Privacy Policy
Welcome to Hebrew Free Loan of Austin (HFLA) (“we,” “us,” “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled with care. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you interact with our organization.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information you may provide to us or that we may collect offline and/or through other means (for example, at a live event, via telephone, or through the mail).
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By visiting and using the Sites, you agree that your use of our Sites, and any dispute over privacy, is governed by this Privacy Policy. Because the Web is an evolving medium, we may need to change our Privacy Policy at some point in the future, in which case we’ll post the changes to this Privacy Policy on this website and update the Effective Date of the policy to reflect the date of the changes. By continuing to use the Sites after we post any such changes, you accept the Privacy Policy as modified.
Information We May Collect
We may collect the following types of personal information from you:
- Contact Information: This may include your name, email address, phone number, and postal address.
- Donation Information: When you make a donation to our organization, we may collect financial information, such as credit card details or bank account information. However, we do not store this information, as it is processed securely through a third-party payment processor.
- Communication Preferences: We may collect information about your communication preferences.
- Event Registration: If you register for events or programs hosted by us, we may collect information related to your attendance and participation.
How We Use Your Information
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To Communicate: We may use your contact information to communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and provide updates about our activities, events, and initiatives.
- To Process Donations: If you make a donation, we will use your donation information to process your contribution and provide you with a receipt for tax purposes.
- To process if you make a loan payment.
Social Media
As communicators on social media and through our texts, newsletters, email, Instagram and/or Facebook page, we may collect content or personal information and such information may be used in the same manner specified in this Privacy Policy. You consent to our collection of such information.
We abide by Facebook’s Data Use Restrictions and the data use restrictions from any of our third-party vendors in association with the operations of Hebrew Free Loan of Austin.
Any data collected, received or derived from our vendors is only shared with someone acting on our behalf, such as our service provider. We are responsible for ensuring that our service providers protect any information obtained from us, limit our use of all of that information, and keep it confidential and secure.
Security Disclaimer
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please be aware that no data transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. Any updates will be posted on our website with the effective date.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding your personal information or this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@hfla.org.
By interacting with our organization, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
UPDATED OCTOBER 2023