Privacy Policy

About Us

This is a privacy policy for HOPE worldwide. Our homepage on the Web is located at http://www.positive-choice.org. The full text of our privacy policy is available on the Web at http://www.positive-choice.org/doc/privacy Users may go to http://www.positive-choice.org/registration/login.php for information on how to opt-in or opt-out of use of their information.

We invite you to contact us if you have questions about this policy. You may contact us by mail at the following address:

HOPE worldwide
353 West Lancaster Ave
Suite 200
Wayne, PA 19087 
United States

You may contact us by e-mail at webmaster@positive-choice.org. You may call us at 610-254-8800.

Dispute Resolution and Privacy Seals

We have the following privacy seals and/or dispute resolution mechanisms. If you think we have not followed our privacy policy in some way, they can help you resolve your concern.

• Standard Dispute Resolution: Please contact us online or by telephone with any concerns you may have regarding our privacy practices.

Additional Information

This policy is valid until 1 Jan, 2010 at 12:00:00 EST.

Data Collection

P3P policies declare the data they collect in groups (also referred to as "statements"). This policy contains 3 data groups. The data practices of each group will be explained separately.

Group "Basic information"

We collect the following information:

• Click-stream data
• HTTP protocol elements
• Search terms

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Completion and support of the current activity.
• Web site and system administration.
• Research and development.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Data collected from all Web users: access logs, and search strings (if entered).

Group "Cookies"

At the user's option, we will collect the following data:

• HTTP cookies

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Research and development.
• One-time tailoring.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Cookies are used to track visitors to our site, so we can better understand what portions of our site best serve you.

Group "Mailing registration"

We collect the following information:

• Online contact information
• Preference data

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Completion and support of the current activity.
• One-time tailoring.
• Contacting visitors for marketing of services or products. The user is allowed to opt-out of this usage.
• Historical preservation.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents. In addition, the following types of entities will receive this information:

• Delivery services. The user is allowed to opt-out of this data sharing.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

This information is collected so that we can send you valuable and useful information which is relevant to your needs and interests.

Cookies

Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide you with tailored information from a Web site. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it.

Our site makes use of cookies. Cookies are used for the following purposes:

• User targeting
• Research and development