California Scottish Rite Foundation’s (the “Foundation”) privacy and security measures are designed with the strictest security in mind, so any personal information that you provide to the Foundation is used for the purpose of receiving the Foundation communications and for personalizing and enhancing your web experience with the Foundation. The Foundation’s privacy policy is outlined below and tells you how we collect personal information, what information we collect, how we use it, to whom we will disclose it and how you can access, change and remove your information.

HOW WE COLLECT THE INFORMATION

There are many ways that the Foundation may obtain information from you: (1) via sign up on any the Foundation website(s); (2) from an online, email, retail, fax or telephone purchase or contribution; (3) from navigational information about where visitors go on our website; (4) when you register for any Foundation event; (5) any time you submit a reply or inquiry; (6) upon requesting Foundation communications of information; (7) upon attending a Foundation event. This information may be collected by the Foundation or by vendors/service providers retained by the Foundation and obligated to maintain your personal information in a confidential manner.

THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you register online to receive our initiative or service information, you will need to provide us with your name, address and email address. When you make a purchase or contribution through the Foundation’s website, you also will need to give us your telephone number, address, zip code and credit card number so we can process your payment and contact you in the event of any problems with delivery. If you contact our customer service department, you may need to provide us with additional information so that we can respond to your questions or concerns as completely and thoroughly as possible. In order to provide users and subscribers with the most efficient and enhanced service and to better understand your preferences, we may request your gender, year of birth, interests, shopping preference and product or service interest. Whether or not you provide this information is entirely up to you. We also may collect additional non-personally identifiable information (for example, browser version, IP address) which will provide information regarding the general use of our website. The navigational information allows us to see which areas of our website are most visited and helps us improve the quality of your online experience by recognizing and delivering more of the most desired features and services.

HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION

All personal information that we obtain about you will be recorded, used and protected by us in accordance with current data protection legislation and this privacy policy. By providing us with your personal information, you consent to us processing this personal information in one or more of the ways described in this privacy policy. We will primarily use your personal information to provide products and services to you, for example:

· To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature and to provide you with the relevant products or services.

· To send you information/materials via email or mail about products, service, offers and news we think could interest you. This information may relate to products, services, offers and news of the Foundation. We only send you this if you have opted-in to receive the Foundation mailings or email messages.

· To analyze visits to the website and learn about the interests of our visitors in the aggregate and to better understand your personal interests and needs, so we can improve our products and services and deliver to you the type of content, features and promotions that you are most interested in.

· The information obtained from registration on-line is utilized to improve your web experience with the Foundation by enabling you to obtain a faster checkout for purchases or contributions and/or opt-in to receive occasional emails, which provide you with the latest and greatest information regarding the Foundation and its products and services.

The information we ask for when you order or contribute on-line is used only to complete the order, to confirm the order and to confirm shipment of the order. You may, upon placement of an order, opt to allow the Foundation to save the information for a speedier checkout process the next time. This information is then stored only for the purposes of faster checkout and is not used for any other purpose.

A cookie is a small removable data file that is stored by your web browser on your computer. Cookies are only used by the Foundation to allow you to use the Foundation’s website in the most efficient manner. Cookies allow you to place an order on our website and allow us to enhance and personalize your online surfing and shopping experience. For example, we use cookies to:

Remember the items in your shopping basket
Recognize you when you return to our website
Analyze visitor behavior

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Please note, however, that by deleting our cookies or disabling future cookies you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our website. We also work with other companies who use tracking technologies, including web beacons, to serve ads on our behalf across the internet. These companies may collect non-personally identifiable information about your visit to our website about your interaction with our communications, including advertising and emails. If you object to web beacons, we recommend that you follow the instructions for deleting existing cookies and disabling future cookies. We will still know how many of our emails are opened and we will automatically receive your IP address, a unique identifier for your computer or other access device but we will not identify you as an individual.

