The Ladies of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Oakland County Association knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting www.theladiesofcharity.org or through social media correspondence (such as the Ladies of Charity’s Facebook page) you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.

We use your contact information for in-house purposes only and do not share any information about you with third parties. Membership applications through our website also opt you into our e-newsletter and e-mail, from which you are able to unsubscribe at any time.

What Personal Information Does The Ladies of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Oakland County Association Gather?

Information You Give Us

We receive and store any information you enter into our website or give us in any other way. This include becoming a member, making a donation, purchasing materials or other products. We ask for personal information so that we can fulfill your request and return your message. If you choose not to provide any of that information, we may not be able to fulfill your request or complete your order, but you will still be able to browse the other sections of the websites owned and administered by Ladies of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Oakland County Association.

From time to time, we will send you e-mail announcements with updates or urgent needs, products or services from the Ladies of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Oakland County Association. The quality news and information on www.theladiesofcharity.org and in our newsletters and other communications are supported by philanthropic revenue, and a controlled program of e-mail communication is an important element of our online fundraising. We limit the amount of e-mail that you receive. On occasion, we will send solicitations to your e-mail or postal mailbox as permitted by law. Some demographic data, volunteered through our annual membership drive are used statistically to provide our team with an accurate profile of our overall constituency. We never make any personal data collected from drives available to outside parties.

Social Media & Comments

The Ladies of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Oakland County Association uses social media such as website comments, and networks like Facebook to engage supporters in dialogue. As mentioned above, The Ladies of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Oakland County Association makes use of data collected via these functions on our website. On other networks, we abide by the terms and conditions of that website/service, and reserve the right to use those networks for marketing purposes. Comments made on The Ladies of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Oakland County Association’s Facebooks account are reviewed and published at our discretion, and through the use of these functions, you accept that The Ladies of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Oakland County Association is permitted to edit, moderate, and reuse comments for in-house promotional materials. Promotion and advertising are not permitted in this medium, nor is derogatory or hateful speech.

Automatic Information:

For Marketing and Promotional Purposes: The Ladies of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Oakland County Association may use your information, such as your e-mail address or postal mailbox, to send you news, charitable solicitations, and newsletters.

To improve our Site and Services: To better understand how users access and use our site and services, in order to improve our site and services and respond to user desires and preferences.

What Types of Communication Will You Receive?

We publish the LOC Clothesline quarterly and the LOC Highlights semi-annually. Occasionally, we may send announcements about The Ladies of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Oakland County Association events, products or urgent prayer or philanthropic needs to the mailing list. We do not rent or sell our e-mail lists, although we may occasionally send an announcement, event, product offering, or philanthropic solicitation that we think may be of interest on behalf of a partner.

You have choices about the types of information that you receive from us. They may include the following:
1) Newsletters
2) Prayers
3) Personalized e-mails from LOC Officers
4) Donor appeals
5) Marketing information and emails

With Whom We Share Information

Your personal information will not be sold, traded, or rented with any other parties. Your personal information may be share with our trusted service providers and sponsors only to the extent required to fulfill purposes outlined above. We will only provide information submitted by our online users via submission forms for accessing exclusive site content such as educational material downloads or recorded webinars, and online users will always have the option to omit sharing this information with sponsors.

Non-personal information may be shared with third parties for the purpose of soliciting philanthropic support, or for the purpose of improving our web services, conducting data analysis or other business purposes. This information may be combined with information we collect from other sources, to the extent that the information remains anonymous.

How We Use Information We Collect

Your personal data may be used to provide and improve our services and to meet any binding contractual or legal obligations. For example, to analyze and improve website functionality and services, such as technical or security purposes and to improve the customer experience. Your personal data may also be used to market our services, including communicating with you about same or similar philanthropic opportunities. You will always have an easy and free way to opt-out of receiving such communications.

Notice to Non-U.S. Users

The Ladies of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Oakland County Association is based in the United States. Use of your information by The Ladies of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Oakland County Association is intended for use only within the U.S. and its territories. If you use our site and our services, your information will be stored in the United States. However, we may use third-party service providers that are located outside of the United States. Content and use of that content is intended to conform to United States law and practices. Use outside the United States is at your risk, and you agree to comply with all applicable laws and use or nonuse of content.

Notice to California Users

California resident may request a list of any personal information provided to third parties in the preceding year for direct-marketing purposes, free of charge. California residents can contact us and must attest that you are a California resident and provide a current C address for your response.

Third-Party Links

Our Site and Services may contain links to third-party sires. Any access to and use of such links to advertisers are not governed by this policy, but instead is governed by the privacy practices of those third-party websites. The Ladies of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Oakland County Association is not responsible for the information practices of such third-party sites.

Security

We use industry standard security tools and measures, as well as internal guidelines and organizational procedures to prevent information misuse and data leakage. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means and procedures to protect the information, which considerably reduce the risks of data misuse, we cannot guarantee that our systems will be absolutely safe. If you become aware of any security vulnerability or potential data breach, please contact us immediately at ccfp@ladiesofcharity.site  and we will take appropriate steps to address it.

Conditions of Use and Revisions

If you have concerns about privacy at the www.theladiesofcharity.org site or any of our websites, please send us a description of your concern ccfp@ladiesofcharity.site, and we will try to resolve it. Changing business practices and circumstances may require that we make changes to this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this website. We reserve the right to change these terms. All changes are effective immediately, and could apply to all access to and use of the site thereafter. Your continue use of the site following changes will be conclusively deemed as acceptance of any new changes to our terms and conditions. We encourage you to check on this page so you may be aware of any changes, as they are binding.

Contacting Us

You may contact us with questions about our privacy policy at any time. Our postal address is: The Ladies of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Oakland County Association P.O. Box 602 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0602 We can be reached via email at loc@ladiesofcharity.site