TYPES OF INFORMATION THAT MAY BE COLLECTED
The following are the types of information we may collect:
Information You Provide Us
Personal information such as your user ID and password, name, email
address, telephone number, physical address, birth date, gender or zip
code or other information may be collected via the Site.
Site Usage Information
We may receive and store certain types of information whenever you
visit the Site. For example, we may collect click-stream data and your
IP address.
Email Communications
When you open emails from the Site, we may receive a confirmation noting
you opened an email from us, if your computer supports such capabilities.
We also may keep track of what emails we send you and what emails you may
be receiving from RFL.org. Additionally, we may keep a record of what emails
you have opted to and not to receive.
Information from Other Sources
We may receive information about you from other sources and add it
to your personal information.
HOW INFORMATION MAY BE COLLECTED
We may collect information from you in several different areas on the
Site, including but not limited to those described below:
Registration
You may be asked first to complete a registration form and provide
personally identifiable information; you may also be asked to choose a
user ID and password in order to take advantage of certain features the
Site may choose to offer.
Surveys or Voting
From time-to-time we may request personally identifiable information
from you via surveys or voting polls. Participation is voluntary and you
will have the opportunity to decide whether or not to disclose information.
At times, you may have to register to vote or to take part in a survey.
Cookies
As with many Web sites, the Site uses standard technology called "cookies,"
which are small data files that are transferred to your computer when you
allow your browser to accept cookies. Cookies automatically identify your
Web browser to the Site whenever you visit the Site, and make using the
Site easier for you by saving your passwords, purchases, and preferences.
By tracking how and when you use the Site, cookies help us determine which
areas are popular and which are not. Many improvements and updates to the
Site are based on data obtained from cookies. Accepting cookies allows
you, among other things, to personalize your experience on the Site. If
you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, you generally
can opt out of providing this information by turning the cookies off in
your browser; however, some areas of the Site may not provide you with
a personalized experience if you have disabled the use of cookies.
IP Addresses and Click-stream Data
We may collect IP addresses and/or click-stream data for purposes of
system administration. An IP address is a number that is automatically
assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet. Our computers
identify your computer by its IP address. When you request Web pages from
the Site, our computers may log your IP address.
Click-stream data is information collected by our computers when you
request Web pages from the Site. Click-stream data may include such information
as the page served, the time, the source of the request, the type of browser
making the request, the preceding page view and other such non-personal
information. When analyzed, this data helps us analyze how visitors arrive
at the Site, what type of content is most popular.
HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION COLLECTED
RFL.org owns the information collected via this Site. As applicable,
the information you provide to us may be used to:
LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES
You should be aware that when you are on the Site you could be directed
to other sites beyond our control. These other Web sites may send their
own cookies to you, independently collect data or solicit personal information
and may or may not have their own published privacy policies. If you visit
a Website that is linked to our Site, you should consult that site's privacy
policy before providing any personal information.
SECURITY
This Site incorporates reasonable safeguards to protect the security,
integrity, completeness, accuracy and privacy of the personal information
that we may collect and we have put into place reasonable precautions to
protect such information from loss, misuse and alteration. Only those employees
who need access to your information in order to do their jobs are allowed
access. Our security policies are reviewed periodically and revised as
required.
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES AND YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRIVACY POLICY
By using this Site, you signify your agreement to the terms of our
privacy policy. If we decide to change or update this privacy policy, we
will give you notice of the changes made so you can be aware of such revised
privacy policy. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable
information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected,
we will notify you by way of an email or some other means. Your continued
use of the Site shall constitute your acceptance of such revised privacy
policy.
CORRECTING/UPDATING PERSONAL INFORMATION
If your personally identifiable information changes (such as your zip
code), or if you no longer desire to access our Site, we will endeavor
to provide a way to correct, update or remove the personal data you have
provided to us. This can be done by emailing the webmaster at webmaster@rfl.org.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or the privacy practices of this Site, contact webmaster@rfl.org.