Privacy Policy for GoodAdds.org

This document contains the privacy practices for the GoodAdds.org web site and GOODADDS's other web sites (collectively, the "Sites"). These Sites are owned and operated by or on behalf of GoodAdds.org ("GOODADDS"). We at GOODADDS take your privacy seriously. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you about the information that is collected about you on the Sites, how GOODADDS may use and disclose the information that is collected, how information can be corrected or changed, and your obligations regarding information about others you may encounter in using the Sites. Please note that this Privacy Policy only governs information gathered from you online through these Sites.

1. How Does GOODADDS Collect Information?
Our web server automatically recognizes and collects the domain name and IP address of visitors to our Sites. In addition, we collect information volunteered by the visitor to participate in activities on the Sites, such as making a donation, registering to create an account, requesting email newsletters and/or contacting us through one or more of our contact email addresses. GOODADDS also collects personal information when you create an account. When you create an account we ask for information such as your name, email address, postal address, and phone number. If a visitor has enabled cookies in their browser, we also will send a cookie file that will only store a unique, random session ID that is maintained throughout the session to track the pages visited, allowing us to provide visitors to our Sites with certain conveniences, such as delivering unique content. We also use cookies to track the path of users through our Sites, and to keep track of where they came from (for example, if they arrive via a search engine). We also collect aggregate tracking information derived mainly from tallying page views throughout our Sites.

2. How Does GOODADDS Protect Information?
GOODADDS exerts reasonable efforts to protect personal information received from users of our Sites from unauthorized use or disclosure. We do not allow unauthorized access via the Internet to the portion of our server that contains personally identifiable user information. All credit card information provided as requested on the Sites for donations is encrypted using the SSL protocol and we do not retain any end-user credit card information after the processing of the transaction is complete.

3. How Does GOODADDS Use Information?
3.1 General. GOODADDS uses information for the following general purposes: to customize the content and/or layout of the Sites for each individual user, to improve the content of our Sites, our services or programs, and to contact you.

3.2 Contacting You. By creating an account on a Site, you agree to receive emails based on transactional activity, which may include confirmation emails, receipts, acknowledgement messages, updates on projects you've funded. You can also sign up for extra email updates and news ("Extra Email Updates and News") from the Sites. You can unsubscribe from those Extra Email Updates and News at any time by contacting GOODADDS or logging into your Site account and adjusting your preferences or by using the link found on the email message to unsubscribe.

Email addresses provided by users of the Sites will only be used to send email from or related to GOODADDS and its programs. GOODADDS strictly enforces e-mail privacy, and e-mail addresses are not sold, leased or bartered to or with any third parties.

Postal addresses collected on-line may be used for various mailings from GOODADDS and its affiliates, in appreciation of your donation. Postal addresses are not sold, leased or bartered to or with any third parties.

3.3 Donations, Registries and Other Services. By voluntarily providing us with your name, credit card information, e-mail address, postal address, telephone number, billing address, and any other personally identifiable information, you consent to our use of such information for the purpose(s) for which it was collected, such as processing your donations, funding a project in someone's honor, and/or for providing any other service or product you request.

3.4 Usage Data. GOODADDS may collect information about the use of the Sites, such as the types of services used and how many users we receive daily. This information is collected without identifying any user individually. GOODADDS may use this non-identifying statistical data for statistical analysis, marketing or similar promotional purposes. This may include disclosure of this information to a third party market analysis firm.



Terms and Conditions

GOODADDS USER AGREEMENT
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY.

GoodAdds.org ("GA") requires that all visitors ("you") to its site, GoodAdds.org, and its other sites (collectively, the "Sites"), agree to all of the terms and conditions in this User Agreement ("UA"). By accessing and using the Sites, you indicate your acknowledgement and acceptance of this UA. As used in this Agreement, "we," "our," and "us" means GA unless otherwise indicated.

Who is GoodAdds.org?
GA is a LLC corporation, fully supported by our corporate sponsor, GE. We at GA aim to connect individuals and groups with cause projects they want to support. The Sites provide you with access to an online collection of information, materials and services related to GA and its affiliates and its work, including text, pictures, photographs, audio and video, graphics, logos, marks and images (collectively, "Content"), as well as software used in accessing the Sites, displaying the Content, and utilizing the functionality offered through the Sites ("Software"), all of which are subject to this UA. Unless stated otherwise, any new Content and Software added to the Sites and all revisions, modifications, and enhancements to the Sites, the Content or the Software will be covered by this UA effective upon the date of each such addition.

Eligibility
Use of the Sites is void where prohibited. By using the Sites, you represent and warrant that (1) all information you submit is truthful and accurate; (2) you are 18 years of age or older or have received parental consent and supervision when using the Sites; and (3) your use of the Sites does not violate any applicable law or regulation. Your use of the Sites may be terminated without warning if we believe you are in violation of any of these conditions.

Binding Agreement
By using any Site, you agree to be bound by this UA, whether you are a visitor or Donor. The use of the Sites (including, without limitation, photographs or images), by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited except as allowed by this UA. There are specific terms of use applicable to Donors, which are described below.

