Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://careforthehomeless.org.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact Forms

When utilizing the “Contact Us” and “Application Submission” resume forms, we collect your first and last name as well as your e-mail address, so that we may respond to your inquiry.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Third Party Information Collection and Disclosure Procedures

Care For the Homeless web pages may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by third parties. Care For the Homeless does not control the content or privacy practices of said sites. As a user, you expressly agree and acknowledge that such parties may employ privacy practices different from Care For the Homeless’. Care For the Homeless does not make any warranties or representations in regard to the information collection/disclosure practices of said parties. If you decide to leave our site and access these sites, you do so at your own risk.

Third Party Donations and Newsletter Subscriptions

When utilizing the “Donation” form, we collect your First Name, Last Name, Address, City, State, Zip Code, Phone Number, and E-Mail Address. We use this data to distribute Thank You letters and acknowledgements.

If you select the “Monthly” or “Quarterly” donor option on the donation form, we collect your credit card information, so that we can appropriately bill you for the amount you selected. Donor information is stored in a secure database on https://www.donorperfect.com/ and is monitored regularly.

Similarly, if you subscribe to any of our newsletters, your First Name, Last Name, and E-Mail Address are stored in a secure database on https://www.constantcontact.com.

Please review the privacy policies of these sites for answers to any inquiries regarding your information.

Who we share your data with

Care For the Homeless will not sell, rent, disclose, or share your data with anyone or any site outside of Care For the Homeless and our web team, HD | MADE unless ordered by a court of law.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.