| Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center has created this
Privacy Policy to explain why we collect particular information
and how we will protect your personal privacy within our web
site. The following discloses our information gathering and
dissemination practices for the web site located at the URL
www.dcac.org. In order
to fully understand your rights we encourage you to read
this Privacy Policy as well as our Terms of Use. Dallas
Childrens’ Advocacy Center reserves the right at any
time and without notice to change this Privacy Policy simply
by posting such changes on our site. Any such change will
be effective immediately upon posting.
Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy,
this Privacy Policy notifies you of:
- What personally identifiable information of yours is
collected through the site;
- Who collects such information;
- How such information is used;
- With whom your information may be shared;
- What choices you have regarding collection, use and
distribution of your information;
- What kind of security procedures are in place to protect
the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our
control;
- And, How you can correct any inaccuracies in your information.
Questions regarding this statement should be directed to
Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center by sending an e-mail
to dcac@dcac.org.
Please reference this Privacy Policy in your subject line.
What Information We Collect and How We Use That
Information
Our registration forms require users to give us contact
information that may include name, email addresses, format
preference (HTML vs. Text), address, interests, and similar
information. We do not request or store sensitive information
from our visitors, such as credit card or Social Security
numbers.
Internet Protocol Address
We collect an IP address from all visitors to our site.
An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned
to your computer when you use the Internet. We use IP address
to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our
site, analyze trends, track users’ movement, gather
broad demographic information for aggregate use in order
for us to improve the site, and deliver customized, personalized
content. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable
information.
Use of “Cookies”
Our site may use cookies to enhance your experience while
using our site. Cookies are pieces of information that some
web site transfer to the computer that is browsing that
web site and are used for record-keeping purposes. Use of cookies make web-surfing easier by performing
certain functions such as saving your passwords, your personal
preferences regarding your use of the particular web site,
and to make sure you don’t see the same ad repeatedly.
Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry standard.
Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However,
if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter
the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If
you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible
that some areas of our site will not function properly when
you view them.
Security
All information provided to Dallas Children’s Advocacy
Center is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption.
SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically
encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. We
also protect account information by placing it on a secure
portion of our site that is only accessible by certain qualified
employees of Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center. Unfortunately,
however, no data transmission over the Internet is 100%
secure. While we strive to protect your information, we
cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing
a friend about our site, we ask them for the friend’s
name and email address. Dallas Children’s Advocacy
Center will automatically send the friend a one-time email
inviting them to visit the site. Dallas Children’s
Advocacy Center stores this information for the sole purpose
of sending this one-time email.
Other Web Sites
Our site contains links to other web sites. Please note
that when you click on one of these links, you are entering
another web site for which Dallas Children’s Advocacy
Center has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the
privacy statements on all such sites as their policies may
be different than ours.
Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the
practices of this site, or your dealings with this site,
you can contact:
Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center
Phone: 214.818.2600
Email: dcac@dcac.org
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