PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy describes how Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly Upper Michigan Chapter (LBFE) (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, maintains, and discloses information from users (“you”, or “your”) who visit, use, donate, or otherwise communicate (collectively, the “services”) with us through our website, http://www.lbfemichigan.org/. By using the website, you accept the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use our website or access any of the services.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
LBFE and our third-party service providers may collect all or any of the following information depending on how you use the website and interact with us.
Personal Information. Your Personal Information is information that you provide to us that can be used to identify you, including your contact information and financial information. We collect Personal Information from you only when you volunteer it, such as starting or completing a form, making an online donation, or registering to volunteer. We use Personal Information only for the purpose for which it has been provided to us. We use this data to tailor your experience at LBFE and develop and distribute content and materials. We will not sell or use your Personal Information for any other reason, except to the extent that you consent for us to do so. If a user does not wish to provide certain Personal Information requested on a given screen, or if he or she has concerns about maintaining the confidentiality of any information, we suggest that the user not provide the information. We limit access to Personal Information only to those individuals whose responsibility it is to address the user’s specific request.
Aggregate Information. Aggregate Information is information that cannot be used to identify any individual: technical information about their means of connecting to our website, information about other websites they have recently visited, their website activity, the time and date of their visit, and other similar information. LBFE uses Aggregate Information for a variety of purposes such as: how our users as a group use the website, to improve the website, to personalize user experience, and to process transactions. We also use Aggregate Information to track numbers of website visitors and number of visitors to various sections of our website to determine trends and user needs. Aggregate Information is analyzed and used as input to help LBFE website improvement.
Cookies. A Cookie is a data file placed on a device when it is used to visit our website. Cookies may be disabled or removed by tools that are available in most commercial browsers and might be blocked in the future by selecting certain settings. Please be aware that if you disable or remove Cookies on your device, some parts of our website might not function properly, and that when you revisit our website your ability to limit Cookies is subject to your browser settings and limitations.
Third Parties
Websites and Links. Our website may provide links to other websites or other online platforms operated by third parties. LBFE has not reviewed all the websites linked to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked website. We do not guarantee and are not responsible for the privacy or security of such websites. Information provided on public or semi-public venues, including information shared on third-party social networking platforms may also be viewable by other users of the Services and/or users of those third-party platforms without limitation as to its use. LBFE inclusion of these links does not imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators, except as disclosed on the Services.
Consultants. LBFE may use third party consultants to perform certain services on our behalf on the website. We may provide these consultants with access to user information, including Personal Information, solely to the extent necessary to carry out the services they are performing. These third-party consultants are not authorized to retain, share, store or use Personal Information for any purposes other than to provide the services they have been hired to provide. These third-party consultants lose access to Personal Information once the engagement is terminated.
Compliance with Laws
LBFE cooperates with government and law enforcement officials to enforce and comply with the law. We may therefore use your Personal Information, if we deem it necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process (such as a subpoena or court order).
Security and Retention of your Information
LBFE prioritizes appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information collected online in accordance with applicable laws and this Privacy Policy. While LBFE cannot guarantee that unauthorized access, loss, misuse or alteration to data will not occur, to help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have industry standard, physical, electronic, and managerial procedures in place. This secure server software, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the industry standard in Internet encryption technology. Furthermore, all of the customer transactional data we collect is protected against unauthorized access with the use of digital certificates. How long we retain your Personal Information depends on different factors, such as whether we need the information to maintain your account, to provide the Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes or enforce other applicable contracts and policies.
Geographic Location and Security
LBFE processes data in servers located in the United States. We have adopted safeguards against accidental, unauthorized, or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, disclosure, access, use, or processing of user data in our possession. However, no data transmission can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We comply with state and federal laws governing the protection of Personal Information.
Donations
LBFE does not store or collect your donation credit card details. Your donations will be processed in adherence to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.
Communications Preferences
You are responsible for maintaining the accuracy of the information you submit to us. You may provide corrections and updates by contacting us at michigan@littlebrothers.org. If so, we will make good faith efforts to make requested changes in our then active databases as soon as reasonably practicable.
Please note that we reserve the right to send you certain communications relating to the use of our website. If you have any questions about the Privacy Policy or practices described in it, you should contact us by e-mail at michigan@littlebrothers.org.
Children
This is a general audience website and is not directed toward children under thirteen years old, and we do not knowingly collect or use any Personal Information from children younger than the age of thirteen (13) through this website without first obtaining parental permission. We will delete any Personal Information collected that we later determine to be from a user younger than the age of thirteen (13). If you are a parent or guardian of a child under the age of thirteen (13) and believe he or she has disclosed Personal Information to us, please contact us at michigan@littlebrothers.org.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time without notice to you. Any changes will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Privacy Policy to this website. By accessing or using this website after such changes are posted, you agree and consent to all changes. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, do not access this website.
January 2025