Horizon House, Inc. respects and places the highest regard on the privacy of each visitor to our website. The following Policy explains the type of information we collect from visitors to our site and how this information may be used. By visiting the Horizon House, Inc. website ( https://www.hhinc.org/), you accept the practices described in this Policy. From time to time, Horizon House, Inc. may change or update this Policy. Your continued use of the website after such change is made is considered your acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, the terms of the Privacy Policy as modified.
This Privacy Policy applies only to the Horizon House, Inc. website. In addition to our own website, Horizon House, Inc. provides links to third-party websites that are outside the scope of our control. Horizon House, Inc. is not responsible for the Privacy Policy or content of any other website you may link to from our website.
Information We Collect
We may collect personal information you submit to this Site. Upon receipt of your personal information, we create a user profile linked to that personal information. If you conduct future activity on the Site related to your personal information, e.g., a donation or other action, information regarding the new activity will be added to the user profile. The following list includes the most common ways you may provide your personal information to us via our website:
- Registration
We do not ask that you register or enter any personal information to access or use most areas of the Horizon House, Inc. Site. However, you may choose to subscribe to certain Horizon House, Inc. newsletters or join our mailing list. To do so, you will be required to enter certain personal information, including your email address.
- “Tell a Friend” Actions
If you would like to forward Horizon House, Inc. newsletters, event information, or a call-to-action to a friend or family member, you may be required to enter your name, email address, and the email address(-es) of your intended recipient(s).
- Donations and Purchases; Secure Transactions
In order to make a donation or purchase through the Site, you will be required to input certain personal information about yourself. In the case of gifts “In Honor Of” or “In Memory Of,” we will request the name of the person for whom the gift is made, and the name and address of the person you wish to be notified of the gift. Horizon House, Inc. will use the personal information provided for the sole purpose of fulfilling the Honor or Memory Gift request in a manner consistent with this Policy. By submitting personal information about others, you hereby represent and warrant that you have full authority to do so.
When you donate via this Horizon House, Inc. site, your donation information (i.e., your name, address, donation amount, last four digits of your credit card, expiration date of your credit card, and the name and email address of the recipient, if applicable) is encrypted and transmitted via a secure connection. Horizon House, Inc. uses your credit card information only for the purpose of processing your donation. We will not disclose this information except as necessary to process your donation, or as required by law. Horizon House, Inc. does not store this information once your donation has been processed.
We will not sell, share, or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity, nor will we send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations.
- Communications with Horizon House, Inc.
As described in this Policy, you may contact Horizon House, Inc. or subscribe to our newsletters and other mailings, and we may respond to your inquiries or request for mailings. If you have opted to receive any of our publications by email, you are able to, at any time, unsubscribe by clicking a link that appears in the email publication itself.
Other Information We Collect
- Cookies; Tracking Mechanisms
Through the use of web tracking cookies, Horizon House, Inc. learns which parts of our Site are most interesting and relevant to our visitors. The information retained in your user cookie file includes your computer’s IP address, which is transmitted to and stored by Google. You may delete cookies at any time by using the relevant option of your Internet or mobile browser or by deleting the cookies on your hard drive or mobile device.
In addition to a user’s IP address, other information we track includes open rates (e.g., of a particular web page) and click-throughs (e.g., when a user clicks on a link to another page or site). This tracking allows us to measure the interest and information relevancy to our visitors, while also discouraging fraudulent use of our Site.
For more information on how Google Analytics may use your data, you may review “How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps” within Google’s Privacy Policy.
Additionally, via your own Internet or mobile browser settings, you can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. Consult your browser’s Help menu or the vendor documentation for your specific software to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you choose to turn off cookies, you may not have access to features that make your browsing of our Site smoother, and some of our services may not function as intended. If you continue to use our Site without changing your settings, you consent to our use of cookies and other tools on the Site.
If you do not want us to collect information about your geographic location, you must disable the technology that transmits this information.
Use/Sharing of Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or exchange any personal information that you may provide through the Site. Horizon House, Inc. does not disclose your personal information to any third parties, except (i) to manage our website and database with the help of service vendors (who are obligated to maintain its confidentiality); (ii) as part of our normal business operations; (iii) to send you communications about your interactions with us or about features of the Site, including any future changes to this Policy; or (iv) as required by law or requested by governmental or law enforcement authorities, subpoena, court order, or discovery request, or when we otherwise believe in good faith that such disclosure is appropriate to enforce our Terms of Service or in connection with any activity that may violate the law or the rights of others, threaten the safety or security of any person or property (including the Site), or expose us to liability.
Employment
In connection with seeking employment or a volunteer position with Horizon House, Inc. you may submit, through our Site, personal information (including your name, address, telephone number, email address, and any other personal information requested on our online forms, as well as an electronic copy of your resume/CV). All information entered into any online forms related to employment or volunteering is strictly private, and will be viewed by Horizon House, Inc. personnel only for the purpose of assessing your qualifications as a Horizon House, Inc. employee or volunteer.
Other Websites
This Policy applies only to the Horizon House, Inc. website ( https://www.hhinc.org/). If you visit any unaffiliated website linked to the Site (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, or other social media sites), you will be subject to that website’s own privacy policies, which we do not control or monitor. You should review the privacy policies of all third-party websites before you visit them. Horizon House, Inc. has not reviewed the sites linked to its Site and makes no representations or warranties as to the privacy practices, functioning, or content of any sites linked to this Site.
Notice Procedures
This Policy will be updated periodically and posted on our website. It applies only to our online practices and does not cover other areas of the organization. If you have any questions about this policy, please write to us at:
Horizon House, Inc.
3275 Stokley Street
Philadelphia, PA 19129
Phone: 215-386-3838
Email: info@horizonhouseinc/hhinc.org
To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to receive all legally required notices regarding this Privacy Policy or any privacy or security breaches relating to the Site at the email address you use to contact the Site.
Governing Law
You agree that this Policy and your use of this Site shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Pennsylvania. Any dispute relating to this Policy and your use of this Site will be resolved solely in the state or federal courts located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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