Privacy Policy
This is the official web site of the EQUUS Foundation, Inc. at
equusfoundation.org. The EQUUS Foundation also does business under the name, Horse Charities of America and uses the website address,
www.horsecharitiesofamerica.org.
Thank you for visiting our website and reviewing our Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us. It is our policy to protect your Personal Information (as defined below) and to use it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy only covers privacy practices involving information we collect online. Please note that your use of the Site and services is subject to our
Terms and Conditions of Service which you may access by clicking on
Terms and Conditions.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU
Like many other websites, we automatically collect information about your internet connection, such as the IP address of the server you used to access the internet; the name of the website from which you linked directly to our Site; the date and time you access our Site; and the pages you visit.
This information does NOT identify you personally. We use this Non-Personal Information to monitor the effectiveness of the Site, identify areas of interest, and consider potential improvements to the Site.
If you choose to use certain features and functions of the Site, we ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information without which these features cannot work. By providing such information, you consent to our collection and use of it, as described in this Privacy Policy. We do not collect any Personal Information about you when you visit the Site unless you give us that information.
The Personal Information you provide includes contact information, such as your name and email address. Please note that your Personal Information may be available to the general public if you post information on the Site.
We use Personal Information obtained from you to provide services that you request and respond to your questions or inquiries. You can contact us directly with questions or comments regarding the services or to request additional information by following the links on the "Contact Us" section of our Site. These links require you to give certain Personal Information so that we may respond to your inquiry. If requested by you, certain Personal Information is provided to organizations listed on our Site.
In the event you voluntarily disclose Personal Information, that information, along with any content in your communication or post, can be collected, correlated, and used by third parties. This may result in unsolicited messages from or improper and unauthorized use of your Personal Information by third parties. Such activities are beyond our control.
LINKS
We provide links on the Site to other sites of interest. We do not endorse the content of these sites or guarantee that they will abide by this Privacy Policy. Your use of such linked sites is subject to the terms and conditions and privacy policies of the providers of those sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our Site and to read the Privacy Policy of each site that collects Personal Information.
SHARING YOUR INFORMATION
We do not sell or trade or provide Personal Information to marketing companies or information brokers or any other organization or individual. We will only disclose your Personal Information in the following circumstances without first obtaining your consent:
Like any other site, we may be asked to provide Personal Information in certain types of legal or law enforcement proceedings.
We may use third party suppliers and service providers to facilitate our services, and they may have access to Personal Information. For example, we may outsource one or more aspects of our Site to a supplier or service provider who performs services according to our requirements. In these cases we will restrict through written agreements how these suppliers or service providers may use or disclose the Personal Information to which they have access.
Please remember that, although we endeavor to select only reputable companies who share our commitment to customer privacy, we are in no way responsible for the actions or policies of these other organizations.
CHILDREN AND PARENTS
If you are under sixteen (16), we strongly encourage you to use this Site only with the knowledge of a parent or guardian. Any information you submit will be treated in accordance with the policies in this Privacy Policy.
PROVIDING AND RECEIVING INFORMATION
You can always choose not to provide information or to opt out of receiving communications from us at any time. Please click
Contact Us to reach us by email, telephone or mail.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we do make a change, we will post the revised Privacy Policy on this Site. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Questions, comments, or complaints about our privacy policies should be submitted to us by one of the methods listed above.