Privacy Policy
This privacy statement was last updated on 11/01/2006. The AFJ family of organizations includes the Alliance for Justice and the Alliance for Justice Action Campaign. Each of these affiliated organizations and their subsidiaries are committed to preserving your privacy and safeguarding your sensitive information. The following statement describes the general information-gathering and usage practices of all of our websites, including:
We are committed to protecting your privacy online and maintaining your expectation of trust while visiting our website. In some limited circumstances, we may be required to disclose information that is collected on our web sites. Those circumstances include requests for information from law enforcement agencies or requests to produce information in compliance with a subpoena or judicial order.
Personal Information You Choose to Provide:
We do not collect personally identifiable information about individual users except when such individuals provide information on a voluntary basis. Should you chose to provide your information it may be shared within our family of organizations and other closely aligned groups for the purpose of responding to any comments or questions you submit and to provide any follow-up information about our organizations and our issues. It also may be shared with an outside company to fulfill any request you have made to us, such as charging your donation.
Over time we will want to communicate with you via e-mail to inform you about new features and content on our sites, to request donations, and to urge action on social justice issues. You can always "opt out" of AFJ's online communications to keep from receiving unwanted emails by following the directions online, contacting allianceforjustice@afj.org or calling 202-822-6070.
We may also track information on which Site pages are being visited and used so we can make decisions about the design and usage of the Site.
Please be aware that our sites link to a number of other web sites and we cannot control and are not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of those web sites.
What are "cookies" and how do we use them:
"Cookies" are small text files a web site can use to recognize repeat users, facilitate users' ongoing access to and use of the site, and allow a site to track usage and behavior and collect aggregate data that will allow us to improve our web sites. Our web sites sets "cookies" to automatically track data and non-personal information about users. We also use information gathered on our web sites to improve our web-based services. We reserve the right to perform analyses of aggregate user behavior and characteristics to measure interest in and use of the web site and to improve upon the web site's ability to better serve the user.
How we protect your information:
All on-line transactions requesting your billing information are processed through a secure window hosted by Verisign, a leading provider of digital trust services and transactions.
We follow principles in compliance with the Association of Fundraising Professional's Code of Ethical Principles and Standards of Professional Practice. AFJ is extremely protective of the information gathered through its web site.
Protecting Kids' Privacy:
We are concerned about the safety and privacy of children online. Because of this, we will make all efforts to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA and its accompanying FTC regulations establish United States federal law that protects the privacy of children using the Internet. We do not and will not knowingly contact or collect personal information from children under 13. Our site is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13, and we will develop our site with the capacity to block acceptance of information from children under 13 whenever age-related information is requested. It is possible that by fraud or deception by others we may receive information given to us by, or pertaining to children under 13. If we are notified of this, as soon as we verify the information, we will immediately obtain parental consent or else delete the information from our servers. If you want to notify us of our receipt of information by children under 13, please do so by emailing us at allianceforjustice@afj.org.
How to contact us about privacy:
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the information we have collected from you online, the practices of this site, or your interaction with this Web site, send an email to Susan Rhea, Online Communications Manager.
You can also reach us via US Mail at:
Susan Rhea, Online Communications Manager
Alliance for Justice
11 Dupont Circle, N.W.
Second Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-822-6070
