Oxfam America Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
The following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions ("Terms of Use") govern all pages hosted at www.oxfamamerica.org, www.hungerbanquet.org, and those hosted through our online donation and eCommunity areas (collectively, "the Oxfam America websites"), as well as personal information that is shared with Oxfam America (including Oxfam America, Inc. and Oxfam America Advocacy Fund, Inc.) via other means. These Terms of Use do not apply to pages hosted by other organizations to which we may link and whose privacy and other policies may differ. These Terms of Use may change from time to time, so please check back periodically.
Oxfam America Privacy Policy
Oxfam America respects the privacy of its supporters. We have developed a rigorous privacy policy that reflects that respect. Please read the following policy to understand how your personal information will be treated. We will do our best to honor any limitations you may wish to place on the usage of your personal information.
Collection of Information
When you are on any of the Oxfam America websites and are asked for personal information, you are sharing that information with Oxfam America alone, unless stated otherwise. Oxfam America may collect information regarding website visitors, including IP address, browser and domain information, and information volunteered by you, such as email address. We may also monitor and track information such as visitor usage patterns of our website using standard site tracking software.
Personally Identifiable Information
Oxfam America collects personal information from visitors and other supporters when they register to join our organization and become a member, make a donation online or offline, subscribe to our e-newsletter, take an action concerning an issue using our service, or otherwise participate in one of our online communities. Our web server does not automatically recognize or collect personal information based on your email address; the personal information we collect is always voluntarily submitted by you.
Use of Information
Oxfam America uses the information we collect about you to be able to send you communications such as our e-newsletter and various printed publications or mail appeals, and to help administer and improve our web sites. Please note that we use this information for internal purposes only. If you have subscribed to Oxfam America's eCommunity, we will generally send you approximately two email communications per month.
Sharing of Information
Oxfam America will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information, except when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it. Oxfam America may use such information ourselves to contact people for marketing purposes. Given that Oxfam America is funded solely through private donations, we may share individual information with affiliated third parties (including without limitation Oxfam International and its member affiliates) and our trusted agents for marketing purposes.
Please note: We are aware of and sensitive to the issue of unsolicited email ("spam"); therefore Oxfam America will never rent, trade or sell your email address. From time to time, however, we may agree with other reputable, charitable organizations to write via postal mail to some of each other's supporters, for the mutual benefit of both. If you would prefer not to have your name used in this manner, simply send us a request via email to donorinfo@oxfamamerica.org, with your exact name and address.
Update, Correct, or Delete Personal Information
The accuracy of your individual information is important to Oxfam America. Additionally, we have tried to streamline our operations by making it easy for you control the information that we maintain about you. Our eCommunity members can access their personal online contact information or unsubscribe to our eCommunity by visiting the eCommunity Profile Page. If you have a question about or change to your personal information related to a donation, please send an email to donorinfo@oxfamamerica.org.
Protecting Personal Information
When you give Oxfam America personal information, we take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely. Oxfam America uses industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving sensitive visitor data (e.g., financial information) with our site. All online donations are processed via a secure server, which we indicate to visitors through a pop-up screen on the site. Oxfam America does not store your credit card information for future use. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, Oxfam America cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure its security on our systems, and to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information that we have collected.
Use of Cookies
Cookies are small text-only files that are stored on your computer and that can be used to help identify you when you visit our website. A cookie cannot read data off of your computer hard disk, nor can it read cookie files created by other websites. We may use cookies to make visiting and using our site easier, for instance, so that you do not have to continually re-enter information, and so that we can tailor the site to your expressed preferences.
Most web browsers accept cookies. However, if you wish, you can usually set your browser to refuse cookies, or to notify you when you receive a new cookie. Note that if cookies are disabled, you may not be able to enjoy all the interactive features of the Oxfam site. For more information about cookies, please see www.allaboutcookies.org.
Links to Third-Party Sites
The Oxfam America website provides links to several other third party websites. While we make efforts to choose our links carefully, we cannot take responsibility for the content of linked websites, or for the privacy policies of websites we link to. Since we do not control those websites, we encourage you to review the privacy policies on those websites prior to any use.
Linking to the Oxfam America Website
Generally, Internet websites may link to Oxfam America websites without seeking the permission of Oxfam America. However, such links must clearly identify Oxfam America as the source of the information displayed and preserve the integrity of the Oxfam America web pages without alteration.
Tell-A-Friend
If you elect to use the referral service for informing a friend about a page on the Oxfam America, you will be asked for the friend's name and e-mail address. Oxfam America will automatically send the friend a one-time e-mail inviting them to visit the site. Oxfam America stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email.
Privacy Policy Changes
Oxfam America may amend this privacy policy from time to time. We will post the revised policy on our website so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. Your continued use of our website after the date that such notices are posted will be deemed to be your agreement to the changed terms.
Terms and Conditions
Use of this site is provided by Oxfam America subject to the following Terms and Conditions.
- Your use constitutes acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
- Oxfam America reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions at any time by posting changes online. Your continued use of this site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions as modified. Accordingly, you may wish visit this page from time to time to review the then current Terms and Conditions.
- You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes, and in a manner which does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of the site by, any third party. If Oxfam America reasonably determines that you have violated or are likely to violate the foregoing prohibitions, Oxfam America may take any action it reasonably deems necessary to cure or prevent the violation, including without limitation, the immediate removal from this website of the related materials.
- This site and the information, names, images, pictures, logos regarding or relating to Oxfam America are provided "as is" without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind, whether express or implied. In no event will Oxfam America be liable for any damages including, without limitation, indirect or consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever arising from the use or in connection with such use or loss of use of the site, whether in contract or in negligence or any other theory of liability.
- Oxfam America does not warrant that this site or the functions contained in the material contained in this site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs or represents the full functionality, accuracy and reliability of the materials.
- Copyright restrictions:
- Commercial use or publication of all or any items displayed on the site is strictly prohibited without prior authorization from Oxfam America. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license by Oxfam America to use any item displayed.
- Documents may be copied for personal use only on the condition that copyright and source indications are also copied, no modifications are made and the document is copied entirely. However, some documents and photos may have been published on this site with the permission of the relevant copyright owners (who are not Oxfam America). All rights in these documents are reserved to their owners, and permission to copy or otherwise exploit them must be requested and obtained directly from the copyright owners (the sources are indicated within these documents/photographs).
- As noted, this website may contain links to other websites. All such links are provided as a convenience to our users. Oxfam America takes no responsibility for the content of external websites.
- Any communication or material that you transmit to, or post on, any public area of the site including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like, is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary information.
- If there is any conflict between these general Terms and Conditions and any rules and/or specific terms of use appearing on this site relating to specific material then the latter shall prevail.
- This website is administered by Oxfam America from its offices in Massachusetts. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Massachusetts. Any disputes relating to the use of this website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Massachusetts or the United States District Court of Massachusetts.
- If these Terms and Conditions are not accepted in full, the use of this site must be terminated immediately.
We are grateful for your support. If you have any questions about Oxfam America's Privacy Policy or Terms and Conditions, the practices of our sites, or your interaction with our sites, please contact us:
Webmaster
Oxfam America
226 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02114
webmaster@oxfamamerica.org
Toll-free: 800-77-OXFAM (800-776-9326)
March 2008