Privacy Policy

The Sammy Gelband Foundation (“the Foundation,” “us,” “we,” and “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy.  This Privacy Policy, which is part of our Terms and Conditions (“Terms”), describes the information we collect through our website, www.sammygelbandfoundation.org (the “Site”), how we use and share it, and how you can make choices about our use of that information.   Please note that this Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time, so please check back regularly.  By using the Site after we have posted an updated Privacy Policy, you agree to that updated Privacy Policy.

By using our website, you consent to our collection, use, and sharing of information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Information Collection and Use

Information You Provide to Us You may browse the Site without submitting any personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) to us. We collect Personal Information, such as your name and email address, when you voluntarily provide it to us in connection with applying for a grant or making a donation through the Site, submitting inquiries to us through the Contact form on our Site, making purchases through this Site or any other place on the Site where you knowingly volunteer or provide us with your Personal Information.  Information Automatically Collected  We may also collect information about users when you interact with the Site.  This includes the IP address of the device you use to access the Site, the browser type, the time and date of visits to the Site, and the website that referred or linked you to the Site.  We may use this information to analyze how visitors use our Site so we can improve the quality of the Site.   We or third-party service providers (each, a “Service Provider,” together, “Service Providers”) may collect some of this information through cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, clear gifs or similar technologies.  These technologies are used for anonymous tracking across a web session on the Site or through emails we may send when you have provided us with your email address.   We do not use information automatically collected by the Site to identify visitors individually except in circumstances where we may deem it necessary in connection with legal process or to protect our rights or the rights of a third party as further described below.

Cookies and Web Beacons

You are not required to accept cookies from the Site. Your web browser allows you to disable the cookies function or delete existing cookies. However, if you disable cookies, you may not be able to access certain features on the Site. To find out more about cookies (and how to adjust your browser settings) visit .  When you use our site, third parties may collect information about your activities on our Site, over time and across various websites. Some web browsers support a “Do Not Track” feature, which is a function you can use to signal that you do not wish to be tracked across websites. Our Site is not currently set up to respond to “Do Not Track” signals and does not currently change the way it operates based upon a detection of a “Do Not Track” or similar signal. 

How We Use Your Information

We or our Service Providers may use your Personal Information for the following purposes:

• To respond to a grant application or inquiries from you, process a donation from you and to communicate with you 
• To ensure and improve the quality of our Site, such as research and analytics
• To notify you about substantive changes to our privacy practices

• To detect, investigate, and protect against any activities that may violate our policies or the law and to establish, defend against, or enforce any related claims

How We Share Your Information 

We do not rent or sell Personal Information to any third parties. We may share your Personal Information with our Service Providers that help us operate and provide services in connection with the Site.   We may use independent contractors or consultants to perform services for the Foundation. These individuals and entities may have access to Personal Information only as needed to perform their functions. We also reserve the right to disclose and use Personal Information and other information in special circumstances, including to enforce this Privacy Policy or any other part of our Terms, to comply with legal process or law enforcement, to address actual or suspected illegal activity, to protect our property or rights, to protect the rights and safety of anyone, or for other reasons we determine in good faith are necessary, appropriate, or required by law.  If we ever merge with, are acquired by, or otherwise consolidate with another organization, Personal Information may be transferred along with our other assets.  

Third-Party Websites

The Site may contain links to third-party websites (“Third-Party Sites”). Third-Party Sites may collect information about you when you interact with them through links on our Site.  If you follow any link to a Third-Party Site, you should review those websites’ privacy policies to find out how they protect your privacy.  We are not responsible for Third-Party Sites or their privacy practices.  

Record Retention 

We will keep your Personal Information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or where we have an ongoing legitimate business need to do so, or as otherwise prescribed by law, regulatory, accounting or reporting requirements. 

Security 

We use reasonable efforts to safeguard your Personal Information.  All traffic on this Site is encrypted with an SSL Certificate, including transmission of Personal Information to the Site. Of course, no transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so you provide your Personal Information at your own risk.

Location of Servers and Transfer of Information 

We are located in the United States, and therefore Personal Information collected through the Site will be collected, processed and stored in the United States.  If you use our Site from outside of the United States, Personal Information that we collect from or about you will be transferred to and stored on servers inside the United States. By using the Site and providing your Personal Information to us, you consent to this transfer and to the collection, storage, processing and use of your Personal Information in the United States. 

Your Choices Regarding Our Use of Your Personal Information

If you wish to confirm, correct, or delete the information we have for you, or wish to opt out of receiving further information from us, please email us at info@sam.codpixels.com.

Children

Our website is directed at a general audience and is not targeted to children. We do not knowingly collect information from or about children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child under 13 may have provided Personal Information through the Website, please contact info@sam.codpixels.com. 

Changes to this Privacy Policy

The Foundation reserves the rights to modify this Privacy Policy from time to time without notice to you.  If we make substantial material changes to our Privacy Policy, we will notify you. The Foundation may update this Privacy Policy by posting a new version on this web page.

Questions

For any questions you may have about this Privacy Policy or our data practices please contact info@sam.codpixels.com.