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Gift of Life International takes seriously the privacy of those that visit our website. We have established this Privacy Policy to communicate what information we collect and how that information is used, disclosed and safeguarded.

By accessing this website www.giftoflifeinternational.org, you acknowledge the terms and conditions expressed herein. We reserve the right to change this policy at our sole discretion and without notice. However, if we materially alter our Privacy Policy, we will notify you of such changes by posting a notice on our web site. Your continued use of the website will be deemed your agreement that your information may be used in accordance with the new policy.  If you do not agree with the changes, then you should stop using the website, and you should notify us that you do not want your information used in accordance with the changes.  

By using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, which are incorporated herein by reference. 

What information is collected, and why?

When a user visits our website, we collect information about the visit that does not identify the user personally. We track information such as the domain from which the user is visiting and the user’s browser type. We also collect specific information regarding the user’s session on our website. This includes items such as the date and time of the visit and the pages viewed.

Sometimes we ask a user to voluntarily provide personal information (PI). This information generally includes, but is not limited to, name, e-mail address, postal address, and telephone number. We request this information when the user requests one of the following:

  • To sign up for a mailing list
  • To correspond with us
  • Make a Donation
  • Or any other such activity that we deem necessary

Gift of Life International does not collect any  financial or health-related information via its website. 

By submitting a telephone number to the Gift of Life International, you agree that a representative of the Gift of Life International, or a third party acting on its behalf, can contact you at the number you provide, potentially using automated technology (including texts/SMS messaging) or a pre-recorded message.  Your consent is not an obligation to receive any of our services or participate in any of our programs.

How is the information used?

Non-personal information (non-PI) is collected to allow us to analyze how our website is used and to improve the content and service the website provides.

PI is collected for analysis to improve the content of the website and the services we provide the user.

Gift of Life International owns the collected information and will not sell, trade, or rent the information to others. We may use the information to continue contact with the user. This may include contact such as follow-up calls, e-mail correspondence, or mail correspondence to follow-up on the contact or to provide marketing information about promotions, new services, or important website changes. Gift of Life International may share this information with its business partners for the specific purpose of a promotion or service offering. We may also use your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by us about our website users is among the assets transferred. 

We will not use PI for purposes other than to provide you with our services or offerings, or as otherwise expressly permitted by applicable law. 

We will not use PI we collected for materially different, unrelated, or incompatible purposes without updating this Privacy Policy.

If you would like to review or update the information you have provided to us you can contact us directly via email by clicking here.

How is the information disclosed? 

Where applicable, we may disclose your PI to any affiliated business entities or third parties necessary to provide our services and/or offerings to you.  This includes, where applicable, third parties involved in the administration and operation of our services. We may also disclose your PI to other third parties, such as:

  • Where we sell or share any or all of our business and/or our assets to a third party, whether through bankruptcy proceedings or other sale or merger.
  • Where we are legally required to disclose your information, including, but not limited to, pursuant to a valid subpoena, order, search warrant or other law enforcement request.
  • When we are contractually obligated to disclose it.

Are “Cookies” used on the website?

“Cookies” are small pieces of information that are placed on a web user’s hard drive. We may use cookies to provide you with better service. Cookies are pieces of information that a web site transfers to your computer’s hard disk for record-keeping purposes. Cookies can make the web site more useful by storing information about your preferences for a particular web site. The use of cookies is an industry standard, and many web sites use them to provide useful features for their customers. Cookies do not necessarily identify users, although they do identify a user’s computer and/or IP address. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies. However, you may not be able to take full advantage of the functionality of the Gift of Life International website if you do so.

We do not track our users across time or across websites. We do not use flash cookies. 

How is personal information safeguarded?

Gift of Life International utilizes commercially reasonable methods and mechanisms such as firewalls, intrusion monitoring, and passwords to protect electronic information. Physical security methods such as locking devices and 24 hour premise monitoring are also employed. Finally, access to PI is limited to personnel with a need-to-know basis. Nonetheless, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure and therefore we cannot guarantee the security of data sent to us electronically on our website, and transmission of such data is therefore entirely at your own risk.

Links to other websites

Gift of Life International’s website may contain links to third party web sites. Gift of Life International neither controls nor endorses external web sites and is not responsible for the content of such web sites. This policy does not cover the privacy policies and data collection practices of non-Gift of Life International web sites. By accessing third party web sites through our website, you are consenting to the terms and privacy policies of those web sites.  We do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies or practices whatsoever as we have no control over them.

Users only of legal age of majority 

Our web site is designed and intended for those who have reached the age of majority (18 years of age). By using our web site, you affirm that you are at least 18 years of age or older.  We are not liable for any damages that may result from a user’s misrepresentation of age. 

No one under age 13 is authorized to submit or post any information, including personally identifying information, on our web site. Under no circumstances may anyone under age 13 use our web site.  Parents or legal guardians of children under 13 cannot agree to these terms on their behalf.

How to opt out of communications

Based on the information a user has provided, Gift of Life International may send e-mail correspondence to the user. Each correspondence will contain a hyperlink to opt out of further correspondence.

 

Contacting Us

We welcome any queries, comments, complaints or requests you may have regarding this Privacy Policy.  Please do not hesitate to contact us

Effective Date: January 1, 2023