Privacy Policy
Protecting the privacy of you, visitors of the www.makemineamillion.org site from Count Me In, is our top priority. We have designed a comprehensive privacy policy that ensures your personally identifiable information to be the private property of yourself and Count Me In. If we at Count Me In decide to change this privacy policy at any time the user or visitor of the site is responsible for noting the changes, as the "privacy policy" is always attainable from any page within our network of sites.
1. During the registration process with Count Me In, we ask for contact information such as an e-mail address and name. This initial contact information can be used by Count Me In to send you information regarding our organization and site. In addition, we also may send information to you from our affiliates in order to serve you better. Any communication between these affiliates and you will be routed through Count Me In, so as to ensure your privacy.
2. Some of the services provided by Count Me In for your benefit are offered through a prior agreement with an affiliate. In order for Count Me In to provide you with these affiliate services, it is sometimes necessary for Count Me In to share your personal information with the affiliates. To uphold a stringent privacy policy, affiliates of Count Me In have agreed to only use this information for providing their specific service through Count Me In and that this information cannot be used for any other purpose without your express consent. This ensures that you will be continually covered by the Count Me In privacy policy.
3. Count Me In contains links to a variety of providers who offer e-commerce, services, and content. Some of these links might be in "frames," meaning that Count Me In's navigation may be visible as you move throughout the linked site. Count Me In may or may not have a formal relationship with the linked site. In the event that Count Me In does have a formal relationship with that linked site, you will still be covered under the Count Me In privacy policy. If Count Me In does not have a formal relationship with the linked site, you will know that you have left Count Me In when the words "Return to Count Me In" appear in the Count Me In "frame". If such a frame appears, please understand that you are no longer under the privacy policy of Count Me In. You should review the linked site's own privacy policy before you give out any personal information, such as an email address, credit card number, name, etc.
4. Your profile information (including any demographic information you provide, such as zip code and work information) may be used to create personalized content, marketing, and services. Count Me In will use this information so that we can deliver personalized information based on your location and interests. Furthermore, Count Me In may provide affiliates with non-personally identifiable profile information to generate general reports and market research. Count Me In does not include personally identifiable information about you or about your online usage. However, there may be occasions where Count Me In will ask for your permission to share particular information with a third party. Count Me In reserves the right, without disclosing your personally identifiable information, to use your information in order to offer you third party services we think might interest you or to generate data so that we may learn more about how to help women needing financial assistance. However, we will not provide this service or information if you notify us that you are not interested.
5. In certain cases, Count Me In will send your browser a "cookie," a small data file that is stored in your hard drive, to help us provide you with content specific to your interests. Basically, cookies are used to enhance your experience at Count Me In by giving you more personalized and appropriate service once you have registered. Count Me In uses cookies so that you do not have to reenter your password every time you go to a new page. Count Me In, however, does not and cannot use cookies to retrieve personal information from your computer. Cookies are a common practice at most well-known and respected web sites in order to make your visit easier.
6. If you contribute online to Count Me In the information obtained during your visit to our site, as well as information you gave out, is provided to our merchant partners. This is to enable the transaction to take place and for the contribution to be deposited into the fund. These merchants by contract cannot use this information for another purpose without your express permission. To contact the online contributions portal with questions or concerns about your donations, please visit www.nycharities.org.
7. There may be times when Count Me In will use content that you post in chat rooms, discussions, message boards, and any other public section, for promotional purposes, email newsletters, or elsewhere, and by using any public area on Count Me In you agree that we may do so. Information disclosed in these areas, such as chat rooms, message boards and news groups, is public information. Therefore, you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose information, especially personal information, in these areas.
8. Our privacy policy does not apply in instances where you engage in improper and/or illegal activity. Count Me In may disclose user information when we have reason to believe that a person is using Count Me In in any fraudulent manner, or if we believe the user is violating any federal or state law or regulation.
9. By using any Count Me In site, you consent to the collection and use of information in the manner explained above. Count Me In reserves the right to change this privacy policy at any time without notice. If Count Me In decides to change this privacy policy, it is your responsibility to check and make note of any changes so that you are aware of what information we collect and under what circumstances we may disclose it.
10. Count Me In is committed to the safety of children. If children under 18 years of age elect to use our services, they should ask a parent or guardian for permission before sending any information to the site, or to anyone online. Count Me In will not request or knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from a child. No information collected from guests under 18 years of age is used for any marketing or promotional purposes whatsoever, either inside or outside Count Me In. We do not allow guests under 18 years of age to receive direct marketing communications from Count Me In.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the privacy policy of Count Me In, please contact us.
