Thank you for visiting our web site and reviewing our Privacy Policy.  This web site, www.ShopWisely.org (the “Site”), is operated on behalf of The Give Foundation (“Give”), a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging charitable giving.  Your privacy is important to us.  It is our policy to protect your Personal Information (as defined below) and to use it only in accordance with this Privacy Policy.  This Privacy Policy governs our use and disclosure of information collected through this Site.

1.         INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU

We automatically collect information about your Internet connection, including but not limited to:

  • The name of the Internet domain you used to access the Internet;
  • The IP address of the web site from which you linked directly to our Site;
  • The date and time you accessed our Site; and
  • The pages you visited.

This information (“Non-Personal Information”) does not identify you personally.  We use this Non-Personal Information to monitor the effectiveness of the Site and to consider potential improvements to the Site.
We request that you provide certain personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) to register for a username and password to the subscriber-only portions of the Site and to create your subscriber profile (collectively, the “Account”).  We request that you provide contact information, including but not limited to your e-mail address.  Providing such information is voluntary, and by providing such information, you consent to our collection and use of it, as described in this Privacy Policy.  We do not collect any Personal Information about you when you visit the Site unless you give us that information.  You may choose not to provide Personal Information via the Site, and you may choose not to participate in the Site.

2.         USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION 

We use Personal Information obtained from you to administer your participation in the Site, to establish and maintain an Account for you, to record transactions you may have made with marketing affiliates and participating charities of Give, and to communicate information we think may be of interest to you.  Visitors may browse through member profiles. Only your first name and any information you enter into your public profile may be displayed to the public.  By providing Personal Information, you agree that we may use it in accordance with this Privacy Policy.  We may use your Personal Information to provide aggregate statistics about our users, traffic patterns, and related site information to our sponsors and partners.  Identifying information about any individual person will not be disclosed unless that person has given us permission to share that information.

3.         SHARING YOUR INFORMATION

We may use third party service providers and suppliers to facilitate the Site and the services we provide, and they may have access to Personal Information.  In addition, we may buy or sell business assets or be acquired by, consolidate with, or acquire other organizations.  In such transactions, Personal Information generally is one of the transferred business assets.  We may also disclose Personal Information if we are required or requested to do so by law.

4.         USE OF COOKIES 

The use of cookies enables us to enhance your visits to the Site.  Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that are transferred to your computer's hard drive through your web browser.  The help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, but this may limit your ability to use some features of the Site.  Cookies enable us to recognize your browser and provide features that are tailored to your needs.
We may use information from cookies for purposes of planning and tracking, as well as assessing the technical function of the Site.  We may also use cookies to track information about which pages you visit within the Site to help us gauge the effectiveness of the Site or our content.

5.         LINKED SITES

We may provide links on the Site to other sites of interest, to sites that perform services for us, or to sites of participating charities.  We do not review or endorse the content of these sites or guarantee that they will abide by this Privacy Policy.  Your use of such linked sites is subject to the terms and conditions and privacy policies of the providers of those sites.  We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our Site and to read the privacy statements of each site that collects Personal Information or financial information. 

6.         SECURITY MEASURES

We work hard to protect the security of your information.  While we strive to protect your information through security measures on our system, such security cannot be guaranteed.  Consequently, we do not insure or warrant the security of information you transmit, and you do so at your own risk. 

7.         CHILDREN AND PARENTS

Users under 18 years of age may use the Site only with the permission of a parent or guardian.  If your child has submitted Personal Information and you would like to request that such information be removed, you may contact us via one of the contact methods described on the Site and we will promptly remove such information and shall not use such information or include it in our database.  Users under the age of eighteen and their parents or guardians are advised that any Personal Information voluntarily entered by children may be available for use until Give becomes aware that a user is under the age of eighteen and has had a reasonable opportunity to remove the information from the site.  Additionally, users under 13 are required to provide verifiable consent before being allowed to open an Account. They must provide a parent's email address for verification before their accounts are activated.

8.         REVIEWING INFORMATION 

You may review your information at any time by logging into the Site.  You may make changes to the information you have submitted at any time through the Site.  You may contact Give via one of the contact methods described on the Site if you wish to discuss any issues regarding your information.

9.         CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may change this Privacy Policy from time-to-time.  If we do make a change, we will post the revised Privacy Policy on this Site.  We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.  Questions, comments or complaints about our privacy policies should be submitted to us via the methods described on the Site.