Volunteer Center of Los Angeles
This Web site is owned and operated by Volunteer
Center of Los Angeles (“VCLA”), an affiliate of
the HandsOn Network. This privacy policy
(“Policy”) governs the personally identifiable
information you provide to us or we learn from
your use of the Volunteer Center of Los Angeles
Web Site (“Site”) and tells you how we may
collect, use, and disclose this information.
This Policy is incorporated into and is subject
to the Volunteer Center of Los Angeles Terms of
Use (the “Terms of Use”). Your use of the Site
and any personally identifiable information you
provide through the Site are subject at all
times to this Policy and the Terms of Use.
Table of Contents
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Collection of Personal Information and other
information
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Use of Personal Information
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Disclosure of Personal Information
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Your Choices
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Data Security
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Children's Privacy
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Third Party Visitors
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International Visitors
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Changes and Updates
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Contact Information
1. Collection of Personal Information and other
Information
Personal Information that you provide
You provide to us what is generally called
“personally identifiable” information (such as
your email address, postal mailing address, or
telephone number, all of which is referred to in
this policy as “Personal Information”) when you
register for a member account on the Site,
update your member profile, register to
volunteer for us or to otherwise participate in
one of our activities, or otherwise voluntarily
provide Personal Information through the Site.
Automatically Collected Information
When you access the Site, we may send one or
more cookies - small text files containing a
string of alphanumeric characters - to your
computer. We may use both session cookies and
persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears
after you close your browser. A persistent
cookie remains after you close your browser and
may be used by your browser on subsequent visits
to the Site. Persistent cookies can be removed.
Please review your Web browser’s “Help” file to
learn how to modify your browser’s cookie
settings. Additionally, we may automatically
collect certain information from you by
analyzing your use of the Site, such as your IP
address, browser type, pages accessed, and
duration of visit.
We use automatically-collected information to
administer, operate, and improve the Site and
our other services and systems, and may use it
to provide content and services that are
tailored to you. If automatically-collected
information is used or intended to be used to
identify you, it is Personal Information for
purposes of this Policy. Additionally, if we
associate or combine this information with
Personal Information, we will treat the
associated or combined information as Personal
Information under this Policy.
Information from Other Sources
We may also obtain information, including
Personal Information, from third parties and
sources other than the Site. If we combine or
associate information from other sources with
Personal Information that we collect through the
Site, we will treat the combined information as
“Personal Information” in accordance with this
Policy.
2. Use of Personal Information
We use the information that you provide or that
we collect to operate, maintain, enhance, and
provide our programs and services, including the
features accessible through the Site. Personal
Information that we collect allows us to
facilitate and track donations made to us and
participation in our programs. In addition,
Personal Information collected allows us to
provide our registered users with event notices,
our newsletter, other administrative
communications, and information about programs,
features, services, and opportunities that we
believe our users may find of interest.
3. Disclosure of Personal Information
Except as described in this Policy, we do not
share Personal Information with third parties
without your consent.
We may use some Personal Information that you
provide to us on the Site, such as in profiles
about some of our volunteers or registered
users, and in other promotional materials that
we publish or distribute.
We may provide Personal Information to
affiliated organizations or other third parties
for their use in performing internal functions
(e.g., donation processing, shipping, data
hosting, or administrative services) on our
behalf. For example, we provide our volunteer
Project Leaders with Personal Information
collected from our registered members for use by
those volunteers in assisting us with collecting
attendance at our project sites or other
activities. These volunteers, and all other
third parties that perform internal functions on
our behalf, are only authorized by us to use
Personal Information for the purposes for which
it is made available to them.
We also may disclose Personal Information if we
have a good-faith belief that doing so is
required by a subpoena or other judicial or
administrative order or otherwise required by
law. Additionally, we may disclose Personal
Information where we, in good faith, deem it
appropriate or necessary to prevent violation of
the Terms of Service, or our other agreements;
take precautions against liability; protect the
rights, property, or safety of any individual or
the general public; maintain and protect the
security and integrity of our services or
infrastructure; protect ourselves and our
services from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful
uses; investigate and defend ourselves against
third-party claims or allegations; or assist
government enforcement agencies.
Additionally, in the event of a change in
ownership, or a merger with, acquisition by, or
sale of assets to, another organization or
entity, we reserve the right to transfer all of
your Personal Information to that organization
or entity.
4. Your Choices
You may update certain categories of Personal
Information that we have collected about you,
and may update your email communication
preferences, by logging in to your VCLA member
account.
5. Data Security
We use physical, managerial, and technical
safeguards to preserve the integrity and
security of Personal Information in our control.
We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the
security of any Personal Information you
transmit to us, and you provide us with Personal
Information at your own risk. Once we receive
your transmission of Personal Information, we
use reasonable efforts to maintain the security
of our systems. We cannot, however, guarantee
that Personal Information will not be accessed,
disclosed, altered, or destroyed. If we learn of
a security systems breach, we may post a notice
on the Site and may attempt to notify you
electronically.
6. Children’s Privacy
IF YOU ARE UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE, DO NOT USE OR
ACCESS THE SITE. We
do not knowingly collect or maintain Personal
Information from children under 13 years of age.
If we learn that Personal Information collected
through the VCLA web site relates to a child
under 13 years of age, we will take the
appropriate steps to delete this information.
If you are the parent or legal guardian of a
child under 13 who has provided his or her
Personal Information to us through the Site,
please contact us at info@vcla.net to
have that child’s member account terminated and
the Personal Information relating to the child
deleted.
7. Third-Party Services
The Site may contain links to Web sites and
services provided by third parties. For example,
we have relationships with various third parties
that collect donations on our behalf. Any
Personal Information you provide on third-party
sites or services is provided directly to that
third party and is subject to that third party’s
policies governing privacy and security. We are
not responsible for the content or privacy and
security practices and policies of third-party
sites or services to which links are displayed
on the Site. We encourage you to learn about
third parties’ privacy and security policies
before providing them with Personal Information.
8. International Visitors
The Site is hosted in the United States. If you
visit the Site from the European Union or any
other region with laws governing data collection
and use that may differ from United States law,
please note that you are transferring your
personal data to the United States. The United
States does not have the same data protection
laws as the European Union and other regions. By
providing Personal Information under this
Policy, you consent to the use of Personal
Information in accordance with this Policy and
the transfer of your Personal Information to the
United States.
9. Changes and Updates
Last updated: December 15, 2009
We encourage you to periodically review this
Policy to stay informed about our collection,
use, and disclosure of Personal Information on
the Site. Your continued use of the Site
constitutes your agreement to this Policy and
any updates.
10. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Policy, or
otherwise regarding our privacy practices, you
may contact us at
info@vcla.net
You may also write to us at:
VCLA
8134 Van Nuys Blvd. #200
Panorama City, CA 91402
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