The Education Foundation of Sarasota County is strongly committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy discloses how we collect, use, and share information we gather about you on the Education Foundation of Sarasota County website and the choices you have regarding our use of and your ability to correct the information.
We do not sell, rent, or lease our customer lists to third parties. If the Education Foundation of Sarasota County collects personal information from you on our website this process is optional, and you will be advised at the time of collection as to the purpose and use of your information.
This privacy policy includes visitors to the website and extends to all constituents, including our donors and all donor information. The Education Foundation of Sarasota County does not sell or share any personal donor information, including information collected from online and offline donors, except when required to process payments with trusted third-party processors such as credit card processors, with details outlined below.
If you have questions related to the Education Foundation of Sarasota County’s privacy policy, please contact our communications team, or write to:
Education Foundation of Sarasota County | 1960 Landings Blvd #120, Sarasota, FL 34231
The Education Foundation of Sarasota County collects personally identifiable information (e.g., name, e-mail address, phone number, etc.) and demographic data (e.g., zip code, etc.) that you voluntarily supply to us. When you make a purchase, attend an event, or donate online, at times we will also collect your billing address, phone number, and credit card information.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information you provide in a limited number of ways. We may use the information to contact you about events conducted by the Education Foundation of Sarasota County, gift shop items for sale, conduct a transaction that you have requested and display information that you request, etc.
How We Share Your Information
The Education Foundation of Sarasota County does not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with other people or organizations except as described below.
We provide you with the opportunity to opt in to receive special information from the Education Foundation of Sarasota County. If you opt-in, we will use your personally identifiable information to inform you of opportunities available from the Education Foundation of Sarasota County. These opportunities may include, for example, schedules for special programs or other events related to the Education Foundation of Sarasota County’s mission.
How We Secure Your Personal Information
To prevent unauthorized access and protect your Personal Information, the Education Foundation of Sarasota County has put in place commercially reasonable physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of the Personal Information you provide to us. Such security safeguards are intended to be appropriate to the sensitivity of the Personal Information collected. For example, online shopping and contributions are processed using a secure server. All Personal Information provided to the Education Foundation of Sarasota County through the website is transmitted using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption and Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) protocol. SSL is a secure server software that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to the Education Foundation of Sarasota County.
The Education Foundation of Sarasota County is committed to properly securing the Personal Information collected online. To help us accomplish this, we take the following steps:
- We employ internal access controls to ensure that the only people who see your information are those with a need to do so to perform their official duties.
- We train relevant personnel on our privacy and security measures.
- We physically secure the areas where we hold hard copies of the information that we collect online.
- We regularly back up the information that we collect online to insure against loss.
- We use technical controls to secure the information that we collect online as appropriate, including but not limited to: Secure Socket Layer (SSL), encryption, firewalls, and password protections.
- We periodically test our security procedures to ensure personnel and technical compliance.
To the extent the Education Foundation of Sarasota County transfers any Personal Information to third parties, the Education Foundation of Sarasota County will use commercially reasonable efforts to assure that such third parties to whom it may transfer any Personal Information have knowledge of this Privacy Policy and provide sufficient protection of such Personal Information. Unfortunately, however, no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information, nor can we guarantee that information you supply will not be intercepted while in transit to us over the Internet.
Third-Party Processors
When you submit your personal information to the Education Foundation of Sarasota County, it may be shared with a reputable third party (“Third Party Processors”). These Third Party Processors may include, for example, companies that process credit card information or handle mailings for the Education Foundation of Sarasota County. These Third Party Processors may correct and/or update users’ data based on information we provide them. We may also use Third Party Processors to deliver materials to you via e-mail or the postal service. Third Party Processors do not retain the information we provide them.
Links to Other Websites
Like many websites on the Internet, the Education Foundation of Sarasota County links to pages located on Websites maintained by various other entities that are not bound by our Privacy Policy. In some cases, you may link to pages of other websites that are framed with elements of the Education Foundation of Sarasota County such as in the header or footer. The URL will identify the site you are visiting. We are not responsible for the information collection practices of other websites. The privacy policies of other organizations may differ from ours, for example, with respect to the level of security, use of cookies, and collection, use, and disclosure of personally identifiable information.
Opting-Out, Corrections, and Cancellations
In order to receive an offer or promotion from the Education Foundation of Sarasota County, a user must have chosen to receive it during a registration process. To completely ensure that we have your consent, we make sure that each e-mail or text we send you presents the additional opportunity to opt-out of receiving future communications.
To unsubscribe to any subscriptions, you may click on the unsubscribe link contained within the copy or contact us directly at:
Education Foundation of Sarasota County | 1960 Landings Blvd #120, Sarasota, FL 34231 or info@edfoundationsrq.org.