Privacy Policy

Privacy and Security Policy
www.redcross-indy.org

This website is owned and operated by the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis. 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 and Security Policy addresses those concerns. This policy may be changed or updated from time to time. If you have any questions about our Privacy and Security Policy, you can contact us at:

American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis
441 E. 10th Street
Indianapolis, In 46202-3388
(317) 684-4317
arc@redcross-indy.org

Privacy

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. The American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis only gathers personally identifiable data, such as names, addresses, zip/postal codes, e-mail addresses, etc. when voluntarily submitted by a visitor. For example, personally identifiable information may be collected in order to respond to a stated desire to volunteer time, register for a course, receive email communications or make a financial donation online. This information is used solely by the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis or other entities that are involved in the operation of the site for internal purposes. American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis lists are never sold to third parties. We will only share personally identifiable information with third parties when (1) the person submitting the information authorizes us to share it; (2) sharing the information is a necessary operation of the site, for instance, to process a credit card transaction, or (3) we are required to by law. The American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis has no responsibility for the data collection and use practices of third parties that process online donation credit card transactions.

Security

We care about the safety and security of your credit card transaction. We use high-grade encryption and the https security protocol to communicate with your browser software. The 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 the credit card transactions also use high-grade encryption and security protocols.

Personal Information

The same encryption and https security protocols used for financial transactions on our are site are used in collecting personally identifiable information when submitting an online volunteer application or signing up to receive email communication.

How Do We Use "Cookies"?

Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis website through the use of "cookies." "Cookies" are small text files a website can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate a 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. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the visitor that has no meaning outside the assigning site. 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 American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis uses "cookie" technology only to obtain non-personal information from its online visitors in order to improve visitors' online experience and facilitate their visit within our site.

Note to Parents on our Privacy Policy

The American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis welcomes children to learn more about our organization and, where appropriate, find opportunities to serve their communities through American Red Cross training programs and volunteer activities. However, we encourage this to be done only with their parent's knowledge and supervision.

Thank you for visiting our site. Please contact us should you have any questions about the operation of the site.