This website defines the ways in which the Monroe County Chapter of the American Red Cross uses and protects the information that you provide when using our website. By using this website you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

We respect your privacy and are committed to ensuring that your personal information is protected. There are several circumstances on this website in which you may be asked to submit information from which you can be identified. Be assured that all information collected will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

The Monroe County Chapter of the American Red Cross reserves the right to change this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for updates and changes. This policy is effective October 1, 2007.

Personal Information
There are several instances on this website in which we may collect information from you. We may collect personally identifiable information that you provide such as name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and credit card number. Based on the information you provide, we may contact you (by mail, phone or email) and respond to your inquiries.

We may share some personal information with third parties that assist us with our operations. For example, we share information with an outside credit card processing company when you donate funds to our chapter. Please note that these companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any other purposes. In addition, we may share financial donor mailing lists with other non-profits for a one-time use by the other non-profit entities. If you are a financial donor to the American Red Cross, you may request that we withhold your mailing information from any list exchanges with other non-profits. Please e-mail your request to .

Aside from these organizations, we will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to other third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.

Site Statistics Information
We also collect nonpersonal information from you such as browser type, URL of the previous website visited, ISP, operating system, and Internet protocol (IP) address. Nonpersonal information cannot be easily used to personally identify you. We use this information to analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movements around the site, and gather demographic information about our users.

Security
We are committed to ensuring the safety of your personal information. We partner with Paypal for online donations. When you enter sensitive information (such as credit card numbers), Paypal encrypts that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL).

We follow accepted industry standards to protect the information you submit to us, both in transmission and once we receive it. However, no method of Internet transmission and electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

If you believe any of the information we have about you is incomplete or incorrect, please contact us. We will promptly correct any inaccurate information.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at , 812-332-7292, or 411 East 7th Street, Bloomington, IN 474084.