SHARING INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES

The Foundation will never sell any information about you to anyone. We may share information with our subsidiary, affiliated local operating units, with partner foundations and non-profits, and with third party carriers or distributors. We engage third parties to perform services in connection with the operation of our operations. Examples of these services include payment processing and authorization, fraud protection and credit risk reduction, product customization, order fulfillment and shipping, marketing and promotional material distribution, website evaluation, data analysis and, where applicable, data cleansing. We may need to share personal information with these third parties so that they can perform these services, however, we limit the personal information that we give to them and authorize them to use this information only for the purpose of performing those services. In proceeding with your online order, you agree that both your name and address and those of the delivery name and address (if different) will be checked using third parties such as credit agencies. If you are providing a delivery name and address which is not your own you must have that person’s permission to give us their personal information and for us to use it for the purposes specified. By providing it you are saying you have their permission. We share aggregated demographic information about our user base with our agents, including agencies or third party vendors so that they can provide marketing analysis and consult on advertising strategies. This information does not identify individual users. We also may share non-personal information, such as the number of users who visited the website during a specific time period or who purchased a specific product through the website, with our marketing partners, advertisers and others from time to time. This information generally is shared in an aggregated form. We may release personal information if we believe in good faith that: the law or legal process requires it; if we have been advised by counsel; we have received a valid administrative request from a law enforcement agency; or such release is necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of the Foundation, or any of our respective affiliates, business partners, customers or others. As with any business, it is possible that as our business develops, we might go through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another Foundation, sale of all or a portion of our assets or buying online stores or other assets. In such transactions, information about customers will likely be transferred. You will be notified via a prominent notice on our site for 30 days of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information. You will be deemed to have consented to the transfer of your personally identifiable information to any such successor entity unless you notify us via email to the contrary within the 30 day period. Personal information submitted to or collected through this website may be stored and/or processed in the United States or another country for the purposes described in this privacy policy. By using the Foundation products and services (including our website), you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. We do not share, sell or rent to other third parties any personal information that you provide to us, except with your consent or as described in this Privacy Policy.

The Foundation has a Foundation policy not to flood people with email correspondence, but simply to give you periodic information so you can stay up to date on what the Foundation is offering. The Foundation will send emails to you only if you ask for them and you can easily unsubscribe at any time you want by calling our office at 714-547-7325 or by following the instructions contained in the email. The Foundation also uses your email address to confirm your order or contribution and to confirm shipment of your order and to respond to any inquiries you make on-line. All emails you receive will provide you with information as to how to be removed from the email mailing list if you so desire.

DIRECT MAIL

If you would like to update your mailing information or want your name and address removed from the Foundation’s direct mailing list you can give us a call at 714-547-7325.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

If you are under 14, you should visit our website only with involvement of a parent or guardian. Although the Foundation does not specifically direct its website or emails to children, the Foundation strives to provide children with as much service as possible without violating their privacy rights. For their protection, the Foundation asks that anyone under 14 years of age not attempt to register with the Foundation or otherwise provide the Foundation with any personal information without the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

The Foundation will provide you with access to the personal information you provided to the Foundation by allowing you to view, update or correct your information. In order to protect your privacy, the Foundation takes steps to verify your identity before granting you access to the private information or enabling you to make corrections. The Foundation will accomplish this through the use of passwords and personal data. If you want to find out what personal information the Foundation holds about you, please contact our office at 714-547-7325. We may charge you a small fee for providing this information.

SECURITY

Our website’s bunker security system is armed with a sentry system to monitor activity and prevent any unauthorized disclosure of credit card numbers or other personal information. In addition, we utilize a licensed system for credit card authorization and fraud detection. We use industry standard SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and other encryption and measures to protect the confidentiality of your personal information.

OPT OUT / UNSUBSCRIBE

You may request to stop receiving communications from the Foundation at any time. You can choose to cancel emails only, snail mail only or both by calling our customer service department at 714-547-7325. Also, all emails you receive will provide you with information as to how to be removed from the email mailing list if you so desire. It takes some time to put opt-outs in effect so you may still receive information or emails from the Foundation for several weeks after your request is received. You may also request to opt-out of the Foundation retaining your personal data by calling our office at 714-547-7325.

UPDATES TO PRIVACY INFORMATION

Please review the site periodically to see any updates to the information provided here. This privacy policy was last updated on September 19,2022.

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