This Privacy Policy describes the Hands On Thomas
County practices for gathering, storing, using and disseminating information. By visiting this website you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions set forth below, please do not use or access the
Hands On Thomas County services. By accepting this Privacy Policy, you expressly consent to the use and disclosure of your personally identifiable information as outlined below. This policy may be changed from time to time. All changes will be posted to this site and you are encouraged to periodically check back to this site for any changes to the privacy policy.
A. INFORMATION COLLECTION
If you are using the online services of Hands On Thomas County (the "Services"),
Hands On Thomas County may collect personal information about you including contact information, addresses, volunteer history, interests and member demographics. Volunteer history may specifically include your history with respect to any projects you complete through registration on the
Hands On Thomas County site, or volunteer hours that you have manually recorded in your member account.
Hands On Thomas County may also collect information through the use of Cookies (as defined below).
Hands On Thomas County collects personal information when you: (1) register with
Hands On Thomas County, (2) become a Hands On Thomas County agency partner, (3) participate in an event or project with
Hands On Thomas County, or (4) request information from Hands On Thomas County and provide your name or return contact information. As part of the registration process, you may be asked to provide contact information and other personally identifying information. Providing some of the requested information is optional and
Hands On Thomas County will indicate what information is required and what information is optional.
B. COOKIES
"Cookies" are data files that may be downloaded to your computer when you visit the
Hands On Thomas County site and permit the Hands On Thomas County server to identify your browser whenever you interact with the
Hands On Thomas County site. Hands On Thomas County uses cookies to recognize repeat visits by users of its site and to collect information about its users' interactions with the Services. These cookies contain identification information that enables us to streamline your experiences using the Services. You may set your browser software to reject cookies, but some of the Services may not be accessible to you. In some cases, you will not be able to access Services if cookies are disabled.
C. USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
1) Volunteer Project Registration Process. If you are a member and you register for a
Hands On Thomas County event or project, we share personally identifiable information, such as name and contact information, to the project leader for that event in order to provide you with a positive volunteer experience.
Hands On Thomas County will retain your information at Hands On Thomas County to support the volunteer experience. To the extent that
Hands On Thomas County employees or project leaders have access to your personally identifiable information, these entities will treat this information in a secure manner. If you are a volunteer, you are encouraged to review the privacy policies of the
Hands On Thomas County agency partners where you intend to participate, if those agencies may require additional personal information for your participation in an event. You should contact
Hands On Thomas County agency partners directly and review their privacy policies should you have questions concerning their use of your information such as, for example, communications you may or may not wish to receive.
2) Customer Support. Contact information provided by you in connection with problems, comments or requests is used only to respond to those problems, comments or requests and may be provided to
Hands On Thomas County agency partners or third parties as necessary to respond to the comment, problem or request.
3) Marketing/Special offers/Solicitation from Hands On Thomas County.
Hands On Thomas County may use registration information to provide updates, and other business purposes related to making available information regarding Services.
Hands On Thomas County also may use registration information to make you aware of projects or
Hands On Thomas County events. Hands On Thomas County will abide by requests from you (in accordance with the Section D below) to discontinue such use. If you are a registered user: (i) you will receive such information as described in this Section C (3) only if you have opted to receive such information from
Hands On Thomas County; (ii) you may opt out of receiving such information (if you have already opted in to receive it) by sending a request in accordance with Section D below. As a member, if you receive communications directly from a
Hands On Thomas County partner agency, you should contact the Hands On Thomas
County partner agency directly concerning such communications and review their privacy policies.
4) Providing Your Information to Third Parties for Marketing/Solicitation.
(i)If you are a member, (1) Hands On Thomas County does not sell your information to third parties for purposes of marketing or soliciting you; and (2) To the extent that
Hands On Thomas County agency partners (for example, participation at an agency project or event) have access to your personally identifiable information as a result of your participation in an event (reference C (1) above, where you have provided your information to
Hands On Thomas County agency partner as part of an event you may be involved in with such
Hands On Thomas County agency), these entities may solicit or market to you in accordance with their policies. As a volunteer, you are encouraged to review the privacy policies of the
Hands On Thomas County agency partners that request your information. You should contact
Hands On Thomas County agency partners directly and review their privacy policies should you have questions concerning their use of your information such as, for example, communications you may or may not wish to receive.
5) Other Disclosures. Hands On Thomas County may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or if
Hands On Thomas County has a good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to protect and/or defend the rights and interests of
Hands On Thomas County. Hands On Thomas County may, as permitted by applicable law, disclose your personally identifiable information to
Hands On Thomas County agency partners, other Hands On Thomas County
users or third parties in connection with an investigation of fraud or other unlawful activity and you expressly authorize
Hands On Thomas County to make such disclosures.
6) Merger or Acquisition. If Hands On Thomas County is merged or acquired by another entity, personally identifiable information may be transferred to such entity as a part of the merger or acquisition.
D. REVIEW AND MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.
If you are a Hands On Thomas County member, you may add, modify or update your personal information by accessing your member center settings from the
Hands On Thomas County home page.
If you are a member, you may access, modify, remove, correct or update your personal information by contacting
Hands On Thomas County as set forth in Section H below. Hands On Thomas County may retain volunteer history in order to document a volunteer participation you may have had with a
Hands On Thomas County agency partner. You should contact the Hands On Thomas
County agency partner directly in order to access, modify or update your personal information with them.
E. LINKS TO OTHER SITES
As a part of the Services, Hands On Thomas County provides links to web sites operated by third parties.
Hands On Thomas County is not responsible for the information collection or privacy practices or the content of those third party sites.
F. SECURITY
Hands On Thomas County stores personally identifiable information obtained through registration securely and considers it part of the assets of its business. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information,
Hands On Thomas County has put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information it collects online. However, data security is a constantly evolving art and science. You should consider any communication that you transmit to
Hands On Thomas County (such as data, questions or answers, comments, or suggestions) as non-confidential, and agree that
Hands On Thomas County will not be liable or responsible if information that belongs to you is intercepted and used by an unintended recipient.
G. CHILDREN
Hands On Thomas County uses reasonable efforts not to collect, use or disclose
individually identifiable information from children under the age of 13.
Section Headings. The section headings contained herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
