Privacy Policy
Giraffe Conservation Foundation Privacy Policy
An outline of the collection and use of personal information
The Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) - UK Registered Charity No.1129334 collects personal information such as name, addresses past and present, contact details, payment method details, age range and personal interests. We collect this from donors, non-financial supporters, members and volunteers. We collect personal information so that we can provide receipts, respond to inquiries, provide further information about Giraffe Conservation Foundation activities and seek donations. You can have access to your personal information that Giraffe Conservation Foundation has collected.
Giraffe Conservation Foundation does not sell, rent, or exchange (as a 'swap') personal information with any other organisation.
Giraffe Conservation Foundation will disclose some personal information to organisations that provide services, as follows:
- name, address and telephone number, are given to organisations that provide automatic address and telephone-number updating
- name, address, telephone number, and donation history, are given to organisations which provide demographic analysis of our donors and supporters,
- name and address are given to organisations which mail materials to our donors and supporters on our behalf,
- name, address, telephone number, donation history, original donation source and narrative notes are given to organisations that contact our donors or supporters on our behalf by telephone.
For all the above, Giraffe Conservation Foundation only uses organisations that have a Privacy Policy, and who undertake not to disclose your personal information to others or use it for any other purpose.
Taxation laws require that you must provide your name and address to us if you wish to receive a receipt for your donation in order to obtain a tax deduction. However, you are free to make an anonymous donation e.g. by money order, but you cannot claim a tax deduction. You are entitled to know how Giraffe Conservation Foundation obtained your name and address.
Web Disclaimer
Giraffe Conservation Foundation shall in no event be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential or other damages, arising from the downloading of any material from this web site.
The contents of the site are provided as general information only. Giraffe Conservation Foundation endeavors to ensure that all information on the website is true and accurate at the time of publishing. However, Giraffe Conservation Foundation accepts no liability for and gives no undertakings, guarantees, or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or fitness for purpose of the information provided. No reliance should be placed on the information provided when making a decision affecting your own interest.
Privacy
When you visit this web site, we record anonymous information about your visit and log the following information for statistical purposes:
- your server address;
- your top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk, etc.);
- the date and time of your visit to the site;
- the pages accessed and documents downloaded;
- the previous site visited; and
- the type of browser used.
This information is not specific to an individual and is used for system-administration purposes, as well as statistical analysis. While anonymous information does not tell us anything about you specifically, it tells us about how you use our site.
Cookies
Another type of anonymous information shared between your browser and our server is a cookie. A cookie is a small text file that a server places on your hard drive to identify that subsequent requests to a site have come from the same user. Giraffe Conservation Foundation uses cookies to 'remember' your browser between page visits. In this situation, the cookie identifies your browser, not you personally. Giraffe Conservation Foundation uses cookies on this web site to develop patterns of site usage.
No personal information is stored within Giraffe Conservation Foundation's cookies. For more information on cookies refer to Microsoft's web site (http://www.microsoft.com/info/cookies.mspx)
Identifying users
Giraffe Conservation Foundation does not seek to identify users or their browsing activities. The exceptions to this are:
in the case where users supply the required identifying information in the course of completing one of Giraffe Conservation Foundation's input forms; or in the unlikely event of an investigation where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect Giraffe Conservation Foundation's logs.
This site does not currently collect personally identifiable information, such as your name, address, date of birth or gender, unless you complete one of Giraffe Conservation Foundation's input forms. Giraffe Conservation Foundation will only record your email address if you send us a message. This information will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it and will not be added to a mailing list. We will not use your email address for any other purpose, and will not disclose it without your consent.
Related sites
External sites that are linked to or from Giraffe Conservation Foundation's web site are not under our control and you are advised to review their privacy statements.
Legal disclaimer
Giraffe Conservation Foundation will attempt to ensure that the information provided on this website is correct, however we cannot guarantee its accuracy, suitability or completeness. The information is provided to you on an "as is basis" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. You should be aware that the information on this website is subject to change at any time.
To the extent permitted by law, Giraffe Conservation Foundation exclude all liability arising from or relating to your use of this website or your reliance upon information contained on the website.
This website may contain links to other websites operated by third parties. Giraffe Conservation Foundation does not make any representation as to the accuracy or suitability of any of the information contained on those other websites, and does not accept any responsibility or liability for the conduct, content or products or services of those other websites.
Nothing in this disclaimer is intended to exclude any warranty or condition which may be implied by the Trade Practices Act 1974 or any similar consumer legislation.