This website is owned and operated by the American Red Cross. We recognize that visitors to our site may be concerned about the information they provide to us and how we treat that information. This privacy policy addresses those concerns. This policy may be changed or updated from time to time. If you have any questions about our privacy policy you can contact us at:
The American Red Cross uses its best efforts to respect the privacy of its online visitors. At our site, we do not collect personally identifiable information from individuals unless they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. This means we do not require you to register or provide information to us in order to view our site.
This information is used solely by the ARC or other entities who are involved in the operation of this site for internal purposes. ARC lists are never sold to third parties. We will only share this information with third parties when (i) the person submitting the information authorizes us to share it; (ii) sharing the information is a necessary operation of the site, for instance, to process a credit card transaction, or (iii) we are required to by law. The ARC has no control over or responsibility for the data collection and use practice of third parties that process online donation credit card transactions.
We care about the safety and security of your transaction. We use high grade encryption and the https security protocol to communicate with your browser software. This method is the industry standard security protocol, which makes it extremely difficult for anyone else to intercept the credit card information you send to us. Companies we work with to process credit card transactions also use high grade encryption and security protocols. Contributions may also be made by calling 1-800-HELP NOW or directly to your local chapter.
Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by the ARC website through the use of “cookies.” “Cookies” are small text files a website can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate e the visitor’s ongoing access to and use of the site, and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements. Cookies are not programs that come onto a visitor’s system and damage files. If a visitor does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept the cookie feature.
The ARC welcomes children to learn more about our organization and, where appropriate, find opportunities to serve their communities through ARC training programs and volunteer activities. However, we encourage this to be done only with their parent’s knowledge and supervision. For this reason, the ARC follows the guidelines for interactive electronic media published by the Children’s Advertising Review Unit of the Better Business Bureau. Special notices urging children to get their parent’s permission before providing any personal information have been incorporated into our site.
