Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Web site
www.pedaids.org

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) maintains our Web site, www.pedaids.org, and any ancillary sites (including www.gprn.org) in order to provide you with information about our work, programs, and events, as well as an online forum to interact with us. This Privacy Policy describes EGPAF’s treatment of information that you provide through our Web site.

This privacy statement explains what information we collect, how it is protected, and how we use it. It applies only to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Web sites.

Your use of this Web site constitutes your agreement to the terms and conditions of this policy.

We reserve the right to change the terms of this Privacy Policy. Any changes will be posted on this page. We encourage you to check this page regularly. Your continued use of the Web site following any changes to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such changes. You agree that the information that we gather now will be subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time of use.

A “cookie” is a small text file that is stored in your computer’s browser to aid and simplify your use of our Web site. EGPAF uses cookies. You may change your browser settings to not accept cookies or periodically delete cookies from your browser. The cookie cannot capture your e-mail address, retrieve any data from your hard drive, or pass on a computer virus. The cookie simply collects information you have entered into our Web site to simplify your typing and use in the future.

We collect only the personal information you voluntarily provide to us or that is given to us by entities or third parties that have your permission to share your personal information. Personal information can include but is not limited to your name, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, and credit or debit card number, and may also include personal preferences selected from our Web site.

In correspondence, we use clear GIFs (image files) in our HTML-based e-mails to let us know which e-mails have been opened and use bounce-back technologies for undeliverable e-mails. These assist us in managing correct e-mail addresses, as well as to determine what information is important to you as a reader.

Each time you visit our site, our server will record your server address, your domain name, your browser type, your platform, the date and time of visit, and the titles of pages you view. This information is collected to help us diagnose problems, evaluate traffic patterns, and plan improvements to our site for the best usability. For instance, the most commonly-used pages should be refreshed with information more often, and the most popular browsers should be included in our test procedures before deployment.

We use your personal information to do the following:

1. Process your donation to EGPAF;
2. Send you newsletters and special informational brochures;
3. Contact you about our events;
4. Improve our Web site;
5. Gain your input through reader surveys; and
6. Assist in your advocacy for pediatric AIDS issues.

We receive information from other Web sites in order to process your donation or contact you regarding a request you have made. These requests may be registration information for an event, tickets, purchases from an auction or information requests.

We do not share your personal information for use by other companies except in the case where those companies are performing a service for EGPAF. For instance, a direct mailing for an event would require us to share your address with our direct mail supplier. A credit or debit card number would be shared with a credit card processing company.

We may also disclose your information in response to court orders or subpoenas or if we determine that it is necessary to do so to comply with applicable laws or to protect the interests or safety of Company or other visitors to the Web site.

The Web site may contain links to other sites including, among others, those of advertisers, and other third parties whose trademarks may appear on the Site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of the sites to which we provide links. You should carefully review the privacy policies of any linked sites you access via the Web site.

Protecting your information is important to us. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we are committed to protecting your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us.

We will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under age 13.

If you have further questions regarding this Privacy Policy, or regarding the use of or changes, additions or deletions to your personal information collected through this Web site, please contact us and include your name, telephone number, e-mail address and home address so that we may contact you. We can be reached in the following ways:

• E-mail at: privacy@pedaids.org; or
• Call our Washington, DC headquarters at: 202-296-9165; or
• Write to us at: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

1140 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036

This Privacy Policy is effective as of January 7, 2005.