Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Together Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Local Boys & Girls Clubs form one of the nation's largest networks of local youth organizations dedicated to promoting the health, social, educational, vocational and character development of youth throughout the United States of America.

Each Boys & Girls Club organization is a separate legal entity, is governed by an independent board of directors, executive committee or other governing body and is solely responsible for its own affairs, including, but not limited to, matters of safety; compliance with federal, state and local laws; physical facilities; uses of technology, finances; policies and programs and personnel policies and decisions. Each Local Boys & Girls Club has sole authority to hire, to terminate, to prescribe the duties of and to establish the terms of employment of its employees and officers.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach believes in safeguarding personal information and ensuring that privacy is respected and protected for donors, all youth, volunteers, vendors and members of the Alumni & Friends Association. We will use personal information to keep donors, friends, vendors, volunteers and alumni informed of our activities including our programs, special events and funding needs. We respect all requests to remain anonymous. We will always provide an “opt-out” procedure for donors and others who receive such materials to request that their names be deleted from similar mailings, phone calls, faxes or electronic communications in the future. Donors, friends, volunteers and alumni may contact Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach at any time and we will gladly accommodate your preferences. Individuals may choose to opt out of electronic communication including emails and faxes. Individuals may also request that their record be flagged as “Do Not Call”. Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach will honor all or a combination of these “opt out” preferences.



DONOR INFORMATION


Sharing:
Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach will not sell, trade, rent or exchange its donor list and donor's personal information with any other organization.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach will not sell, trade, rent or exchange any donor lists from any Boys & Girls Clubs.

From time to time Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach will share donor or prospective donor information with Clubs to ensure collaborative efforts.

If an individual requests that information be shared with a BG Club then Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach will comply with their wishes.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach never sends out mailings on behalf of other organizations.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach expects vendors to uphold privacy guidelines. If data is shared, a Non-Disclosure Agreement will be entered into with the vendor and the sharing of data is prevented by contract stipulations that are present in contacts between Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach and our vendors.


Collection of Data:
Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach collects personal data through event registration, email subscription, online donation services, postal mail, wire transfer, phone and other electronic means. We only collect this information when users submit it voluntarily or through the public domain. If a user prefers not to submit such information online, they may contact Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach to determine an appropriate channel to transmit this information.

From these services, we may collect a person's first name, last name, email address, company, position, secondary email address, address, city, state, zip code, and phone numbers (home, work, or mobile). We may collect event-specific information pertaining to a person's attendance, meal preferences and guests. We may collect the provided name and email of a spouse, contributor or foundation to facilitate the recognition for a gift. This confidential information is kept on file for IRS purposes.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach complies with CANSPAM and at any time donors, volunteers, alumni and friends may “opt- out” or be removed from our contact lists and can unsubscribe to emails. Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach will discontinue contact with any person upon oral or written request. For questions regarding our privacy policy or to contact us to make an “opt-out” request please feel free to contact us at:
Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach
562-595-5945
info@bgclublb.org

Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach will maintain an electronic record in our database of all requests for discontinuance of contacts. Oral requests will be recorded in writing by Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach staff and will then be permanently recorded in the electronic donor database.


Storage of Data:
Donor information is maintained in a password protected, secured database. Only authorized personnel have access to this information and only for appropriate business purposes. This information is shared with board members and authorized staff, only on a confidential and need-to-know basis.
Online Security and Enforcement

Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach has an online donor privacy policy. The policy may be viewed here Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach Online Donor Privacy Policy. This is a summarization of key points.

When we transfer and receive certain types of sensitive information such as online donations and account information, we direct visitors to a secure server, which communicates via SSL encryption and which has been designed to reduce the possibility of interception and hacking. You'll know that you're in a secure area of our website when the “http” portion of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach website address in your browser changes to “https.” The “s” stands for “secure.” “We operate secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary. Only authorized individuals, whom are required to comply with our privacy policy, have access to the information provided by our customers.

