Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit http://www.abaf.org/ (the “Site”). Your privacy is a priority for American Beiyinu Alumnae Foundation (“ABAF”).
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages that you review, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically collected information as “Device Information”.
Additionally, when you make donation through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, payment information (including credit card number, email address, and phone number). We refer to this information as “Donation Information”.
When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking about Device Information and Donation Information.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize the Site.
We use Donation Information that we collected generally to fulfill your donation placed through the Site. Also, we use this Donation Information to:
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Communicate with you;
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Screen for potential risk or fraud, and
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When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information relating to our programs or services.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We will not sell, share or disclose your personal information to any third parties except we may employ other companies and individuals to perform tasks on our behalf and may need to share your personal information in order to provide you with services.
In addition, we use and disclose personal information as we believe to be necessary or appropriate (i) under applicable law in the United States; (ii) to company with legal process; (iii) to response to requests from public and government authorities; (iv) to enforce our terms and conditions; and (v) to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property.
WHERE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IS PROCESSED
ABAF is based in California, United States. No matter where you are located, your personal information will be collected and processed in the United States. The laws of the United States and other countries governing data protection may not be as comprehensive or as protective as the laws in the country where you live.
SECURITY
We will take reasonable steps to protect the information collected and provided via the Site from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, there is no transmission over the internet that is fully secure. You agree that ABAF shall not be liable to you for breach of security beyond our control.
INFORMATION ABOUT MINOR
The Site is not intended for minors. The age of minor depends on the user’s residence. We do not knowingly collect personal information online from persons in this age group. We reserve the right to delete any information identified as having been provided by such persons at our discretion.
CHANGES
We may update the Privacy Policy from time to time, for example in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. As a user, you understand that you have an affirmative obligation to periodically review this Privacy Policy for changes, and you hereby agree to review this Privacy Policy periodically for such changes. Following the posting of any changes to this Privacy Policy, the continued use of the Site constitutes your acceptance of these changes.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by email at abaforg@gmail.com.