PRIVACY POLICY

Website Privacy Policy

We have created this statement to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy.  We do not collect personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us.  Providing such information is strictly voluntary.  This policy is your guide to how we will handle information we learn about you from your visit to our website.

Copyright

California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation (Foundation), and our respective images, logo designs, are trademarks, and service marks of the Foundation, all rights reserved. Neither this Web site nor any element thereof, including without limitations, text, graphics, images, photographs, likenesses or other materials, may be copied, reproduced, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or redistributed without the prior express written consent of California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation.  Trademarks, service marks, logo designs owned by third parties are used by permission.

Reading or Downloading

We collect and store only the following information about you: the name of the domain from which you access the internet, the date and time you access our site, and the internet address of the website from which you linked to our site.  We use the information we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to our visitors.

Site Donations

Any ordering transaction (donation) will require your credit card information to be released to the card-issuing bank to confirm payment for services purchased (donation) on our site, and we may, in some instances, have to provide information to third parties to help provide the highest level of customer service for you. We offer the use of a secure server. To protect the security of sensitive data such as credit card information, they are transmitted using Secure Socket Layer or SSL technology.  Information about third party service providers is available by contacting us.  You should note, however, that the use of your personal identifiable information by our service partners is governed by their privacy policies, and is not subject to our control.

Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you make purchases, such as your payment instrument number, and the security code associated with your payment instrument. All payment data is stored by Authorize.net and Visa. You may find their privacy notice link(s) here:  and https://usa.visa.com/legal/privacy-policy.html.

Sending Us an Email

You also may decide to send us personally identifying information, for example, in an email containing a question or comment, or by filling out a web form that provides us this information.  We use personally identifying information from email primarily to respond to your requests.  We may forward your email to other staff who are better able to answer your questions.  We may also use your email to contact you in the future about our programs that may be of interest.

Postal Addresses

If you supply us with your postal address, you may receive periodic mailings from the Foundation.  Your name will not be sold, traded or shared with any other organization.  If you have any questions, please email the Executive Director at pbuttner@calrice.org.

Acceptance and Consent of Privacy Terms & Conditions

Use of this site signifies your agreement to the terms and conditions of California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation’s Privacy Policy.  Changes to this policy will be posted on this page to provide full disclosure about the information we collect, its use, and under what circumstances and conditions it will be disclosed.

Comments or Questions

California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation’s goal is to provide you the most comprehensive information and assistance.  Protecting privacy rights is paramount to us.  We invite your comments, questions and concerns about this policy, this Web site or any other matter relating to the organization’s activities.

Contact us at California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation, 1231 I Street, Suite 205, Sacramento, CA 95814.

Call at (916) 387-2264.

Email: pbuttner@calrice.org.