BY ACCESSING AND/OR USING
THE WEBSITE, OR BY CONTRIBUTING TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS BY ANY MEANS,
YOU HAVE AGREED TO 1) abide by the practices described in this
Privacy Policy, as may be amended from time to time, and 2) the
transfer, processing and maintenance of your personal and sensitive
information in the United States of America.
THE PERSONAL INFORMATION WE
COLLECT: Depending on the type of communication or
transaction, the personal information we collect may include, but
is not limited to, your name, postal address, ZIP code, telephone
number, organization name, email address, credit card, bank
information and/or billing information.
WHERE AND WHEN WE COLLECT
PERSONAL INFORMATION: You will be asked to provide
your personal information when making donations, registering on
certain pages of the site, requesting communications from Special
Olympics, participating in the social networking aspects of the
site and/or in other ways as will be described in this Privacy
Policy. In addition, we may also collect other technical
information such as, the type of browser you are using (e.g.,
Google Chrome, Internet Explorer), the type of operating system you
are using (e.g., Windows or Mac OS), CPU type (e.g. Pentium Intel
Core), your manner of connecting to the Internet (e.g., connection
speed through narrowband or broadband access); Internet protocol
address; other information about your geographic location; and/or
the domain name of your Internet service provider.
WE DO NOT KNOWINGLY COLLECT
INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN: Our Web site is intended
for general audience and we do not knowingly collect or solicit
personal information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly
allow such persons to provide us with their personal information.
If you are under 13, do not send any information about yourself to
us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email
address. In the event we learn that we collected personal
information from anyone under the age of 13, we will delete that
information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might
have collected personal information from anyone under the age of
13, please contact us at info@specialolympics.org or
call us Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
at +1 (800) 380-3071.
INFORMATION SECURITY: Special Olympics is committed
to ensuring the privacy of your personal information and has
established safeguards to help protect such information.
However, we cannot guarantee that your personally identifiable
information will never be disclosed in a manner inconsistent with
this Privacy Policy (for example, as a result of unauthorized acts
by third parties that violate applicable law). To protect your
privacy, Special Olympics uses passwords to help verify staff
member identity before granting access or making corrections to any
of your personal information. All online monetary transactions
are done on a secure server. This means that information entered on
the transaction page is encrypted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
before transmission. On secure pages, a "closed" lock symbol is
displayed in the bottom part of your browser screen and the website
address in the address bar at the top of the browser screen starts
with an "https" instead of an "http".
Users Outside United States
Special Olympics is based in the
United States, and, regardless of where you access our website or
otherwise provide information to us, the information may be
transferred to and maintained on servers located in the U.S.
Please note that any information we obtain about you will be
stored in accordance with U.S. privacy laws, regulations, and
standards, which may not be equivalent to the laws in your country
of residence. By accessing our website, you consent to this
collection, transfer, storage, and processing of information to and
in the U.S.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS MAY SHARE YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION: Special Olympics may use your
information to: complete your donations; contact you about our
on-going work; discuss employment opportunities and ways that you
can further support our efforts to support our mission; fulfill
your requests for products, programs, and services; communicate
with you and respond to your inquiries; conduct research about
Special Olympics programs, services and network; help offer you
other programs or services that may be of interest. We
may also share your information with other Special Olympics
Accredited Programs and/or Founding Committees so that we may
provide any requested services or information at the local
level. For example, if you are requesting a calendar of events
in your area, we may share your email information with the local
Special Olympics Accredited Program or Founding Committees so that
it can provide you with that information. Special
Olympics may share, rent or exchange donor names and postal
addresses with third parties. Except in the limited circumstances
outlined below, Special Olympics will never intentionally share
your email addresses, phone numbers or financial information.
We occasionally exchange our donor name, email address, and address
list with other reputable nonprofit organizations to keep our costs
down. If shared, the other nonprofit organization is only permitted
to use such information for a one-time mailing or online
advertising and cannot use it for telemarketing and/or emailing
purposes. You can opt out of this exchange at any time by calling
us at +1 (800) 380-3071 or emailing us at
DonorServices@SpecialOlympics.org and providing your complete name,
email address, and/or mailing address.
