This website is owned and operated by or on behalf of the West Central Iowa Healthcare Foundation (WCIHF). We recognize that visitors to our site may be concerned about the information they provide to us, and how we treat that information. This Privacy Policy addresses those concerns. This policy may be changed or updated from time to time.
If you have questions about our Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:
West Central Iowa Healthcare Foundation313 Main Street
PO Box 204
Manning, IA 51455
Or email us.
We are available to answer your questions or hear your concerns.
The West Central Iowa Healthcare Foundation’s Official Privacy Policy
The WCIHF uses its best efforts to respect and protect the privacy of our online visitors and donors. Your privacy is of the highest priority to the WCIHF. The Foundation, including affiliated employees, or subcontractors, will not sell, give or otherwise disseminate any information concerning you to any other organization, business or individual outside the Foundation for any purpose.
What Information Do We
Collect?
When you visit our website you may provide us with two types of
information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose when
you volunteer, make a financial donation or purchase materials, and
information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse
our website.
Email Information
If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the
content of your email messages together with your email address and any
other corresponding email addresses. We store this information for the
sole purpose of communicating through email and it will not be used for
any other purpose without your consent.
Personal Information
If you make a financial donation or request
general information from the WCIHF, your contact
information will be added to our database.
Cookies and Web Server Logs
Similar to other commercial websites, our website utilizes a standard
technology called "cookies" (see explanation below, "What Are
Cookies?") and Web Server Logs (see explanation below, "What Are Web
Server Logs?") to collect information about how our website is used.
Information gathered through cookies and Web Server Logs may include
sign-on information, the date and time of visits, the pages viewed,
time spent at our website, and the websites visited just before and
just after our website.
How We Use Collected Information
Email Notices and eNewsletter
Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you
through email about important changes to our website, new content and
announcements we think you will find useful. You will be given the
opportunity to notify us of your desire not to receive these notices by
replying to these emails.
Donor Acknowledgment and Thanks
We will post the names of businesses and individuals who donate to the
West Central Iowa Healthcare Foundation as an acknowledgment and thanks
for your generosity. WCIHF respects your privacy and will NOT post
your name if you requested anonymity.
Other Concerns
West Central Iowa Healthcare Foundation Contact Information
The use of contact information on our website is strictly for persons
interested in contacting staff for support and information purposes only. This contact
information SHOULD NOT be taken from our website for solicitation or
commercial uses.
We Care About Doing It Right
In addition to maintaining privacy and security controls over
information you share with us, the WCIHF works to
accurately process your contribution information. During business hours
(8:00 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. CST), staff is available to answer
questions about your financial donation. To review and/or correct any
personal information collected, please call 712-655-3624 or email
us.
Your Consent
By using our website you consent to our collection and use of your
personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. If we change
our privacy policies and procedures, we will post those changes on our
website to keep you aware of what information we collect, how we use it
and under what circumstances we may disclose it.
Thank you for visiting our site. Please contact us should you have any questions about the operation of the site.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Credit Card Information Secure?
When you make an online transaction, the credit card billing
information, including the name on the credit card, billing address and
expiration date, is used to process the transaction. All this
information is encrypted using SSL, industry standard secure
technology. This encryption is designed to prevent theft or
interception of the information.
Is My Personal Information Secure?
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the
appropriate use of information, we have established and maintain
reasonable security procedures to protect the confidentiality, security
and integrity of the information we collect online.
Email that you may send to us may not be secure unless we advise you that security measures are in place prior to your transmitting the information. For that reason, we ask that you do not send confidential information such as Social Security or account numbers to us through email.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are a feature of web browser software that allows web servers
to recognize the computer used to access a website. Cookies are small
pieces of data that are stored by a user's web browser on the user's
hard drive. Cookies can remember what information a user accesses on
one web page to simplify subsequent interactions with that website by
the same user or to use the information to streamline the user's
transactions on related web pages. Cookies should make your online
experience easier and more personalized.
What Are Web Server Logs?
All user activity on our website is stored onto log files residing on
our servers. We register Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to accumulate
web traffic reports, analyze trends, administer the site, track a
user's movement and gather broad demographic information for aggregate
use.
Do We Disclose Information to Outside Parties?
We may provide aggregate information about our registered users, number
of donations, website traffic patterns, and related website information
to our
affiliates, partners or reputable third parties, but this information
will not include personally identifying data.
What About Legally Compelled Disclosure of
Information?
We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so.
What About Other Websites Linked to Our Website?
Please remember that when you use a link to go from our website to
another website, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Links to
other websites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics
that may be useful to the users of our website. Your browsing and
interaction on any other website, including websites that have a link
on our website, is subject to that website's own rules and policies.
Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.
Last Revised April 4, 2008