Privacy Policy

The main purpose of our Web site is to provide information and services to our visitors. Your privacy is important to us and we are committed to protecting it and to make you aware of our online practices regarding the privacy of your information.

Atzmut.org takes your privacy seriously. We created this privacy statement to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. We promise that we will take steps to use your personal information only in ways that are compatible with this Privacy Policy.

Information About You

When you voluntarily provide it, we collect personal information in the course of interacting with the site. At the Atzmut.org site you are able to subscribe to an email newsletter or text message alert, sign up for broadcast email, take part in reader feedback, send greeting cards, participate in polls or surveys, ask questions, send feedback or make a donation. In so doing, you may be asked to provide personally identifiable information such as your name, address, e-mail address or mobile number. If you send a greeting card or share an article with a friend, you must provide the name and e-mail address of the recipient. Contact information, such as name, email and phone number, and demographic information, such as zip code, may be gathered from our visitors from information requests or other forms.

We may use the information you give us to provide services to you, at your request. We may use it to communicate with you through periodic messages regarding services, events, and other information and notices. We may use it for confirmation of donations, registrations, or other actions you take on our site, and for related customer service needs. We use information you provide about others to enable us to send them your greeting cards, articles you choose to share or other such services. We only use contact information to send information requested or to contact users as necessary.

We do not sell, rent, swap or otherwise share our mailing lists with external organizations. Any personal information you provide to Atzmut.org will not be disseminated to third parties outside of our organization.

We also may collect information that is not personally identifiable, such as the type of browser you are using (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer), the type of operating system you are using, (e.g., Windows or Mac OS), the IP address (Internet Protocol set of numbers called Internet Address) you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider (e.g., America Online, Earthlink). We may use this information to analyze the design and functionality of our site in order to make site improvements. We may use such information in the aggregate to analyze site usage.

Our Web site does not automatically collect any individually identifiable information, such as email addresses, from visitors.

We pledge that we will never willfully sell, trade, rent, disclose, or make available personally identifiable information about you to any third party without first receiving your permission, except when we believe in good faith that the law requires it, or to protect the rights or property of Atzmut.org.

Cookies

Our site makes limited use of cookies. “Cookies” are small text files that are stored on a local computer hard drive that contain information related to your use of a site. A cookie can’t read data off of your computer hard disk or read cookie files created by other Web sites. Cookies do not damage your system. Cookies help websites provide visitors with customized features. Our site uses cookies to deliver content specific to your interests, location, and for other purposes. You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings of your Internet browser. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies, or allow your browser to show you when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept these cookies, your experience at our site may be diminished and some features may not work as intended.

Links

We provide links to other Web sites that we believe you will find useful or relevant. Atzmut.org is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

Feedback & Ask the Rabbi

All communication held via our Feedback and Ask the Rabbi tools is strictly confidential and is not shared with any parties outside the organization. For your protection, a secure, encrypted link is used to load your most recent response and is not publicly accessible. Your email address is never revealed to the public except through this secure link.

Reader Comments

This site makes Reader Comments functionality available to its visitors. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in this area becomes public and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

In addition, submitting a comment binds you to our reader feedback policy.

Security

Atzmut.org uses appropriate procedures to ensure the security of your personal information and to and protect it from unauthorized access. In particular, when we ask you to enter credit card information, we use the top industry standard security protection, including encryption, SSL transmission connection, and a secure server for information storage.

Email Subscription Lists

Atzmut.org offers a subscription list service to its visitors that you can opt-in to. We will never subscribe you to any mailing list without your request or agreement. If you are subscribed to any lists, we provide the ability to opt-out of receiving these communications from us by following the instruction listed in the email. If we feel that we have provided you with a valuable service and you may want to support us we may send you a periodic solicitation email, which you can unsubscribe from at any time. We will never pass on your email address to a third party or send you spam.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, please contact us.