Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting the Save Ellis Island web site. At Save Ellis Island we are committed to protecting your online privacy and the security of the information that you might provide to us. This Privacy Policy explains the information practices we use at Save Ellis Island with regard to the personal information you provide.
The Information We Collect and How We Use That Information
On many of the pages of the Save Ellis Island web site, in particular when donating online, registering for our newsletter, registering to be a volunteer or completing various surveys, you may be asked to list your name, address, and other personal contact information. Collecting this information helps Save Ellis Island to better provide site visitors with relevant and useful content, match your interests to volunteer activities and to update you on the progress being made on the stabilization and re-use of the buildings on Ellis Island. You may update your information using the profile tool or by emailing us at information@saveellisisland.org. We do not store sensitive information from our visitors, such as credit card numbers.
Save Ellis Island will not sell, share or exchange personal contact information collected from this Web site with other organizations. Save Ellis Island does not share personally identifying information with third parties, except to comply with a valid legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena, or court order. Visitors to the Save Ellis Island web site are not required to share any personally identifiable information. Users who do not wish to share personal information when visiting the Save Ellis Island web site can still access the network’s web pages and the valuable information provided.
How We Protect Your Information
All information provided to Save Ellis Island is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. We also protect account information by placing it on a secure portion of our site that is only accessible by certain qualified employees of Save Ellis Island. Unfortunately, however, no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information.
Internet Protocol Address
We collect an IP address from all visitors to our Site. An IP address is the location of your computer on the Internet. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our Site, analyze trends, track users' movement, gather broad demographic information for aggregate use in order for us to improve the site, and deliver customized, personalized content. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Cookies
We use cookies to let the site know when a user visits and to perform certain functions such as saving passwords and personal preferences. Cookies help evaluate visitors’ use of a Web site, such as what viewers want to see and what they never read. This information allows Save Ellis Island to better focus online information and to concentrate on information people are using.
Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. If you would like to turn this feature off, you will need to change the settings of your Internet browser. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our site will not function properly when you view them.
Tell-A-Friend
If you elect to use the referral service for informing a friend about a page on the Save Ellis island web site, you will be asked for the friend’s name and email address. Save Ellis Island will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the site. Save Ellis Island stores this information for the purpose of sending this one-time email.
Linking To Other Sites
Our site contains links to a limited number of web sites. Save Ellis Island is not responsible for the content or privacy policies of these Web sites or any link contained in a linked Web site, or any changes or updates to such Web sites. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Save Ellis Island of that Web site.
In addition, Save Ellis Island encourages you to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that requires personal information from you.
Opting Out
Save Ellis Island provides site visitors with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving our online and offline communications. If you would like to op-out of receiving email communications, please update your user profile. Email unsubscribe requests are processed immediately. To discontinue the receipt of postal mail, please email mailinglist@saveellisisland.org.
Information from Children
Save Ellis Island does not collect personal information from children. If a child submits information on any part of this web site and Save Ellis Island is aware that the user submitting the information is a child, the information is deleted as soon as it is discovered and not used for any purpose, nor is it disclosed to third parties.
Notification of Change
Save Ellis Island reserves the right to change this policy at any time. Save Ellis Island’s Privacy Policy will be kept up-to-date and clearly posted on our web site.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the information we have collected from you online, the practices of this site, or your interaction with this web site, please email information@saveellisisland.org.
You can also reach us via US Mail at:
Privacy Policy
Save Ellis Island
500 International Drive
Suite 350
Mt. Olive, NJ 07828
973-347-8400
