Privacy Policy
Overview
The Healing Touch Worldwide Foundation, Inc. (HTWF) places a high priority on protecting your privacy. This privacy policy was created to demonstrate HTWFs’ firm commitment to the privacy of our donors, the Healing Touch community and users of HTWF websites.
What Personally Identifiable Information is Collected
Individuals that sign up to receive HTWF e-communications voluntarily provide us with contact information (such as name, address, and e-mail address). Similar information is obtained from members of the Healing Touch community that participate in HTWF fundraising, educational and other activities. We use this information for specific, limited purposes.
IP addresses and Cookies
HTWF, though it’s e-mail and website vendors, also uses your IP address to help diagnose problems, to allow for maintenance if our e-mail list and for statistical metrics used to track visitor traffic.
We use cookies to create a more customized experience for our users. For example, we use a login cookie, so members do not have to re-enter their username and password each time they return to our site. We also use Google Search Central for search engine optimization. Use statistics are recorded and integrated into Google’s website indexing system. Google’s privacy policy is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
How Your Information May Be Used
We use your personal information to provide you with personalized service; to provide receipts for donations and fundraising activities; to send e-mail alerts to you; to answer your requests; etc. You may always “opt out,” either now or at any time in the future if you do not wish to receive our messages.
Email and Credit Card Privacy
HTWF does not provide, sell, trade or rent email addresses or other personal information to anyone outside the organization. During HTWF’s fundraising activities, HTWF may collect or obtain addresses, phone numbers and/or credit card information. Most of this information is collected through third party credit card processors who manage the privacy and security of that information and do not provide it to HTWF. Where such information is obtained by HTWF through a direct interaction, the information is secured, and credit card information is destroyed after the transaction is deemed complete.
In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us. The third-party service providers, such as payment transaction processors and fundraising platforms have their own privacy policies. For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the way your personal information will be handled by these providers. For example, see the privacy and related policies at PayPal.com and Constantcontact.com.
External Links
www.htwfoundation.org and our other websites include links to external websites. Those links do not fall under our domains, and HTWF is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of external websites. Your use of any linked website is solely at your own risk.
Modifications
We may amend this privacy policy from time to time; please review it periodically. We maintain the option to modify this privacy at any time by electronic notice posted on our website. Your continued use of our website after the date that such notices are posted will be deemed to be your agreement to the changed terms.
Questions
Questions about this policy should be addressed to the President, Healing Touch Worldwide Foundation, Inc. at HTWFoundation@aol.com