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Internet Site Privacy Policy
This Website is owned and operated by the American Red
Cross. We recognize that visitors to our site may be concerned
about the information they provide to us, and how we treat
that information. This Privacy Policy addresses those
concerns. This policy may be changed or updated from time to
time.
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, you can
contact us at:
Southern Prairie Chapter
408 E. Main Street
Ottumwa, IA. 52501
(641) 682-4571
or e-mail us at
arc@lisco.com
We are available to answer your questions or hear your
concerns.
Our Policy
The American Red Cross uses its best efforts to respect the
privacy of its online visitors. At our site, we do not collect
personally identifiable information from individuals unless
they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. This means we
do not require you to register or provide information to us in
order to view our site. The American Red Cross only gathers
personally identifiable data, such as names, addresses,
zip/postal codes, e- mail addresses, etc., when voluntarily
submitted by a visitor. For example, personally identifiable
information may be collected in order to respond to a stated
desire to volunteer time to the American Red Cross, to
schedule a blood donation or to make a financial donation
online. This information is used solely by the American Red
Cross or other entities who are involved in the operation of
this site for internal purposes. American Red Cross lists are
never sold to third parties. We will only share personally
identifiable information with third parties when (i) the
person submitting the information authorizes us to share it;
(ii) sharing the information is a necessary operation of the
site, for instance, to process a credit card transaction, or
(iii) we are required to by law. The American Red Cross has no
control over or responsibility for the data collection and use
practices of third parties that process online donation credit
card transactions.
Is Credit Card Information Secure?
We care about the safety and security of your transaction. We
use high grade encryption and the https security protocol to
communicate with your browser software. This method is the
industry standard security protocol, which makes it extremely
difficult for anyone else to intercept the credit card
information you send to us. Companies we work with to process
credit card transactions also use high grade encryption and
security protocols.
Is My Personal Information Secure?
Yes. The same high grade encryption and https security
protocols used for financial transactions on our site are used
in collecting personal information to schedule your blood
donation. Blood donations may also be scheduled by calling
1-800-GIVE-LIFE or your local American Red Cross Blood
Services Region.
We Care About Doing It Right
In addition to maintaining privacy and security controls over
information you share with us, the American Red Cross works to
accurately process your contribution information. During
business hours, staff are available to answer questions about
your financial donation. The American Red Cross employs error
checking procedures to make certain transactions are processed
completely and accurately. As necessary, changes are made to
improve our systems. And, independent external and internal
audits are conducted to ensure the privacy, security and
appropriate processing of your information on our site.
How Do We Use "Cookies"?
Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and
data may be automatically collected by the American Red Cross’
Website through the use of "cookies."
"Cookies" are small text files a Website can use to
recognize repeat visitors, facilitate the visitor’s ongoing
access to and use of the site, and allow a site to track usage
behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content
improvements. Cookies are not programs that come onto a
visitor’s system and damage files. Generally, cookies work
by assigning a unique number to the visitor that has no
meaning outside the assigning site. If a visitor does not want
information collected through the use of cookies, there is a
simple procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to
deny or accept the cookie feature. The American Red Cross uses
"cookie" technology only to obtain non-personal
information from its online visitors in order to improve
visitors’ online experience and facilitate their visit
within our site.
Note to Parents on Our Privacy Policy
The American Red Cross welcomes children to learn more about
our organization and, where appropriate, find opportunities to
serve their communities through American Red Cross training
programs and volunteer activities. However, we encourage this
to be done only with their parent's knowledge and supervision.
For this reason, the American Red Cross follows the guidelines
for interactive electronic media published by the Children’s
Advertising Review Unit of the Better Business Bureau. Special
notices urging children to get their parent's permission
before providing any personal information have been
incorporated into our site.
Thank you for visiting our site. Please contact
us should you have any questions about the
operation of the site.
Revised September 14, 2002
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