Hillside Park Inc. is committed to the privacy of our online and offline supporters, including members, online users, donors, event attendees, and visitors. Hillside Park Inc. operates in accordance with the following privacy policy. By providing Hillside Park Inc. with your information online or offline, you consent to the terms of this privacy policy.
Data Collection
When you register with Hillside Park Inc. online, you will be asked to provide personally identifiable information, including an email address, name, zip code, username, and password. You may also provide us with your telephone number and postal address. However, this information is not required.
As a registered user, you may review, correct, update, or change your profile, including personally identifiable information, at any time by emailing us at admin@hillsideparkmd.org or calling 410-464-2533.
In certain jurisdictions such as the European Union, you may have a right to access, correct, post or even erase the data we have about you. To make such a request, contact us at admin@hillsideparkmd.org. You may also write to us at: Hillside Park Inc., P.O. Box 16214, Baltimore, MD 21210. Please note that it is not necessary to register or submit any personally identifiable information in order to access the Hillside Park Inc. website.
When You Make a Donation
When making a donation, you will be asked to provide personally identifiable information necessary to process and service your request. This may include your name, billing and shipping postal addresses, membership number, telephone number, email address, and credit card number. Your credit card information will be temporarily stored on a secured server only for as long as necessary to process your payment.
When You Send the Hillside Park Inc. an Email
Hillside Park Inc. is pleased to receive emails from you. Should you choose to send an email to Hillside Park Inc., your message and email address will be forwarded to the appropriate department within Hillside Park Inc. and we will save your email as part of our permanent records. Please be aware that any message, material, ideas, concepts, or other information sent to Hillside Park Inc. by email will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary.
When You Sign Up for a Volunteer Activity
When you register to be a Hillside Park Inc. volunteer, we will request your phone number in order to contact you for a phone interview. Should you participate further in the volunteer recruitment process, Hillside Park Inc. will request that you appear in person for an additional interview and you will be required to complete an application, including your name, postal address, telephone number, email address, and photo ID.
Use of Information
Internal Use
We will use your personally identifiable information in order to respond to your request or process your contribution. Your credit card information will be temporarily stored on a secured server only for as long as necessary to process your payment.
We may use your information to inform you of events, send you the Hillside Park Inc. newsletters, request monetary contributions, and send you promotions and updates about the Park. Out of respect for your privacy, email recipients may opt out of receiving emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the email message, changing your user profile, emailing admin@hillsideparkmd.org or calling 410-464-2533.
From time to time, Hillside Park Inc. will provide you with the opportunity to participate in surveys. Unless we inform you otherwise, your voluntary participation in these surveys is completely anonymous. We use the information gathered from the surveys to improve the experience of visitors to Hillside Park and the Hillside Park Inc. website.
Hillside Park Inc. may combine the information you provide us online with other personally identifiable information, such as geographical information and purchase history, in order to better serve our visitors. The Hillside Park Inc. website automatically collects some anonymous “non-personally identifiable” aggregate information, which may include visitors’ browsers (e.g., Internet Explorer or Firefox), operating systems (e.g., Windows or Macintosh), Internet Service Providers, and other similar information. The information collected is used for statistical purposes to monitor how the Hillside Park Inc. online visitors navigate our website, allowing us to tailor our website to better accommodate our visitors.
External Use
Third Party Vendors
Hillside Park Inc. may engage third-party vendors in order to help us better service our visitors and customers. Hillside Park Inc. requires its vendors by contract to maintain the confidentiality and security of the Hillside Park Inc. information to which they are provided access and restricts the vendors from using the information in any way not expressly authorized by Hillside Park Inc. In cases when users leave the Hillside Park Inc. website to visit one of our vendors’ websites, users are encouraged to become familiar with the privacy policy of each website they visit.
