Privacy Policy

Responder Relief Fund treats all aid applications and related personal information with the highest level of confidentiality. Information submitted through our aid application process, including financial hardship details, medical information, and personal circumstances, is used solely for the purpose of evaluating and processing your request for assistance.

Application information is shared only with authorized staff and volunteers directly involved in the review and fulfillment process. We do not share applicant details with donors, corporate partners, or the public without your explicit written consent. All personnel with access to application data are bound by strict confidentiality obligations.

We use the Purchase Information that we collect generally to fulfill any donations or orders placed through the Site, including processing your payment information and providing you with receipts or order confirmations. Additionally, we use this Purchase Information to:

• -Communicate with you regarding your donation or application;
• -Screen our transactions for potential risk or fraud; and
• -When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or updates relating to our programs and services.

We use the Browsing Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site, for example by generating analytics about how our visitors browse and interact with the Site and to assess the success of our outreach campaigns.

We may share Your Personal Information with trusted third parties to help us operate the Site, as described above. For example, we may use Google Analytics to help us understand how our visitors use the Site. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information at google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy. You can opt out of Google Analytics at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

We may also share Your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

As described above, we may use Your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative's educational page at networkadvertising.org.

You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:

• -Facebook: facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
• -Google: google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
• -Bing: advertise.bingads.microsoft.com

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out portal at optout.aboutads.info.

We take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to ensure your personal information is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed. Payment information submitted through the Site is encrypted using industry-standard Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.

While we take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee its absolute security, but we are committed to maintaining safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information we hold.

Please note that we presently do not alter our Site's data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information provided below.

Additionally, if you are a European resident, please note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill any agreements we might have with you or to otherwise pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Please also note that your information may be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.

When you place a donation or submit an application through the Site, we will maintain your Purchase Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information. Aid application records are retained as required for program administration and legal compliance purposes.

The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If you believe a minor has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this page periodically for any changes. Changes are effective immediately upon posting to the Site.

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint or request deletion of your data, please contact us: