Updated: October 5, 2017

 

We at Bassa Nge Community North America (BNC) are grateful to all of our supporters including donors who help us do our work. We believe that transparency with our supporters enhances the quality of our programs, accountability, and the trust placed in us. As such, we would like to share how we collect and use your personal information and how we intend to respect your privacy preferences.

By accessing our website and/or submitting your personal information to us, you are agreeing that: (1) you will abide by the practice described in this Policy, and (2) BNC may use the information in accordance with this Policy. Further, if you reside outside the United States, you understand and agree that your personal information may be processed in countries (including the United States) where laws regarding processing of personal information may be less stringent than the laws in your country.

 

BNC’S INFORMATION SECURITY MEASURES

When you donate to BNC online, your credit card information is secured by an independent security company. Also, your credit card number is used only for that particular transaction and is not stored. You will see the "closed" lock symbol in the lower part of your browser screen (often times it is yellow as well) when you are on our secure donation pages. You will also notice in your web site(s) address bar that the domain name starts with an "https" on those donation pages. This means that information entered on those pages is encrypted for your security. This actually makes it more secure than using a credit card in physical form at a store for example. Please be aware that despite our best efforts, no data security measures can guarantee 100% security.

 

If you have any questions regarding the security of your credit card donation online, please email us at  info@bassangecommunityNA.org  or call either +1 (484) 393-1511 or +1 (610) 630-3973, for more information.

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HOW PERSONAL INFORMATION IS SHARED

We may share your information, including personal information, as follows:

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• SOCIAL MEDIA USERS:

We invite you to post content on our social media services, including your comments, pictures, and any other information that you would like to be available. If you post your own content, your posting may become public, and we cannot prevent such information from being used in a manner that may violate this Policy, the law, or your personal privacy. We have no control over how any social media service uses or discloses the personal information it collects about you. For information about how they may use and disclose your information, including any information you make public, please consult their respective privacy policies.

 

• THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES:

Our website and social media posts may contain links to third-party websites. Any access to and use of such linked websites is not governed by this Policy, but instead is governed by the privacy policies of those third party websites. We are not responsible for the information practices or content of these other websites.

 

• OTHER USERS:

Your user name and any information that you post to our website or social media services, including, without limitation, reviews, comments, and text will be available to, and searchable by, all users of the site or service.

 

• AFFILIATES:

We may disclose the information we collect from you to our affiliates or subsidiaries; however, if we do so, their use and disclosure of your personally identifiable information will be subject to this Policy.

 

• SERVICE PROVIDERS:

We may disclose the information we collect from you to third party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform functions on our behalf.

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•   OTHER ORGANIZATIONS: 

BNC may rent or exchange names, postal addresses, and telephone numbers to other organizations. If you do not want us to share your personal information with third parties who may use such information for their own independent purposes, you may call us at 1-(484) 393-1511, or email us at info@bassangecommunityNA.org.

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BUSINESS TRANSFERS:

If we establish a new related entity, are acquired by or merged with another organization, or if substantially all of our assets are transferred to another organization, we may transfer the information we have collected from you to the other organization.

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IN RESPONSE TO LEGAL PROCESS:

We also may disclose the information we collect from you in order to comply with the law, a judicial proceeding, court order, or other

legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena.

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TO PROTECT US AND OTHERS:

We also may disclose the information we collect from you where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, violations of our Terms of Use or this Policy, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

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AGGREGATE AND DE-IDENTIFIED INFORMATION:

We may share aggregate or de-identified information about users with third parties for research, or similar purposes.

 

YOU MAY ALWAYS CHANGE YOUR PREFERENCES BY CONTACTING US

 

EMAIL OPT-OUT PROCEDURES:

We may send periodic informational emails to you. You may opt-out of such communications by following the opt-out instructions contained in the e-mail. Please note that it may take up to 10 business days for us to process opt-out requests. If you opt-out of receiving emails about information we think may interest you, we may still send you e-mails about your account or any services you have requested or received from us.

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UPDATE PROFILE INFORMATION:

BNC may offer the ability for you to modify personal information that you have submitted by logging into your account and updating your profile information. In such case, please note that copies of information that you have updated, modified, or deleted may remain viewable in cached and archived pages of the Site for a period of time.

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MAILING LIST:

If you give a gift to BNC, your name and address will be placed on our physical mailing list for mail updates. If you do not wish to receive physical mail from BNC you may call us at any time at +1(484) 393-1511 or +1 (610) 630-3973, or email us at info@bassangecommunityNA.org, to be removed.

 

QUESTIONS OR COMPLAINTS:

Finally, if you have questions about the privacy aspects of our services or would like to make a complaint, please contact us at 1-(484) 393-1511 or email us at info@bassangecommunityNA.org.

 

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

This Policy is current as of the Effective Date set forth above. We may change this Policy from time to time, so please be sure to check back periodically. We will post any changes to this Policy on our site at privacy page. If we make any changes to this Policy that materially affect our practices with regard to the personal information we have previously collected from you, we will endeavor to provide you with notice in advance of such change by highlighting the change on our Site.