About Us
Privacy Policy
This policy was last updated on February 5th, 2009
This website is owned and operated by The Sounds of Silence, Friends of the Postpartum Resource Center of New York, Inc. We recognize that visitors to our site may be concerned about the information they provide to us and how we treat that information. This Privacy Policy addresses those concerns. This policy may be changed or updated from time to time.
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:
Sounds of Silence, Friends of Postpartum Resource Center of New York, Inc.
109 Udall Road
West Islip, NY 11795
or E-mail us at info@soundsofsilencefoundation.org
We are available to answer your questions or hear your concerns.
Our Policy
The Sounds of Silence, Friends of Postpartum Resource Center of New York respects the privacy of its online visitors. At our site, we do not collect personally identifiable information from individuals unless they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. This means we do not require you to register or provide information to us in order to view our site. The Sounds of Silence, Friends of Postpartum Resource Center of New York only gathers personally identifiable data, such as names, addresses, zip/postal codes, e- mail addresses, etc., when voluntarily submitted by a visitor. For example, personally identifiable information may be collected in order to respond to a stated desire to volunteer for The Sounds of Silence, Friends of Postpartum Resource Center of New York or to make a financial donation online. This information is used solely by The Sounds of Silence, Friends of Postpartum Resource Center of New York or firms with which it is affiliated, solely in connection with the operation of this site for internal purposes. The Sounds of Silence, Friends of Postpartum Resource Center of New York lists are never sold to third parties. We will only share personally identifiable information with third parties when (I) the person submitting the information authorizes us to share it; (ii) sharing the information is a necessary operation of the site, for instance, to process a credit card transaction, or (iii) we are required by law to collect such information. The Sounds of Silence, Friends of Postpartum Resource Center of New York has no control over or responsibility for the data collection and use practices of third parties that process online donation credit card transactions.
Is Credit Card Information Secure?
We care about the safety and security of your transaction. We use high grade encryption and the https security protocol to communicate with your browser software. This method is the industry standard security protocol, which makes it extremely difficult for anyone else to intercept the credit card information you send to us. Companies we work with to process credit card transactions also use high grade encryption and security protocols. Contributions may also be made by calling 631.553.0509.
Is My Personal Information Secure?
Yes. High grade encryption and https security protocols are used for financial transactions on our site.
We Care About Doing It Right
In addition to maintaining privacy and security controls over information you share with us, The Sounds of Silence, Friends of Postpartum Resource Center of New York works to accurately process your contribution information. During business hours, staff are available to answer questions about your financial donation. You may also send us a message at info@soundsofsilencefoundation.org
The Sounds of Silence, Friends of Postpartum Resource Center of New York employs error checking procedures to make certain transactions are processed completely and accurately. As necessary, changes are made to improve our systems. And, independent external and internal audits are conducted to ensure the privacy, security and appropriate processing of your information on our site.
How Do We Use "Cookies"?
Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by The Sounds of Silence, Friends of Postpartum Resource Center of New York cookies work by assigning a unique number to the visitor that has no meaning outside the assigning site. If a visitor does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept the cookie feature. The Sounds of Silence, Friends of Postpartum Resource Center of New York uses "cookie" technology only to obtain non-personal information from its online visitors in order to improve a visitor's website experience.