Introduction

Top of the Mountain welcomes you to our website, topofthemountain.org.

Top of the Mountain is committed to protecting your privacy. The purpose of this policy statement is to explain our online information practices and the choices you have about the way information you provide us is collected and used. For ease of access, we provide a link to this statement from our home page and all other pages of our site.

Top of the Mountain is the exclusive owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others.

"Cookies"

A cookie is a small data file that a website may send to your browser and which may then be stored on your hard drive. Cookies allow companies to customize the information they provide according to your preferences. Should any cookies be used by our site, no personally identifiable information would be stored in these cookies. Although a cookie cannot, by itself, identify you, it can identify your computer. Your browser may be set up to accept cookies automatically. If you would like to disable cookies, you may do so by adjusting the options or preferences in your browser.

IP Addresses

An "IP address" is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you begin service with an Internet Service Provider. Our web hosting service provider may collect IP addresses for the purposes of system administration. Each time you visit our website and each time you request one of our pages, our server may log your IP address. Although it logs your session, we will not link your IP address to anything that can enable us to identify you.

Use of Your Personal Information

You may request copies of printed or other materials of interest that we offer, or you may request an answer to a question through online communications, such as e-mail. In order to receive these materials or to respond to your inquiries, you may be asked to furnish your name, address, e-mail address and/or telephone number, and you may be asked to respond to additional requests for personally identifiable information. Such information may be collected and used for such limited purposes, but your name and address will not be disclosed to any other organization.

Online Donations

Top of the Mountain may collect information in connection with online donations, including name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number. We secure that information to ensure that we maintain accurate donor records for tax purposes, as well as to maintain a mailing list.

Even though you may donate to us online using your credit card, we do not have access to or collect your credit card information. In this regard, we use the "PayPal" service for the processing of credit card donations. Should you decide to donate online, you are directed to the PayPal site for processing. Upon completion of the transaction, you are redirected back to our site. Although we receive a record of the transaction, including the name, address and e-mail address of the donor, as well as the donation amount, we do not receive information regarding your credit card, such as the card number, security code, or any other card information.

Mailing List

Top of the Mountain collects personal information provided to us in documentation relating to donations or via e-mail or direct mail correspondence. The information we collect may include name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number. This information is stored on our computers and accessed only when we correspond with those on our mailing list.

Please contact us by direct mail or e-mail if at any time you wish to be removed from the mailing list or if you would like to correct or change the personal information you have previously provided. To protect your privacy and security, we may take certain steps to verify your identity before granting access to your information or making corrections. If we do contact you, we may ask you specific questions to verify your identity and to protect the privacy of our donors.

Links to Other Websites

topofthemountain.org includes links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy or security practices of any other website or the nature or accuracy of the website's content. Top of the Mountain makes no warranties or representations of any kind as to the accuracy, currency, timeliness or completeness of any information contained on third party websites or such website's information collection and disclosure practices. Inclusion of any third party link to or from our website does not imply an endorsement or recommendation by Top of the Mountain.

Children's Privacy

Despite our mission relative to diseases afflicting children, neither our website nor any of its content is intended to attract children under the age of 18. We will not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18 unless we receive their parent's written consent or we are otherwise permitted by law.

Legal Requirements

We may release your personal information to third parties to comply with legal requirements such as a law or court order.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

Our information and collection practices may change from time to time. We will endeavor to notify you of material changes in our policy by e-mail if you have provided us your e-mail address. We also encourage you periodically to check our website and this privacy policy statement.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at the following address:

Top of the Mountain Children's Disease Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 194
Danville, CA 94526