Privacy Policy
Boston Child Study Center Foundation, Inc. (“we” “us” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of visitors to our website. This website privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) will tell you what information we collect, how it is used and your options as you interact with our website. By using this website, you agree to this policy. Please read the following carefully before using the website.
YOUR CONSENT
By using our website, you consent to the collection, use, and sharing of information as described in this privacy policy. By providing us with an email address, you agree that we may use your email address to communicate with you about our services.
Please Note: Opt-out options are discussed in the sections entitled “Cookies Information” and “Use of Your Information.”
COLLECTION OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways, including:
Personal Data
Personally identifiable information, such as your email address, your name, and telephone number, and demographic information such as your gender, hometown and interests, that you voluntarily give to use when completing a contact form, registering for an account, or choosing to participate in message boards on the site. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind; however, refusing to do may prevent you from using certain features of the site.
Data collected automatically
As is true of most websites, our servers gather certain information automatically in order to provide the site, and to help us improve the site by understanding how people use it.
Log file information:
In the course of providing the site, our web servers collect information that may include IP addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the site, the pages and files viewed on the site, access times, operating system, and clickstream data. We use this information to analyze trends in the aggregate and to administer the site. We do not use this information to otherwise track your session or your behavior on our site, nor to identify any particular individual user.
Analytics information:
We may directly collect analytics data, or use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to help us measure traffic, determine the popularity of certain content, and better understand online activity. These tools collect information sent by your browser or mobile device, including the pages you visit and other information that assists us in improving the site. We do not transfer personal information to these third-party services. We collect and use this analytics information in aggregate form such that it cannot reasonably be manipulated to identify any particular individual user.
Cookies information:
We may use cookies and similar technologies to administer the site, customize the site to improve your experience, and provide aggregate analytics information as described above. To improve the effectiveness of our program, we also utilize cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies from third parties who collect or receive information from our website, and we may use that information to target ads. We cannot personally identify you with this data, nor do we tie it to information you submit on the website. You may opt out of the collection of this data and its use for advertising at http://www.aboutads.info/choices. You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you disable or reject cookies from the site, you can still use the site, but certain features that require cookies in order to operate, such as signing in to a website account in order to use message boards, may not be available.
Payment Data:
We may collect data necessary to process any donation you may make to the Boston Child Study Center Foundation, Inc., such as your payment instrument number, and the security code associated with your payment instrument. All payment data is stored by:
Donorbox. Read their privacy policy.
DAF Direct. Read their privacy policy.
USE OF YOUR INFORMATION
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information about you via the site to:
Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis;
Monitor and analyze usage and trends;
Determine the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional campaigns;
Send you a newsletter (If you would like to unsubscribe from our email newsletters, please use the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email communication).
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
Generally, the information we collect about you is confidential. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
By Law or to Protect Rights
If we believe the information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policy, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
Affiliates and Other Third Parties
In order to provide the site and fulfill the program objectives of the Boston Child Study Center Foundation, Inc., we may share your information with our affiliates, in which cases we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates may include subsidiaries or contractors of Boston Child Study Center Foundation, Inc. We will not share your information for marketing or commercial purposes. We may use the following third-party service providers named below to process and store your data:
Mailchimp (The Rocket Science Group, LLC), which we use to manage email marketing subscriber lists and send emails to our subscribers. Read their privacy policy.
Google Analytics, which is the service we use to measure the performance of this website. Read their privacy policy.
SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION
We use reasonable, administrative, technical and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. These measures conform to generally accepted standards to protect personal information submitted to us during transmission and once it is received. However, because no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuses, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.
We Do Not Knowingly Collect Information Directly from Minors
We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 18 or knowingly allow such persons to provide us with their personal information without verifiable parent or guardian consent. If you are under 18, do not send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone numbers, or email address, unless you have your parent's or guardian's permission. In the event we learn that we collected personal information from anyone under the age of 18, and do not have a parent or guardian's consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. In accordance with certain state laws, minors under the age of 18 may remove or request and obtain removal of content and information that they post on the site. If you believe that we might have any information from or about anyone under the age of 18, or if you wish to remove or request and obtain removal of content and information, please contact us at hello@bcscfoundation.org.
Users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland
EEA or Switzerland residents are entitled to the rights under Chapter III of the EU General Data Protection Regulation or Section 2 of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection with respect to the processing of personal data, which includes the right to access, rectify, and request erasure of personal data. Please contact us (hello@bcscfoundation.org) with your request. In order to verify your identity, we may require you to provide us with personal information prior to accessing any records containing information about you.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
Boston Child Study Center Foundation, Inc. has the right to change or update this website privacy policy from time to time without notice, so please review it periodically to keep informed of any changes. If you have questions about this privacy policy or concerns about how we collect, use, or protect your personal information, please contact us as listed below.
CONTACT US
If you have questions about this privacy policy or concerns about how we collect, use, or protect your personal information, please contact us (hello@bcscfoundation.org).
Last Revised: February 17, 2023