Privacy Policy
Free Thought Fellowship Foundation (FTFF) is a Colorado nonprofit corporation tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. FTFF created this Privacy Policy to explain how FTFF uses the information you may provide while visiting FTFF’s websites or social media pages and to demonstrate FTFF’s commitment to online privacy. FTFF may modify this policy from time to time. By using FTFF’s website or other services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and any applicable Terms of Use.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS USED
FTFF will only collect information about you if it has a reason to do so, like communicating with you or providing or improving FTFF’s services. When you register, donate, sign up to volunteer, or take any other action on FTFF’s websites, FTFF may ask you to give us contact information, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address.
FTFF uses this information to operate this site, send news and information to you about the organization, invite you to participate in FTFF’s programs, events, and activities, and to obtain and confirm RSVPs to events or programs. FTFF uses your email address to send such information by email. FTFF will not provide any of your information to any other person or organization unless FTFF has a legal obligation to do so or must do so to protect FTFF’s rights.
Children
In accordance with federal law, FTFF will not solicit or accept personally identifying information from any person under 13 years of age. Visitors to FTFF ‘s websites who are under 13 years of age should use the websites only with the supervision and assistance of a parent or legal guardian and should never submit personally identifying information to the FTFF websites. No one under 13 years of age should make a donation or take any other action through this website.
Credit Card Information
When you make donations or purchases through FTFF’s website, FTFF’s transaction-processing vendor collects credit card information from you. That information is used exclusively for processing your transaction. FTFF does not retain your credit card information and that information is not disclosed to anyone except as needed to process your transaction. FTFF and its vendors use industry-standard security measures to protect the information under their control. Permission to access the information is granted only to you and to FTFF vendors with a need to know the information, all of whom have a duty to keep the information confidential. Although FTFF makes good faith efforts to keep this information secure, FTFF cannot guarantee complete security.
Cookies and Data Tracking
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user. Some parts of FTFF’s websites may be password-protected. FTFF may use cookies (cookies reside on your computer and are under the control of your browser) to help FTFF remember and process items that you purchase through this site and/or to compile aggregate data about visitors to the site and their interaction with the site for the purposes of improving the operation of the site and/or offering better site experiences and tools in the future.
FTFF may also use cookies to enable you to return to password-protected areas of the website without needing to re-enter your password. If you wish to disable these cookies, the help portion of the tool-bar on most browsers will tell you how to do that. If you set your browser to disable cookies, however, you may not be able to access certain parts of FTFF’s websites.
FTFF may also use third-party services that help us understand traffic patterns and know whether there are problems with FTFF’s website. FTFF may also use embedded images in emails to track open rates for FTFF’s mailings, so that FTFF can tell which mailings appeal most to recipients. URLs contained in emails may contain an ID that enables FTFF to correctly identify the person taking an action using a web page.
FTFF may occasionally present a shortened URL that references a longer URL which contains an ID in order to simplify the display, to prevent links from becoming broken when copied, and to ensure compatibility with email programs that do not handle long URLs. When a shortened URL is displayed in an email, you will see the full URL in the browser’s address bar when you access the page.
External Links
This Privacy Policy only applies to FTFF’s website and any future websites that FTFF may develop. It does not not apply to any external links or cover sites that are linked to by this site or other sites for which we are not responsible. These linked-sites will have their own policies and practices, which may be different from FTFF’s. Therefore, FTFF encourages you to familiarize yourself with the policies and practices of these external sites, especially if you provide personal information to them.
CALIFORNIA ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT COMPLIANCE
FTFF complies with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. Changes to billing or credit card information must be made through FTFF staff and may be initiated by contacting info@freethoughtfellows.org.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
FTFF retains the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. By using FTFF’s websites, you consent to the collection and use of the information as described. If FTFF changes its policies and practices, FTFF will post the changes in the Privacy Policy, so that you are always aware of them. With this knowledge, you can make an informed decision about whether you wish to provide personal information to FTFF.
How to Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us by email: info@freethoughtfellows.org or by the contact form, if any, on the FTFF website.