Soldiers for Wildlife, Inc. (SFW) places a high priority on protecting your privacy. This privacy policy was created in order to demonstrate SFW’s firm commitment to the privacy of our members and website users. This policy explains what types of information is collected by SFW’s website, www.sfwconservation.org, and how this information is used.

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What Personally Identifiable Information is Collected

SFW members that register for www.sfwconservation.org and individuals that sign up to receive e-communications voluntarily provide us with contact information (such as name and e-mail address). We may use this information for specific, limited purposes to support the mission of Soldiers for Wildlife. You may always "opt out," either now or at any time in the future if you do not wish to receive our messages.

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IP addresses

SFW uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer www.sfwconservation.org, and for statistical metrics used to track website visitor traffic.

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Cookies

www.sfwconservation.org uses "cookie" messages to automatically help provide better services. They remind us who you are and your preferences for our website based on what you've done and told us before. The "cookie" is placed in your computer and is read when you come back to our website. Cookies let us take you to the information and features you are particularly interested in. They also let us track your usage of www.sfwconservation.org, so we know which parts of our sites are most popular. 

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Please note that if you prefer you can reject cookies or cancel them by instructing your Web browser accordingly.

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How Your Information May Be Used

We use your personal information to provide you with personalized service; to send e-mail alerts to you; to answer your requests; to process your membership application; etc.

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You may choose to opt out at any time, which will cease all communications from us.

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We may also use your information to track visitor of our websites. This lets us see which of our features are the most popular so we can better serve our users' needs. It also lets us provide aggregate data about our traffic (not identifying you personally, but showing how many visitors used which features, for example) to outside parties.

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Sharing with third parties

The personal information you provide may be transferred to foreign jurisdictions or foreign companies where or with whom SFW works or where it has supporters  in order to facilitate the smooth operation of processing activity and to host donor information databases, in compliance with the relevant data protection laws applicable in the European Economic Area (EEA), federal laws of the United States and the data privacy laws of California and New York. We have requested or required these companies to keep any personal information you provide confidential and to only use your information in service to Soldiers for Wildlife.  In such foreign jurisdictions your personal information may also be accessed by the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities. Agreeing to these terms means that you agree to the transfer and processing of the data you provide.

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Marketing

SFW would like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like, as well as those of our business associates. By using visiting our website, you agree to have your information used for this purpose, however you may always opt out at a later date. You have the right at any time to stop SFW from contacting you for marketing purposes or giving your data to other associates of SFW. If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please email us at hello@sfwconservation.org.

 

What are your data protection rights?

SFW would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. As provided in applicable law, every user is entitled to the following:

 

• The right to be informed – You have the right to be informed of the type of personal information that is being collected and whether it is being sold or disclosed and to whom.

• The right to access – You have the right to request from SFW, the copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that SFW correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request for SFW to complete the information you believe is incomplete.

• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that SFW erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that SFW restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

• The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to SFW processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that SFW transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

• The right to opt-out of direct marketing – You have the right to prevent your information from being used for direct marketing.

• If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email:

 

Email us at: hello@sfwconservation.org.

 

Email Privacy

SFW does not provide, sell, or rent email addresses to anyone outside the organization. We may from time to time partner with other organizations where your email address may be used in conjunction with the partnership.

 

Security

SFW places a priority on protecting your personal information and data privacy.  We have security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personal information under our control.  We regularly review all security measures and make needed enhancements to ensure the protection of your personal information, which will only be accessible to authorized personnel. 

 

SFW cannot guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of information will never occur, notwithstanding that we have put in place safeguards to prevent it. We also advise users to also take precautions when using our site, by, for example, your browser when you have finished your user session to help ensure others do not access your personal information if you use a shared computer or a computer in a public place.

 

External Links

www.sfwconservation.org includes links to external websites. These links do not fall under the www.sfwconservation.org domains, and SFW is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of external websites. Your use of any linked website is solely at your own risk.

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Modifications

We may amend this privacy policy from time to time; please review it periodically. We maintain the option to modify this privacy at any time by electronic notice posted on our website. Your continued use of our website after the date that such notices are posted will be deemed to be your agreement to the changed terms. This privacy policy was last updated on 7 March 2023.

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How to contact us

If you have any questions about SFW’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Email us at: hello@sfwconservation.org.