PRIVACY POLICY
Tanka Fund owns and operates TankaFund.org. This privacy policy applies to Tanka Fund website www.TankaFund.org, to all associated subdomains, online services, and mobile applications. By visiting any of the sites, you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy. If you disagree with any of the terms herein, please immediately discontinue use of the sites.
We understand the importance of protecting the privacy of the personal information you enter through any of the above-mentioned web sites or services and our related subscriber mailing and e-lists as well as any of our social networking sites.
These privacy policy guidelines are based on our deepest respect for your right to privacy and will serve to guide our staff and help build a long and trusting relationship with you.
SQUARESPACE SECURITY PROGRAM
Our website, hosted by Squarespace, is certified as a licensee of the Squarespace’s SSL security program. SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) / TLS (Transport Layer Security) is the standard protocol for all transaction security. We are HSTS secured, meaning you will always view our site in secured mode. We also have Clickjack protection to prevent malicious sites from accessing our content.
INFORMATION COLLECTED BY TANKA FUND
When you visit the sites, Tanka Fund and its service providers may collect personal information that you provide, such as your name, address, email address, and payment information. “Personal Information” is information that identifies you as an individual or relates to an identifiable person.
We need this information to accept donations, provide information that you request and to keep you informed about Tanka Fund. We may also use this information to improve the operation of our web site to improve service to you.
We may ask you for personally identifying information at other times, such as if you communicate with us, or register for an e-newsletter or, if you opt-in to receive information, you give us your permission to share your name and e-mail address with the third party who may forward marketing or other materials on our behalf. In addition, our Web server automatically collects some information about the users, including their IP addresses, browser type, mobile device type, content visited while on the sites, and the duration of your visit to the sites. Computers do send the requested pages to users that use these IP addresses. We do reserve the right to use this information and other information to improve customer service.
“Other Information” is any information that does not reveal your specific identity or does not directly relate to an individual.
If you submit any personal Information relating to other people to us or to our service providers in connection with the sites, you represent that you have the authority to do so and to permit us to use the information in accordance with this privacy policy.
THE WAY WE USE INFORMATION
Tanka Fund may use your information to improve our marketing and promotional efforts, to statistically analyze site usage, to improve our content and other offerings and to customize our site's content, layout, and services.
We hope to use your information to deliver information to you that is targeted to your interests.
The email addresses that we collect are used by us to contact users for marketing purposes and are not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes unless you've have signed up for a promotion that clearly identifies a third party sponsor.
When you supply us with your postal address or phone number online, you may receive periodic mailings or phone calls from us. You may also receive mailings from other organizations that we feel you may have an interest in. If you don't want any mail from our partners or us, please send us a letter or e-mail at the addresses on our Contact page.
If you make a donation that includes a free gift, we use your personal information to ship your gift.
We may also use or disclose information to resolve disputes or investigate problems. We may disclose or access information whenever we believe in good faith that the law so requires or if we otherwise consider it necessary to do so to maintain service and improve our products and services.
We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our servers, to manage our website and to enhance our site based on the usage pattern data we receive.
SECURITY
Tanka Fund is committed to preventing others from unauthorized access to the personal information you provide to us, and we maintain a web hosting contract with Squarespace, 225 Varick Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10014. Squarespace’s service includes the highest levels of both physical and cyber security systems.
We require outside companies and independent contractors to whom we provide customer information for marketing, servicing or processing purposes to restrict the use of the information to those purposes and we prohibit independent use of such information.
Access to your information is controlled by strict internal procedures. We maintain policies about the proper physical security of workplaces and records.
Our websites use a Transport Layer Security, the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server and a browser. This link ensures that all data passed between the web server and browsers remain private.
All online donation transactions are handled by Payment Card Industry (PCI)-compliant vendors. PCI refers to the technical and operational standards that businesses must follow to ensure that credit card data provided by cardholders is protected. We do not store payment information, such as credit card number or bank account number. That information is captured by the Payment PCI vendors or services such as Paypal.
CHILDREN UNDER 13
Tanka Fund does not knowingly collect or use personal information from children. We have no way of distinguishing the age of individuals who access our websites, and so we carry out the same Privacy Policy for individuals of all ages. If a child has provided us with personal information without parental or guardian consent, the parent or guardian should contact us to remove the information and opt out of promotional opportunities.
YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
If you are a California resident, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits you to request information about our disclosure of your Personal information to third parties for those parties’ own direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send a letter to:
Website Director Tanka Fund
PO Box 1847
Rapid City, SD 57709
CHANGES TO OUR POLICY
The practices and policies contained in this disclosure are subject to change. Any such changes will be communicated through our website. Information collected before changes are made will be secured according to the previous Privacy Policy. The practices and policies in this disclosure replace all previous notices or statements with respect to the same subject matter.
GENERAL
Tanka Fund is not responsible for the content or the privacy polices of websites to which we provide links of any kind.
YOUR CONSENT
By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of this information in the manner we describe.
HOW TO CONTACT US
To ask questions about our privacy policy or to update, correct or delete your personal information, you can contact us by the following methods:
Mail:
Tanka Fund
PO Box 1847
Rapid City, SD 57709
E-mail:
info@tankafund.org
To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections or changes.