Your privacy is very important to us. The following information concerning the gathering and use of data is being provided to enable you to make knowledgeable choices about whether to provide information to us and to give you the opportunity to limit the manner in which data is used.

We recognize that visitors to our site may be concerned about the information they provide to us, and how we treat that information. The personally identifiable information we collect from individuals is only the information they provide to us voluntarily and knowingly; we do not require you to register or provide information to us in order to visit the public portion of our site.

There are two types of information collected from visitors to our Web site. The first type is "non-personal information." Non-personal information does not identify you individually, but provides us with information on how our Web site is used. When a visitor arrives at out site, we may collect the IP address, Operating System and Browser software information being used. An IP address is not the same as an e-mail address, but the IP address can tell us the user's Internet Service Provider which may indicate the geographic location of the user. This non-personal information will help us track the number of visitors to our site; the areas they visit; the browser, operating system and domain names they use; and the name of the site that referred them to our Web site. This data helps us to improve the usefullness of our site and will not be disclosed to third parties.

The second type is "personal information." United Way of Pierce County only gathers personally identifiable data: addresses, zip codes, e-mail addresses, etc. when voluntarily submitted by a visitor. For example, personally identifiable information may be collected in order to record a stated desire to donate online to United Way of Pierce County via a direct gift or though a company sponsored campaign. This information is used solely by United Way of Pierce County or other parties to the transaction for the purpose of executing the transaction.

We may request personal information from you in order to respond to your questions, to deliver a product or requested materials to you, or to administer contests and notify winners. If you provide personal information to us, we will not sell, license or transmit this information to third parties without your consent, unless disclosure is required by law. In some circumstances, we may disclose this personal information to our contractors or agents to allow them to perform certain functions for us, such as shipping products ordered from our Web site.

Security
We have addressed the safety and security of your transactions. We use industry standard security protocols, which make it extremely difficult for anyone else to intercept the information you send us. the secure server software (SSL) encrypts information you enter before it is sent to us (excluding standard e-mail). If you do not wish to enter credit card information online, our Web site contains information on placing offline orders.

Your Email Address
Should you send your question or comments to us via e-mail, we will share this communication with our employees who are most capable of addressing your questions or comments. We will retain this communication until we address your question or comment, and then we will either discard or archive the communication. Please be aware that our e-mail facilities do not provide for secure communications. Please do not use e-mail to communicate information to us that you consider to be confidential.

Cookies
Like most Web sites, we may store electronic "cookies" in the browser folders located on your computer. Our cookies do not contain personal data, but they do contain information that allows us to recognize repeat visitors, track your usage pattern and better serve you when you return to our site. Most browsers will automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser settings to reject cookies.

Offsite Links
Our site contains links to other Web sites that might be of interest to you. However, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies or content of these other sites.

Consent
By using our site, you signify your consent to our privacy policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our site. You should be aware that we may modify this privacy policy in the future. Any changes to this privacy policy will be disclosed promptly in this area of our Web site.