The Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation strongly believes in protecting the integrity and privacy of personal information gathered from our donors and from visitors to our Web sites. Because protecting your privacy is of great importance to us, we have created this privacy policy to communicate our practices regarding the collection and dissemination of personal information that can be linked to a specific individual, such as a name, address, phone number, e-mail address, or any other information provided to us by our donors and by visitors to our Web sites.

These policies do not extend to external sites linked to our Web site. Please check with these companies and sites for their policies regarding data privacy, including the use of “cookies.”

Why does Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation ask for my information?
In order to participate in some activities, you might be asked to provide some personal information. This could be in connection with any one or combination of the following:

• Making or renewing a donation online
• Subscribing to Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation Newsletters
• Requesting information
• Participating in surveys, petitions and contests

What information does Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation collect?
We do not collect personal information from our visitors other than that which is supplied to us on a voluntary basis.

How does Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation use the information gathered from the above sources?
We use your information to send you details about our programs, events, and activities; local volunteer opportunities and alerts; and donor appeals.

Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation also uses information gathered via our Web sites to improve our Web-based campaigns. Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation performs statistical analyses of aggregate user behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of various areas on our Web sites and to use such information to improve our Web sites’ ability to serve you.

Does Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation use “cookies” on its Web sites?
Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation uses “cookies” on some Web pages. A cookie is a small piece of data that is stored on a visitor’s hard drive but does not contain any personal information itself. Cookies enhance a visitor’s experience by preventing the visitor from having to log in or provide information each time he or she revisits an Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation Web page and by customizing content based on a visitor’s interests. Visitors can configure their browsers to refuse cookies or to be alerted when a site is attempting to send a cookie, although some Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation pages may not function properly without accepting cookies.

Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation also uses cookies to administer its Web sites, track visitor movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.

How is information used in Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation Newsletters?
You will only receive Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation Newsletters from us if you have expressly signed up to receive Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation Newsletters on an Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation Web site. The information that we gather from subscribers for our Newsletter list, including their e-mail addresses, is not shared with non-affiliated organizations or companies. From time to time, we may send out e-mail messages that might include information about like-minded organizations and companies, but we do not provide these organizations and companies with access to any personal information that you have provided.

In order to provide you with better and more relevant information, we compile information about e-mail response and Web site usage. This information helps us to understand site usage patterns as well as find what types of content and information may help improve your user experience on Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation’s Web sites.

All e-mail messages sent to Newsletter subscribers contain a link that allows you to unsubscribe or to modify your profile. You may subscribe or unsubscribe to any Newsletter or e-mail communication from Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation at any time.

If you have any questions about Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation Newsletters, please e-mail info@escfoundation.org.

How does Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation protect my information?
Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation is extremely protective of the information gathered through its membership and Web sites. Our Web sites have security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of the information under our control. Our Web server is located in a locked, secure environment.

When you contribute to Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation online, donations are processed through PayPal Services, which uses a secure server and encryption to protect your financial and other personal information during transmission.

Does Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation share or trade my information?
Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation occasionally makes the names and postal addresses of donors available to reputable nonprofit.

If you are an Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation donor and you don’t want to have your information exchanged with other organizations and companies, please e-mail us at info@escfoundation.org or call us at (317) 387-4372. Non donors can e-mail info@escfoundation.org to manage their e-mail preferences.

If you are not an Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation donor and you have provided personal contact information on one of our Web sites through the methods listed above, your information will not be exchanged with organizations that are not affiliated with Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation.

Additional questions?

If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the information that we have collected from you online, the practices of this site, or your interaction with this Web site, please e-mail info@escfoundation.org.

You can also reach us via postal mail at:

Endangered Species Chocolate Foundation
5846 West 73rd Street
Indianapolis, IN 46278