Counterpart International Internet Use Private Policy Statement
Thank you for visiting Counterpart International's website!
Counterpart International, Inc. owns and operates the www.counterpart.org website. The Private Policy Statement will give a detailed explanation about the concerns viewers will have regarding their use and personal information they provide to us and how we use that information as an organization as a whole.
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy please contact us at:
IT Division Counterpart International 1200 18th Street, NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: 202-296-9676 Email: webmaster@counterpart.org
Visitors to Counterpart International’s website, www.counterpart.org, are guaranteed privacy.
Information collected on www.counterpart.org is kept private and never shared with other organizations.
Our Policy Counterpart International uses its best efforts to respect and protect the privacy of our online visitors and donors. We will not share your e-mail address or other personal information with third parties.
Online Donations and Your Personal Information Your online donations are safe and secure. Counterpart International uses industry-standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption to provide the security of your transaction. Our donations are processed through a 3rd-party service, Authorize Net (www.authorize.net), which authorizes and settles your Visa, MasterCard, American Express transactions.
Our goal is to forge a long-term partnership with you. Counterpart’s mission is made possible through your generous donations. We value and appreciate the trust that accompanies your online donation. The information you provide (your name, address, email, etc.) is stored in a secure location and protected by security procedures. It will never be sold or rented to a third party. Your credit card information is not stored on Countrpart International web servers nor by Authorize Net – it is only used to authorize and settle your online donations and is not retained afterwards.
To serve you better, we may contact you in the future to inform you about Counterpart International's response to the needs of the world's suffering people. We will offer various mailing options, so you can choose how often you hear from us.
Counterpart International will remove your name from our mailing list, email list or telephone solicitation list at any time, at your request.
Your Credit Card Information Is Secure We care about the safety and security of your transaction. We use high grade encryption and the HTTPS/SSL security protocol to communicate with your browser software. This method is the industry standard security protocol, which makes it extremely difficult for anyone else to intercept the credit card information you send to Authorize Net. Companies we work with to process credit card transactions also use high grade encryption and security protocols.
How We Use "Cookies" Non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by the Counterpart International Website through the use of “cookies” so visitors are aware of this. Visitors should be aware that "Cookies" are small text files a Website can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate the visitor's ongoing access to and use of the site, and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements. Cookies are not programs that come onto a visitor's system and damage files. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the visitor that has no meaning outside the assigning site. If a visitor does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept the cookie feature. Counterpart International uses "cookie" technology only to improve visitors' online experience and facilitate their visit within our site.
Thank you for visiting Counterpart. Please contact our webmaster: webmaster@counterpart.org if you have any questions about the operation of the site.