EXCEPTIONS: Special Olympics reserves the
right to share your personal information in certain additional
situations:
1. Credit Card Transactions, Electronic Fund Transfers, Payments by
Check or Money Order and Online Transactions. Special
Olympics uses third parties to provide credit card, bank, payment
and information processing services. If you choose to make a
donation online, by phone, through the mail or by other means we
will share your personal information with our processing service
providers. While we believe these other companies will treat your
personal information responsibly, we do not own or control them and
cannot guarantee your privacy.
2. Necessity. If we have reason to believe that there has
been some inappropriate interference with or use of our website,
communications, or charitable services, or if we have reason to
believe that one of the Special Olympics website users, donors,
employees or other related parties may have been injured or may
have harmed some other party, we will disclose, without notice to
you, personal information as we deem appropriate or if compelled by
a legal or regulatory authority.
YOU MAY ALWAYS CHANGE YOUR PRIVACY
PREFERENCES: Please contact us at DonorServices@specialolympics.org or
call us Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
at +1 (800) 380-3071. Because the choices you make in
connection with your Special Olympics information may not take
effect immediately, it is possible you may receive one or more
communications during the period in which your request is being
processed.
COOKIES AND PIXELS: A "cookie" is a small piece of data
that is sent to your browser from Special Olympics' web server and
is stored on your computer's hard drive. Cookies are used to
collect non-identifying information about the user, such as Web
surfing behavior or user preferences for a specific website.
Special Olympics uses two different types of cookies -
session-based and persistent cookies. Session-based cookies expire
at the end of a browser session so once you close your browser the
cookie simply terminates. Persistent cookies remain on your
computer until you remove them. Persistent cookies are used to
provide Website analytics. You can manually delete all cookies
including persistent ones within your browser privacy settings
menu. In addition, Special Olympics uses "pixels," or transparent
GIF files, to help manage online advertising. These pixels do not
collect identifying information.
THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING COOKIES OPT-OUT: Special Olympics
allows third parties to place cookies on our site for advertising
purposes. This Privacy Policy does not cover the collection
methods or use of the information collected by these vendors. These
vendors have their own privacy policies and may be members of
the Network
Advertising Initiative ("NAI"). To remove yourself
from some or all NAI member advertising programs, please visit
the
NAI Opt-Out Page and follow the relevant instructions.
Please note that if you delete, block, or otherwise restrict
cookies, or if you use a different computer or Internet browser,
you may need to renew your opt-out choice.
Link 1: http://www.networkadvertising.org/
Link 2: http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
WEBSITE LINKS: In order to provide certain services
and goods at our website, we contract with other companies and
individuals. These additional services and goods may include
"links" to other websites from our website. Special Olympics'
privacy practices may not be applicable at any third-party sites.
When you leave the Special Olympics website, we have no control
regarding what information may be collected about you, nor do we
control what third-parties might do with the information. It
is important that you review any privacy policies on third-party
sites carefully, BEFORE you use any services or programs
offered.
CHANGES TO PRIVACY
PRACTICES: From time to time, Special Olympics may
revise its privacy practices to address changing technology,
security measures and website functionality. Please contact us if
you have any questions about changes to our practices.
If you use Special Olympics Network
communications tools to disclose information about yourself
publicly (for example, in chat rooms or online message boards made
available by the Special Olympics Network), other online users may
obtain access to any information you provide. The contents of your
online communications, as well as other information about you as an
user, may be accessed and disclosed in response to legal process
(for example, a court order, search warrant or subpoena); in other
circumstances in which Special Olympics believes the Special
Olympics Network is being used in the commission of a crime; when
we have a good faith belief that there is an emergency that poses a
threat to the safety of you or another person; or when necessary
either to protect the rights or property of Special Olympics, the
Special Olympics Network or its Accredited Programs and Founding
Committees or third party providers, or for us to render the
service you have requested.
Special Olympics may use agents and
contractors in order to help operate the Network. If such agents
and contractors have access to personally identifiable information,
they are required to protect this information in a manner that is
consistent with this Privacy Policy by, for example, not using the
information for any purpose other than to carry out the services
they are performing for the Special Olympics Network.
Last Updated July 12, 2016