The Tikvah Fund is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy, which is part of our Terms of Use, describes the information we collect through our websites, including tikvah.org (the “Website”), how we use and share it, and how you can make choices about our use of that information.
Please note that this Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time, so please check back regularly. By using the Website after we have posted an updated Privacy Policy, you agree to that updated Privacy Policy.
By using the Website, you consent to our collection, use, and sharing of information as described in this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide to Us
You can browse the Website without submitting any personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) to us. We collect Personal Information, such as your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and other information when you voluntarily provide it to us. We also collect billing information should you provide it by purchasing a good or service or if you make an online donation. Below are the most common ways in which you would provide your Personal Information:
- When you sign up to receive email newsletters from us
- When you register for an account via our online courses
- When you apply to an education program
- When you register for an event
- When you donate to Tikvah
- When you purchase goods or services
- When you contact us to request information or assistance
- In conjunction with any other place on the Website where you knowingly volunteer Personal Information
Information Automatically Collected
We may also collect information about users when you interact with the Website. This includes the IP address of the device you use to access the Website, the browser type, the time and date of visits to the Website, and the website that referred or linked you to the Website. We may use this information to analyze how visitors use our Website so we can improve the quality of the information and services we provide.
We do not use information automatically collected by the Website to identify visitors individually except in circumstances where we may deem it necessary in connection with legal process or to protect our rights or the rights of a third party as further described below.
Cookies
We or our Service Providers (as defined below) may collect information through cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, clear gifs or similar technologies, which are small data files placed on your computer. For example, cookies may keep track of whether you are logged in to your account or anonymously track a user across a web session on the Website. You are not required to accept cookies from the Website. Your web browser allows you to disable the cookies function or delete existing cookies. However, if you disable cookies, you may not be able to access your account and other features on the Website.
How We Use Your Information
We may use your Personal Information for the following purposes:
- To email you newsletters and Content
- To call or text to share content, updates, and other communications
- To provide you Content and services on the Website
- To respond to inquiries from you and communicate with you
- To ensure and improve the quality of our Website
- To improve the Content or our Website
- To notify you about substantive changes to our privacy practices
- To detect, investigate, and protect against any activities that may violate our policies or the law and to establish, defend against, or enforce any related claims
How We Share Your Information
We do not rent or sell your Personal Information to any third parties, although from time to time we may contact you on behalf of a third party to share important programs or services that they offer.
We may share your Personal Information with our third party service providers (“Service Providers”) that help us operate and provide services in connection with the Website.
We may use independent contractors or consultants to perform services for us. These individuals and entities may have access to Personal Information only as needed to perform their functions and are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of any Personal Information collected from the Website.
We also reserve the right to disclose and use Personal Information and other information in special circumstances, including to enforce this Privacy Policy or any other part of our Terms, to comply with legal process or law enforcement, to address actual or suspected illegal activity, to protect our property or rights, to protect the rights and safety of anyone, or for other reasons we determine in good faith are necessary, appropriate, or required by law. If we ever merge with, are acquired by, or otherwise consolidate with another organization, Personal Information may be transferred along with our other assets.
Third-Party Web Sites
The Website may contain links to third-party web sites (“Third-Party Sites”). Third-Party Sites may collect information about you when you interact with them through links on our Website. If you follow any link to a Third-Party Site, you should review those sites’ privacy policies to find out how they protect your privacy. We are not responsible for Third-Party Sites or their privacy practices.
Donor Privacy
We value and respect the privacy of our donors. As with all other personal information, we do not loan, trade, rent, or sell our donor information to any other organization, nor will we send mailings to our donors on behalf of any other organization.
We maintain historical records of donor giving histories for certain types of gifts. This information is gathered so we can properly acknowledge gifts for IRS purposes and is also used to analyze giving histories.
Any online donations to us are processed by our Service Provider through a Third-Party Site, and subject to the Third-Party Site’s privacy practices and terms of use.
Donor information may be made available to our other Service Providers, but only as necessary for us to provide our Content and the Website.
This section applies to donations and donor information received online or offline.
Social Media Features
The Website may include social media features, such as Facebook or Twitter links and widgets. When you interact with a social media platform through the Website, for instance, if you share an article, we may collect the Personal Information that you make available to us related to your social media account. Social media features may be hosted and controlled by Third-Party Websites and your interactions with these features are governed by those respective companies’ privacy practices.
Record Retention
We will keep your Personal Information for as long as we need it, or as otherwise prescribed by law, for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
Security
We use reasonable efforts to safeguard your Personal Information. All traffic on the Website is encrypted with an SSL Certificate, including transmission of Personal Information to the Website. Of course no transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so you provide your Personal Information at your own risk.
Location of Servers and Transfer of Information
Information collected through the Website will be accessed and processed in the United States. In addition, your information may be transferred outside the United States by our Service Providers with locations in other countries. By using the Website and providing your Personal Information to us, you consent to this transfer and to the collection, storage, processing and use of your Personal Information both within and outside of the United States.
Your Choices Regarding Our Use of Your Personal Information
If you wish to review, update, correct, or remove the information we have for you, please email info@tikvah.org.
If you no longer wish to receive communications from us, you can also unsubscribe by clicking on the “unsubscribe” button in any email communication you receive from us.
Do Not Track (DNT) Requests
Some browsers have incorporated Do Not Track (“DNT”) preferences. As there is not yet an industry-standard DNT protocol on how to interpret DNT signals, we do not honor DNT signals from browsers at this time. However, you may refuse or delete cookies to prevent some tracking activities.
Children
Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. The Website is directed at an adult audience and we do not knowingly collect information from or about children. If you are a parent or guardian and discover that your child under 13 may have provided Personal Information through the Website, please contact us at info@tikvah.org.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the rights to modify this Privacy Policy from time to time without notice to you. If we make substantial material changes to our Privacy Policy, we will notify you. We may update this Privacy Policy by posting a new version on this webpage.
Contact Us
For any questions you may have about this Privacy Policy or our data practices please email info@tikvah.org.