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PRIVACY
POLICY
Thank you for
visiting Saving Wildlife International’s (SWI) website. Your
privacy is very important to us. We want to make your experience
on the Internet as enjoyable and rewarding as possible, and we want
you to use the Internet’s vast array of information, tools,
and opportunities with complete confidence.
We have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment
to privacy and security. This Privacy Policy describes how SWI collects
information from visitors to swionline.org (the “Site”),
what we do with the information we collect, and the choices you
have concerning the collection and use of such information. SWI
encourages you to take the time to read this Privacy Policy.
Personal
Information Collected and How It is Used
In general, when you visit our Web sites and access information
you remain anonymous. We do not require you to register or provide
personal information to us to view our site.
There are occasions when we will ask for additional information.
We do this to better understand and respond to your needs, and provide
you with services that may be valuable to you. For example, personally
identifiable information will be collected when you make a donation
or when you request additional information about SWI.
Information submitted to SWI is kept confidential and is never shared
except as required by law. It may at times be used to provide you
with further information about SWI or our efforts to promote conservation.
These communications may be sent by email, postal mail, fax or otherwise.
Occasionally, these communications may contain requests for financial
or other assistance. If you do not wish to receive these communications
from SWI, please send us an email to legal@swionline.org
and request that we remove you from any such
When you make a donation through SWI’s website, the transaction
is handled through PayPal and PayPal’s use of your personal
information is governed by PayPal’s privacy policy. SWI may
receive information about you as a result of the donation. Any information
received by SWI will be protected and/or used in the manner described
in this Privacy Policy.
SWI may collect and share nonidentifying and aggregate information
(except as described above), but not personal information with other
parties.
SWI
Partners and Sponsors.
Occasionally, products and services may be offered to you in conjunction
with a non-affiliated partner. To provide some of these products
and services, the partner may need to collect and maintain personal
information. In these instances, you will be notified before any
such data is collected or transferred and may decide not to use
that particular service or feature. SWI may share non-identifying
and aggregate information (except as described above), but not personal
information, with such partners in order to administer the co-branded
products or services offered.
Online
Advertisements.
SWI may display online advertisements (including, but not limited
to advertisements for products, organizations, or services) we believe
may be of interest to visitors to the Site. We may share aggregated
and non-identifying information with these advertisers. Additionally,
in some instances, we use this aggregated and non-identifying information
to deliver tailored advertisements. SWI does not and will not share
personal information about you with these advertisers. However,
SWI does not and cannot control information that may be collected
by the party whose advertisement is displayed.
Links
to Third Party Sites.
We provide links to third party sites. Since we do not control those
Web sites, we encourage you to review the privacy policies posted
on these third party sites.
Responses
to Email Inquiries.
When you send email inquiries to SWI, the return email address is
used to answer the email inquiry we receive. SWI does not use the
return email address for any other purpose and does not share the
return email address with any third party unless specifically authorized
by you in the email inquiry.
Voluntary
Customer Surveys.
We may periodically conduct surveys on the Site. We encourage you
to participate in these surveys because they provide us with important
information that helps us to improve the types of services we offer
and how we provide them. Your personal information and responses
will remain strictly confidential, even if the survey is conducted
by a third party. Participation in our surveys is voluntary.
We may take the information we receive from individuals responding
to our surveys and combine (or aggregate) it with the responses
of other visitors to the site to create broader, generic responses
to the survey questions (such as gender, age, residence, hobbies,
education, employment, industry sector, or other demographic information).
We may then use the aggregated information to improve the quality
of our services, and to develop new services and products. This
aggregated, non-personally identifying information may be shared
with third parties.
Special
Cases.
It is SWI’s policy not to use or share the personal information
about visitors to the Site in ways unrelated to the ones described
above without also providing you an opportunity to opt out or otherwise
prohibit such unrelated uses. However, SWI may disclose personal
information about you, or information regarding your use of the
Site for any reason if, in our sole discretion, we believe that
it is reasonable to do so, including: to satisfy laws, such as the
Electronic Communications Privacy Act, regulations, or governmental
or legal requests for such information; to disclose information
that is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against
someone who may be violating our policies; to operate the Site properly;
or to protect SWI.
"Cookies"
and How We Use Them.
A “cookie” is a small data file that can be placed on
your hard drive when you visit certain Web sites. SWI may use cookies
to collect, store, and sometimes track information for statistical
purposes to improve the products and services we provide and to
manage our telecommunications networks. These cookies do not enable
third parties to access any of your personal information. Additionally,
be aware that if you visit non-SWI Web sites where you are prompted
to log in or that are customizable, you may be required to accept
cookies.
Advertisers and partners may also use their own cookies. We do not
control use of these cookies and expressly disclaim responsibility
for information collected through them.
SWI’s
Commitment to Children's Privacy.
Protecting children’s privacy is especially important
to us. It is our policy to comply with the Children’s Online
Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and all other applicable laws.
We have Web pages designed especially for our younger users. While
we make every effort to ensure that these Web sites are fun and
age-appropriate for our younger audience, we believe that there
is no substitute for proper parental supervision. For further information
about tips, tools, age-appropriate or kid-friendly Web sites and
how to report online trouble, please visit www.getnetwise.org.
Finally, SWI recommends that children ask a parent for permission
before sending personal information to SWI, or to anyone else online.
SWI’s
Commitment to Data Security.
The Site has security measures in place to protect the
loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control.
While we make every effort to ensure the integrity and security
of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that our security
measures will prevent third-party “hackers” from illegally
obtaining this information.
Where
to Direct Questions About SWI’s Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or
the practices described herein, you may contact:
Customer
Service
Saving Wildlife International
PO BOX 2626
MALIBU, CA 90265
legal@swionline.org
Revisions
to This Policy.
SWI reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this
policy and our other policies and agreements at any time and in
any manner. Notice of any revision, amendment, or modification will
be conspicuously posted on the Site.
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