Your privacy is important to us

We value the privacy of our website visitors. This privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for http://www.thepeoplesportfolio.org. Your use of this website constitutes your agreement to the terms and conditions of this policy. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this website.

INFORMATION COLLECTION

You can have general access to our website and browse pages without providing any personal information or being required to register. The People’s Portfolio is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We have access to information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not exchange, sell or rent this information to anyone. Additionally, we will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization. Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about The People’s Portfolio updates or changes to this privacy policy.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards designed to protect your personally identifiable information. Your information is stored in secure operating environments that are not available to the public. All of our personnel and affiliates are dedicated to maintaining and upholding your privacy and security, and are made aware of our privacy and security policies. The uses to which we may use your personal information are limited to:

·       processing and confirming your donation

·       soliciting you for contributions

·       contacting you about events or informational updates

·       informing you of updates to our privacy policy

·       conducting statistical analysis, and

·       improving our website

We request information from you on our donation form. To donate to us, you must provide contact information (such as your name and address). If we have trouble processing an order, we will use this information to contact you. By making a donation to The People’s Portfolio, you consent to us providing your financial information to our service providers and other third parties we determine necessary to process the transaction, such as internet payment processing services and credit card processing services. Online donations are processed by a third-party service provider. Please read the section below entitled “Links and Third Party Web Sites” and familiarize yourself with the privacy terms of all such sites before using them.

LINKS AND THIRD PARTY WEB SITES

This Policy applies solely to information collected by The People’s Portfolio website. Our website contains hyperlinks or “links” to other sites, including access to content, products and services of our affiliated and non-affiliated sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

YOUR ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OVER INFORMATION

You may opt out of any future contacts from The People’s Portfolio at any time. You can do the following by emailing us directly at contact@thepeoplesportfolio.org:

·       See what data we have about you, if any

·       Change/correct any data we have about you

·       Have us delete any data we have about you

·       Express any concern you have about our use of your data

SECURITY

We take precautions to protect your information. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the web page. While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline.

COOKIES/TRACKING TECHNOLOGY

We use “cookies” on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site. You can set your browser to not accept cookies, but this may limit your ability to use the Services.

DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION

We may share information with governmental agencies or other companies assisting us in fraud prevention or investigation. We may do so when: (1) permitted or required by law; or (2) trying to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthorized transactions; or (3) investigating fraud which has already taken place. The information is not provided to these companies for marketing purposes.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this policy at any time. We will make any changes to the policy available on this page, and by using this website after any changes, you agree to those changes. We may also notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information through such means as sending a notice to the email address that you have provided us or placing a prominent notice on our website.

CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT

We comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”). COPPA requires that web site operators never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without requesting verifiable parental consent.

HOW TO CONTACT US

We reserve the right to change the terms of this privacy policy at any time and without notice. All changes will be posted on this page. If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately. We can be reached in the following ways:

·       Email: contact@thepeoplesportfolio.org

·       Postal mail: The People’s Portfolio, 16 Greene St, 1N, New York, NY 10013-2167

March 1, 2017