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Privacy Policy
The Jewish Foundation for Group Homes (JFGH) has adopted
information management guidelines that define our customer
and advertiser relationships. These guidelines disclose the
privacy policies applied to information obtained and
exchanged via this Web site, www.jfgh.org (the "Web site").
By JFGH/JFGH.org, you acknowledge and fully understand
JFGH’s Privacy Statement and freely consent to the
information collection and use practices described in this
Website Privacy Statement.
Any questions about this privacy statement, requests to
correct or clarify your personally identifying information,
or requests to modify your "opt-out" preferences can be
directed to:
Jewish Foundation for Group Homes
1500 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 984-3839
Fax: (301) 576-4574
E-mail: info@jfgh.org
Changes to this Privacy
Statement
From time to time, JFGH may use customer information for new
purposes not previously disclosed in this privacy notice. If
our information practices change at some time in the future,
we will post the policy changes here to notify you of these
changes and provide you with the ability to opt out of these
new uses. If you are concerned about how your information is
used, you should check back to our Web site periodically.
WHAT INFORMATION DOES JFGH GATHER
AND/OR TRACK ABOUT YOU?
When you register to receive JFGH information, JFGH may
require that you supply personal information, including, but
not limited to, your full name, e-mail address, contact
information, and a unique subscriber ID. JFGH may also
require demographic information. Customers must also agree
to the Terms and Conditions of Use applicable to the product
for which they are registering. In some instances, we also
collect credit card information to bill subscribers for
premium products.
Anonymous Information
JFGH may also gather anonymous information, which may be
used by JFGH or shared with third parties. This information
does not personally identify you but may be helpful for
improving the services we offer. Generally this information
is collected through "traffic data" and may entail the use
of "cookies," "IP addresses," or other numeric codes used to
identify a computer.
- Cookies: "Cookies" give users a special, random ID that
are small text files, which are stored on the hard drive of
a user's computer. JFGH employs cookies to recognize you and
your access privileges for certain locations on the Web site
as well as to track site usage. Subscribers who do not
accept cookies from the Web site cannot access many areas of
the Web site.
- IP Addresses: JFGH also logs IP addresses for systems
administration and troubleshooting purposes. (Your IP
address indicates the location of your computer on the
Internet.) JFGH does not log IP addresses to track your
session, nor do we link IP addresses to anything personally
identifiable.
- Credit Card Information: If you use a credit card to
make a donation to JFGH, we may retain your credit card
information in order to renew your account in the event you
elect to donate again at a later date. When we do retain
credit card information, we keep it secure and separate from
other demographic information you may have given us. We do
not share credit card information internally within
divisions of JFGH.
WITH WHOM DOES JFGH SHARE THE
INFORMATION IT GATHERS AND/OR TRACKS?
Personally Identifying Information
JFGH takes the privacy of its customers seriously. You have
the ability to control how we use your personally
identifying information by telling us if you wish to opt-out
of certain uses of your information, as described in greater
detail in the "Opting Out" provision below.
JFGH may, on occasion, choose to share personally
identifying information collected about subscribers with
select third parties whose products or services we feel may
be of interest to you. Many of our subscribers find these
e-mail promotions valuable, whether they are shopping for
merchandise, taking advantage of a special offer, or
purchasing unique services. If you prefer not to have your
personally-identifying information shared with select third
parties, please see the "Opting Out" provision below.
Personal information about you as an individual subscriber
or registrant may be shared, regardless of your "opt-out"
status, in the following instances:
- Compliance with Law: JFGH may release information if
it is required to do so by law or in the good-faith
belief that such action is necessary to: (1) comply with
the law or comply with legal process served on JFGH; and
(2) protect and defend the legitimate business
interests, rights or property of JFGH, its users,
advertisers, customers, sponsors, advertisers or
affiliates.
