Give Out Loud

Give Out Loud Privacy Policy

Give Out Loud, LLC. is committed to maintaining the accuracy, security and privacy of any personal information provided to us. This Privacy Policy is a statement of principles and guidelines concerning the protection of the personal information of our customers, service providers and other individuals.

"In what follows, terms such as "We" or "us" or "our" shall refer to Give Out Loud, LLC. and "you" or "your" refers to you. The "Service" refers to the various functions and activities provided or made possible by this website.

We use the information we collect about you to help us understand more about how this web site is used. Where you have given your consent, we may also use it to communicate with you by email when we have information we think may be of interest to you. We reserve the right to contact you periodically, even when you have opted not to receive communication from Give Out Loud, if there are important notifications regarding the Service.

If you choose to make a donation, your contact details will be passed on to the charity you have chosen to support. The information we collect from you may vary depending upon how you use the site - as a visitor, a member and/or as a donor to charities.

In this section, we will refer to "personally identifiable information", which is information that enables us to identify you, such as your email address, name, job title and your password and postal address.

The information we collect from you as a visitor:

Give Out Loud collects information about the Internet Protocol ("IP") addresses of all visitors to our site. An IP address is a number assigned to your computer automatically when you use the Internet. Give Out Loud collects this information to help administer our website and diagnose problems. We also use IP addresses to monitor site traffic patterns in order to further develop and improve the design and layout of our site. We may report IP information in aggregate to partners and charities. Give Out Loud also collects information volunteered by you, for instance in surveys or during registration.

The information we collect from you as a donor:

If you make an online donation, we collect additional information comprised of your credit or debit card details, including card type, card number and expiration date.

Give Out Loud will make your 'personally identifiable information' (as described above) available to the charity or charities to which you have made donations. We also make your name available to the fundraiser whose page you have contributed through; we will make your email address available only if you choose. We do not share your credit/debit card information. Give Out Loud may also contact you with information we feel will be of interest, although you can choose to opt out of this if you wish. To opt out, please email support@giveoutloud.com and ask to be removed from our email list.

Who receives your information?

Give Out Loud collects your "personally identifiable information" and does not pass it on to third parties, with the following exceptions: to the credit card authorization company, when necessary to process a donation made by you to your chosen charity, and to the charity to which you have made a donation. Please note that if you are creating your own Fundraising Page for an event or occasion, we will pass on your name, address and email address to your chosen charity for administrative purposes. Your information may also be made available to the Charity’s Agent or third party event organizer specified by Your charity. We may share aggregate information (such as statistical or demographic information) with third parties, however, this information does not include personally identifiable information.

Your choices regarding the use of your information

When you make a donation to a fundraising page, you can determine how you would like your name to appear publicly on that page.

When we pass along your 'personally identifiable information' to charities, Give Out Loud cannot control how charities use this information. If you wish to opt out of receiving future communications from the charity (other than any acknowledgement the charity may provide of your donation), please contact the charity directly.

Update your information

The accuracy of your individual information is important, so if any part of it changes at any time please let us know by updating your details in your Account.

Canceling your website page

You may cancel your website page at any time by going to the "Cancel Website" box in your Account. If you choose to do this, please know that any information you have already provided will be handled in accordance with this Privacy and Security Policy.

Links to other websites

This policy only applies to information collected by the Give Out Loud website. This website may contain links to other websites, such as those of the charities using Give Out Loud's products. Such sites are not owned or controlled by Give Out Loud, and we are not responsible for their privacy or security practices. We encourage you to review the policies of such other sites before providing personal information to them.

Security precautions to protect your information

Give Out Loud uses the latest online security to protect the information you provide. However, you should be aware that no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed 100% secure and any information you send us is at your own risk. Please read the our Security Policy.

We will only use the information you provide (e.g. your friend’s email address) to send your message to your friend.

Children under the age of 18 should not use this website without the supervision of a parent or guardian, and should not submit any personal information to us.

Give Out Loud works with various credit card companies. Our chosen credit card processing partners manage all customer data in accordance with consumer data protection legislation.

Your Personal Information is stored in secured locations and on servers controlled by GOL, located either at our offices or at the offices of our service providers.

Legal requirement

Give Out Loud may provide 'personally identifiable information' to the appropriate authorities as may be required by law or when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect Give Out Loud’s rights or the rights of donors, or to comply with a legal process.

Business transaction

In the event that Give Out Loud goes through a business transaction, such as a merger with or acquisition by another company, or a sale of all or a portion of its assets, your information may be among the assets transferred. We will notify visitors and donors via an update to this Privacy Policy if any such transaction results in any changes to this policy.

Acceptance of our Privacy Policy

Your use of the Give Out Loud website and associated services indicates your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you are not satisfied with any aspect of it, please do not continue to use the website and services. This policy may change from time to time, and you are deemed to have accepted the then current version each time you use the site or one of our services, so please check back periodically.

Please remember to keep your password secure.

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us via email at support@giveoutloud.com