BACS takes seriously the privacy of members of our communities and all visitors to our site, and is committed to protecting privacy.   BACS does not collect personal information unless you knowingly provide that information to us.  Personal information means names, phone numbers, addresses and e-mail addresses or other information relating to you, your computer, or your device that allows us to identify you as an individual.

Our policy is also to use any information provided to us for internal purposes only, and we maintain security measures to keep this information private.   In order to accomplish this and prevent unauthorized access whenever possible, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and policy safeguards to secure the information we do collect. Please note that we automatically receive information about the type of computer and operating system you are using whenever you visit our site.

Also, by submitting your phone number to us, you consent/opt-in to receiving SMS messages. Phone numbers and SMS consent will not be shared with third parties under any circumstances. We will never share, trade, or otherwise sell your personal information, such as phone numbers and SMS consent to third parties under any circumstances.

If you have any information about the type of information we collect or any aspect of this policy, please contact us at development@bayareacs.org.

Cookies

Please note that certain sections of our website use cookies to store user information. Cookies are text strings that websites send to your browser and can identify which parts of our website are most popular or most visited (and for how long). We use cookies to gather information about user visiting patterns on our site. Cookies cannot obtain other personal information from your computer including e-mail addresses and do not pass on viruses. You may be able to set your computer to tell you when cookies are being obtained, and you may be able to disable them although that may possibly affect the performance of our site.

Collection and Disclosure of Information

We collect information provided on our site, including personal information knowingly provided to support providing requested services, for web transactions, newsletters, e-mails and general inquiries. We also use information such as IP addresses, browser types, domain names, access types and referring websites in order to maintain the quality of our services and collect general statistics. We do not sell, trade, or rent any personal information with any third party. We may provide aggregated data and information to third parties that does not include personal information about any individual. Please also be aware that this site may contain links to third party websites. BACS does not control and is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any third-party sites and we encourage you to review those sites’ privacy policies.

Minors and Children’s Privacy

We are committed to protecting the privacy of minors, consistent with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from anyone under the age of 18 or knowingly track the use of our site by minors. No part of this Website is directed to persons under the age of 18. If you are a parent, guardian or other support person for a child under age 18 and learn that that child has provided us with any personal information, please contact us at development@bayareacs.org. If our agency becomes aware of having collected or maintained personal information about anyone under the age of 18, BACS will promptly delete that information.

CALIFORNIA AND EUROPEAN UNION PROVICY REGULATIONS

Consistent with California law, any California resident has the right to request access to or have us delete personal data collected. You may also have certain rights under European Union data protection laws, including the right to request access to, correct, or request us to delete personal information. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at development@bayareacs.org.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

BACS may opt to use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google, together with other analytics services, in order to better understand how are services are used and to improve them. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit a website, what pages the visit, and what other websites visitors use prior to coming to such website. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit a website, rather than your name or other directly identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with your personal information. Although Google Analytics plants a persistent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit a website, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google Analytics uses its cookie(s) and the information Google Analytics collects to track your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our Services, and other websites. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to the Services are governed by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. Google may utilize the data collected to track and examine the use of the Services, to prepare reports on its activities, and share them with other Google services. To more fully understand how Google may use the data it collects through the Services, please visit the Google Privacy information site at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

REVISIONS TO THIS POLICY

BACS reserves the right to modify this policy at any time in response to changes in the law or for other business reasons. Please return to this policy and review it periodically in order to ensure you are aware of our most current policy.