Cookies - "Cookies" may be used in connection with Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach 's digital properties, for targeted remarketing. A cookie is a small amount of identifier data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. By using cookies, information is potentially collected without your express knowledge. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies but permit you to change the setting to refuse cookies or to be alerted when cookies are being sent. While refusal to accept cookies will not prevent the use of some portions of this site, other portions of this site may not function properly without cookies. You can reject cookies or cancel them by instructing your Web browser accordingly.

IP addresses - Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach may also collect IP addresses, domain names, and similar items regarding users of this site to measure the number of visits, pages visited, average time spent on this site, and similar items. Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach may also use your IP address to diagnose problems with our server, to administer our website and for statistical metrics used to track website visitor traffic.

Credit Cards - Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach is compliant with The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). This is a set of requirements designed to ensure that ALL companies that process, store or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment. Essentially this includes any merchant that has a Merchant ID (MID).

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) was launched on September 7, 2006 to manage the ongoing evolution of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) security standards with focus on improving payment account security throughout the transaction process. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach finance department manually processes credit card refunds. At all times efforts are made to protect card numbers.

The PCI DSS is administered and managed by the PCI SSC (www.pcisecuritystandards.org), an independent body that was created by the major payment card brands (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and JCB). It is important to note, the payment brands and acquirers are responsible for enforcing compliance, not the PCI council. A copy of the PCI DSS is available here.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach does not store credit card numbers.

Credit card refunds are processed under strict guidelines.


Annual Report:
Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach publishes a list of the names of donors over a designated amount in an annual report. Options for anonymous giving and “opt-out” selections are available. Please contact Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach for these requests.



BOYS & GIRLS CLUB /YOUTH INFORMATION
Any data maintained by Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach is considered confidential and proprietary and will not be shared with third parties without permission. Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach follows the standards set forth above to protect any data received as a result of dues or other payments to Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach protects any child data in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach does not intend to collect personal information from children under the age of 13. While we encourage children to visit our site and learn more about our programs, we recommend, however, that parents approve and closely supervise the activity of their children at this and all other online sites. We urge children to check with their parents before entering information on any website and we urge parents to discuss with their children restrictions regarding the online release of personal information to anyone they don't know.

Release of Information:
Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach will not use pictures or names without a signed consent form.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach currently requires a signed parental/guardian release when utilizing kid's stories for fundraising or marketing.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach may use the story of a child and use a fictitious name to protect their privacy.



EVENTS


Event attendee's information:
Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach may utilize a system to collect information about guests that are seated at event tables. This information may include name, email, company and address.

Guests may follow the “opt-out” options outlined in this policy.



PRIVACY ENFORCEMENT WITH VENDORS
If data is shared, a Non-Disclosure Agreement will be entered into with the vendor and the sharing of data is prevented by contract stipulations that are present in contacts between Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach and our vendors. We do not authorize these service providers to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal requirements.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach may also occasionally ask users to complete surveys for research purposes. There also may be services on our website that require you to fill out an online form or send Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach an e-mail message in order to utilize these services. Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach collects any information that you provide in such circumstances, including any personal information.



PRIVACY ENFORCEMENT WITH CORPORATIONS/EMPLOYEE GIVING
Some corporations support Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach through employee giving programs and campaigns. Generally these are managed by the corporation and are processed through payroll deduction.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach seeks permission from the corporation before adding any employees to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach database.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach may share cumulative giving totals, but will not share individual donor/employee names.

Employees may participate in matching gift programs with their employers. Matching gift requests are sent to the corporation for processing with the knowledge of the employee and the appropriate paperwork.



ABOUT OUR PRIVACY POLICY


Privacy Policy Modifications:
This privacy policy may by updated from time to time. This policy was last updated in 2016.




Research references that were used to contribute to the origination of this document: BGCA Online Door Privacy Policy, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Goodwill Industries of Southern NJ and Philadelphia, The Bella Foundation, Inc., The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, The Jamestown Foundation, The Carnegie Institute for Science, The National Council of Nonprofits, Animal Human Society, The National WWII Museum, Inc. and the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota.

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