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Privacy Notice

We collect no information about you, other than information automatically collected and stored when you visit our web site (see below), unless you choose to provide that information to us.We will not sell your email address to other businesses or organizations for their general use.

By visiting this website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.

Information We Collect & How We Use It

We collect two main types of information through the Web sites noted above:

• Personal, or "individually identifiable," information you provide to us, typically by completing online forms - examples would include an email address, physical street address, phone number, etc. With your permission, we may use this information to contact you to send newsletters.
• Standard web server/visitor traffic information, commonly referred to as "aggregate information," regarding overall Web site traffic patterns. Normally, web servers collect this type of basic information automatically as part of their web log processes. We do not report on individual user sessions.

Individually Identifiable Information

There are instances when we request individually identifiable information from our online users. The following are examples of situations where we might request such information from you: contacting us to request information, inquiring about volunteer opportunities, requesting addition to our electronic newsletter, looking up your local chapter.

Information we may request includes the following: 

• First and last name, street address, city, state, zip code, telephone number, email address, and subject of inquiry (i.e. volunteering or information requests), gender, and age.

What we do with Individually Identifiable Information when you . . .

Register with our website:   

If you register your e-mail and contact information through our web site or via regular mail, and opt in to receive email correspondence from us, you will be placed on our newsletter list. All subscribers to the newsletter list can remove themselves at any time by visiting the following URL: http://echo.bluehornet.com/phase2/survey1/change.htm?cid=okqmzt.

If you sign up to receive our newsletter and later want to be removed you can take your name off the list at any time by visiting the following URL: http://echo.bluehornet.com/phase2/survey1/change.htm?cid=okqmzt.

We may occasionally request that you supply us with feedback concerning our web site. These surveys are used for quality assurance purposes, and to improve our level of service to you.   

As stated previously, we will not sell your email address to other businesses or organizations for their general use.

Aggregate information collected from the Web server

We collect anonymous information from our web server about your visit to our sites in order to monitor general traffic patterns on our site. This information is collected and stored in log files on the server. We compile and analyze this information using WebTrends software. Reports generated by WebTrends include information such as the following: 

• total number of visitors         
• most visited pages           
• peak traffic times           
• service provider IP addresses           
• browser versions           
• referring websites           
• search terms used           
• average number of pages requested           
• average duration of visit           
• total visitor traffic

We use aggregate information gathered from your visit to better design our Web site. This information supplies us with a broad picture of how people use our Web site and helps us to better manage our systems and serve our audience. 

Data Security

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we strive to maintain physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to secure the information we collect online. This includes the use of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for processing donations and other financial transactions securely. 

Links to Other Sites

We are not responsible for the contents of any linked Web site that may be contained in our online database of related Web sites, or any link contained in a linked Web site, or any changes or updates to such Web sites. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by us of that Web site and is provided only for information purposes. 

This privacy statement applies to the Web site at http://www.bornlearning.org.  Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other linked sites or partner Web sites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that requests personal information from you.

Trademarks

BORN LEARNING™ is a trademark licensed exclusively to Civitas for use in this joint program with United Way and Families and Work Institute.  Downloads from this site must not omit or modify the BORN LEARNING™ trademark.  Similarly, UNITED WAY, UNITED WAY OF AMERICA, UNITED WAY SUCCESS BY 6, CIVITAS, and AD COUNCIL and other sponsor names and logos are the trademarks of their respective owners and downloads must not omit or modify any of those trademarks as incorporated herein. 

Copyright

All materials contained on this site are protected by copyright.  Specific materials may bear separate copyrights in the names of separate owners.  Copyright in the compilation of this site and all materials created specifically for it are ©2005 United Way of America, Civitas Initiative, Families & Work Institute.  Unauthorized reproduction and distribution is prohibited by law.  See terms below for permitted uses of this material.  Contact United Way at contact@bornlearning.org for permission to make multiple reproductions of these materials.