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Overview
Your privacy is important to The Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America This statement discloses
the information practices for the society.maryknoll.org Website, including but not limited to, what type of information
is gathered and tracked, how the information is used, and with whom the information is shared
Information you give us.
In general, you can visit Maryknoll Website without telling us who you are and without
revealing any information about yourself. However, there are sections of the Maryknoll Website where our
vendors or we may need information from you.
Sometimes, we may specifically ask for information about you when you
Post-a-Prayer,
participate in an Opinion Poll, complete a registration form or order a product
(www.maryknollmall.org ).
We will need certain information in order to provide that service or product to you.
If we have trouble processing your request, this information is used to get in touch with you, the user.
Click here to see examples of information we may collect.
Kids, you have rights too
Maryknoll takes special care to protect the safety and privacy of young people using our Website.
We do have specific information on our Websites that maybe of interest to Kids. We encourage parents
to participate in their your child's experience on the Web and to review the United States’ Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act
(COPPA).
Automatic Information
We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. Like many Web sites,
we use "cookies" and log files to obtain
certain types of information when your Web browser accesses certain sections of Maryknoll Website.
Links
This website links to websites maintained by organizations other than Maryknoll.
Once you access another website, you are subject to the privacy policy of that website.
Disclosure
We do not use or disclose information about your individual visits to Maryknoll
Websites that you may give us, such as your name, address, and email address or telephone number, to any
outside organizations. However, as we mentioned above, we do employ vendors to perform functions on our behalf. Examples includes providing marketing assistances, processing credit cards, Assisting with security information (e.g. account passwords) and other personal communications (e.g. personal e-mail messages or discussion board posting) with such vendors where necessary and appropriate, we will not share such information with other third parties, except in response to formal requests (e.g. subpoena or court order) made in connection with litigation or arbitration proceedings to protect Maryknoll rights and property, or during emergencies when we believe physical safety is at risk. Of course, what you write or post in public or member chat rooms and discussion boards is available not only to Maryknoll, but to all members.
Security
We use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology to protect the transmission of information you submit to
us (such as credit card number/or social security number). While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user-information offline. All the information you provide us through these forms is stored securely offline.
Information you can access
The Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 provide you certain rights to
get information about you that is in our records. We will make a sincere effort to respond in a timely manner to your requests to correct inaccuracies in your personal information. To correct inaccuracies in your personal information please send an email message containing the inaccuracies to webmanager@maryknoll.org.
Notifications of changes
This privacy statement was last updated on December 11, 2008.
Here's how to contact us
Questions regarding this Privacy statement should be directed to webmanager@maryknoll.org for clarification or at
Office of The Web Manager
Bethany Building
PO Box 302
Maryknoll, NY 10562
If you experience technical problems with the operation of this website, contact our Webmanager.
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