Privacy Policy

Saint Vincent’s Website Privacy Policy

We Care About Your Privacy

St. Vincent’s (“we”) and its affiliates are committed to protecting and preserving your privacy. This policy, together with our Terms of Use and Conditions, and any other underlying agreements or terms, sets out the basis on which any data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. By using our website (“Site”), you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy also describes the manner in which we process, use and disclose information that you provide to us when you use our Site.

By using this Site, you consent to the use of the information that you provide to us in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We do update this Privacy Policy from time to time so please review this Privacy Policy regularly. If we materially alter our Privacy Policy, we will notify you of such changes by posting a notice on our Site. Your continued use of the Site will be deemed your agreement that your information may be used in accordance with the new policy. If you do not agree with the changes, then you should stop using the Site, and you should notify us that you do not want your information used in accordance with the changes.

Information We Collect

Saint Vincent’s respects the privacy of our online visitors and donors. Any personal information you provide is voluntary, and we do not require you to register in order to view our site. There are times, such as when you donate online or request information, when we will collect specific information such as your name, mailing address, zip/postal codes, and/or e-mail address. If you choose to provide personally identifiable data, you may receive communications from us – by mail or electronically – advising you of upcoming agency events. If you do not wish to be contacted with such information, please let us know by writing to the address at the bottom of this page or sending an email to info@stvincentshome.org. In the subject field, please type “Mailing List Opt Out” and provide us with your name, e-mail and postal address.

We also collect details of your visits to our Site and the resources that you access, including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, including your IP address, the date and time you accessed or left the Site and which pages you viewed. Some parts of our Site use cookies and other technologies to collect this information about your general internet usage. See section below to learn more.

By submitting a telephone number to St. Vincent’s you agree that a representative of St. Vincent’s can contact you at the number you provide, potentially using automated technology (including texts/SMS messaging) or a pre-recorded message. Your consent is not an obligation to receive any of our services.

No Tracking or Sharing of Personal Information

A “cookie” is a piece of text which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, this cookie file is stored on the hard drive of your computer. They help us and our affiliates to improve our Site. They present the content from our Site in the most effective manner for you and your computer.

All computers have the ability to decline cookies. This can be done by activating the setting on your browser which enables you to decline the cookies. Please note that should you choose to decline cookies, you may be unable to access particular parts of our Site.

We do not track our users across time or across websites. We do not use flash cookies.

While Saint Vincent’s does not monitor your personal activity on our Site, we do track aggregated, anonymous user data to evaluate the effectiveness of our Site and help us improve our service. For example, we may compile statistics about our daily number of Site visitors or specific page requests. This data is generic in nature and contains no personal information. Any information collected by Saint Vincent’s will not be sold or released to any third party.

Use of Your Information

The information that we collect and store relating to you is primarily used to enable us to provide our services to you in the best possible manner. In addition, we may use the information for the following purposes:

  • To provide you with information relating to our services;
  • To provide third parties with statistical information about the users of our Site;
  • To monitor and conduct an analysis of our Site traffic and usage patterns;
  • To analyze trends.

Security

To secure your information, we have put in place commercially suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect on our Site.

Nonetheless, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure and therefore we cannot guarantee the security of data sent to us electronically on our Site, and transmission of such data is therefore entirely at your own risk.

Disclosing Your Information

Where applicable, we may disclose your personal information to any affiliated business entities or third parties necessary to provide services to you. This includes, where applicable, our subsidiaries, our holding company and its other subsidiaries (if any), as well as third parties involved in the administration and operation of our services. We may also disclose your personal information to other third parties, such as:

  • Where we sell any or all of our business and/or our assets to a third party, whether through bankruptcy proceedings or other sale or merger.
  • Where we are legally required to disclose your information.
  • When we are contractually obligated to disclose it.

Links to Third Party Websites

Our Site contains Helpful Links to the websites of other organizations and state agencies. When you access one of these links, you are entering another website for which Saint Vincent’s has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on all such websites as their policies may be different than ours. Saint Vincent’s has no influence over third-party privacy policies, and is therefore not responsible or liable for their policies.

Users Only of Legal Age of Majority

Our Site is designed and intended for those who have reached the age of majority (18 years of age). By using our Site, you affirm that you are at least 18 years of age or older. We are not liable for any damages that may result from a user’s misrepresentation of age.

No one under age 13 is authorized to submit or post any information, including personally identifying information, on our Site. Under no circumstances may anyone under age 13 use our Site. Parents or legal guardians of children under 13 cannot agree to these Terms on their behalf.

For Further Information

We welcome any queries, comments, complaints or requests you may have regarding this Privacy Policy. Please do not hesitate to contact us at:

Mailing Address:
Saint Vincent’s Home
2425 Highland Avenue
Fall River, MA 02720

Telephone:
508-235-3321

Email Address:
khayes@stvincentshome.org