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.
Donor Privacy Policy
Helping Up Mission is committed to respecting the privacy of our donors. We have developed this privacy policy to ensure our donors that donor information will not be shared with any third party. Click the link below to read the full Donor Privacy Policy.
Reading or Downloading
We collect and store only the following information about you: the name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, gmail.com if you are connecting from a Gmail account, etc.), 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 visitors.
Sending Us an Email
You also may decide to send us personally identifying information, for example, in an electronic mail message 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 employees 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.
We want to be very clear: We will not obtain 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. Except as might be required by law, we do not share any information we receive with any outside parties.
If you sign up for one of our email lists, we won’t share your name or email address with any outside parties.
Opt-Out of Email Communications from HUM
To opt out of receiving emails from us, please click the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email message you have received. You cannot remove yourself from our database, but you can prevent unwanted communication.
Opt-In SMS Messages from HUM
If you have consented to receive text messages from Helping Up Mission, you may receive messages related to the following: announcements, events, and marketing. You can cancel the SMS service at any time. Just text "STOP" to the short code. After you send the SMS message "STOP" to us, we will send you an SMS message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed. After this, you will no longer receive SMS messages from us. If you want to join again, just sign up as you did the first time. If you are experiencing issues with the messaging program, you can reply with the keyword HELP for assistance or get help directly at (410)-675-4357. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. As always, message and data rates may apply for any messages sent to you from us and to us from you. You will receive messages periodically throughout the year. If you have any questions about your text or data plan, please contact your wireless provider.
We will not share your opt-in to an SMS campaign with any third party for purposes unrelated to providing you with the services of that campaign. We may share your Personal Data, including your SMS opt-in or consent status, with third parties that help us provide our messaging services, including but not limited to platform providers, phone companies, and any other vendors who assist us in the delivery of text messages.
Use of Links
Throughout our Web pages, we provide links to other servers which may contain information of interest to our readers. We take no responsibility for, and exercise no control over, the organizations, views, or accuracy of the information contained on other servers.
Creating a text link from your website to our site does not require permission. If you have a link you’d like us to consider adding to our website, please send an email to philanthropy@helpingup.org with the subject “Link request.”
Use of Text and Images
If you would like to publish information that you find on our website, please send your request to philanthropy@helpingup.org. Where text or images are posted on our site with the permission of the original copyright holder, a copyright statement appears at the bottom of the page.
Please email us for information about using our logo and images.
Accessibility
This website is designed to be accessible to visitors with disabilities, and to comply with federal guidelines concerning accessibility. We welcome your comments. If you have suggestions on how to make the site more accessible, please contact us at philanthropy@helpingup.org.
Questions about our Policies
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, you can contact us at philanthropy@helpingup.org.
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