the Terms and Conditions of

Use , by posting the changed or amended Privacy Policy on the Site. Your

continued viewing of or use of this Site following the posting of any

changes to this Privacy Policy will signify your assent to any such changes

or amendments.


How to Contact The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia for Any Reason
 
You may contact The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia with questions or

comments regarding this Privacy Policy, updating any personally

identifiable information or anything else related to The Foodbank of

Southeastern Virginia and/or this Site via email at

digitalmedia@foodbankonline.org or by calling 757-627-6599.

 
Updated September 18, 2012



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