Gift of Hope Privacy Policy

Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network (“Gift of Hope”) cares about your privacy and wants you to be familiar with how we collect, use, and disclose information. This Privacy Policy describes our practices in connection with information that we or our service providers collect through the website or application operated and controlled by us (hereinafter the “Service”) from which you are accessing this Privacy Policy. By providing personal information to us or by using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read and understand this Privacy Policy.

Plain Talk Statements

This is the privacy policy for Gift of Hope. Please read the entire statement to understand all of its nuances (there’s a lot of legal language).

In brief, the material on Gift of Hope Web site is copyrighted.

If you follow a link outside of Gift of Hope’s site, we don’t guarantee anything about the site on the other side.

We don’t endorse or guarantee any entities outside of Gift of Hope. Gift of Hope collects aggregate information about the paths viewers travel on this website so we can understand what’s interesting to viewers.

We don’t sell information.

This site does not collect protected health information. However, in live interactions with Gift of Hope, any personal information you share with Gift of Hope is treated with the utmost care.

Because these Copyright, Linking and Privacy Policies may change from time to time, we encourage you to revisit this page often for the most current disclosure of our privacy practices. Your continued use of the website will indicate your acceptance of any revised copyright, linking or privacy policy.

Copyright Policy

The text, information, data, artwork, video, audio, images or graphics (collectively, the “Material”) found on Gift of Hope’s website may be protected by copyright. Parties other than Gift of Hope may own copyright in the Material. The Material contained on the website of Gift of Hope may only be accessed for personal or educational purposes. You may not modify the Material or use the Material for any other purpose without the express written consent of Gift of Hope and any other copyright owner of the Material.

Without limiting the foregoing, all Material on this website is provided “AS IS” WITHOUT A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE, AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Gift of Hope assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other items of a destructive nature that may infect, your computer equipment or other property on account of your use of this website or your downloading of any Material from the website.

Any other questions regarding use of the Material from this website should be directed to webmaster@giftofhope.org. Gift of Hope reserves the right to change this policy at any time.

Linking Policy

Gift of Hope’s website contains links to other internet sites and resources. Gift of Hope makes no representations whatsoever about any other website that you may access through this website. Gift of Hope is not responsible for the availability of these outside resources or their contents, nor does it endorse, nor is it responsible for any of the contents, advertising, products or other materials on such sites.

It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use or download from such sites is free of such items as viruses, worms, Trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature. If you decide to access any of the third-party sites linked to this website, you do this entirely at your own risk.

Under no circumstances shall Gift of Hope be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damages caused or alleged to have been caused by use of or reliance on any content, goods or services available on such sites, or as a result of use of any information you provide to such sites. Any concerns regarding any external link should be directed to its respective site administrator or webmaster.

Gift of Hope ordinarily does not prohibit links to its website, provided that (1) any such link does not improperly connote an endorsement by or affiliation with Gift of Hope, (2) only links with our home page at www.bcw.edu (3) does not frame our website or modify or alter the content or manner of display of our website, and (4) any such link does not adversely impact Gift of Hope in any manner.

Our company name must appear as “Gift of Hope” at the first and most prominent use on any website. Thereafter, you may refer to our company as “Gift of Hope.” Gift of Hope may terminate the right to link to our site at any time, in its sole discretion, without liability or obligation to you of any kind. Gift of Hope has the right to inspect your website from time to time to ensure compliance with the terms of this linking policy. In the event this right to link to our site is terminated, you will remove all references to Gift of Hope, including the link and any other references to Gift of Hope, within twenty-four (24) hours of written request by Gift of Hope.

Web Information

Your privacy is important to Gift of Hope. By using this website you agree that this Privacy Policy is acceptable to you, and Gift of Hope is permitted to use your personal information as set forth below. We limit the collection and use of your personal information to what is necessary to administer our business or that are compatible with the purposes for which we originally requested it.

Any personally-identifying information collected by Gift of Hope is done so overtly, that is, information is specifically requested and it is the option of the website visitor to provide or not provide that information.

Gift of Hope does not sell your personal information to unaffiliated organizations. However, to provide you with the appropriate level of service, we may share information with firms that assist us in providing our services or carrying out your account needs.

The personally identifiable information that you provide will not be willfully sold or rented, but may be used to develop content and functionality that helps us serve our customers’ needs, to improve the service and products we provide, and other purposes. We reserve the right to sell or license aggregated information to third parties.

