Privacy Policy
Whitney/Strong (“we”, “us” and “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. The information below describes the information collection, use, and disclosure practices of our website (“site”) as well as for any personal information that we receive through other channels including by postal mail or in person.
Information Collection
When you visit our site or otherwise interact with us, we may collect certain personal information that you choose to disclose to us, including your name, email address, postal address, and mobile telephone number. You may choose to provide this information when you make a donation, register as a volunteer, make a purchase, request information, or send us a message.
By providing this information, you accept and agree to the following:
Your personal information, including your email address, will automatically be added to our mailing list.
By providing your mobile phone number, you opt in to receive recurring text messages and/or phone calls from Whitney/Strong. Message and data rates may apply.
We do not share or sell your personal information to other organizations. We use your information only for limited lawful purposes, including those listed below.
You grant us permission to publish your name, in the form of a list of supporters, but your contact information will not be shared publicly or with any other organization. If you request that we keep a donation anonymous, we will not disclose your name or other personal information in connection with your anonymous donation.
We may also collect technical information about your visit to our site, such as your domain name, IP address, browser type, activities on our site, and date(s) and time(s) of your visit.
Information Use
We may use the information we collect for any lawful purpose, such as to:
Respond to your requests and inquiries;
Send you information about Whitney/Strong, including our events;
Send you information about other organizations who share our Mission and Guiding Principles;
Share current data, research, and news related to gun violence reduction/prevention;
Operate and improve our site;
Comply with applicable law;
Identify or remedy potential threats to our site’s security; and
Serve any other purpose stated at the time of collection.
Third Party Links, Tools, and Information
Our site may include links to certain other websites offered by third party organizations. We make no promises or guarantees regarding data collection on these linked pages or websites not operated by Whitney/Strong.
Our site may also include tools offered by third parties, including our Donations page, and social media tools or “plug-ins” from other websites, including social networking and video streaming tools. If you use these tools or otherwise interact with these third parties, these organizations may collect, use, and/or share such information in accordance with their privacy policies. With respect to donations, our third party partners may provide your donation information to Whitney/Strong for our use. All information we may receive from a third party will be held by us in accordance with this policy.
From time to time, we may send you information from other organizations that we think you might find interesting. When we share this information, either on our site or through our communications, it will be governed by those organizations’ privacy policies.
Copyright Information
Whitney/Strong owns copyright to the original text materials contained in our site. These text materials may be used, downloaded, reproduced, or reprinted, if this copyright notice appears on all copies and if such use, download, reproduction, or reprint is for noncommercial or personal use only. These text materials may not be modified in any way.
Copyright to the photographs, graphics, and other media are reserved by Whitney/Strong. Prior permission to use, download, reproduce, or reprint such media must be obtained from Whitney/Strong, regardless of intended use.
Absent our prior consent, any use of “Whitney/Strong”, “WhitneyStrong Inc.”, our logo, or any text or graphic materials contained in our site to express or imply endorsement, sponsorship, affiliation, or association of the user with or by Whitney/Strong is strictly prohibited.
Cookies
Our site uses cookies – a small piece of information a website can store and use later to recognize a user. Cookies enhance your ability to receive the information you want. We may use session cookies (which expire when a user closes the browser in which this site was viewed), and persistent cookies (which expire on a predetermined date). You can personalize your browser settings to reject cookies, although certain features of the site may not function as intended.
Updating Your Information
You may request to review, change, or update your personal information at any time by emailing us at whitney@whitstrong.org.
You may request that we remove your information from our site and/or our records at any time, for any reason, by emailing us at whitney@whitstrong.org.
You can unsubscribe from the Whitney/Strong mailing list or change your subscription preferences at any time by emailing us at whitney@whitstrong.org or by following the instructions included in any email you receive from us.
Policy Updates
From time to time, we may amend this Privacy Policy. These changes will be publicly posted in this area of our site.
Contact Us
If you have questions about our Privacy Policy, contact us at whitney@whitstrong.org.
Privacy Policy updated October 8, 2019