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Hillel Foundation for Jewish Life at the University of Washington (Hillel UW) has created this Privacy Policy (the "Policy") in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the HillelUW.org website (the "Website"). By visiting or accessing the Website, you accept the provisions of this Policy, as we may modify it from time to time, effective upon posting to the Website. Please check the Policy regularly for such changes, but in any event your continued access or use of the Website constitutes your acceptance of the provisions of the then-current Policy.
This Website contains links to other websites. Hillel UW is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. We encourage Website visitors to be aware when they leave our Website and to read the privacy statements of each and every website they visit. This Policy applies solely to information collected by this Website.
What Personal Information Do We Collect?
Information You Give Us. Hillel UW collects and stores information our visitors enter on or provide through the Website, including personal information such as names, email addresses and other personally-identifiable information. Of course, you can choose not to provide such information, but then you might not be able to access or use portions of the Website. Hillel UW may, but is not obligated to, retain the content of any e-mails you send or information or data you provide by other means. You may request that we delete or modify your personally identifiable information, such as your name or e-mail address, in accordance with our Correction/Update Procedure.
Automated Collection. We also automatically collect and store certain information. When a visitor is on our Website, our web pages or servers automatically recognize the visitor's IP address or domain name, operating system and the web browser being used. Our Website also tracks the way visitors get to our Website through a link in a search engine or other external link. This information is collected to help us analyze trends, administer the Website, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. Some of this information is gathered by "cookies", as described below. IP addresses are not linked to personally-identifiable information.
Use of Cookies:
Our Website uses "cookies". A "cookie" is a piece of data stored on the visitor's computer containing certain information about that visitor. We mainly use information collected by cookies to store visitors' preferences. For example, when visiting our Website for the first time, a splash pages comes up. When the visitor clicks on either the Undergraduate, Jconnect or Community sections on the splash page, he or she will then be taken to that section of our Website and his or her preference is recorded in the "cookie" stored on the visitor's computer. With the help of this "cookie", the visitor will then be brought directly to the section of our Website originally selected, which will simplify and enhance the experience. If a visitor rejects the "cookie", he or she may still use our Website, but will be brought back to the splash page every time they visit our Website. A "cookie" may also be used to record a session ID on your computer, which is then used to record session information on our servers.
How Do We Use Your Information?
We use the information you provide and we collect to:
- Administer, maintain and improve the Website and its operation;
- Verify your identity, provide updates, newsletters and other information and respond to your requests for information;
- Process ticket and other purchases and process registrations;
- Comply with applicable laws, statutes and regulations;
- Enforce the Policy and our rights and the rights of others; and
- As specifically provided on our Website and as you may otherwise agree.
To Whom Do We Disclose Information?
We share your personally-identifiable information with third parties as described below:
- With our affiliate, the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle;
- With third parties that perform functions on our behalf, such as processing payments or maintaining and operating the Website and its contents. We do not allow such third parties to use your information for other purposes;
- As we believe necessary to comply with laws, statutes or regulations and/or to enforce this Policy and to protect our rights and the rights of other persons;
- As required by a court or government agency or to respond to a claim by you or a third party; and
- As you have otherwise agreed.
Your information that we disclose to the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle is subject to that organization's privacy policy, which is available here: http://www.jewishinseattle.org/jf/about/privacy.asp
Subpoenas. We may respond to any subpoena received from a government agency (i.e., law enforcement agencies) without prior notice to you. Unless prohibited by law or by a court order, we will notify you of any subpoena received from any other party (e.g., for civil litigation) which requires us to disclose your identity and will wait ten (10) days, or a lesser amount of time as required by the deadline in the subpoena before providing the information requested by the subpoena.
Anonymized Data. We may share aggregate demographic information collected through the Website with the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle or others, but only after removing personally-identifiable information.
Security:
This Website has reasonable security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information that we have collected from you. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure and do not warrant the security of any information or data. Communication via the Internet is not failsafe, and there is always a possibility that data may be lost, or intercepted by unauthorized parties, during transmission or after receipt. You agree that we shall have no liability whatsoever in connection with any lost or intercepted data.
COPPA Compliance:
Because we care about the safety and privacy of children online, we comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), which protects the privacy of children under the age of 13 using the Internet. The Website is not directed at children under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly permit submission of personal information from children under 13.
Correction/Update Procedure:
If you want to view, or delete or modify your personal information from our records, you may do so by contacting us as provided under the Contact Us section below.
We reserve the right to verify the identity of any person making such a request; provided that we shall have no liability whatsoever resulting from false or erroneous requests. Personal information collected and transferred to back-up or archival storage may be retained indefinitely. We may also retain any information necessary for our business records and as required under applicable law.
Opt-Out:
If at any time, you wish to opt-out of receiving communications from us, you can do so by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of emails that you receive from us. Please note that if you receive all of our newsletters, you will need to click the unsubscribe link on the bottom of each one. Otherwise, you will only stop receiving the one that you opted-out of using. You can also opt-out of future communication by contacting us directly (see the Contacting Us section below.)
Contacting Us:
If you would like to update or delete your personal information or no longer wish to receive communications from our organization, or if you have questions about the Website or this Policy, please contact us using the following methods:
Send Us An Email: info@hilleluw.org
Call Us on the Phone: 206-527-1997
Send Us a Letter:
Hillel UW
4745 17th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105
