Friends of HISD Libraries places a high priority on protecting your privacy. This policy explains what types of information are collected by our website, www.FriendsofHISDLibraries.org, and how this information is used.
Information Collection and Use
Individuals who donate to Friends of HISD Libraries and sign up to receive our communications voluntarily provide us with contact information (such as name and email address). We may use this information for specific, limited purposes. We may use your personal information to provide you with personalized service, to send email messages to you, to answer your requests, and to process your donations. You may “opt out” at any time if you do not wish to receive our messages.
Log Data
Whenever you visit the Friends of HISD Libraries website, we collect Log Data information that your browser sends to us. Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser version, pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics. Friends of HISD Libraries uses Log Data to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer www.FriendsofHISDLibraries.org, and for statistical metrics used to track website visitor traffic. We may use aggregate log data (which does not identify individual users) to share visitor traffic information with outside parties.
Cookies
Friends of HISD Libraries uses “cookie” messages to automatically help provide better services. “Cookies” remind the website who you are and your preferences, based on what you’ve previously done on the site. The “cookie” is placed in your computer and is read when you come back to our website. Cookies allow the website to direct you to the information and features which may interest you. They also let us track your usage of www.FriendsofHISDLibraries.org, so we know which parts of our sites are most popular. You can reject cookies or cancel them by instructing your Web browser accordingly.
Email Privacy
Friends of HISD Libraries does not provide, sell, or rent email addresses to anyone outside the organization.
Children’s Privacy
Friends of HISD Libraries does not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to take the appropriate action to protect children’s privacy.
External Links
The Friends of HISD Libraries website includes links to external websites. These links do not fall under the www.FriendsofHISDLibraries.org domain, and Friends of HISD Libraries is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of external websites. Your use of any linked website is solely at your own risk.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time and will notify users of changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on this page. Please review this page periodically for any changes. All policy changes are effective immediately upon posting on this page.
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@FriendsofHISDLibraries.org.