Cookie Policy

Gift of Hope uses cookies on its website to improve your online experience and allow us the opportunity to serve you better. Cookies are small pieces of data that are downloaded to your device when you visit our website. The information we obtain from the cookies does not personally identify you. This information helps our website to know how to help the website user navigate more efficiently. The data also helps us to better understand aspects of how the website is being used so that we may continue to improve how our website serves its user. By using our website, you agree to our use of these cookies, unless you disable the cookies on your browser. If you choose to disable the cookies on your browser, you may not be able to take full advantage of each of the offerings that our website otherwise provides.

As we continue to develop our organization and promote our charitable mission, we might sell or buy other businesses or assets. In such transactions, customer information generally is one of the transferred business assets. Also, in the event that Gift of Hope, or substantially all of its assets is acquired, customer information will be one of the transferred assets. It is important to note that this website contains links to other sites that may not follow the same privacy policies. For instance, clicking on an outside link will take you to an entirely different site. These sites may collect and use data in ways Gift of Hope would not. Gift of Hope is not responsible for the privacy practices or any information or materials on these other sites. If you have any questions regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us at webmaster@giftofhope.org.

Privacy Policy: Medical Information Shared with Gift of Hope

Notice of Privacy Practices

Use by Minors

The Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 16 and we request that these individuals not provide personal information through the Service. If your child has submitted Personal Information and you would like to request that such Personal Information be removed, please contact us as explained below under Contacting Us.

Information Collection

We may ask you to submit personal information in order for you to benefit from certain features (such as newsletter subscriptions, tips/pointers, or order processing) or to participate in a particular activity (such as sweepstakes or other promotions). You will be informed what information is required and what information is optional.

We may combine the information you submit with other information we have collected from you, whether on or offline. We may also combine it with information we receive about you from other organizations and publicly available information sources (including information from your publicly available social media profiles).

If you submit any personal information relating to another individual to us, you represent that you have the authority to do so and to permit us to use the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Sensitive Information

Unless we specifically request or invite it, we ask that you not send us, and you not disclose, any sensitive personal information (e.g., Social Security numbers, information related to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or philosophical beliefs, health, sex life or sexual orientation, criminal background, or trade union membership, or biometric or genetic data for the purpose of uniquely identifying an individual) on or through the Service or otherwise to us.

Automatic Information Collection and Use

We and our service providers may collect certain information automatically as you navigate around the Service. Please read the Cookie Policy for detailed information about the cookies and other tracking technologies used on the Service. The Cookie Policy includes information on how you may disable these technologies. If you do not disable them and continue to use our Service, we will infer your consent to their use.

We and our service providers may also automatically collect and use information in the following ways:

Through your browser: Certain information is collected by most browsers, such as your Media Access Control (MAC) address, computer type (Windows or Mac), screen resolution, operating system name and version, and Internet browser type and version. We may collect similar information, such as your device type and identifier, if you access the Service through a mobile device. We use this information to ensure that the Service functions properly.

IP address: Your IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet Service Provider. An IP address is identified and logged automatically in our server log files whenever a user visits the Service, along with the time of the visit and the pages visited. Collecting IP addresses is standard practice and is done automatically by many online services. We use IP addresses for purposes such as calculating Service usage levels, diagnosing server problems, and administering the Service. We may also derive your approximate location from your IP address.

Device Information: We may collect information about your mobile device, such as a unique device identifier, to understand how you use the Service.

How We Use and Disclose Information

We use and disclose information you provide to us as described to you at the point of collection. Please see the section entitled “Choices and Access,” below, to learn how you may opt out of certain of our uses and disclosures.

Where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent to our use of your personal information at the point of information collection. We may also use information from or about you as necessary to perform a contract, to comply with a legal obligation (for example, due to our pharmacovigilance obligations), or for our legitimate business interests. We may also rely on other legal bases, specifically for:

Providing the functionality of the Service and fulfilling your requests.

to provide the functionality of the Service to you and providing you with related customer service; to respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests, such as to send you documents you request or email alerts; to send you important information regarding our relationship with you or regarding the Service, changes to our terms, conditions, and policies and/or other administrative information. We will engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you and/or to comply with a legal obligation.

Accomplishing our business purposes.

for data analysis, for example, to improve the efficiency of the Service; for audits, to verify that our internal processes function as intended and are compliant with legal, regulatory, or contractual requirements; for fraud and security monitoring purposes, for example, to detect and prevent cyberattacks or attempts to commit identity theft; for developing new products and services; for enhancing, improving or modifying our website or products and services; for identifying Service usage trends, for example, understanding which parts of our Service are of most interest to users; and for determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, so that we can adapt our campaigns to the needs and interests of our users. We will engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you, to comply with a legal obligation, and/or because we have a legitimate interest.

