Delivering Hope is a certified Michigan based 501c3. IRS NOTIFICATION

These privacy policies and Terms and Conditions apply to all pages and functionality within the Delivering Hope domain (deliveringhopeforkids.org).

Delivering Hope (deliveringhopeforkids.org)

• Delivering Hope is a website for members and general site visitors.
• The organization utilizes third party (remote) servers to retain its data and all website related functionality, including backup protocols. Delivering Hope outsources the hosting (including deliveringhopeforkids.org), management of the site as it relates to hosting, databases, email and other IT functionalities to a third party (GoDaddy).
• Use of a third party permits Delivering Hope to utilize their economies of scale, expertise and network in an attempt to maximize the sites performance and security.
• delvieringhopeforkids.org does not offer a Do Not Track request option.

  PRIVACY POLICY

Personally Identifiable Information

• Delivering Hope DOES NOT sell user specific PII to third parties, and only uses it for internal purposes.
• Using Delivering Hope you are giving the organization the right to release collective data to report trends where your data is compiled along with other members (# users on the site for a particular day, etc.).
• Delivering Hope may get requests for information from law enforcement authorities like the police or for use in courts. These requests may require the release of user related information, including PII.
• Delivering Hope does not retain personal information from general site visitors within its databases. Some information is collected from all site visitors that does not reside in our databases:
  • Analytics - see Automatically Collected Information
  • Session Variables- See Information Collected for Tracking and Customization (Cookies))
• Submitting PII through our website is voluntary.
• Delivering Hope may use email addresses to send messages to a user.
• Other PII can be supplied by users as they use various functions within the site.
• Users that do not agree to this policy should not fill out the information request form.

Credit Card Information

• Delivering Hope utilizes third party processors to conduct credit card transactions.
• Those credit card transactions are conducted on those party's sites and all terms, conditions and policies for those sites apply to the transactions being conducted.
• Transitions to these pages are very clear to the user and they do not utilize the same formatting as Delivering Hope.
• Delivering Hope does not retain (digitally or written) any credit card information of our customers, members, users or visitors.

Automatically Collected Information

• We collect and temporarily store certain information about a visit for use in site management and security purposes only. We collect and analyze this information because it helps us to better design our website to suit the user's needs.
• Delivering Hope may utilize analytics programs. These applications may utilize cookies and users utilize the website with the understanding that these items are in use.
• Though the data is not stored by Delivering Hope, analytic programs collect data including, but not limited to:
  1. The Internet domain from which a user accesses our website (for example, “xcompany.com” if a user uses a private Internet access account, or “yourschool.edu” if they connect from an educational domain);
  2. The Internet Protocol (IP) address (a unique number for each computer connected to the Internet) from which a user accesses our website;
  3. The type of browser (e.g., Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome) used to access our site;
  4. The operating system (e.g., Windows, Mac OS, Unix) used to access our site;
  5. The date and time the user accesses our site;
  6. The Universal Resource Locators (URLs), or addresses, of the pages a user visits;
  7. A username, if it was used to log in to the website; and
  8. If the user visited this website from another website, the URL of the forwarding site.

Information Collected for Tracking and Customization (Cookies)
A cookie is a small file that a website transfers to a computer to allow it to remember specific information about a session while the user is connected. A computer will only share the information in the cookie with the website that provided it, and no other website can request it. There are two types of cookies:

• Session: Session cookies, or variables, last only as long as the web browser is open. Once the user closes their browser, the cookie is deleted. Websites may use session cookies for technical purposes such as to enable better navigation through the site, or to allow the user to customize their preferences for interacting with the site.
• Persistent: Persistent cookies are saved on a user’s hard drive in order to determine which users are new to the site or are returning, and for repeat visitors, or to block recurring invitations.

Delivering Hope does not utilize "persistent" cookies, but does utilize "session variables" that retain information while the site is in use. Session variables are utilized to retain key information and transfer it from page to page to ensure the program works. Session variables are terminated when the web browser is closed or the computer is turned off. If the user does not wish to have session or persistent cookies stored on their machine, they can turn cookies off in their browser. However, turning off cookies should not affect the functioning of the Delivering Hope websites. Be aware that disabling cookies in a browser will affect cookie usage at all other websites they visit as well.

Advertisements
We attempt to make an effort to deliver event promotions that are relevant, interesting and personal to the site visitor. Promotions are displayed in order to generate donations for Delivering Hope.

Delivering Hope reserves the right to tell partners how these promotions are performing, without providing user specific information. Promotions within the site may contain external links. Please see - Visiting Other Websites

Security
Delivering Hope takes the security of all PII very seriously. We take precautions to maintain the security, confidentiality, and integrity of the information we collect at this site. Such measures include access controls designed to limit access to the information to the extent necessary to operate effectively. We also employ various security technologies to protect the information stored on our systems. Delivering Hope also utilizes its third party host's security protocols.

Visiting Other Websites
Our website may contains links to commercial and private entities. These websites are not within our control and may not follow the same privacy, security, or accessibility policies. Users agree to not hold Delivering Hope responsible for any content contained within sites beyond its control, even if a link to that site is present within the Delivering Hope platform.

Privacy Policy Contact Information
We welcome feedback and questions regarding our privacy policy or the use of information. For additional information about our Privacy Policy, please contact us through the information on our Contact Us page.

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

• Users under the age of 13 are not permitted to use Delivering Hope, or www.deliveringhope.org.
• Delivering Hope is not intended for the use of children, though it is reasonable to assume minors could utilize the site or the site meets at least one of the criteria outlined by COPPA.
• The collection of all data and use of all data is consistent with the previously mentioned information.
• Delivering Hope does not sell user specific data to third parties, though a minor's data could be reported in a collective statistic (# of visitors to the site, etc.).
• In the event that a minor has accessed the site, parents reserve the right to ask that Delivering Hope does not contact them.
• Refunds of any credit card transactions associated with the minor's profile will be evaluated on a case by case basis.
• Parents that wish to contact Delivering Hope can do so through our Contact Us page.

  TERMS & CONDITIONS

General

• Users under the age of 13 are not permitted to use Delivering Hope, www.deliveringhope.org.
• www.deliveringhope.org is meant to be used for information related to our charity.
• Content within the website is assumed to be accurate.