Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting the site. GAPA Fund (or "us" or "we") values the protection of individual privacy. This document sets forth our online privacy policy ("privacy policy") for the website www.gapafund.org ("site").
By using the site, you the user ("you") indicate that you have read and agree to be bound by this privacy policy. If you do not agree to this privacy policy, do not use the site in any manner. This privacy policy does not govern privacy practices associated with offline activities.
We collect no personal information about you when you visit the site unless you choose to provide that information to us. We do not use personal information other than to process the request that requires you to submit personal information. We do not make any visitor-provided information available to third parties.
Here is how we handle information about your visit to our website.
Information collected and stored automatically
If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the site, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. This site is powered by Squarespace and any analytics would be processed through their system which automatically collects and stores information concerning your visit, which may include your internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain); your IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access the site; and the type of browser and operating system used to access the site.
Information that you voluntarily provide
On certain pages of the site, we may ask you to voluntarily provide personal data. That information is collected when you Donate or Contact Us.
If you provide us with personally identifiable information, for example, by sending an e-mail or by filling out a form and submitting it through the site, we use that information to respond to your message and to help us provide you with the information and services that you request. All uses of that information are described on the web page containing the form.
Submitting voluntary information constitutes your consent to the use of the information for the stated purpose. When you click the "Submit", “Send” or “Donate” buttons on any of the web forms found on the site, you are indicating your voluntary consent for us to use the information you submit for the purpose stated.
Links to other sites
The site contains links to various other private organizations. Once you link to another website, you are then subject to the privacy policies of the new website. We cannot control nor are we responsible for any such third-party collection or use of your personal information. It is always a good idea to read the Privacy Policy of any website you visit.
Children under the age of 13
The site is a general audience site that is neither designed nor intended to collect personal information from children who are under the age of 13. To ensure compliance with the provisions of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, children under the age of 13 should not provide any personal information to the site.
Security and personal data
We use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any information you give to us is stored and maintained in secure servers and not publicly accessible. We protect personal data by only allowing limited, authorized personnel to have access to such personal data. An encrypted firewall is maintained to protect such personal data. We do not engage in online credit card transactions; our donation link will take you to a third-party site. See Link to Other Sites for information on our policy on third parties. However, despite our best security efforts, no data transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
Cookies
We may use cookies from time to time to allow us to automate access and the data entry functions of the site such as to tailor the site to your preferences or interests, customize promotions or marketing, or identify which areas of the site are more popular. A cookie is a small, unique text file that a website can send to your computer hard drive when you visit that site. We do not make any cookie information available to third parties. Most web browsers can either alert you to the use of cookies or refuse to accept cookies entirely. If you do not want us to deploy cookies in your browser, you can set your browser to reject cookies or notify you when a website tries to put a cookie on your computer. Rejecting cookies may affect your ability to use some of the products and/or services at the site.
Privacy policy changes
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time at its sole discretion and without notice to you. All Privacy Policy changes are effective immediately. Your continued use of the site following any Privacy Policy changes will mean you accept those changes.
Contact information
If you have difficulty obtaining information from the site, please contact us to get the material in another format. You should provide the URL of the site referencing that information. If you have any comments, or suggestions for improvement, please contact info@gapafund.org.