Our Commitment to Privacy

Cure for Cancers (“CfC”) respects the privacy of every individual who visits www.cancer.org (“Web site”). This notice explains our online information practices. To make this notice easy to find, links are provided at the bottom of our homepage and on every page within our Web site. By visiting CfC at www.cureforcancers.org, you accept the practices described in this Privacy Notice.

Data Collection

We collect two types of information:

1. Standard Web server traffic pattern information. General traffic, site usage, and length of stay information is collected and stored in log files. This type of information is shared externally only on an aggregated basis.

2. Personal information. We do not collect personally identifiable information from you unless you provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. If you personalize a Web site, volunteer, order a book, request information, or donate, for example, we may collect the following information: first and last name, street address, city, state, zip code, telephone number, email address, and subject of inquiry.

Personal information may be needed for certain optional online activities:

Contributions: If you choose to donate to our organization, we maintain a record of your contribution and of the financial transaction. We do not maintain credit card numbers nor addresses.

Public Forums: If you choose to participate in the CfC Forum, please remember that any information that you disclose in these areas becomes public information. You should exercise caution when deciding whether or not to disclose your personal information.

Data Use

We limit the use of information provided to us on our Web site to the following:

1. If you do not make a service request, donation, purchase, or otherwise identify yourself, we will have no personally identifiable information about you. We will only use aggregate information derived, in part, from your use of our site to improve our site and our service to you.

2. If you provide personal information, we may enter your name and email into our constituent database and contact you in order to:

* Complete voluntary surveys seeking feedback for quality and service improvement purposes.

* Supply you with information including cancer related health news, CfC programs, events and services.

3. We collect the email addresses of those who communicate with us by email. Inquiries may be forwarded to the appropriate CfC department for response and may be entered into our constituent database. If your name is entered into the database, we may contact you (see (2) above).

Your health-related information is privileged and confidential and will not be shared or released to any organization or business entity other than those affiliated with or working in conjunction with CfC as follows:

1. We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf (ie: Gym Membership Program). We will only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service and prohibit them from using that information for any other purpose.

2. We have relationships with companies that conduct charitable sales promotions and commercial coventures that support us in our mission and activities. If you provide us with your email address, we may pass your contact information to these companies so that they may ask you if you are interested in receiving their services. Your choice to use their services will benefit us; the amount of money we receive from these entities as a result of your participation is disclosed at the time you are contacted about the service. You are under no obligation to respond and the companies are restricted from using your contact information for any other purpose.

Data Security

We are committed to protecting the security of your personal information and to honoring your choices for its intended use. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we strive to maintain physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards.

We process your financial transactions (donations and book purchases) via PayPal encrypted sessions.

Inside CfC, data is stored in password-controlled servers. Our staff and volunteers are educated about the importance of safeguarding your information and we are committed to holding them accountable for protecting your confidentiality. However, such precautions do not guarantee that our Web site is invulnerable to all security breaks. CfC makes no warranty, guarantee, or representation that the use of our Web site is protected from viruses, security threats, or other vulnerabilities and that your information will always be secure.

Whenever CfC permits an external third party to access personally-identifiable information, appropriate procedures are followed to help ensure that the information is used only for authorized purposes and by authorized persons in a manner consistent with the choices CfC constituents have made under this statement, and that the security, integrity and privacy of the information is maintained. While CfC will employ procedures to help ensure that your information is only used for authorized purposes as described above, we cannot make any guarantees with respect to the actions or policies of such third parties.

External Links

Our privacy policies apply only to your use of the CfC Web site. This site contains links to other sites, including sites that have a special relationship with us. We do not disclose personably identifiable information to those operating linked sites and we are not responsible for their privacy practices. Links to other sites do not imply an endorsement of the materials or policies on those Web sites. You should read the privacy policies of each site you visit to determine what information that site may be collecting about you.

Contact Us

This privacy statement will be updated periodically and posted on our Web site. It applies only to our online practices and does not encompass other areas of the organization. We reserve the right to change this policy at any time by posting revisions. You agree to review the Privacy Policies each time you use our Web site so that you are aware of any modifications. By accessing or using the Web site, you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the CfC Privacy Policy as posted at the time of your access or use. If you have any questions about our policy or our compliance, you may send us an email at info@cureforcancers.org subject: Privacy Practices.

Policy Updates

We reserve the right to update this policy at any time. If a material change is made to the policy, it is the responsibility of each user to check the policy to review the changes.