Privacy Policy

The primary purpose of our web site is to provide information and services to individuals about the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. Your privacy is important to us and we are committed to protecting it. This web page makes you aware of our online practices regarding the privacy of your information. 

INFORMATION COLLECTED

 Our web site does not automatically collect any individually identifiable information such as email addresses from donors or other visitors. We collect personal information when you provide it in the course of interacting with the site. At the site, you are able to register for courses or events, subscribe to an email newsletter, sign up for broadcast email (using our “Sign Up Now” form), or make a donation. In doing so, you may be asked to provide personally identifiable information such as your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, credit card information, and/or information about your interests and activities. If your personal information changes and you wish to update it (such as your address), or if you wish to delete your information, you can make changes to your info on the site using our “Sign Up Now” form. You may also contact our office to update your personal information. We also may collect information that is not personally identifiable, such as the type of browser you are using (e.g., Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge), the type of operating system you are using, (e.g., Windows 10 or Mac OS) and the domain name of your Internet service provider (e.g., CenturyLink, Comcast, Verizon). 

HOW INFORMATION IS USED

 We may use the information that you give us to provide services to you. We may use it to communicate with you through periodic messages regarding services, events, and other information and notices that we believe you may find interesting or useful. 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.

 We do not share, trade, or sell donors’ personal information, whether collected online or offline, with other organizations, nor do we send donor mailings on behalf of other organizations. Any personal information that donors provide to jewishinseattle.org will not be shared, traded, or sold to third parties outside of the Federation. We may use the information that is not personally identifiable to analyze the design and functioning of our site in order to make site improvements. We may use such information in the aggregate to analyze site usage. We will disclose personally identifiable information when required to do so by law. 

COOKIES

 Our site makes limited use of cookies. A cookie is a small file that is saved on your computer browser that contains information related to your use of a site. We use cookies to personalize your experience on our site by recognizing your name when you return. If you are a registered user, a cookie may link to your user profile as a convenience to bypass the necessity of logging in. If you reject cookies, you might experience limited usability in some areas of our site. 

SECURITY

 jewishinseattle.org uses appropriate procedures to ensure the security of your personal information and to 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. Once your credit card has been processed, your credit card information is not stored on our web servers. 

LINKS

 We provide links to other web sites that we believe you will find useful. We ask you to recognize that jewishinseattle.org is not responsible for the privacy practices of these other sites.