This website is owned and operated by Green Chimneys Children’s Services, and Green Chimneys School; and is also used and operated by The Friends of Green Chimneys, a separate nonprofit organization (all, collectively, “Green Chimneys”). We recognize that visitors to our site might be concerned about the information they provide to us and how we treat that information. This Privacy Policy addresses those concerns. Because your privacy is important to us, we provide you with notice and choices about the collection and use of your information. To make this notice easy to find, links are provided at the bottom of our homepage and on each page that requests personally identifiable information. By visiting Green Chimneys at www.greenchimneys.org, you accept the practices described in this Privacy Notice. This policy may be changed or updated from time to time, and we recommend that you visit and review the policy on a regular basis.

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:

Green Chimneys Children’s Services
PO Box 719
400 Doansburg Road
Brewster, NY 10509
(845) 279-2995 x107
or email us at info@greenchimneys.org

Our General Policy

Green Chimneys uses its best efforts to respect the privacy of its online visitors. We do not require you to register or provide information in order to use our site. We only collect personally identifiable information, such as names, addresses, e-mail addresses, etc., when voluntarily and knowingly submitted. For example, personally identifiable information may be collected in order to respond to a request for more information, a stated desire to volunteer, or to process and acknowledge visitors’ charitable donations.

When you provide personal information, we may enter your name into our constituent database and contact you in order to: (i) provide information regarding Green Chimneys, its programs, and current happenings, (ii) request voluntary time or monetary contributions, and (iii) provide information about upcoming public events.
Personally identifiable information is used solely by Green Chimneys, and by our contract entities involved in the operation of this site who are covered under Green Chimneys’ confidentiality policies.

[We have relationships with companies that conduct charitable sales promotions and commercial coventures that support us in our mission and activities. If you provide us with your mailing address, we may pass your contact information to these companies so that they may ask you if you are interested in receiving their services. Your choice to use their services will benefit us; the amount of money we receive from these entities as a result of your participation is disclosed at the time you are contacted about the service. You are under no obligation to respond and the companies are restricted from using your contact information for any other purpose.]

Green Chimneys does not sell or share its lists with other charitable or for-profit parties. We will only share personally identifiable information with third parties when (i) the person submitting the information authorizes us to share it, (ii) sharing the information is a necessary operation of the site, or (iii) we are required to by law.

If you tell us that you do not wish to have your information used as a basis for further contact, we will respect those wishes. All reasonable efforts will be taken to ensure that you will not receive any undesired communications from us in the future. Please contact:

Green Chimneys Children’s Services
Box 719, 400 Doansburg Road
Brewster, NY 10509
(845) 279-2995 x107
info@greenchimneys.org

Your Financial Information

We care about the safety and security of your financial transaction. We use encrypted secure socket layer (SSL) sessions to process financial transactions. All financial transactions are processed internally at Green Chimneys. Credit card information is stored in a password protected administrative area of the website and is accessible by designated Green Chimneys staff only. We collect and keep records of these transactions; however, credit card numbers are held only until the charge can be processed and confirmed. At your request, we may keep a credit card number on file for your convenience in future transactions. During business hours, staff are available to answer questions about your financial donation. Please feel free to contact us by phone or email at any time.

Other Contact Information

In some instances, we ask for contact information for people other than yourself – for example, e-mail addresses of friends to whom you wish to send a copy of one of our pages or the mailing address of someone you wish to have us notify of a donation you have made. Such contact information is not added to any mailing list nor is the information shared with any other organization. However, we will automatically send your friend a one-time email or mailing inviting him or her to visit our web site. Green Chimneys stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email and tracking the success of our referral program.]
Use of Cookies

Non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by Green Chimneys’ web site through the use of “cookies”. Cookies are small text files a web site can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate your ongoing access to and use of the site, track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements. Cookies recognize your computer browser, but do not link this to any personally identifiable information. A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive, pass on computer viruses, or capture your email address. Green Chimneys uses cookies only to improve and facilitate your online experience. [We employ both session cookies, which track how you use the site during a visit, and persistent cookies, which monitor and facilitate return visits. Session] (These) cookies are on your system for the duration of your browser session only.

[Persistent cookies are usually stored. We use this information to track traffic, site usage, and length of stay. In this way, aggregate information derived in part from your use of our site, will help improve our site and service to you. If you do not want information collected through persistent cookies, your browser likely enables you to deny the cookie feature. Please be aware that if you block cookies, some web site functionality may be lost.]

[If you become a registered user of the Green Chimneys web site (with a user ID and password), we may use cookies so that we can provide personalized information that we believe will be of value to you. In this case, you must accept the site’s cookies because they are essential for site administration and security.]

External Links

Our privacy policies apply only to your use of the Green Chimneys web site. This site contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. Links to other sites do not imply an endorsement of the materials or policies on those web sites. You should read the privacy policies of each site you visit to determine what information that site may be collecting about you.

Children

Green Chimneys is concerned about the privacy of any children who might visit our site. We will not knowingly collect or maintain any personal information about children without first getting parental consent. If we are notified that we have inadvertently collected personal information about any child, we will immediately delete that information from our database. Please contact us if you are aware of information being provided by a child.