Good Tidings Charity (GTC) Privacy Policy

At Good Tidings Charity (GTC), we consider your privacy to be of utmost importance. We understand your concerns and value your trust in our protecting your personal information. This Privacy Notice will help you to understand the policy and the security of your personal data.

Information We Collect and How We Use It

You may choose to provide any personal information; such as your name, physical address, telephone number and e-mail address on this website. Listed below are the ways you may choose to provide the information and the types of information you may offer. We also tell you how we may use the information.

E-mail Communications

When you provide us with your e-mail address, we use it to complete your request for information, invitations, notifications or e-mail newsletters. You may choose to offer additional information as well, such as your physical address and telephone number.

Donations

When you make a donation directly through our website (versus a third party service such as Paypal), we will ask you to submit certain financial information (such as credit card information) so we can process your donation. We will only use that information to complete the specific transaction you requested. We also preserve your contact information in our records so we can contact you later to provide new information about our Give Me Wings program or additional information on other giving opportunities.

Questionnaires and Surveys

We occasionally may ask guests to our website to complete online surveys and opinion polls about their activities, attitudes and interests. These surveys assist us in understanding the needs of our guests. We do not keep any personal information about you in relation with your involvement in a website survey unless you explicitly agree to offer this information.

Cookies and Web Beacons

When you visit our website, your browser automatically sends us certain Internet-related information (such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer you’re using). We may also use cookies and web beacons to improve our understanding of how our guests use our website.
Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s system to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. We use cookies and web beacons to compile aggregate data about site traffic and interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in
the future.
The “help” portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to be notified when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable/delete existing cookies. Remember, though, without cookies, you may not be able to take full advantage of all of Good Tidings Charity’s (GTC’s) website features.

Personal Information

GTC does not sell, trade, or otherwise disclose personal information to any other companies or our affiliates. Any contact information (such as mailing address, phone number, email address, etc.) provided by you will be kept in our records solely for the purpose of contacting you when there are changes or updates regarding GTC and its operation. When a donation is made through our website, certain personal information (such as credit card information, name, mailing address, etc.) is required so that the donation can be processed. The transaction information will then be kept in our records strictly for legal purposes only. In some instances, we may provide this information to a service provider to help process the donation on our behalf. This service provider is not authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal requirements. In addition, we may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law, (ii) in response to a request from law enforcement authorities or other government officials, or (iii) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity.

Links to Other Sites

There may be links found throughout the GTC website for your convenience or to provide you with helpful information. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Security

We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect against unauthorized disclosure, use, alteration or destruction of the personal information in our possession. When you provide credit card information to make a donation directly through our website, we use the industry standard for Internet security -- Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology -- to help protect the information you provide. This
Internet encryption standard scrambles data as it travels from your computer to our server. Please note, however, that perfect security does not exist on the Internet. You will know that you’re in a secure area of our website when a “lock” icon appears on your browser and the “http” portion of our URL address changes to “https.” The “s” stands for “secure.”

Contact Good Tidings Charity

You may decide to contact us through our website. We provide online forms so you may: (1) ask us a question, (2) update your contact information or (3) request for additional information. We use the information you offer on these forms to complete your request and to reply to your inquiries.

Your Choices

By using our site, you consent to our online privacy policy. If you would like to update your contact information or prefer not to receive certain communications from us (such as e-mail), please call or write us using one of the options provided below or visit www.goodtidingscharity.org.

Updates to this Privacy Notice

We may alter or update portions of this Privacy Notice at any time and without prior notice to you. Please check back from time to time so you are aware of any alterations or updates to the Notice. We will indicate below the effective date of the Notice.

How to Contact Us

If you would like us to update your contact information or remove your name from our e-mail or postal mailing lists, or if you have any questions about our information practices, please contact us by visiting www.goodtidingscharity.org or writing us at:

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