Privacy Policy

Action Against Hunger has created this Privacy Policy to explain why we collect particular information and how we will protect your personal privacy within our Web site. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the Action Against Hunger web site located at the URL www.actionagainsthunger.org (or through our online partners at convio.net).

In order to fully understand your rights we encourage you to read this Privacy Policy as well as our Terms of Use. Action Against Hunger reserves the right at any time and without notice to change this Privacy Policy simply by posting such changes on our Site. Any such change will be effective immediately upon posting.

Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, this Privacy Policy notifies you of:

• What personally identifiable information of yours is collected through the Site;
• Who collects such information;
• How such information is used;
• With whom your information may be shared;
• What choices you have regarding collection, use and distribution of your information;
• What kind of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control; and,
• How you can correct any inaccuracies in your information.

Questions regarding this statement should be directed to Action Against Hunger by sending an e-mail to info@actionagainsthunger.org. Please reference this Privacy Policy in your subject line.

What Information We Collect and How We Use That Information

Action Against Hunger collects non-personally identifiable information via your IP address, most-recently visited URL, or your computer settings. Our registration forms require users to give us contact information that may include name, e-mail address, format preference (HTML vs. Text), address, interests, and similar information. We may also ask for certain non-personally identifiable demographic information such as your age, household income, interests, etc., but we do not request or store sensitive information from our visitors, such as credit card or social security numbers, and what information we do request is used solely by Action Against Hunger for internal purposes.

Action Against Hunger respects your privacy and has instituted policies intended to ensure that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. We may use this information to deliver to you information about our organization, as well as for trend analysis, pattern detection, site administration, or simply to contact you when necessary. Non-personal demographic and profile data is used to customize your experience at our website, showing you content we think you might be interested in. By visiting this Web site you agree that no information you submit to the site shall contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material. You are solely responsible for the content of any information you provide to Action Against Hunger.

Internet Protocol Address

We collect an IP address from all visitors to our Site. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use 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.

Use of "Cookies"

Our Site may use cookies to enhance your experience while using our Site. Cookies are pieces of information that some Web sites transfer to the computer that is browsing that Web site and are used for record-keeping purposes at many Web sites. Use of cookies makes Web-surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving your passwords, your personal preferences regarding your use of the particular Web site and to make sure you don't see the same ad repeatedly. Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry standard.

Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However, if you prefer to not receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. 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.

Security

All information provided to Action Against Hunger 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 Action Against Hunger. 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.

Tell-A-Friend

If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our Site, we ask them for the friend's name and e-mail address. Action Against Hunger will automatically send the friend a one-time e-mail inviting them to visit the Site. Action Against Hunger stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time e-mail.

Other Web Sites

Our Site contains links to other Web sites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another Web site for which Action Against Hunger has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on all such sites as their policies may be different than ours.

Disclosing Personally Identifiable Info We will only disclose personally identifiable information to third parties when (i) the person submitting the information authorizes us to do so; (ii) sharing the information is a necessary operation of the site (i.e. to process credit card information); and (iii) we are required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Action Against Hunger or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Action Against Hunger, the site or the visitors to the site, and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of visitors to the site or the public.

Update Your Preferences

You can review your personal information or update your preferences here:

Update Your Preferences

Questions or Concerns? Contact Us

E-mail: info@actionagainsthunger.org
Tel: 212-967-7800; Toll free: 877-777-1420
Fax: 212-967-5480