Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how the information about you is collected used and disclosed by ADOPTONEBLOCK (referred herein as AOB). This privacy policy applies to all information received by us, both online and offline, any application, as well as any electronic, written or oral communications.

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the Site, to stay informed about our information practices and what you can do to help protect your privacy.

Last updated: 02/18/2021
 

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

FIRST—WE NEVER SELL YOUR INFORMATION—EVER! We collect information when you fill you out a form, adopt a block, send us an email, make a donation, communicate with us through third party social media Sites, or otherwise communicate with us. The information we may collect include your name, email address, address, phone number, payment details or any other information you choose to provide—information we collect automatically when you use our Site.

When you access or use the Site, we automatically collect information about you including:

  1. Log information. We log information about your use of our Site, including the type of browser you use, access times, pages viewed and your IP address.

  2. Device information. We collect information about the device you use to access the Site including the hardware model, operating system and version and unique device identifiers and network information.

  3. Information collected by cookies and other tracking technologies. We use various technologies to collect information. This may include cookies (small data files stored on your computer) that help improve your experience on the AOB Site. This also helps us count visits and determine which areas and features are popular. We may also collect information that helps us deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaigns’ effectiveness, and to determine if an email has been opened and acted upon. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, please see your choices below.

USE OF INFORMATION

We may use information about you for a variety of purposes, including:

  1. Providing, maintaining and improving the Site and our programs and service, including AOB volunteer events and training.

  2. Communicating with you about volunteer opportunities, programs, donations and other news we think may be of interest to you.

  3. Processing your donation and sending you a thank you note, confirmation and receipts.

  4. Processing your inquiries and responding to your comments, questions and requests.

  5. Monitoring and analyzing trends, usage and activities in connection with the Site.

  6. Linking to or combining information we receive from others, to keep our records updated and accurate.

  7. Carrying out any other purpose for the which the information was collected.

WE WILL NEVER SELL, SHARE or TRADE our Volunteers’ or Donors’ names or personal information with any other entity, nor will we ever send you information on behalf of any other organization. This Policy applies to all information received by AOB, on or offline, on any platform as well as any electronic, written or oral communication.

To the extent that any donations are processed through a third party service provider, our donor information will only be used for the purposes necessary to process the donation.

AOB is based in the United States, and the information we collect is governed by US law. By accessing or using our Site or otherwise providing us information to us, you consent to the processing and transfer of information in and to the US and other countries.

Sharing of Information

We may share information about you as follows or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy:

  1. With our volunteers who provide support to do things like deliver supplies and coordinate events.

  2. With vendors, consultants and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf such as delivering your supplies or processing your donations.

  3. In response to requests for information as required by any applicable law, regulations or legal process.

  4. If we believe your actions are inconsistent with the spirit or language of our user agreement or policies, or to protect the rights, property and safety of AOB or others.

  5. With your consent and direction.

Social Sharing Features

This Site offers social sharing features and other integrated tools ( like the Facebook like button) which lets you share your actions and great work you do as a block ambassador with other media and vice versa. The use of such features enables the sharing of information with your friend or the public depending on the settings you establish with the entity that provides the social sharing features. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing in connection with social sharing, please visit the privacy policies of the entities that provide those features.

Analytics Services Provided by Others

We may allow others to provide analytics services on our behalf. These entities may use information about you use of our Site and other websites, including your IP address, web browser, pages viewed, time spent on pages , links clicked and conversion information. This information will be used to analyze and track data, determine the popularity to certain content, and improve our user experience. 

Security

AOB takes reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure alteration and destruction. 

YOUR CHOICES:

Contact Information

You may request that we update, correct or delete information about you at any time by emailing us at contact@adoptoneblock.com but please note that we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes.

Promotional Communication

You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from AOB by following the instructions in those emails. If you opt out, we may still send you non promotional emails such as confirming your donation to AOB.