Privacy Policy
Out in Finance (“OIF”, “we” or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our members, donors, and website visitors. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose personal information when you use our website and services.
Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information from you:
- Personal information, such as your name, email address, and postal address when you sign up for our mailing list, make a donation, or register for an event.
- Demographic information, such as your age, gender, sexual orientation, and profession when you sign up for our mailing list, make a donation, or register for an event.
- Payment information, such as your credit card number and expiration date when you make a donation or register for an event.
- Information about your use of our website, such as the pages you visit and the links you click on.
How We Use Your Information
We may use your personal information to:
- Send you updates about our events, programs, and services.
- Process your donation or registration for an event.
- Create a better user experience for you on our website.
- Improve our programming and services.
- Sharing Your Information
We do not share, sell, or rent personal information to any third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent. We may share your personal information with third parties for the following reasons:
- To comply with the law or legal process.
- To protect the rights and safety of OIF and its members.
- To provide services on our behalf, such as processing donations or sending email updates.
Cookies
We may use cookies to personalize your experience on our website. A cookie is a small file that is stored on your computer by your web browser. Cookies allow us to recognize your browser and remember your preferences. You can choose to disable cookies in your browser settings, but this may limit your ability to use certain features on our website.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no internet transmission is ever completely secure or error-free. In particular, email sent to or from our website may not be secure.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on our website. You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes.
Withdrawing Your Consent
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing to future mailings via the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of any marketing email, by sending an email to info@outinfinance.org.
Privacy Statement for California Residents
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA” or “Act”) grants residents of the State of California certain privacy rights in their personal information. This Privacy Statement for California Residents (“Statement”) supplements the terms of our Online & Marketing Privacy Policy explained above and should be read in conjunction with the terms of our Online & Marketing Privacy Policy. It should also be read in association with our California Privacy Notice for contractors and job applicants.
This Statement only applies to visitors and users of our website who are California residents (hereinafter “you” or “consumer”).
Information We Collect
As explained above in our Privacy Policy, the information we obtain from visitors to our website fall into two distinct categories—the personal information that visitors provide us and technical information provided by the browser of the computer, tablet or mobile device used when visiting our website and from our marketing emails. To understand your privacy rights under the CCPA, you need to understand what personal information is covered by the Act.
Personal Information
The CCPA defines personal information as information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household. OIF will collect some of this information.
Business Purpose For Our Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
The term “Business Purpose” means the use of personal information for OIF’s purposes, provided that use is reasonably necessary and proportionate to achieve the purpose for which the information was collected or processed or for another operational purpose that is compatible with the context in which the personal information was collected. The Business Purposes for our collection and use of personal information obtained by visits to our website are outlined above.
We Do Not Sell or Share Personal information or Use Personal Information to Infer Characteristics About You
We do not sell personal information. We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as those terms are defined in the CCPA. We also do not collect or process Sensitive Personal Information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about a person. As a result, the CCPA’s rights to opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal information and to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information do not apply to the information we collect.
CCPA Privacy Rights Applicable to the Personal Information We Collect Online
The CCPA requires that we disclose to you at or before the time we collect any personal information about you, the categories of personal information to be collected, the purposes for which the personal information is collected or used and whether that information is sold or shared for cross-context behavioral purposes. If sensitive personal information is to be collected, to disclose the categories sensitive personal information to be collected, the purposes for which it is collected or used and whether such information is sold or shared as well as the length of time we intend to retain each category of personal or sensitive personal information.
You have the right to request that we delete any personal information about you that we collected from you, subject to certain exceptions outlined below. You also have the right to request that we correct any of your personal information in our possession that you believe to be inaccurate.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, contact us.
This policy is effective as of January 1st, 2023.