Privacy Policy
Nebraska Foster and Adoptive Parent Association ("NFAPA," "we," "us") shares the concerns of visitors ("Visitors," "you") to our Internet world wide web site (the "Site") about the protection of personal information online. This privacy policy (the "Policy") describes our practices regarding the privacy of information that we collect through the Site, which is hosted and operated from the United States. This Policy does not govern our collection of information through any other web site, or by any means other than through the Site, or the collection of information by any parent, subsidiaries, sponsors, partners, affiliated companies, or third-party service providers to any of the foregoing entities ("Affiliated Entities").We encourage you to read this Policy before using our Site. By using the Site, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Policy. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Policy, please do not use the Site.
1. Information NFAPA Gathers Through the Site.
NFAPA gathers two basic types of information through the Site: "Personal Information," information from which an individual can be identified, and "Aggregate Information," from which an individual can not be identified.
a. Personal Information.
You are not ordinarily required to register or provide Personal Information in order to access our Site, though certain functionalities may require registration. We collect Personal Information from you only when you voluntarily provide it to us - for example, in contacting us through the Site. Personal Information may include your contact information (such as your name, postal address, telephone numbers and/or email address), as well as other personal information that you voluntarily provide to us.
b. Aggregate Information.
When you visit and interact with the Site, NFAPA and third parties with whom NFAPA has contracted to provide services, may collect anonymous information from three sources: server log files, cookies, and "pixel tags".
i. Server Log Files. Your Internet Protocol (IP) address is an identifying number that is automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). This number is identified and logged automatically in our server log files whenever you visit the Site, along with the time(s) of your visit(s) and the page(s) that you visited. We use the IP addresses of all Visitors to calculate Site usage levels, to help diagnose problems with the Site's servers, and to administer the Site. Collecting IP addresses is standard practice on the Internet and is carried out automatically by many web sites.
ii. Cookies. Cookies are data that a web server transfers to an individual's computer for recordkeeping purposes. Cookies are an industry standard used by most web sites, and help facilitate users' ongoing access to and use of a particular web site. Cookies do not cause damage to your computer systems or files, and only the web site that transferred a particular cookie to you can read, modify or delete such cookie. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there are simple procedures in most browsers that allow you to delete existing cookies, to automatically decline cookies, or to be given the choice of declining or accepting the transfer of particular cookies to your computer.
iii. Pixel Tags. The Site may use so-called "pixel tags," "web beacons," "clear GIFs" or similar means (collectively, "Pixel Tags") to compile aggregate statistics about Site usage and response rates. Pixel Tags allow us to count users who have visited certain pages of the Site, to deliver services, and to help determine the effectiveness of promotional or advertising campaigns. When used in HTML-formatted email messages, Pixel Tags can tell the sender whether and when the email has been opened.
2. Use and Disclosure of Information NFAPA Gathers Through the Site.
a. Personal Information.
We or Affiliated Entities may use your Personal Information in any of the following ways:
i. Communications. We encourage Visitors to contact us with questions and comments. Personal Information may be used in order to respond to your questions and comments.
ii. Business Purposes. We may also use your Personal Information for internal business purposes, such as analyzing and managing our businesses. The Personal Information you provide through the Site may be combined with other information you provide to NFAPA (via online or offline means), with demographic information and other information that is publicly available, or with other information about you that NFAPA may otherwise obtain online or offline.
iii. Business Communications. From time to time, we may use your Personal Information to email you important information regarding the Site or regarding business or potential business transactions between NFAPA and you.
iv. Miscellaneous. Finally, we may disclose your Personal Information if we believe that we are required to do so: (i) by law; (ii) to comply with legal process or governmental requests; (iii) to protect our operations; (iv) to protect the rights, privacy, safety or property of NFAPA, you or others; and (v) to permit us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.
b. Aggregate Information.
We or Affiliated Entities may analyze Aggregate Information in order to enhance web site security, track the popularity of certain pages of the Site, the success of our email notifications, traffic levels on the Site and other usage data, all of which helps us to provide content tailored to your interests, improve the Site and related services and to otherwise enhance your experience on the Site. We may share Aggregate Information with Affiliated Entities and other third parties.
3. Other Important Notes Regarding Our Privacy Practices.
a. Special Note for Parents.
NFAPA takes seriously its obligations under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act concerning the collection of Personal Information from individuals under the age of thirteen (13). The Site is not directed at children, and we request that children under the age of 13 not provide Personal Information through the Site.
b. Security.
No method of transmitting or storing data is completely secure. As a result, although we strive to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us through or in connection with the Site. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, you must immediately notify us of the problem.
c. Other Third Party Sites.
The Site may contain links to third party web sites. These linked sites (including the web sites of Affiliated Entities) are not under NFAPA's control and we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the contents of any such linked site, or any link contained in any linked site.
d. Assignment.
We reserve the right to transfer any and all information that we collect from users of the Site to a third party in the event of any merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of NFAPA's assets or stock.
e. Changes to This Policy.
We reserve the right to change this Policy, and any of our policies or procedures concerning the treatment of information collected through the Site, without prior notice.