Privacy Policy

The Alameda Boys & Girls Club fully respects the privacy of its members and site visitors. We collect information from site visitors solely for the purposes of running our Club’s programs, administration, and fundraising.

We are firmly committed to full compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. We do not collect personal information from children under the age of 13. We encourage children to visit our site to learn about our programs under the supervision of their parent or legal guardian. We urge children to check with their parents before they input information at this or other websites, and we encourage parents to talk with their children about restricting the input of personal information on the Web.

What we collect

The Alameda Boys & Girls Club may collect information in several ways from different parts of this site. The Club may collect personal information from you when:

  • You register with this site.
  • You sign up for periodic e-mail updates about our organization.
  • You ask a question or report a problem with this site.
  • We process any online donations you make to the Club.
  • You contact the Club for any other reason.
  • We ask users to complete surveys for research purposes.
  • You fill out an online form or send the Club an e-mail message in order to utilize these services.

The Club also may collect IP addresses, domain names, and similar items regarding users of this site to measure the number of visits, pages visited, average time spent on this site, and other information we use to measure our site’s effectiveness.

"Cookies" may be used in connection with this site. A cookie is a small amount of identifier data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. Through using cookies, information may be collected without your express knowledge. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies but you can change the setting to refuse cookies or ask to be alerted when cookies are being sent. While refusal to accept cookies will not prevent the use of most portions of this site, other parts of this site may not function properly without cookies.

How we use the information we collect

The Alameda Boys & Girls Club understands the importance of privacy and confidentiality to users of this site. We use the information we collect to improve site content, services, and marketing or promotional efforts. We use cookies on our site to remind us of who you are, to access your account information to give you more personalized service, or to understand our audience size and traffic patterns.

The Club may use the information it collects through this site to inform you of new services, changes, or promotions. If you do not want us to send you this type of information, please let us know by contacting us at policy@alamedabgc.org. The Club will not share personal information you submit through this site with companies not affiliated with the Club for purposes of marketing or promoting events, products, or similar items. The Club may, from time to time, make personal information available to business partners and selected third parties, but only in the aggregate.

If we change our policy about disclosing personal information collected through this site to third parties, we will first inform you of the change in our practices and give you a choice regarding such disclosure.

The Alameda Boys & Girls Club may disclose information it collects through this site when required to do so by a court, regulatory agency, subpoena, law, or regulation, and for administrative and other purposes that the Club deems necessary to maintain, service, and improve its products and services and to protect its rights and property. Finally, if you become involved in any violation of security, violation of this website's Terms of Use, or violation of any party's or third party's rights, the Club may release information about you to assist in investigating, resolving, or re-mediating any such incidents.

Limits to our security measures

The Alameda Boys & Girls Club employs reasonable managerial and technical measures to help protect the security and integrity of the personal information it collects online through this site. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. So while the Club strives to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure the security of any information you transmit to or from this site.

Links to other sites

This Privacy Policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information the Alameda Boys & Girls Club collects through this site, not information that the Club collects through other sources. For your convenience, this site may contain links that you can click to open other useful sites where we do not control the content or privacy policy. We urge you to carefully review the privacy policy of each site you visit before you use it or provide your personal information. We assume no liability for any unauthorized actions of third parties or accidental transmission errors that may disclose information about you.

Questions?

If you have a question or complaint or would like to review the personal information that the Alameda Boys & Girls Club has collected about you through this site, please contact the Club at policy@alamedabgc.org.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

The Alameda Boys & Girls Club may revise this Privacy Policy at any time by updating this posting. Please consult this Privacy Policy regularly.