Analysis of Personal Information to provide personalized services.

to better understand you, so that we can personalize our interactions with you and provide you with information and/or offers tailored to your interests; to better understand your preferences so that we can deliver content via the Service that we believe will be relevant and interesting to you. We will provide personalized services either with your consent or because we have a legitimate interest.

We also disclose information collected through the Service to our affiliates for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. Our affiliates include Gift of Hope Community Foundation and Illinois Transplant Fund, and any other organization or entity controlled or operated by Gift of Hope. Gift of Hope is the party responsible for the management of the jointly used Personal Information; to our third party partners with whom we offer a cobranded or comarketed promotion; to our third party service providers who provide services such as website hosting and moderating, mobile application hosting, data analysis, payment processing, order fulfillment, infrastructure provision, IT services, customer service, email and direct mail delivery services, auditing, and other services, in order to enable them to provide services; and as permitted by applicable law, to a third party in the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets, or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings).

In addition, we may use and disclose your information as we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) to comply with legal process or applicable law, which may include laws outside your country of residence; (b) as permitted by applicable law to respond to requests from public and government authorities, which may include authorities outside your country of residence; (c) to enforce our terms and conditions; and (d) to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you, or others. We may also use and disclose your information in other ways, after obtaining your consent to do so.

We may use and disclose information we collect automatically as described above, under “Automatic Information Collection and Use.”

In addition, where allowed by applicable law, we may use and disclose information that is not in personally identifiable form for any purpose. If we combine information that is not in personally identifiable form with information that is identifiable (such as combining your name with your geographical location), we will treat the combined information as personal information as long as it is combined.

CHOICES AND ACCESS

Your choices regarding our use and disclosure of your personal information

We give you choices regarding our use and disclosure of your personal information for marketing purposes. You may opt out from:

Receiving marketing communications from us: If you no longer want to receive marketing communications from us on a going forward basis, you may opt out of receiving them by contacting us at webmaster@giftofhope.org. In your request to us, please provide your name, identify the form(s) of marketing communications that you no longer wish to receive, and include the address(es) to which it/they are sent. For example, if you no longer wish to receive marketing emails or direct mail from us, tell us that, and provide your name and email or postal address.
Receiving reminders from us: If you no longer want to receive medical reminders from us on a going forward basis, you may opt out of receiving them by contacting us at webmaster@giftofhope.org. In your request to us, please provide your name and the email address or phone number at which you receive reminders from us.
Our sharing of your personal information with affiliates and third-party partners: If you previously opted in to receiving marketing communications from our affiliates or third party partners, you may opt out of our sharing of your personal information with those parties for their direct marketing purposes on a going forward basis by contacting us at at webmaster@giftofhope.org. In your communication to us, please state that we should no longer share your personal information with our affiliates and/or third party partners for their marketing purposes, and include your name and email address.

We will seek to comply with your request(s) as soon as reasonably practicable. Please note that if you opt out as described above, we will not be able to remove your personal information from the databases of our affiliates with which we have already shared your information (i.e., as of the date that we implement your opt out request). Please also note that if you opt out of receiving marketing related messages from us, we may still send you important transactional and administrative messages, from which you cannot opt out.

How you can access, change, or delete your personal information

If you would like to review, correct, update, restrict, or delete your personal information, or if you would like to request to receive an electronic copy of your personal information for purposes of transmitting it to another company (to the extent these rights are provided to you by applicable law), please contact us at webmaster@giftofhope.org. We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable and no later than one month after receipt. If circumstances cause any delay in our response, you will be promptly notified and provided a date for our response.

Crossborder Transfer

Your personal information may be stored and processed in any country where we have facilities or service providers, and by using our Service or by providing consent to us (where required by law), your information may be transferred to countries outside of your country of residence, including to the United States, which may provide for different data protection rules than in your country. Appropriate contractual and other measures are in place to protect personal information when it is transferred to our affiliates or third parties in other countries.

Some non-European Economic Area (EEA) countries are recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection according to EEA standards (the full list of these countries is available here https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection_en.) For transfers from the EEA to countries not considered adequate by the European Commission, we have ensured that adequate measures are in place, including by ensuring that the recipient is bound by [EU Standard Contractual Clauses, EU-US Privacy Shield Certification, or an EU-approved code of conduct or certification], to protect your Personal Information. You may obtain a copy of these measures by contacting our data protection officer in accordance with the “Contacting Us” section below.

