Privacy policy

RIGHT TO PRIVACY

Second Chance respects the right to privacy of users of our website. We make every reasonable effort to assure user confidentiality.

PROVIDING VISITORS WITH ANONYMOUS ACCESS

You can access our website pages and browse our site without disclosing your personal data. Only aggregated data, such as the number of hits per page, are collected. The collected data are only used for internal purposes and do not provide any personal identifying information. The website does not store information on the accessing computer by the use of cookies or other such related method.

THE SERVICES AND LINKS OF OUR WEBSITE

Our website does not enable our visitors to communicate with other visitors or to post information to be accessed by others. Our website does not include links to commercial third party providers.

DATA COLLECTION AND PURPOSE SPECIFICATION

Our website may solicit data for specific purposes such as surveys or donor information. The data is collected only on a volunteer basis and requires confirmation from the user. We do not collect information about our visitors from other sources, such as public records or bodies, or private organizations. We do not collect, or use, personal data for other than the specific stated purpose. We do not furnish information on our data collection practices to any outside agency.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

We do not knowingly collect personal data directly from children. We take specific steps to protect the privacy of children by making reasonable efforts to ensure that a parent, or other guardian, has authorized the collection of any information about an individual child.

DISCLOSURE AND VISITOR CHOICE

We do not disclose/sell or rent your personal data to other organizations.

CONFIDENTIALITY / SECURITY

All donor hardcopy files are kept in locked file cabinets in the Vice President of Advancement’s private office, which is always locked when the VP is not present.

Second Chance employs Squarespace to manage online donations and information gathering. Squarespace provides SSL certificates for all pages of the website. Visitors can access a constant, secure connection on every page of our site. When Second Chance website visitors see a lock icon next to our URL in the browser, they can be assured that their information is safe.

We have implemented security policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control from:

  • Unauthorized access
  • Improper use or disclosure
  • Unauthorized modification
  • Unlawful destruction or accidental loss

We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to state institutions and authorities except if required by law or other regulation.

ACCESS TO THE PERSONAL DATA WE MAY HOLD ABOUT YOU

To inquire if we have data about you or to review the data please send a postal mail to 6145 Imperial Avenue, San Diego, CA 92114                                         or call 619-234-8888.

We will provide you with a readable copy of the personal data within a month, although we may require proof of your identity.

We will provide the information without any charge. We allow you to challenge the data that we hold about you and, where appropriate, you may have the data erased, rectified or amended or completed.

We reserve the right to refuse this service, but will give reasons for our refusal. We will furnish you with the procedure to appeal such a decision.