This document contains the privacy practices for United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, Inc. ("UJA-Federation"), including the data it received from various sources, including, but not limited to, the www.ujafedny.org website (collectively the "Database"). This Database is operated by UJA-Federation. We at UJA-Federation take your privacy seriously. The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform you about the information that is collected about you, how UJA-Federation may use and disclose the information that is collected, how information can be corrected or changed, and your obligations regarding information about others you may encounter in using UJA-Federation's website.
Information Collected and Use of That Information
From time to time, including when you register to use UJA-Federation's website, we may ask you to provide to UJA-Federation certain information by which you may be identified, such as your name, title, and address (collectively "Postal Information"), as well as your telephone number, e-mail address, credit card number, and similar information by which or with which you might be identified. This information combined with your Postal Information will be referred to in this document as "Personal Information." You may decline to provide any Personal Information, but please realize that you may thereby be unable to register on UJA-Federation's website or participate in activities or opportunities offered by UJA-Federation.
UJA-Federation would like to be able to use your Personal Information in a number of ways as follows:
- For the purpose for which it was provided: If you give us information for a specific purpose, we will use it for that purpose. For example, if you request information about UJA-Federation or material on the website, UJA-Federation will use your name and address to send you that information.
- To contact you about our website: UJA-Federation would like to be able to contact you from time to time to request your input about our website and ways in which we might improve it.
- To inform you about UJA-Federation information, developments, events, services, opportunities, and UJA-Federation fundraising efforts: UJA-Federation would like to be able to contact you and send you information about its activities, products, services, events, and fundraising efforts in which UJA-Federation hopes you might be interested.
In addition, UJA-Federation may make your Postal Information available to other reputable not-for-profit organizations. UJA-Federation carefully screens all organizations before allowing them the use of such information. This information is never sold. If you would like to opt out of having UJA-Federation share your Postal Information with those not-for-profit organizations, please either e-mail contact@ujafedny.org with "Opt Out" in the subject line; call the Donor Center at 1.212.836.1486; or write us at UJA-Federation of New York, 130 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022.
Necessary disclosure of Personal Information:
UJA-Federation may disclose Personal Information to third parties (A) as necessary to carry out the purposes for which you provided the information (such as to send you information or an acknowledgement of contribution); and (B) as required by law as we deem necessary or appropriate (such as the names and addresses of contest winners to law enforcement officers, or pursuant to subpoena or court order). We may also disclose this Personal Information to third parties in our discretion if we determine such disclosure is advisable to help avoid harm to persons or property.
Nonpersonal Information. UJA-Federation may use and disclose to others information about you and your use of UJA-Federation's website by which you are not identified, such as the type of browser you use, the files you request, the URL and geographic location from which you request information, the URL that you came from and go to and similar information, and information compiled in the form of statistical, demographic, or aggregated information about visitors generally to the website. This information is referred to in this document as "Nonpersonal Information."
Use of Cookies
Our website may use cookies to enhance your experience while using our website. Cookies are pieces of information that some websites transfer to the computer that is browsing that website, and are used for record-keeping purposes at many websites. Use of cookies makes web surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving your passwords and your personal preferences regarding your use of the particular website. Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry standard.
Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our website will not function properly when you view them.
Security of Account Information
When you provide UJA-Federation with your Personal Information over the Internet, UJA-Federation offers the use of a secure server. The server software UJA-Federation uses encrypts all information you input before it is sent to UJA-Federation. UJA-Federation takes your privacy seriously. UJA-Federation makes significant efforts to protect from unauthorized access the data it collects.
Correction or Deletion of Your Information
- Requesting information. You can request details of Personal Information compiled about you by contacting UJA-Federation at contact@ujafedny.org.
- Correcting such information. You may correct such information by informing UJA-Federation at contact@ujafedny.org of the corrections that need to be made.
- Deleting your Personal Information from our Database. You may ask UJA-Federation to delete your Personal Information from the Database by contacting UJA-Federation at contact@ujafedny.org. If you delete your Personal Information from these databases, you may be unable to further benefit from use of certain portions of our website or participate in many of our programs.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our website, we ask them for the friend's name and e-mail address. UJA-Federation will automatically send the friend a one-time e-mail inviting them to visit the website. UJA-Federation stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time e-mail.
Children and Minors
No Personal Information about or from children (13 years old or under) should be provided on the website. Our website is not designed for children. If you are a minor, please secure the permission and guidance of your parents before using this website.
Links to Other Websites
UJA-Federation's website may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that once you leave www.ujafedny.org and enter another website, you may be subject to different privacy practices and policies over which we have no control and for which UJA-Federation is not responsible. Please use prudence in using such links and in disclosing any personal information on those websites.
Interactive Portions of www.ujafedny.org
Please be aware that when you provide information on bulletin boards, chat rooms, and similar interactive portions of this website, you are making such information available to others. Please use prudence and good sense when participating in such interactive portions of the website. To the extent others post their information in such interactive settings, you agree to use such information only to the extent and for the purpose permitted by such person.
Changes to Privacy Policy
We change this privacy policy at our discretion provided that any such change is posted on www.ujafedny.org. If due to such changes you decide that you want to delete any portion of your Personal Information from our Database, please notify UJA-Federation at contact@ujafedny.org.
Contacting the Website
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact UJA-Federation at contact@ujafedny.org.