Security

We seek to use reasonable organizational, technical, and administrative measures designed to protect personal information under our control. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or data storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you have with us has been compromised), please immediately notify us in accordance with the “Contacting Us” section below.

Retention Period

We will retain your personal information for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purpose(s) for which it was obtained. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include: (i) the length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide the Service to you; (ii) whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject; and (iii) whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (such as in regard to applicable statutes of limitations, litigation, or regulatory investigations).

For example, if we collect your personal information for marketing analytics purposes, we will store it for a period of one year, with a starting point of retention period, e.g., receipt of the request, closing of the contest, receipt of the complaint.

Please note, however, that this is not an exhaustive list of retention periods. Your personal information may be stored for a longer period using the criteria set forth in the first paragraph of this section, especially points (ii) and (iii).

Third-Party Sites and Services

This Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy, information, or other practices of any third parties, including any third party operating any site or online service (including, without limitation, any application) that is available through this Service or to which this Service contains a link. The availability of, or inclusion of a link to, any such site or property on the Service does not imply endorsement of it by us or by our affiliates.

Lodging A Complaint with A Regulator

You may lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority competent for your country or region. Please click here for contact information for such authorities.

Updates to this Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will become effective when we post the revised Privacy Policy on the Service. Your use of the Service following these changes means that you accept the revised Privacy Policy. We recommend that you regularly review the Privacy Policy when you visit the Service. This policy was last updated in March 2020.

PRIVACY NOTICE FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

Effective: January 1, 2020

This Privacy Notice for California Residents supplements the information contained in the Gift of Hope Privacy Policy (above), and applies only to California residents (“You,” “your” or “consumer”).

Personal Information Collection and Purposes of Use

We collect and use information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, to you or your devices when you visit this website, provide us your personal information, or have a contractual or business relationship with us or any of our affiliates, (“Personal Information”). Such Personal Information includes direct identifiers like a name, postal address, email address, social security number or other government identifier, and indirect identifiers that may identify, relate to, or be associated with a particular individual, such as a telephone number, device identifier, IP address and browsing history, credit card information, or inferences about consumer preferences or characteristics.

We collect this Personal Information for the following purposes:

to respond to your inquiries and to fulfill your requests;
to send you important information regarding our relationship with you or regarding this website, changes to our terms, conditions, and policies and/or other administrative information;
for audits, to verify that our internal processes function as intended and are compliant with legal, regulatory, or contractual requirements;
for fraud or crime prevention, and for technical security monitoring purposes;
to facilitate the development of new products and services;
to enhance, improve or modify our website or products and services;
for data analysis that will allow us to understand website usage trends;
to determine the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, so that we can adapt our campaigns to the needs and interests of our users.
to better understand you, so that we can personalize our interactions with you and provide you with information and/or offers tailored to your interests;

Our Personal Information Handling Practices in 2019

In the preceding 12 months, we have collected the following categories of Personal Information from California residents who have visited this website, provided us their Personal Information, or had or have a contractual or business relationship with us or any of our affiliates:

Direct identifiers as described above
Indirect identifiers as described above.

We have collected such Personal Information from one or more of the following categories of sources:

Information that you submit or share directly with us, through registrations, surveys, applications, or telephone calls, and email and postal communications;
Information passively collected from cookies and other website analytics;
Information collected through third parties or from your browsing activity on other sites, such as on social media platforms, and public databases;
From one or more of our affiliates with which you have a business relationship;
Service providers with which we have a contractual relationship and to which you have provided your Personal Information

We collected such Personal Information for the purposes noted above (see “Personal Information Collection and Purposes of Use”) and in the J&J Global Privacy Policy (see “How We Use and Disclose Information”):

We may have shared such Personal Information with the following categories of third parties:

Service providers that help us to run our business, such as call centers and order fulfillment and distribution companies, credit card processing companies, web hosting and development companies, and direct marketing agencies
Vendors that help us track the effectiveness of advertisements on our Sites
Vendors that help us to provide you with program, services or educational information we believe may be of interest to you
Third parties with which we jointly market a product
Affiliates and subsidiaries that may have or may want to seek a business relationship with you

We collected one or more of the following specific pieces of personal information:

Legal name, nickname, signature, email address, postal address, social security number, date of birth, driver’s license number, physical characteristics or description, educational level, current employment or employment history, biometric information, and/or geolocation data
Account name, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information and/or health insurance information
Online identifier, Internet Protocol address, Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement

Unless specifically stated, we do not share, disclose or sell personal information to third parties for their own use, but we do share your personal information with our affiliates and trusted partners in arrangements that may meet the broad definition of “sale” under California law. In these arrangements, use of the information we share is limited by policies, contracts, or similar restrictions.

