Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and check back periodically as this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. Please note that this Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies or websites which are not owned or controlled by WhatGives!?.
TYPE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED
“Personal Information” is personally identifiable information, such as your name, address, email address, phone number. Personal Information is collected by us when you choose to provide it to us when becoming a member of WhatGives!?. In addition, if you choose to contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence so that we may fully address the subject matter. We may also receive Personal Information from our business partners and other third parties, provided that such third parties confirm to us that you have permitted them to share such information.
“NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION” is information of an anonymous nature, such as – the domain you may have used to access our sites, the type and version of browser or operating system you may be using, and the website you may have come from or visit next. Aggregate information, such as demographic statistics of our users (e.g. average age or geographical allocation of our users), number of visitors and average time spent on our site, is also considered Non-Personal Information.
USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Personal Information may be used by us for the following purposes:
- Providing you with WhatGives!? information you have requested from us.
- If you indicated that you were interested in receiving information from WhatGives!? WhatGives!?, we may send you email materials and other mailings about campaigns, products and services that we feel may be of interest to you. If at any time you would like to end your subscription to any such email materials, follow the directions posted at the bottom of the email material;
- If you enter a contest or other promotion offered on our site, we may, under the rules of the promotion, use your name and certain other information to administer the promotion, such as contacting, announcing and promoting the winners of the promotion;
- WhatGives!? may also use Personal Information if it has reasonable grounds to believe the information could be useful when investigating a contravention of a federal, provincial or foreign law or in order to protect or defend a legal interest.
DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We will not sell or rent your Personal Information to anyone.
We will only disclose your Personal Information to third parties:
- Where you have specifically given us your consent to disclose your Personal Information for a designated purpose;
- As may be set out in the Terms and Conditions applicable to a WhatGives!? provided service, to facilitate the provision of such services, such as fulfilling legal requirements;
- As required by law, including by an order of any court, institution or body with jurisdiction or authority to compel the production of information, or in order to protect or defend a legal interest; or
- In connection with a WhatGives!? corporate re-organization, merger or acquisition with another entity, or a sale of all or a substantial portion of the assets of WhatGives!? provided that the Personal Information disclosed continues to be used for the purposes permitted by this Privacy Policy by the entity acquiring the information.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES AND ADVERTISEMENTS
WhatGives!? may contain links to other websites and services. While we try to link only to sites and services that share our high standards and respect for privacy, please understand that we are not responsible for the content of, or the privacy practices employed by, other companies or websites. This Privacy Policy applies only to the WhatGives!? services referencing this Privacy Policy.
SECURITY
The security of your Personal Information is important to us. WhatGives!? takes technical, contractual, administrative, and physical security steps to protect Personal Information that you provide to us. We instruct our employees with access to your Personal Information that it is to be used only in adherence with the principles set forth in this Privacy Policy and the laws applicable to each specific business.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
WhatGives!? may from time to time change its Privacy Policy as new services are added or old ones changed. Changes will be effective when notice of such change is posted at our site.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS
If you have questions, comments or suggestions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices that were not answered here; send our Privacy Manager an e-mail at privacy@whatgives.com
