1. OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY

Your privacy is important to us. To protect the privacy of the visitors (“You”) to the Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio web site at www.lssnetworkofhope.org, Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio (“We/Us”) has developed this Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this Policy easy to find, we make it available on our homepage. Please read below for more specific information on the type of information we collect and how we use it.

2. TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW IT IS USED

Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio retains only information that you voluntarily submit to us. Further, once you leave the site, Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio does not retain information related to you or your computer that you have not voluntarily submitted. We will not disclose to third parties any of the information provided by you to Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio without your permission.

Information Sign-Up. Through the “Contact Us” link, you may subscribe to receive periodic updates about events, newsletters, and other information relevant to Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio. In order to send you this information, we collect your name, address and email address. You may opt out of receiving messages and notifications from Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio at any time by calling 614-228-5200. Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio does not disclose any of the “Contact Us” information to third parties.

Contact Us Information. If you choose to contact us, we collect your name, email address, mailing address, phone number and your suggestion, question, comment, or request. We use the information to process your suggestion or request. We also will use this information to improve our products and services. For more information, please see the Terms and Conditions for Site Use.

3. OTHER INFORMATION COLLECTED

We may from time to time contract with advertisers or other third parties who place information, advertisements, or other promotional material or links on Our Site. If you click on an advertisement or other link provided by a third party and leave Our Site, whether through a link or through visiting another web site framed within Our Site, You are subject to the privacy policies of these advertisers or other third parties. We do not have responsibility for or access to the information collected by these third parties. Any links from this website to the website of a third party are not endorsements, sponsorships, or recommendations of the ideas, products, or services of the third party. Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio is not liable for any damages, including indirect, incidental, special, or consequential, resulting from the use of, or information submitted through, third party web sites.

4. OUR COMMITMENT TO DATA SECURITY

The security of your personal information is important to us. Secured Socket Layer technology is utilized when transmitting sensitive information – such as credit card information submitted in order to make a donation. None of the personal data collected is stored directly in the pages. We have further measures in place to protect your personal information once it reaches us.

5. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to change Our Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes, we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement at our home page located at www.lssnetworkofhope.org.

6. HOW TO CONTACT US

For other information or questions regarding changing information that we have about you, please contact us at 614-228-5200, or click on the “Contact Us” link located on our site.