Privacy Policy
Our Commitment to Privacy
The Cancer Community Center (CCC) respects the privacy of every individual
who visits
www.cancercommunitycenter.org. This notice explains our online
information practices. Because your privacy is important to us, we provide
you with notice and choices about the collection and use of your
information. To make this notice easy to find, links are provided at the
bottom of our homepage and on every page within our Web site.
Use of Cookies
We use cookies, small files that are sent to your Web browser and stored on
your computer's hard drive, to improve your Web site experience. The cookie
is used to speed up your access to the Web site and the information you wish
to see, but it does not contain any personal information. The majority of
Web browsers accept cookies, but the “help” menu on your browser should give
you options for preventing, accepting, or receiving notice of new cookies.
However, please be aware that if you block cookies, some Web site
functionality may be lost.
Data Collection
We collect two types of information:
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Standard Web server traffic pattern
information. General traffic, site usage, and length of stay
information is collected and stored in log files. This type of
information is shared externally only on an aggregated basis.
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Personal information. We do not
collect personally identifiable information from you unless you provide
it to us voluntarily and knowingly. If you register for any programs,
make a donation, or order merchandise, for example, we may collect the
following information: first and last name, street address, city, state,
zip code, telephone number, email address, and subject of inquiry.
Registration: If you choose to participate in
the Maine Buddy Program™, we will collect information regarding your
cancer diagnosis, the date of diagnosis, and ethnicity information.
This information is not shared with outside organizations, and is stored
in a secure server.
Merchandise Orders: If you choose to order
merchandise, we collect standard credit card information (card number,
card type, expiration date) and keep a record of your financial
transaction. Credit card numbers are held only until the charge can be
processed, then shredded and disposed of securely.
Contributions: If you choose to donate to our
organization, we maintain a record of your contribution. Your financial
information will be treated as described above in “Merchandise Orders”.
Requests: If you submit an online question
through a “contact us” query, we may have to gather additional
information from you to respond. Such information will vary but often
includes name, address, telephone number, and email address.
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Data Use
We limit the use of information provided to us on our Web site to the
following:
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If you do not make an inquiry, donation, purchase, or
otherwise identify yourself, we will have no personally identifiable
information about you. We will only use aggregate information derived,
in part, from your use of our site to improve our site and our service
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If you provide personal information, we may enter
your name into our constituent database and contact you in order to:
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Complete voluntary surveys seeking feedback for
quality and service improvement purposes.
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Supply you with information including CCC
programs, events and services.
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Request voluntary time or monetary contributions
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We collect the email addresses of those who
communicate with us by email. Inquiries may be forwarded to the
appropriate CCC department for response and may be entered into our
constituent database. If your name is entered into the database, we may
contact you (as noted above).
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Your Options
We respect your privacy and allow you to restrict use of your personal
information. We recognize that you may wish to limit the ways in which we
contact you and we offer the following options:
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Do not contact me by telephone.
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Do not contact me by postal mail.
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Do not contact me by email.
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Do not contact me with fundraising requests
supporting The Cancer Community Center.
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Limit your fundraising appeals to semiannual
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Do not contact me or share my information with
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For more information on how to inform us of any
desired restrictions, please write to
info@cancercommunitycenter.org. If you contact us with an opt-out
request, all reasonable efforts will be taken to ensure that you will not
receive any of the selected communications from us in the future. If you do
not wish to opt out at this time, you may do so at a later date should you
so desire.
If you opt back into a specific service, you will
receive communication in that manner, regardless of your overall opt out
selections. These services may include newsletter subscriptions or email
communication by asking a question using “Contact Us.”
Data Security
We are committed to protecting the security of your personal information and
to honoring your choices for its intended use. To prevent unauthorized
access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information,
we strive to maintain physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards.
We process your financial transactions (donations and
merchandise orders) via encrypted SSL sessions. SSL is the industry standard
for securing Web-messaging transactions.
Inside CCC, data is stored in password-controlled servers. Our staff is
educated about the importance of safeguarding your information and we are
committed to holding them accountable for protecting your confidentiality.
However, such precautions do not guarantee that our Web site is invulnerable
to all security breaks. CCC makes no warranty, guarantee, or representation
that the use of our Web site is protected from viruses, security threats, or
other vulnerabilities and that your information will always be secure.
External Website Links
Our privacy policies apply only to your use of CCC Web site. This site
contains links to other sites, including sites that have a special
relationship with us. We do not disclose personably identifiable information
to those operating linked sites and we are not responsible for their privacy
practices. Links to other sites do not imply an endorsement of the materials
or policies on those Web sites. You should read the privacy policies of each
site you visit to determine what information that site may be collecting
about you.
The material and content contained in the Links
section of The Cancer Community Center web site is for general information
only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice,
diagnosis, or treatment. The Wellness Community does not endorse any medical
product, treatment protocol or service or provide medical advice to
patients, nor is it responsible for material you find on other sites. Users
of these resources should not rely exclusively on information provided as
information about health care changes constantly. All specific medical
questions should be discussed with your own health care provider.
Contact Us
This privacy statement will be updated periodically and posted on our Web
site. It applies only to our online practices and does not encompass other
areas of the organization. It applies to the online practices of CCC. We
reserve the right to change this policy at any time by posting revisions.
You agree to review the Privacy Policies each time you use our Web site so
that you are aware of any modifications. By accessing or using the Web site,
you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of CCC’s Privacy
Policy as posted at the time of your access or use. If you have any
questions about our policy or our compliance, you may send us an email at
info@cancercommunitycenter.org.
Policy Updates
We reserve the right to update this policy at any time. If a material change
is made to the policy, we will email all registered users at the email
address provided at time of registration.
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