- Vendors: JFGH may on occasion use third-party
vendors to assist it in performing its business
functions, such as mailing statements to subscribers,
editing user lists, processing data and payments, and
providing customer service. Personal information may be
shared with these businesses or individuals to allow
them to perform their assigned functions, but is limited
to that information needed to perform the assigned
function, and may not be used for any other purpose.
- Organizational Changes: Should JFGH undergo a sales,
merger, consolidation, change in control, transfer of
substantial assets, reorganization or liquidation,
JFGH’s accumulated customer information will be treated
as an asset and, like other business assets, subject to
transfer to or acquisition by a third party.
- Customer Requests for Personal Information: Upon
your request, JFGH will provide you with its record of
the personal information you gave us at registration.
For security reasons, this information will only be sent
to the e-mail address on file for the subscriber ID
associated with it.
- Correspondence with JFGH: If you send JFGH personal
correspondence, such as e-mails or letters, or if other
users or third parties send correspondence to JFGH about
your activities or postings on the Web site, JFGH may
collect such information into a file specific to you.
All submissions become property of JFGH.
Anonymous Information
JFGH also shares the information it gathers in a
compiled format with advertisers and other partners. The
compiled format does not include personally identifying
information.
WHAT DOES JFGH DO WITH THE
INFORMATION IT GATHERS AND/OR TRACKS?
- Statistical Analysis and Banner Advertising:
JFGH may perform statistical analyses of user
behavior in order to measure interest in the various
areas of our site (for product development
purposes). In these statistical analyses, we will
disclose information to third parties only in
aggregate form, with no personally identifiable
information.
- Data Security: To prevent unauthorized access,
maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate
use of information, we have put in place appropriate
physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to
protect the information we collect online, including
SSL security for credit card submissions. Detailed
information about SSL is available from Netscape.
- Account Maintenance: JFGH may utilize the
contact information you provided at registration,
such as your telephone number and e-mail address, to
contact you regarding account status, changes to the
subscriber agreement, and to confirm registration.
- Service Updates and E-Mail Promotions: Using the
contact information and e-mail addresses provided at
registration, JFGH periodically sends promotional
messages to its users about services offered by JFGH
and notifies users of new features or changes that
may be made to these services. JFGH may also elect
to send promotional messages on behalf of selected
third parties whose products or services we think
may be of interest to you. If you prefer not to
receive promotional mail or e-mails from JFGH,
please see the "Opting Out" provision below.
THIRD PARTY PARTNERS AND
LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES
JFGH is not responsible for the content or the
privacy policies of Web sites to which it may link.
This policy applies solely to information collected
by JFGH.
A SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT
CHILDREN AND NON-U.S. USERS
The Web site is directed to adults and not directed
to children under the age of 13. JFGH asks that
minors not submit any personal information to us.
JFGH complies with the Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act and does not permit registration by
and will not knowingly collect personally
identifiable information from anyone under 13.
All users, including those users who access the Web
site from a country other than the U.S., agree that
the laws of the State of Maryland shall govern any
dispute, including those arising from JFGH's use of
personal information or otherwise relating to
privacy, as specified in the Terms and Conditions of
Use.
OPTING-OUT, CORRECTIONS AND
CANCELLATIONS
Upon request, JFGH will (a) remove you and your
personal information from our mailing and e-mail
lists, thereby canceling your registration, (b)
correct personal information that you state is
erroneous, (c) manage your promotional e-mail
preferences for you, and/or (d) manage your
preferences for sharing personally identifying
information for you. Please direct your inquiry to:
Jewish Foundation for Group Homes
1500 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 984-3839
Fax: (301) 576-4574
E-mail:
info@jfgh.org
If you are already a registered user with JFGH,
you may manage your promotional e-mail preferences
by "opting-out" of further e-mail contact (excepting
notification of major changes to the service)
directly by contacting us at:
Jewish Foundation for Group Homes
1500 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 984-3839
Fax: (301) 576-4574
E-mail:
info@jfgh.org
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