PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy explains why we collect certain information and how we protect your personal privacy within our web site. What follows discloses how we gather and disseminate data for the web site located at the URL www.hohatl.org. We encourage you to fully understand your rights by reading this Privacy Policy as well as our Terms of Use. Hohatl.org reserves the right at any time and without notice to change this Privacy Policy simply by posting changes on our site. Any change is effective upon posting.

To demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, this Privacy Policy notifies you of:
What personally identifiable information of yours is collected through the site;
Who collects such information;
How such information is used;
With whom your information may be shared;
What choices you have regarding collection, use, and distribution of your information;
What kind of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control; and
How to correct any inaccuracies in your information.

What Information We Collect and How We Use That Information

Our registration forms require users to give us contact information that may include name, email address, format preference (HTML vs. Text), address, interests, and similar information. We do not request or store sensitive information from our visitors, such as credit card or social security numbers. Personal information will not be shared with third parties.

Internet Protocol Address

We collect an IP address from all visitors to our site. An IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our site, analyze trends, track users’ movement, gather broad demographic information to help us improve the site, and deliver customized, personalized content. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Use of "Cookies"

Our site may use cookies to enhance your experience on the site. Cookies are pieces of information that some Web sites transfer to the computer browsing that Web site. Many web sites use cookies for record-keeping. Use of cookies makes Web-surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving your passwords, your personal preferences regarding your use of the particular website and to make sure you don’t see the same ad repeatedly. Many consider use of cookies to be an industry standard.

Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. If you prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse them. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our Site will not function properly when you view them.

Security

All information provided to hohatl.org is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. We also protect account information by placing it on a secure portion of our Site that is only accessible by certain qualified employees of Hohatl.org. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant its security.

Tell-A-Friend

If a user elects to use our referral service to inform a friend about our site, we ask them for the friend’s name and email address. Hohatl.org will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the Site. Hohatl.org stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email.

Mobile Phone Numbers

No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

Mobile Phone Numbers SMS Messaging

No mobile phone number information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. For SMS messaging services House of Hope Atlanta as the messaging originator will require opt-in data and consent; to opt-out reply STOP, for help reply HELP, “Message and data rates may apply.” Mobile phone number information used for SMS messaging will not be shared with any third parties or affiliates. The opt in is not transferable to another party involved in their process.

Other Websites

Our Site contains links to other Web sites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you enter another Web site for which hohatl.org has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on all such sites as their policies may be different than ours.