Privacy Policy

Mercy & Azozo Hope Foundation

This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally identifiable information’ (PII) is being used online. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.

 

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT FROM THE PEOPLE THAT VISIT OUR BLOG, WEBSITE OR APP?

When registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address or other details to help you with your experience.

 

WHEN DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION?

We collect information from you when you register on our site, subscribe to a newsletter, fill out a form or enter information on our site.

 

HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

We may use the information we collect from you when you register, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or use certain other site features in the following ways:

      • To improve our website in order to better serve you.

      • To send periodic emails regarding our services.

 

HOW DO WE PROTECT VISITOR INFORMATION?

Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.

We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.

All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.

 

DO WE USE ‘COOKIES’?

We do not use cookies for tracking purposes.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser’s Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

If you disable cookies off, some features will be disabled that make your site experience more efficient and some of our services will not function properly.

However, you can still browse our website.

 

THIRD-PARTY DISCLOSURE

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to third parties your personal information.

 

THIRD-PARTY LINKS

We do not include or offer third-party products or services on our website.

 

GOOGLE

Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users.

We have not enabled Google AdSense on our site but we may do so in the future.

 

ACCORDING TO CALOPPA WE AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING:

Users can visit our site anonymously

Our Privacy Policy link includes the word ‘PRIVACY’ and can be easily found on our website.

Users will be notified of any privacy policy changes:

      • On our Privacy Policy Page

Users are able to change their personal information:

      • By emailing us

 

HOW DOES OUR SITE HANDLE DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS?

We honour do not track signals and do not track plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.

 

DOES OUR SITE ALLOW THIRD-PARTY BEHAVIOURAL TRACKING?

It’s also important to note that we do not allow third-party behavioural tracking

 

COPPA (CHILDREN ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under 13, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety.

In order to remove your child’s information please contact the following:  info@mercyandazozo.ngo

We adhere to the following COPPA tenet:

      • Parents can review, delete, manage or refuse with whom their child’s information is shared through contacting us directly: info@mercyandazozo.ngo

 

FAIR INFORMATION PRACTICES

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.

In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:

We will notify the users via in-site notification

      • Within 7 business days

 

CAN-SPAM ACT

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

We collect your email address in order to:

      • Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.

To be in accordance with CANSPAM we agree to the following:

      • NOT use false, or misleading subjects or email addresses

      • Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way

      • Honour opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly

      • Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can

      • Follow the instructions at the bottom of each email.

        And we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.

info@mercyandazozo.ngo

Eu Regional Contact

admin@mercyandazozo.ngo

Phone: +353899563100

Dublin, Ireland.

 

Last Edited on 2016-02