EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND strongly believes in protecting the integrity and privacy of personal information gathered from our members and visitors to our Web sites ("End Users"). Since the protection of your privacy is of the greatest importance to us, we have created this privacy policy to communicate our practices regarding the collection and dissemination of personal information that can be linked to a specific individual, such as a name, address, phone number, e-mail address, or any other information, provided to us by our members and website visitors.
You do not have to share personally identifiable information to use the EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND web site.

EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND does not collect personally identifiable information about people without their permission. However, please be aware that our site links to other websites and EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND cannot control and is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of those websites.
Our privacy policy explains the information practices we use at equalitiyohio.org.

How we use the information gathered when you become a member of EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND or use one of our online services:

We gather contact information when you contribute to EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND online or via mail, join at pride or another event, when you sign up to use the EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND Action Center or when you sign up on one of our listservs such as news@equalityohio.org. We use this information to send you legislative updates, action alerts, press releases, information about EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND programs, events and activities, local volunteer opportunities and membership and renewal appeals.

EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND also uses information gathered via the EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND website to improve our web-based services. EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND periodically performs statistical analyses of aggregate user behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of various areas on our website and to use such information to improve on our website's ability to serve you better.

Cookies: EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND may use "cookies" on some Web pages. A cookie is a small piece of data stored on an End User's hard drive but does not itself contain any personal information. Cookies enhance an End User's experience by saving the End User from having to log in or provide information each time he or she re-visits an EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND Web page and by customizing content based on an End User's interests. An End User can configure his or her browser to be alerted when a site is attempting to send a cookie and refuse the cookie.
EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND also tracks End User activity and click-through behavior to provide an End User with a more personalized experience while visiting our Web pages and for more personalized e-mail alerts. EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND also uses IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the Web site, track End User movement and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.

How you receive e-mails and e-mail newsletters from EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND:
You will only receive email newsletters from us if you have a) expressly signed up for a newsletter on an EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND website; b) you are a subscriber to our EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND online Action Center and/or have been invited to sign up to for the online Action Center at Prides, EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND Action Center, paid membership, and at many other hosted EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND events.
The information we gather from subscribers to our email newsletters (including email addresses) is not shared with other organizations or parties without your permission. From time to time we may send out emails on behalf of these like-minded organizations, but we do not provide them with access to any personal information that you have provided without your permission.

In order to provide you with better and more relevant information, we compile information about email response and website usage. This information helps us to better understand our members' site usage patterns and also what types of content and information may help improve your user experience on the EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND website.
All emails sent contain a link to unsubscribe or to modify your profile. You may subscribe or unsubscribe to any newsletter or e-mail communication from EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND at any time.

How we track HTML newsletters:
We make use of both "open-tracking" and "click-tracking" in our HTML newsletters (i.e. emails that contain text and images). Open-tracking allows us to find out how many people have viewed our email newsletters and click-tracking allows us to find out which links in the newsletter were clicked on. This helps us to refine and improve the editorial content of our newsletters, and to provide you with relevant information.
"HTML-sensing" is used to determine if your email client supports HTML-based emails. This is employed only if you request our system to detect whether you can receive HTML emails.
If you have any questions, please email: info@equalityohioedfund.org.

How we protect your information:
EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND is extremely protective of the information gathered through its membership and website. Our web site has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of the information under our control. Our web server is located in a locked, secure environment. All databases containing personal information are securely stored on a separate system that is not connected to the Internet.
When you contribute to EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND on-line, we use a secure server and encryption to protect your financial and other personal information during transmission.
EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND follows the Association of Fundraising Professional's (AFP) Ethical Guidelines to the Code of Ethical Principles and Standards of Professional Practice.
EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND does not specifically ask children under 18 for any information and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information about them.

How to unsubscribe from mailing lists:
All EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND communication, whether via email or US mail, provides information on how to unsubscribe quickly and easily. Those wishing to opt out of receiving communications from EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND ("do not contact"), or from being included in list exchanges with like-minded organizations ("do not exchange") can simply contact our members services at info@equalityohioedfund.org.

How to correct information you have provided:
You may correct and/or change any information regarding your membership by contacting our member services at info@equalityohioedfund.org.

How to contact us about our policies:
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the information we have collected from you online, the practices of this site or your interaction with this website, send email to: info@equalityohioedfund.org.

Equality Ohio Education Fund Refund Policy
Donations to Equality ohio education fund are generally considered to be
non-refundable gifts. However, if by chance you should donate to
Equality ohio education fund in error, please inform us at refunds@equalityohioedfund.org
within seven (7) business days of the transaction so a refund can be made
to your credit card account. You will need to provide full details of
your transaction and produce a copy of your "digital receipt" that was
emailed to you at the time of your donation.
If you paid your membership fee or made a donation by check, please
submit a letter in writing requesting a refund within 30 days of the
date of your transaction to: EQUALITY OHIO EDUCATION FUND P.O. Box 345 New Albany, OH
43054.