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Family Services,
Inc., has created this Privacy Policy
to explain why we collect particular
information and how we will protect
your personal privacy within our Web
site. The following discloses our
information gathering and dissemination
practices for the Web site located
at the URL http://www.fs-inc.org/.
In order to
fully understand your rights we encourage
you to read this Privacy Policy as
well as our Terms of Use. Family Services
reserves the right at any time and
without notice to change this Privacy
Policy simply by posting such changes
on our Site. Any such change will
be effective immediately upon posting.
Because we
want to demonstrate our commitment
to your privacy, this Privacy Policy
notifies you of:
- What personally
identifiable information of yours
is collected through the Site
- Who collects
such information
- How such
information is used
- With whom
your information may be shared
- What choices
you have regarding collection, use
and distribution of your information
- What kind
of security procedures are in place
to protect the loss, misuse or alteration
of information under our control
- How you
can correct any inaccuracies in
your information
Questions regarding
this statement should be directed
to Family Services by sending an email
to info@fs-inc.org.
Please reference
this Privacy Policy in your subject
line.
What Information
We Collect and How We Use That Information:
Our registration forms require users
to give us contact information that
may include name, email address, format
preference (HTML vs. Text), address,
interests, and similar information.
We do not request or store sensitive
information from our visitors, such
as credit card or social security
numbers.
Internet
Protocol Address:
We collect an IP address from all
visitors to our Site. An IP address
is a number that is automatically
assigned to your computer when you
use the Internet. We use IP addresses
to help diagnose problems with our
server,
administer our Site, analyze trends,
track users' movement, gather broad
demographic information for aggregate
use in order for us to improve the
site, and deliver customized, personalized
content. IP addresses are not linked
to personally identifiable information.
Use of "Cookies:"
Our Site may use cookies to enhance
your experience while using our Site.
Cookies are pieces of information
that some Web sites transfer to the
computer that is browsing that Web
site and are used for record-keeping
purposes at many Web sites. Use of
cookies makes Web-surfing easier by
performing certain functions such
as saving your passwords, your personal
preferences regarding your use of
the particular Web site and to make
sure you don't see the same ad repeatedly.
Many consider the use of cookies to
be an industry standard.
Your browser
is probably set to accept cookies.
However, if you would prefer not to
receive cookies, you can alter the
configuration of your browser to refuse
cookies. If you choose to have your
browser refuse cookies, it is possible
that some areas of our Site will not
function properly when you view them.
Security:
All information provided to Family
Services is transmitted using SSL
(Secure Socket Layer) encryption.
SSL is a proven coding system that
lets your browser automatically encrypt,
or scramble, data before you send
it to us. We also protect account
information by placing it on a secure
portion of our Site that is only accessible
by certain qualified employees of
Family Services. Unfortunately, however,
no data transmission over the Internet
is 100% secure. While we strive to
protect your information, we cannot
ensure or warrant the security of
such information.
Tell-A-Friend:
If a user elects to use our referral
service for informing a friend about
our Site, we ask them for the friend's
name and email address. Family Services
will automatically send the friend
a one-time email inviting them to
visit the Site. Family Services stores
this information for the sole purpose
of sending this one-time email.
Other Web
Sites:
Our Site contains links to other Web
sites. Please note that when you click
on one of these links, you are entering
another Web site for which Family
Services has no responsibility. We
encourage you to read the privacy
statements on all such sites as their
policies may be different than ours.
Contacting
the Web Site:
If you have any questions about this
Privacy Policy, the practices of this
Site, or your dealings with this Site,
you can contact:
Family Services,
Inc.
610 East Diamond Ave., Suite 100
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
You can also send an email to
info@fs-inc.org.
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