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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of January 18, 2023.

Families of Children Under Stress, Inc. (alternately, “FOCUS”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to complying with this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”), which describes what information we collect about you, including how we collect it, how we use it, and with whom we may share it. This Privacy Policy applies to information collected on our website located at https://focus-ga.org (the “Website”), as well as information collected in or through our products, services, and programs by us, or otherwise through any interaction you have with us (collectively, together with the Website, the “Services”).

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy at any time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy is reflected by the effective date at the top of this Privacy Policy. All amendments to this Privacy Policy will be effectively immediately upon notice thereof, which we may give by any means, including by posting a revised version of the Privacy Policy or other notice on the Services.

What Information Do We Collect?

FOCUS collects certain information from or about you that can be used to identify a natural person (“Personal Information”). We collect Personal Information from a variety of sources, including information that you provide directly and information that we automatically collect when you access and use the Services.

Information You Provide Us. You may provide information, which may constitute Personal Information, about yourself and others to us and our third-party service providers through the Services, including contact information, such as name, email, phone number, address, and similar contact information, and user names and passwords. As a part of the Services, you may also provide demographic information, such as marital status, gender, or date of birth, and sensitive personal information, such as Personal Information revealing racial or ethnic origin or certain health data, on behalf of yourself and others. If you make a donation to us, we and our third-party service providers will also request your payment card or bank account information, and related information required to process your donation. We and our third-party service providers may also collect any other Personal Information that you may choose to provide to us via the Services or otherwise.

Information Collected Automatically. We and our third-party service providers may collect information automatically from you when you visit and use the Services. Such information, which may constitute Personal Information, includes the following:

Usage Information. We may collect information about how you interact with the Services. This may include information such as the dates and time you visit the Services, the page you view, referring / exit URLS, your browser type, and the domain name of your internet service provider. In some cases, we may collect this information through cookies and similar technologies. To learn more about these technologies, please see the “Cookies and Usage Reports” section below.

Device Information. We may collect information about the devices you use to access the Services, including your device make and model, IP address, inferred geolocation information, operating system, and unique device identifiers.

Cookies and Usage Reports

By placing a small file known as a cookie on your computer or other device, FOCUS and its third-party service providers’ servers may passively gather information about our visitors’ use of the Services for reasons that include: statistics collection and analysis, Services optimization, analytics, maintenance of user login information, security (such as authentication), and to personalize your experience while visiting the Services. The information that we and our third party service providers track with cookies may include the type of browser (such as Google Chrome or Internet Explorer) and Internet-connected devices being used to access the Services, your IP address, your home domain or Internet service provider, your referrer URL (the URL for the website that you were viewing prior to visiting the Services), how you were directed to the Services, which specific pages you access on the Services, how long you view each page, the time and date you access our Services and the total number of visitors to the Services and any portions thereof.

Most popular Internet browser applications will allow you to configure the browser so as not to accept cookies. However, setting your browser to reject cookies may, in certain instances, prevent you from taking full advantage of the Services (or some portion thereof) and its capabilities, or cause some features of the Services to function improperly or more slowly.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google, in order to better understand your use of the Services and how we can improve them. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit a website, what pages you visit when you do so, and what other websites you used prior to coming to such website. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit a website, rather than your name or other directly identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with your Personal Information. Although Google Analytics plants a persistent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit a website, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google Analytics uses its cookie(s) and the information Google Analytics collects to track your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our Services, and other websites. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to the Services are governed by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. Google utilizes the data collected to track and examine the use of the Services, to prepare reports on its activities, and share them with other Google services. To more fully understand how Google may use the data it collects on the Website, please review “How Google Uses Information From Sites or Apps That Use Our Services” (located here).

Correspondence

We appreciate your questions and comments about the Services and welcome your messages at [email protected]. If you correspond with FOCUS, we may collect information including the content of, and metadata regarding, any correspondence you may provide us. We may share your messages with those within our organization who are most capable of addressing the issues contained in your message. We may archive your message for a certain period of time or discard it.

How Can I Opt-Out of Promotional Correspondence or Newsletters?

We or our third-party service providers may send you emails with promotional offers or our newsletter. If you would no longer like to receive this information from us, please click the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any such email you receive from us and follow the instructions. Please allow us a reasonable period of time in order to satisfy your request, as some communications may already be in process.

Online Account Management

If you elect to subscribe to certain services available on the Services, including the ability to access any password-protected areas of the Services through your account, you may be required to submit Personal Information for the purpose of verifying your identity and your authority to manage the account.