Sharing the Hillside Park Inc. List of Supporters
Hillside Park Inc. may, on occasion, share the name and the address of online and offline members and supporters with other like-minded organizations. Exchanging our list with other reputable charitable organizations is the most cost-effective way to find new supporters. As part of the Hillside Park Inc. exchange policy, other organizations will have access to a shared list for a limited time and will not have continued access to the Hillside Park Inc. list unless an individual voluntarily chooses to respond to their initial mailing. If you prefer not to have your name and address shared in this way, you may request to have your information removed from a shared list at any time by emailing admin@hillsideparkmd.org or calling 410-464-2533. Hillside Park Inc. will not intentionally disclose any personal information about you (such as your name, street address, telephone number, credit card number, or email address) to any third party if you elect to opt out.
Please note: Hillside Park Inc. does not rent or sell donor lists.
Links to Other Websites
Users may find content on the Hillside Park Inc. website that links to the websites and services of our partners, sponsors, or other third parties. In many cases, these links represent cooperative projects, or are established with persons or entities that have a significant connection to or relationship with our website. Although every effort is made to ensure that website referrals are to reputable and relevant sources, Hillside Park Inc. does not control the content or links that appear on these websites. In addition, these websites or services, including their content and links, may change. These websites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies, or no policy at all. Hillside Park Inc. maintains a policy against the non-consensual collection or sharing of personal information and encourages visitors to review the privacy policies of any websites they visit to ensure their personal information is being protected.
Your Options
We recognize that you may wish to limit the ways in which we contact you and use your information. Hillside Park Inc. offers the following options:
Opt Out of Receiving Emails
If you are a registered user, you may review, correct, update or change your profile, including personally identifiable information at any time by emailing emailing admin@hillsideparkmd.org or calling 410-464-2533 or following the unsubscribe instructions included in the email message.
Opt Out of Receiving Telephone Calls or Postal Mailings from Hillside Park Inc.
You may contact us at any time by emailing emailing admin@hillsideparkmd.org or calling 410-464-2533 and letting us know that you would not like to be contacted by telephone or mail.
Opt Out of Having your Name and Postal Address Shared with Other Organizations
You may request to have your information removed from a shared list at any time by emailing admin@hillsideparkmd.org or calling 410-464-2533. You will also have regular opportunities to opt out by checking the appropriate box or following the instructions listed on the Hillside Park Inc. solicitation materials.
Data Security
Hillside Park Inc. processes credit card information using secure socket layering (SSL) encryption technology, which protects against interception of your information by third parties. SSL is the standard for most browsers and servers, and encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read as the information travels over the Internet. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and administrative procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Children
Hillside Park Inc. takes special care to protect the safety and privacy of children, and does not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, please do not submit any personal data to Hillside Park Inc. Hillside Park Inc. encourages parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s internet usage and help enforce this privacy policy by instructing children to never provide personal data to Hillside Park Inc. without their permission. In the event Hillside Park Inc. learns they have inadvertently gathered personal information from children under the age of 13, Hillside Park Inc. will take reasonable measures to promptly erase such information from the Hillside Park Inc. records.
Cookies
The Hillside Park Inc. website uses cookies (small files that store information on your computer’s web browser) to enhance user experience on the website. Cookies are used to perform certain functions such as saving passwords, personal interests, and preferences; delivering content specific to these interests and preferences; and analyzing website activity and user behavior on the website. You may set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie and delete any cookies you receive.
Changes to Privacy Policy
Hillside Park Inc. reserves the right to modify our policy as needed. A revised policy will apply only to information collected after the date that the new policy is posted.
California Privacy Rights
Under California Civil Code Section 1798.83, if you are a California resident and your relationship with Hillside Park Inc. is primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, you may request certain data regarding the Hillside Park Inc. disclosure, if any, of your personal information to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to admin@hillsideparkmd.org with “Request for California Privacy Information” in the subject line.
Cross Border Data Transfer
Hillside Park Inc. is located in the United States. If you are using our website, becoming a member or otherwise providing us with your information, you should know that such information will be processed in the United States, and the United States’ privacy laws may be different from the laws applicable where you are located. If you are located in the European Union, we process your data only to the extent needed to provide you with the products or services you have purchased, including by administering your account with us and keeping you updated about news and events related to Hillside Park Inc.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or comments about this privacy policy, please contact:
admin@hillsideparkmd.org
Last updated December 2024.