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Special Olympics offers training and competition opportunities in 30 Olympic-type sports for athletes 8 years or older.  For children with intellectual disabilities ages 2 through 7, Special Olympics provides a Young Athletes Program. Special Olympics coaches have a unique opportunity to work with athletes in competitive situations to assist in their training for life. As a grass-roots organization, Special Olympics relies on volunteers at all levels of the movement to ensure that every athlete is offered a quality sports training and competition experience. Individual donors, corporate partners and many others make it possible for Special Olympics to offer children and adults with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy through participation in the program.
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Thank you for reviewing our Internet Privacy Policy. We recognize that visitors to our site may be concerned about the information they provide to us and how we treat that information. This policy addresses those concerns and may be updated periodically.

This Web site is owned and operated by Special Olympics, Inc. You may contact us at the following postal address:

Special Olympics, Inc.
Attn: Web Site Manager
1133 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-3604
USA
Telephone: +1 (202) 628-3630
E-mail: info@specialolympics.org

Special Olympics Privacy Policy

We use our best efforts to respect and protect the privacy of our online visitors. For each visitor to our site, our server automatically recognizes only the visitor’s domain name, not the e-mail address. At this time, no part of our site makes use of “cookies” for user tracking, content customization, or any other purpose.

For purposes of improving our Web site content, aggregate information is collected on what pages of the Web site are visited. We only gather personally identifiable data (such as names, addresses, zip/postal codes, e-mail addresses, etc.) that are voluntarily submitted by a visitor, and we only use such data to facilitate online donations, or to distribute e-mail surveys regarding resources and information accessed on this site. Such data, including e-mail addresses, may be shared with our local Special Olympics Program offices for the above-named purposes. Web site visitor information is used for internal Special Olympics purposes only and will not be sold to third parties. E-mail addresses of visitors and donors are never sold or exchanged.

If you supply us with your postal address online, you may receive periodic mailings from us with information on upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, requests for financial support, or new products or services. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, please let us know by contacting us using the address or telephone number provided above, or e-mail us at info@specialolympics.org

We occasionally exchange a portion of our donor postal address list with other nonprofit organizations in order to significantly decrease our fundraising costs (those individuals who have supplied their names and addresses as part of the registration process to access online resources, such as the Special Olympics Get Into It curriculum, are not part of this exchange). The exchanged lists are governed by strict privacy procedures. If you do not want your name to be included on such exchanged lists, please let us know by contacting us using the address or telephone number provided above, or e-mail us at info@specialolympics.org. As stated above, we will not rent or exchange your email address to or with any third parties.

Opt-out

Our online donation form provides donors the opportunity to opt-out of receiving e-communications from us. We offer the options below for you to view, modify, delete or view your records with us.

Change/Modify or View Your Information

To change, modify, or view your donor information, please include your full name and address and choose one of the following options to make your request to us:

1. E-mail us at: sscott@specialolympics.org
2. Send mail to the following postal address:

Special Olympics, Inc., Attn: Donor Development
1133 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-3604
USA

To change or modify your address, please provide both the old and new address in your correspondence.

To change, modify, or view your Special Olympics Get Into It registration information, please include your full name and address and choose one of the following options to make your request to us:

1. E-mail us at: sogetintoit@specialolympics.org
2. Send mail to the following postal address:

Special Olympics, Inc., Attn: School & Youth Outreach
1133 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-3604
USA

To change or modify your address, please provide both the old and new address in your correspondence.

Security of Credit Card Information

We care about the safety of your credit card transaction: secure server technology is used throughout the online donation process. We use high-grade encryption software and the https security protocol to communicate with your browser software. As a result, it is extremely difficult for anyone to intercept the credit card information you send to us. Contributions may also be made by calling 1-800-700-8585, Press 2. Or, if you’d prefer, mail us your contribution by printing the online donation form and mailing it to us at the donor development address provided above.

Links to Third-Party Sites

This Web site contains hyperlinks to Web sites operated by parties other than Special Olympics, Inc. These hyperlinks are provided for your convenience only. Special Olympics, Inc. does not control such Web sites and is not responsible for their contents. The inclusion of hyperlinks to other Web sites does not imply any endorsement of the material on those Web sites by Special Olympics, Inc.

Restriction of Liability

Special Olympics, Inc. shall not be liable for any damages or injury caused by, any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, line failure, or any cause beyond Special Olympics, Inc.’s reasonable control.

Copyright Information

The copyrights to materials posted on this site are owned by, or licensed to, Special Olympics, Inc. All rights reserved. The names and trademarks appearing on this site may not be used in any advertising or publicity without Special Olympics, Inc.’s or their owner’s prior written permission.

Information Accuracy

We make every effort to ensure that the information presented on our Web site is correct and accurate. However, if inaccuracy should occur, we will make every effort to make a correction in a timely manner. To report any Web site inaccuracies or to request answers to questions about our Internet Policy or about the information on the site, e-mail us at info@specialolympics.org, or write to us at the address above.

Thank you for visiting our site and for our support of our mission to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition for people with intellectual disabilities.

 
 

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+1 (202) 628-3630
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