The Global Syndicate Web Privacy Policy

The Global Syndicate (and its campaigns such as The Haiti Project) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) charity (status to be approved ­ umbrella organization currently utilized as a pass-through is Project Medishare). The Syndicate runs various programs and campaigns throughout the year for which we collect donations, and disperse to non-profit organizations cited as part of the various campaigns.

Information Collection and Use

The Global Syndicate is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We maintain the privacy of our supporters through various technical means of protection. We offer web users the option of keeping their names anonymous and provide easy ways for donors to state their mailing preferences. We do not share names or other information collected on our site. Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with an appropriate law enforcement investigation, current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site. Donations and Purchases In order to make a donation or purchase on this Web site, a user must first complete a donation or order form, on which the user must provide contact information (like name and shipping address) and financial information (like credit card number and expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes, to fill supporters' orders and to provide donations receipts. If we have trouble processing an order or donation, this contact information can be used to get in touch with the user. This information will be used to send the user materials, a tax receipt (if a donation is made), or purchased items. Unless you indicate otherwise by checking the clearly-marked box on the order or donation form, the user will be added to the Global Syndicate mailing list.

Mailing List (coming soon)

Users who join the Global Syndicate’s mailing list will receive periodic mailings throughout the year. We do not share this list.

Tell a Friend (coming soon)

If a user elects to use our "Tell a Friend" referral service to inform others about the Global Syndicate and its’ work, our site will request from the use the friends' names and e-mail addresses. Our Web site will automatically send those friends a one-time e-mail inviting them to visit the site. The Global Syndicate will not keep their contact information or send them any other materials than the one-time e-mail.

Security

This Web site takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When you submit sensitive information via the Web site, your information is protected both online and off-line. When our donation, order, or contact form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as credit card numbers), that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry — SSL. While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer will become locked. The servers that we store personally identifiable information on are kept in a secure environment.

If you have any questions about the security at our Web site, you can send an e-mail to info@theglobalsyndicate.org Correction/Updating Personal Information If your contact information changes, or if you would like to be removed from our mailing list, the Global Syndicate will correct, update or remove that information. To make such a change, please e-mail info@theglobalsyndicate.org Links This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that the Global Syndicate is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.

Notification of Changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Web Site so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If we decide to change our privacy policy in a material way, for example, use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will post those changes prominently on our web site for 30 days prior to taking effect. Users will always have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner.