Heart Heroes places a high priority on protecting your privacy and this policy was created to demonstrate our commitment to the privacy of our community and website users. Heart Heroes, Inc. believes that data it collects from its programs and services is an essential resource to furthering our mission. Heart Heroes respects the rights of individuals to understand and direct how their private information can be used. This document explains what types of information is collected and how this information is used.
What Personally Identifiable Information is Collected
All programs and activities of Heart Heroes Inc. (HH) and the Superhero Heart Run that collect personally identifiable information (PII), and other information at least as sensitive as PII, shall be designed and conducted to ensure that such PII is collected, stored, used, disclosed, and destroyed: (a) in full compliance with any applicable privacy laws and regulations; (b) only within the permissions granted, where permission is required; (c) with commercially reasonable security protection based on the type of information; and (d) consistent with HH’s mission to support families affected by Congenital Heart Defects, raise awareness for CHD, and respecting individuals’ desire to protect their privacy. All staff and volunteers designing and conducting programs that collect, store, use, disclose or destroy PII must do so following this Privacy Policy, the Privacy Standards below, and applicable Heart Heroes Privacy & Security Procedures. Individuals that sign up to receive Heart Heroes e-communications voluntarily provide PII. We may use this information for specific, limited purposes. You may always “opt out,” either now or at any time in the future if you do not wish to receive our messages.
IP addresses
If needed, Heart Heroes uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer www.heartheroes.org and www.superheroheartrun.com, and for statistical metrics used to track website visitor traffic.
Cookies
www.heartheroes.org and www.superheroheartrun.com uses “cookie” messages to automatically help provide better services. They remind us who you are and your preferences for our website based on what you’ve done and told us before. The “cookie” is placed in your computer and is read when you come back to our website. Cookies let us take you to the information and features you’re particularly interested in. They also let us track your usage of www.heartheroes.org and www.superheroheartrun.com, so we know which parts of our sites are most popular. You can reject cookies or cancel them by instructing your Web browser accordingly.
How Your Information May Be Used
We use your personal information to provide you with personalized service; to send e-mail alerts to you; to answer your requests; to meet your support needs; etc. You may choose to opt-out at any time, which will cease all communications from us. We may also use your information to track visitors to our website. This lets us see which of our features are the most popular so we can better serve our users’ needs. It also lets us provide aggregate data about our traffic (not identifying you personally, but showing how many visitors used which features, for example) to outside parties.
Email Privacy
Heart Heroes, Inc. and the Superhero Heart Run does not provide, sell, or rent email addresses to anyone outside the organization.
External Links
www.heartheroes.org and www.superheroheartrun.com include links to external websites. These links do not fall under the www.heartheroes.org and www.superheroheartrun.com domain, and Heart Heroes is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of external websites. Your use of any linked website is solely at your own risk.
Modifications
We may amend this privacy policy from time to time; please review it periodically. We maintain the option to modify this privacy at any time by electronic notice posted on our website. Your continued use of our website after the date that such notices are posted will be deemed to be your agreement to the changed terms.
Heart Heroes Inc. will comply with all applicable privacy and security laws and regulations and require its vendors, volunteers, and staff to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Questions
For more information, please contact info@heartheroes.org
4/2/2020