How Do We Use The Information That We Collect?

FOCUS and our third party service providers collect and use Personal Information for reasons that include but are not limited to:

providing products and services to you;
processing donations;
operating, providing, and improving the Services;
improving user experience and our business;
security purposes, including addressing Services integrity and security issues and fraud and crime prevention/detention;
sending information that you request from us, including responding to inquiries or requests for information about or from FOCUS;
sending surveys, promotional or marketing materials regarding FOCUS;
evaluating your qualifications for career positions with FOCUS;
other business purposes, including verifying your identity, age, or payment details, investigating complaints about the Services, risk assessment, monitoring, research and analysis, marketing, advertising, and dispute resolution;
in connection with a merger or similar consolidation of FOCUS into or with another entity;
complying with law enforcement, government agencies, or a governmental mandate;
complying with or as permitted by any FOCUS policies and any applicable legal requirements; and
engaging in other activities discussed under this Privacy Policy or by FOCUS in its discretion.

With Whom Do We Share Information That We Collect?

In addition to the uses mentioned or described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, we may add Personal Information to our database.

We may share Personal Information with third parties, such as trusted business partners and service providers, to help provide the Services, deliver our services, process donations, perform statistical analysis, send you correspondence, provide customer, volunteer, or donor support, protect against potential fraud, or perform any other functions consistent with the operation of the Services and our services. We may also share Personal Information with professional advisors, such as lawyers, auditors, bankers, and insurers in the course of the professional services they render to us.

We may also disclose Personal Information if we become subject to a subpoena or court order, or if we are otherwise legally required to disclose information. We may also use and disclose Personal Information to establish or exercise our legal rights, to assert and defend against legal claims, or if we believe such disclosure is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take other action regarding actual or suspected illegal or fraudulent activities or potential threats to the physical safety or well-being of any person.

In the event we merge with, are acquired by or otherwise combine with another legal entity, the Personal Information we collect may be transferred to such entity. If any bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization proceeding is brought by or against us, your information may be considered an asset that may be transferred to third parties.

Sweepstakes, Promotions, Contests & Surveys

On the Services, you may wish to participate in certain online polls, surveys, contests, sweepstakes and other promotions that may be offered from time to time by us, a partner, or other entity through which you are using the Services. Participation in these activities is completely voluntary; you have a choice about whether to disclose information required to enter. Information requested may include Personal Information such as your name, address, date of birth, phone number, e-mail address, username, password, and/or similar information. We use the information you provide to administer the polls, surveys, contests, sweepstakes, and other promotions. Subject to applicable contractual or legal restrictions, we also may use the information to communicate with you, or the other people you select, about our services or products. In connection with such promotions, may choose to participate in activities such as sharing information with others and sending email invitations. We are not responsible for, and this Privacy Policy does not apply to, the privacy practices of our partners or another entity through which you are using the Services in the course of any poll, survey, contest, sweepstakes, or promotion offered by any third party.

How Do We Protect Information Collected About You?

FOCUS takes commercially reasonable measures to secure and protect information on the Services. Nevertheless, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee that information that users of the Services transmit or otherwise supply will be secure.

Linked Websites

For your convenience, some hyperlinks may be posted on the Services that link to other websites not under our control. We are not responsible for, and this Privacy Policy does not apply to, the privacy practices of those websites or pages not under our control or of any companies that we do not own or control. We do not endorse any of those websites or pages, the services or products described or offered on such sites or pages, or any of the content contained on those sites or pages.

User-Provided Content

Except as expressly set forth in this Privacy Policy, any information, communications, or material that you submit to the Services is done at your own risk and without any expectation of privacy.

Social Media Platforms

Any information, communications, or material that you submit to any pages associated with FOCUS on social media platforms is done at your own risk and without any expectation of privacy. All such submissions are subject to the terms of use and privacy policy of such social media platform.

Visiting The Services From Outside The United States

If you are visiting the Services, or any part thereof, from outside of the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored and processed in the United States. The data protection and other laws of the United States may not be as comprehensive as those in your country. By using any portion of the Services, you consent to the transfer of your Personal Information to our servers and databases in the United States and those third parties with whom we share such information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Do Not Track Requests

Certain state laws require that we indicate whether we honor “Do Not Track” settings in your browser concerning targeted advertising. We adhere to the standards set out in this Privacy Policy and do not monitor or follow any Do Not Track browser requests.