Privacy Policy

Privacy Notice

 

This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for https://intothelightus.com/ This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website. It will notify you of the following:

1.      What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.

2.      What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.

3.      The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.

4.      How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

 

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing
We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. All the information that you provide on the site is maintained by Into the Light or service providers acting on behalf of Into the Light. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you.

 

Personally identifiable information is information that identifies or describes you, including, but not limited to contact information (such as your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address) and financial information (credit/debit card information collected but not stored). Into the Light and service providers acting on our behalf, may collect, store and use any personally identifiable and other information you choose to provide.  For example, we collect such information when you (a) make a financial gift, (b) enroll as a sponsor, (c) submit a volunteer application, (d) register for participation in an event, forum or advocacy group (e) complete information indicating interest to become involved in some other way.

 

Into the Light may use the collected data to advance it’s mission in a number of ways not limited to (a) administer, maintain and analyze accounts/records/history relating to donors, event/group participants, volunteers or other areas of involvement (b) facilitate fundraising campaigns, events, forums, advocacy groups or other activities, (c) to communicate with donors, event/group participants and volunteers through acknowledgement, recognition, reporting impact of your involvement on lives, engagement and other appropriate stewardship that may establish and grow relationships with key stakeholders, (d) to respond to you regarding some other reason you contacted us including following up if we have trouble processing your request (e) to comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

 

Into the Light is committed to protecting the privacy of stakeholders. This information is kept on file for compliance purposes and to ensure excellent customer service. It is also used by Into the Light to analyze overall participation, giving or other patterns of involvement in order to produce benchmark data. Data on stakeholders and donation amounts may be aggregated and stripped of identifying information for reporting purposes.

 

We will not sell, trade or rent this information to anyone. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization other than as necessary to fulfill your request. For example, we use qualified and reputable companies to process credit/debit card donations and registration in large and small events.  These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes beyond securely fulfilling your request. Another example is we collaborate with trusted partners to provide specific events, forums, campaigns or other activities.  When the user signs up for these services, we may share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party help provide a superior experience for the stakeholder. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.

 

This website may contain links to other sites for research or education on mental health issues, a trusted partner’s willingness to provide information about their role in carrying out a service and ensuring a quality experience for the stakeholder, and other collaborative projects where a link to another site may help the stakeholder meet their goals.  Accessing another site through a link on our site is voluntary. 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.

 

In order to help us understand if our communication and activities are producing desired outcomes, making a difference and helping carry our mission and vision, from time-to-time our site requests information via surveys. Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary and you may choose to participate anonymously or provide personally identifiable and demographic information. Survey conclusions are an important tool to communicate outcomes with key stakeholders. Survey results will be processed and aggregated then shared on the website and with potential donors/investors/grant makers. Survey information will also be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

 

Your Access to and Control Over Information
You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice. Into the Light makes reasonable efforts to keep stakeholder files complete, up-to-date, and accurate. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:

·         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. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline. Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a lock icon in the address bar and 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. Only volunteer executive leaders, board members and designated associates who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, performing appropriate stewardship/customer service for stakeholders, preparing financial statements, fulfilling compliance requirements or important decision making) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers and filing cabinets in which we store personally identifiable information are accessible with passwords and kept in a secure environment.

 

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone or email indicated on our website.