1. Acceptance of Privacy Policy
Each time you access, use, or browse www.mysisterkate.com or provide personal information to My Sister Kate offline, you signify your acceptance of the current Privacy Policy. If you do not accept this Privacy Policy, you are not authorized to provide information to My Sister Kate or its website and must discontinue use of the website immediately.
Should the Privacy Policy be materially revised, My Sister Kate will post the changes on its website and the new Privacy Policy will be effective immediately upon posting and will apply only to information collected thereafter, unless we provide notice or have other communications with you. You can determine when the Privacy Policy was last revised by referring to the “Last Revised” legend at the top of this page.
2. Types of Information Collected
We may collect personal information from you including, without limitation, non-public information about you that helps My Sister Kate identify you, such as first and last name, organization name, birth date, email address, home and business addresses, telephone number, credit or debit card information, billing address, and other non-public information.
We may collect non-personal information about your use of the Site such as your IP address, usage statistics, browsing history, country location, type of computer operating system you use (e.g., Microsoft Windows or Mac OS), the type of browser you use (e.g., Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer), and the domain name of your internet service provider.
3. How We Collect Information
We may collect personal information from you when you:
Sign up to receive announcements or our rewards program;
Purchase any goods on the Site; and
Communicate with My Sister Kate via email or offline.
Personal information collected by My Sister Kate may be stored and processed in the United States in accordance with the laws of the United States. By using the website and submitting your personal information to My Sister Kate offline, you expressly consent to the storage and processing of your personal information in the United States or elsewhere in accordance with the laws of the United States.
My Sister Kate automatically receives and records non-personal information on our server logs from your browser as well as through other analysis of the Site. We also may collect information using cookies, web beacons or similar technologies, or through third parties using similar technologies. A cookie is a piece of data stored on your computer. When you visit the My Sister Kate website, your web browser may store cookies on your computer, which will better enable you to navigate the website upon return. You may use the website even if you choose to reject or delete the cookies. Cookies also may be used by some of the other websites for which a link is placed on the My Sister Kate website.
4. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect:
To process and respond to your requests and inquiries and provide services to you.
To alert you to new developments, special events, programs, products
or services.
To send announcements and newsletters, and to provide you with personalized content in the newsletters.
For the purposes for which you provided the information.
To monitor and analyze information regarding your browsing and viewing preferences and to diagnose problems of the website.
To analyze our users’ demographics and interests.
For administration and improvement of the website and to enhance the user experience.
For fraud prevention, internal operations, legal compliance, and other public purposes.
To enforce the Terms of Use.
In the case of personal information about you provided to us by hospitals or medical providers, we may use such
information in the ways we are informed by the hospital or medical provider you have permitted.
5. Communications with You
You authorize My Sister Kate to transmit email to you, text message or telephone you to respond to your communications, and provide information to you about new developments, special events, programs, runs, marathons, grants, support services, products and services.
You have the option to not receive further promotional communications from My Sister Kate. To unsubscribe, please send an email to info@mysisterkate.com, mail to the postal address 48 S. Washington Street, Hinsdale, IL 60521. Please note that unsubscribe requests may take up to ten (10) days to become effective.
6. Information Sharing with Third Parties
Except as provided below, My Sister Kate does not share the information it collects from you with others without your permission.
We do not disclose or sell personal information of our donors with any third party.
My Sister Kate may disclose the information it collects to others:
for purposes of outsourcing to or receiving assistance for one or more of the functions described in the Terms or this Privacy Policy from third parties who work on behalf of or with My Sister Kate under confidentiality or similar agreements including service providers, agents, vendors, partners, advocates, researchers, consultants, volunteers, and affiliates; to confirm or update information provided by you, including by combining information you provide with information from other services such as public records; in the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or disposition of all or any portion of My Sister Kate’s business or operations (including without limitation in connection with bankruptcy or any similar proceedings); as otherwise authorized by you; or in the case of personal information about you provided to us by hospitals or medical providers, for the purposes we are informed by the hospital or medical provider you have permitted.
We also may share your information in response to a subpoena or legal order, when we believe you have acted in violation of the Terms, to investigate, prevent or take action regarding suspected illegal activities, fraud or potential threats, or exercise legal rights or defend against claims, when we believe that doing so may protect your safety or the safety of My Sister Kate or others, or as otherwise permitted or required by law.
7. Children
My Sister Kate does not knowingly collect personal information from children under age 13. If you are under age 13, you are not permitted to use the website or to submit any personal information to My Sister Kate offline or on the website. If you are between 13 and 17 years of age, you may visit the website but you may not submit any personal information. If we become aware that a user is under age 18 and has provided personal information, we will take steps to remove his or her personal information from our files. If you are a parent or guardian and believe My Sister Kate may have inadvertently collected personal information from your child, please notify My Sister Kate immediately by sending an email to info@mysisterkate.com.
8. Protection of Personal Information
My Sister Kate uses reasonable administrative, physical and electronic security measures to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personal information. No transmission of data over the internet is guaranteed to be completely secure. It may be possible for third parties not under the control of My Sister Kate to intercept or access transmissions or private communications unlawfully. While we strive to protect personal information, neither My Sister Kate nor our service providers can ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us over the internet. Any such transmission is at your own risk.
9. Links
You may have the opportunity to follow links on our website to other sites that may be of interest to you. My Sister Kate priority is to only link to reputable sources. Because other sites may not be hosted or controlled by My Sister Kate, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites or the content provided thereon. Therefore, the privacy policies with respect to other sites may differ from those applicable to the My Sister Kate website. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of each other site. This Privacy Policy only applies to information collected and maintained by My Sister Kate.
QUESTIONS? If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@mysisterkate.com. Please note that email communications may not be secure. Accordingly, you should not include personal or other sensitive information in your email correspondence to My Sister Kate.
