PRIVACY POLICY
Project Chimps is committed to your right to privacy and to keeping your personal information private. You can visit Project Chimps web site without telling us who you are or revealing any identifying information about yourself. However, because our web site includes areas in which visitors can provide personally identifying information, we have developed this Privacy Policy to inform you of our policies and practices regarding information we collect about you.
This Privacy Policy governs the URL https://www.projectchimps.org and certain electronic communications sent out by Project Chimps. This web site is owned and operated by Project Chimps for the benefit of its members and other visitors interested in the protection of all animals.
How We Collect Information About You
Information You Voluntarily Provide
Project Chimps collects and maintains certain personal information about you when you send us an e-mail or complete any of our online forms, such as when you request information from us, make a donation, subscribe to one of our online newsletters, request to become a member, sign up for mobile text alerts, or forward a web page, electronic postcard, electronic ballot, or electronic newsletter. Such information may include your name, mailing address, and e-mail address; it may also include a mobile phone number, the e-mail addresses of those to whom you forward Project Chimps electronic content, and any other information collected in the forms. You may be asked to provide credit card information to become a member of Project Chimps, contribute to Project Chimps, purchase certain information or materials from Project CHIMPS, or subscribe to various Project Chimps publications. By providing your phone number, you agree to receive text messages from Project Chimps. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency varies.
Other Information
Projectchimps.org also collects certain other information that cannot identify you personally when you visit our web site. This information includes your IP address and your domain name. projectchimps.org logs these IP addresses and domain names, and aggregates them for system administration and to monitor the use of our site. We use the aggregated information to measure the number of visits to our site, the average time spent on our site, the number of pages viewed, and various other site statistics. This monitoring helps us to provide a more useful and engaging online experience to projectchimps.org visitors, and helps us to improve the quality of our content.
Project Chimps uses cookies in order to make the results available for your on-site searches. Cookies are not used for any other reason on this site. A cookie is a small file that is sent out by a web site, accepted by the user's browser, and placed on the user's hard drive. You can always set your browser to warn of cookies being placed, and then chose which cookies you want to accept. Project Chimps does not match any information gathered by cookies with personal information you may have voluntarily submitted to Project Chimps.
Project Chimps uses single pixel gifs, also called web beacons, in our emails. Web beacons track behavior such as who has opened an email and when, the IP address, the browser or email type, which links were clicked and other similar information. This allows us to measure the performance of email campaigns, see what actions subscribers took, create reports about email performance, improve the quality of our emails and segment messages for specific audiences.
Project Chimps and other third-party vendors, including Google, use first-party and third-party cookies together to inform and serve ads based on a visitor's past visits to our website.
You may opt out of Google's use of cookies by visiting Google's Ads Settings at any time. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
Ways Information About You Is Used
We may use the information you voluntarily provided to keep you updated regarding Project Chimps' programs, and to extend an invitation to you to support our programs. We may also send such information to the people whose e-mail addresses you provide when forwarding Project Chimps electronic content. Every recipient of our electronic communications can quickly and easily "opt out" of future such communications by following the instructions on any electronic communication we send.
You may also unsubscribe at any time in every issue of our newsletters.
From time to time, Project Chimps may link to other websites not affiliated with the Project Chimps. Project Chimps attempts to link only to those websites which also respect a visitor's privacy and the goals of Project Chimps. However, Project Chimps cannot be responsible for the content or policies of third-party websites. Please check with these third-party organizations or companies for their specific privacy policies. If you find inoperable links or are concerned about any of the sites that Project Chimps currently links to, please inform Project Chimps by emailing us.
Security
Project Chimps uses generally accepted, industry-standard security systems, software, and encryption technologies–-Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)--for the secure transfer of personal and financial data and to protect against unauthorized access to Project Chimps' servers, equipment, and other components of our online presence. This includes using industry-standard security systems to protect credit card processing information. Our web servers are stored off-site at multiple, physically secure facilities with limited access.
SMS Privacy Policy
Our SMS program provides updates, notifications, and promotional messages related to our organization. By subscribing to our SMS program, you consent to receive SMS messages at the phone number provided. Message frequency may vary based on your interaction with our service.
We may collect the following personal information to facilitate our SMS program:
- Name
- Phone number
- Email address (if applicable)
- Other contact information (if applicable)
We collect personal data through the following methods:
- Online Forms: Information is collected when you submit a form on our website to subscribe to our SMS program.
- Physical Forms: Information is collected when you fill out and submit a physical form at one of our locations or events.
The personal data we collect is used to:
- Send you SMS messages related to updates, notifications, and promotional offers.
- Improve our services and tailor our communications to better meet your needs.
We store and maintain your personal information in secure databases protected by industry-standard security measures. We take appropriate steps to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
We do not share your mobile information with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Additionally, all the categories of personal data mentioned above exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent. This information will not be shared with any third parties under any circumstances.
However, we may share your data with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our SMS program, provided they agree to keep your data confidential and use it solely for the purpose of providing services on our behalf.
You have the right to access, correct, verify, or remove your personal information at any time. To manage your information, please contact us at info@projectchimps.org.
Opt-Out Option: If you wish to opt-out of receiving SMS messages, you may do so at any time by replying "STOP" to any of our messages or by contacting us directly at info@projectchimps.org. Opting out will not affect your other interactions with our services.
Contacting Project Chimps
If you would like to contact Project Chimps about correcting information we might have collected, or if you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please e-mail us at info@projectchimps.org write to us at Webmaster, Project Chimps, PO Box 2140 Morganton, GA 30560.