Alpha-1 Foundation
Privacy Policy
Your Privacy
Alpha-1 Foundation is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe onlink e and offline experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Alpha-1 Foundation website and all offline activities, including donations, and governs any data collection and usage. By using the Alpha-1 Foundation website, donating to the Alpha-1 Foundation and subscribing to our mailing list, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Alpha-1 Foundation collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Alpha-1 Foundation also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Alpha-1 Foundation. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Alpha-1 Foundation for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Alpha-1 Foundation website.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Alpha-1 Foundation public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Alpha-1 Foundation does not read any of your private online communications.
Alpha-1 Foundation encourages you to review the privacy statements of organizations and websites you choose to link to from Alpha-1 Foundation so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. Alpha-1 Foundation is not responsible for the privacy statements of other organizations or other content on websites outside of the Alpha-1 Foundation and Alpha-1 Foundation family of websites.
Use of your Personal Information
Alpha-1 Foundation collects and uses your personal information to operate the Alpha-1 Foundation website and deliver both online and offline services you have requested. Alpha-1 Foundation also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Alpha-1 Foundation and its affiliates. Alpha-1 Foundation may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
Alpha-1 Foundation does not sell, rent or lease its customer or donor lists to third parties. The Alpha-1 Foundation does not send donor mailings on behalf of other organizations. In addition, Alpha-1 Foundation may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Alpha-1 Foundation, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Alpha-1 Foundation does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Alpha-1 Foundation keeps track of the websites and pages our customers visit within Alpha-1 Foundation, in order to determine what Alpha-1 Foundation services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Alpha-1 Foundation to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Alpha-1 Foundation and its websites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Alpha-1 Foundation or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Alpha-1 Foundation; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Alpha-1 Foundation, or the public.
Data Deletion
Upon request, users can ask for their data to be deleted from the Alpha-1 Foundation database. If at any time, you wish to stop receiving information from us, or want your name and other personal information removed, please email jkushner@alpha1.org indicating your desire to opt-out by typing “Remove” the subject line. The Alpha-1 Foundation will send you an email confirming deactivation of your account.
Use of Cookies
The Alpha-1 Foundation website uses "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a webpage server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Alpha-1 Foundation pages, or register with Alpha-1 Foundation site or services, a cookie helps Alpha-1 Foundation to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Alpha-1 Foundation website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Alpha-1 Foundation features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Alpha-1 Foundation services or websites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Alpha-1 Foundation secures your online and offline personal and donor information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Alpha-1 Foundation secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption.
Changes to this Statement
Alpha-1 Foundation will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Alpha-1 Foundation encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Alpha-1 Foundation is protecting your information.
Contact Information
The Alpha-1 Foundation suggests that you contact us at jkushner@alpha1.org to review the personal information we have collected and provide any corrections. The Alpha-1 Foundation welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Alpha-1 Foundation has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Alpha-1 Foundation at jkushner@alpha1.org.We will use reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.