GA's Privacy Policy is a Part of this Agreement.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of any personal information you may provide to us when you use the Sites. Please see our Privacy Policy for details. This UA includes and incorporates by reference GA's Privacy Policy. By accepting the terms of this UA, you agree to abide by the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Our Proprietary Materials
We welcome you to our Sites and we invite you to use it within the following rules:

1. You may use the Sites, Content and Software solely as and for the purposes stated on the Sites and as described in this UA.

2. You may make one copy of relevant Content for your non-commercial use only, provided you do not delete or change any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices. Beyond that, no text, logo, graphic, sound, image, photograph or Software published on or underlying the Sites may be copied, modified, published or otherwise distributed or used without the prior express written permission of GA.

3. Except as otherwise expressly stated herein, you may not alter, modify, copy, distribute (for compensation or otherwise), transmit, display, perform, reproduce, reuse, post, publish, license, hyperlink to, promote, frame, download, cache, store for subsequent use, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information or Content displayed on or obtained from the Sites, in any manner, without your receipt of the prior written authorization of GA.

4. You may not resell, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise convert the Software underlying the Sites to a human perceivable form.

The information on the Sites, the design and layout of the Sites, the Content and Software contain elements protected by trade dress, copyright, or other laws, and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part, except as specifically stated on the Sites or in this UA. All Content, Software and materials on and underlying the Sites are copyright (c) 2007 GoodAdds Solutions LLC. or are licensed or otherwise used by GA with permission. Except where noted otherwise, all rights to these materials are reserved by GA or their respective owners. "GoodAdds.org", the GoodAdds.org logo, are trademarks and service marks of GoodAdds Solutions LLC, which reserves all rights to its marks and logos. Individuals appearing on the Sites do so with permission; names and photographs of individuals may not be copied, downloaded or otherwise used.

All Site Content and functionality, and all Software underlying the Sites, may be changed or updated by us from time to time, without notice. Although GA cannot monitor the conduct of users of the Sites, it is a violation of this UA to use the Sites or any information obtained from the Sites in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person, or in order to contact, advertise to, solicit or sell to any person featured on the Sites. Any unauthorized use of the Sites, the Content or Software may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and applicable regulations and statutes.

Disclaimers
We make reasonable efforts to provide a Site that is safe and accurate, but can make no warranties. GA retains the right to restrict use of the Sites, in any manner it deems appropriate.

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT: YOUR USE OF THE SITES, THE CONTENT AND SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ALL CONTENT AND SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. GA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. GA MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE CONTENT AND SOFTWARE ARE ACCURATE, TIMELY, UNINTERRUPTED, VIRUS-FREE OR ERROR-FREE; (ii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE CONTENT OR SOFTWARE WILL BE RELIABLE; AND (iii) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.

Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL GA, ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCONTRACTORS, ADVISORS AND VOLUNTEERS OR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF THE SITES (COLLECTIVELY "GA AND ITS AFFILIATES") BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, DAMAGES OR LOSS OF PRODUCTS, USE OF DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF ANY OF THE SITES OR ANY LINKED SITE (AS DEFINED BELOW), OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITES, CONTENT OR SOFTWARE. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITES IS PREDICATED UPON YOUR WAIVER OF ANY RIGHT TO SUE GA AND ITS AFFILIATES AND TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITES.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT GA AND ITS AFFILIATES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OF TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, OR EQUIPMENT OR NETWORK FAILURE WHATSOEVER, AND THAT GA AND ITS AFFILIATES WILL NOT BE LIABLE WHATSOEVER FOR ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE MATERIALS IN THE SITES, EVEN IF THERE IS NEGLIGENCE BY GA OR AN AUTHORIZED GA REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR BOTH.

GA neither warrants nor represents that your use of Content, Software or any other materials displayed on the Sites will not infringe rights of third parties.

Third Party Websites
The Sites may provide links to other websites ("Linked Sites") as a convenience to you. Such Linked Sites are not maintained by GA, thus GA is not responsible for the content, products, services or policies or activities of those Linked Sites. The inclusion of any link to such Linked Sites does not imply endorsement by GA of the Linked Sites.

Third Party Websites Seeking to Hyperlink to the Sites.
We welcome appropriate hyperlinks to our Sites. By publishing a hyperlink to our Sites on your website, you warrant that the content of your website is appropriate and consistent with the stated purposes of the Sites and GA. If this is not the case, please do not link to any Site. GA reserves the right to rescind the right to link to its Sites at its sole discretion.

Use of any GA trademark, service mark or other intellectual property or content provided by GA for a hyperlink to a Site is permitted and licensed by GA solely for the purposes described on the Sites, and you shall not otherwise copy, modify, publish, use or distribute such trademarks, service marks or other intellectual property or content. Upon request by GA, you shall immediately remove any hyperlink to the Sites, and discontinue use of any trademarks, service marks or other intellectual property or content provided by GA.

Making Donations through GA
GA connects Donors with cause projects they’d like to support. Here, 100% of each donation is forwarded to Millennium Promise. Included in the "material cost" are the credit card processing fees (regardless of payment method).

All donations to Millennium Promise are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. To obtain a copy of the annual financial statements and federal tax return of the cause, please send an inquiry to info@millenniumpromise.org.

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