Your Privacy Rights

You have the following rights regarding our collection and use of your personal information. To exercise those rights, you must submit a request by contacting us at webmaster@giftofhope.org. We may ask you to provide additional information to verify your request. We may not discriminate against you if you exercise your rights as described in this notice. For example, we may not deny goods or services to you, or charge you different prices or rates, or provide a different level of quality of products or services.

Right to Information

You have the right to request the following information regarding the personal information we have collected about you:

Categories of personal information collected about you, and sources from which collected;
Our purpose for collecting personal information;
Categories of third parties with which the personal information was shared; and
Specific pieces of personal information collected about consumers.

You have the right to request the following information regarding the personal information we have sold or disclosed about you:

Categories of your personal information sold in the preceding 12 months;
Categories of third parties to whom your personal information has been disclosed;
Categories of personal information that we disclosed about consumers for a business purpose.

Right to Opt Out of Sharing, Disclosure, or Sale of Personal Information

You have the right to direct us to not share, disclose, or sell your personal information. To exercise this right, you or your authorized representative may submit a request by contacting us at webmaster@giftofhope.org

Right to Request Deletion

You have the right to request that we delete the personal information we have about you. However, we are not required to delete information if it is necessary to retain your information to:

Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, provide a good or service requested by you, or a transaction reasonably anticipated within the context of our or one of our affiliate’s ongoing business relationship with you, or to otherwise perform a contract we have with you.
Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity or prosecute those responsible for that activity.
Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.
Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law.
Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act pursuant to Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 1546) of Title 12 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impact the achievement of such research, if you have provided informed consent.
Facilitate solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us or one of our affiliates.
Comply with a legal obligation.
Otherwise use the personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which it was provided.

SUPPLEMENTAL PRIVACY NOTICE FOR NEVADA RESIDENTS

Effective: October 1, 2019

This Supplemental Privacy Notice for Nevada Residents adds to the information contained in the Gift of Hope Privacy Policy (above), and applies only to Nevada residents (“You,” “your” or “consumer”).

Personal Information Collection and Purposes of Use

We collect certain personal information of Nevada consumers through our Internet websites or other online service. This information includes one or more of the following elements of personally identifiable information:

1. A first and last name.

2. A home or other physical address that includes the name of a street and the name of a city or town.

3. An electronic mail address.

4. A telephone number.

5. A Social Security Number.

6. An identifier that allows a specific person to be contacted either physically or online.

7. Any other information concerning a person collected from the person through the Internet website or online service of the operator, and maintained by the operator in combination with an identifier in a form that makes the information personally identifiable.

We collect this personal information for the following purposes:

to respond to your inquiries and to fulfill your requests;
to send you important information regarding our relationship with you or regarding this website, changes to our terms, conditions, and policies and/or other administrative information;
for audits, to verify that our internal processes function as intended and are compliant with legal, regulatory, or contractual requirements;
for fraud or crime prevention, and for technical security monitoring purposes;
to facilitate the development of new products and services;
to enhance, improve or modify our website or products and services;
for data analysis that will allow us to understand website usage trends;
to determine the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, so that we can adapt our campaigns to the needs and interests of our users.
to better understand you, so that we can personalize our interactions with you and provide you with information and/or offers tailored to your interests.

Your Privacy Rights

Right to access and/or correct your personal information, or opt out of sale of personal information

If you would like to review, correct, or update your personal information, you or your authorized representative may submit your request to us at webmaster@giftofhope.org. We will respond to your verified request as soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than sixty (60) days after receipt. If circumstances cause any delay in our response, you will be promptly notified and provided a date for our response.

We generally do not disclose or share personal information for profit. Under Nevada law, you have the right to direct us to not sell or license your personal information to third parties. To exercise this right, if applicable, you or your authorized representative may submit a request to webmaster@giftofhope.org. We will respond to your verified request as soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than sixty (60) days after receipt. If circumstances cause any delay in our response, you will be promptly notified and provided a date for our response.

Contact Us You can contact us with questions about this Privacy Notice for Nevada Residents or to exercise your rights as described in this Notice at webmaster@giftofhope.org