OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, it is available on our homepage and in the footer of each page.
Please note: This policy may change from time to time so please check back periodically.
PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED
AVDA asks for your personal information when you subscribe to one of our mailing lists, make a donation, or submit a feedback or contact form. During this process, AVDA may ask for:
- Name
- Organization (if applicable),
- Address, city, state, zip code
- Phone number
This information is voluntary, and AVDA will not sell or trade your personal information. AVDA uses return email addresses to answer any email received. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are never shared with outside parties.
We may use the information that you provide for the following reasons:
- Performing services
- Providing customer service
- Responding to information requests
- Resolving disputes
- Verifying customer information
- Analytics
When you visit our website, the following information is automatically aggregated anonymously:
- The name of your Internet service provider
- The browser and operating system of the computer you are using
- The website that referred you to us
- The pages you request
- The date and time of those requests
- The amount of time spent viewing each request
If you receive an e-mail from us, we may be able to know if you clicked on any of the links embedded within the text of the e-mail. Given the nature of advocacy campaigns and the need to utilize personal information to direct your actions, we will know in which campaign(s) you voluntarily participate.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DATA SECURITY
AVDA operates secure data networks protected by an industry-standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary, and only authorized individuals have access to the information provided by our users.
To protect your information off-line, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect from you online.
OUR COMMITMENT TO CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Protecting the privacy and safety of young children is a top priority for AVDA. Our website is not intended to attract or engage children under the age of 13. In compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998, AVDA does not knowingly request or collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 13 without verifiable parental consent. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13 without proper consent, we will take prompt steps to delete that information from our records.
COOKIES AND LOG FILES
A cookie is a piece of data containing information about you that is stored on your hard drive. AVDA’s website utilizes cookies for measuring aggregate web statistics, including number of monthly visitors, number of repeat visitors, most popular web pages and other information. We use these statistics to better understand the content our users are most interested in, and to provide you with an optimal web experience.
CORRECTIONS/UPDATING PERSONAL INFORMATION
If your personal information changes, or you no longer wish to receive information from AVDA, please contact us at development@avda-tx.org with such requests. It may take 10 – 15 business days for your request to take effect.
LINKS
Our website contains hypertext links to other organizations. AVDA encourages you to be aware and to read the privacy statements of each of these other websites. This privacy policy statement only applies to AVDA’s website.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.
