Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. This Policy is your guide to the way we will handle information we learn or collect about you from your visit to our website. We are not responsible for the practices of persons, companies, or websites that we do not manage or control. By using our website, you are deemed to have consented to the practices described in this Policy.
What information do we collect?
We collect information from you when you make a donation, subscribe to our newsletter, sign up for text alerts, respond to a survey or fill out a form.
When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: first and last name, e-mail address, zip code, mailing address, home phone or cell phone number or credit card information. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.
When you provide a donation or pay for a product via bank transfer or credit card, we may ask you to provide information to facilitate this transaction and verify your identity. Such information may include your date of birth, bank card statement, other information linking you to an address, and other information.
All online donation transactions are handled by Payment Card Industry (PCI)-compliant vendors. PCI refers to the technical and operational standards that businesses must follow to ensure that credit card data provided by cardholders is protected.
We occasionally offer surveys to current and potential supporters that ask questions about your experience with Hand in Hand and other nonprofits, your interests and advocacy actions, and demographics such as age, race/ethnicity, and income. If you answer the survey questions, we collect and retain the information you choose to share with us.
We will always identify the reason/purpose for which information is being collected. We do not intend to share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, protect our rights, or as required by law.
What do we use your information for?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:
- To process donations. Note: Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of processing your donation.
- To send periodic emails. The email address you provide when you sign up to participate in an online campaign, or to receive our newsletter may be used to send news, updates, and related campaign information. Note: If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.
- To send periodic text messages. If you sign up to receive text messages from us, that number may be used to send you information and updates. Note: If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future text messages, we include unsubscribe instructions at the end of each message.
How do we protect your information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or enter, submit, or access your personal information.
We offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our Payment gateway provider’s database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.
After a transaction, your private information (credit cards, social security numbers, financials, etc.) will not be stored on our servers.
Do we use cookies?
Yes (Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information
We use cookies to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
We also use cookies to ensure that certain alerts are only shown when you first visit our site, and not repeatedly.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include our trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those organizations and parties also agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Children’s Online Privacy
Our Site or Microsites are not directed to children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you are a parent and believe your child is receiving Hand in Hand communications and you don’t want them to, or if you believe we are collecting your child’s personal information, please contact us at [email protected]
California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external organizations. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to review the privacy practices and policies of each external site that collects personally identifiable information.
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to our website’s privacy policy.
Your Control Over Your Information
You have choices about your data and how we collect, use or disclose it. We want to send you only the communications to which you have agreed. You can unsubscribe at any time.
If, at any time, you would like to revoke your consent (where applicable) or otherwise opt-out of email communications from Hand in Hand, you can do so through our emails, or by contacting us by mail, phone, or email.
If, at any time, you would like to revoke your consent (where applicable) or otherwise opt-out of postal communications from Hand in Hand, you can do so by contacting us by mail, phone, or email.
Donors and members who wish to avoid any public recognition may inform the Development Department when making a pledge or gift. The option to remain anonymous is an option for all donors and members of HIH.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
The laws in some jurisdictions require companies to tell you about the legal grounds they rely on to process your information. To the extent those laws apply, our legal grounds for processing your information are as follows:
Where use of your information is necessary to perform our obligations under a contract or commitment to you;
Where use of your information furthers our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of others (for example, to operate or provide security for our Services; to facilitate our programs, receive payment for your purchases; to defend our legal rights; to analyze the use of and to improve our Services);
Where we have a reason to process the information in accordance with applicable law;
Where we have your consent to engage in a particular type of processing activity.
Online Analytics
We may use third-party web analytics services (such as Google Analytics) in connection with our Services to help us understand how users engage with our Services and to engage in auditing, research or reporting. The information (including your IP address) collected by various analytics technologies described in the “Information that Is Passively or Automatically Collected” section will be disclosed to or collected directly by these service providers, who use the information to evaluate your use of the Services, including by noting the third party website from which you arrive, analyzing usage trends, assisting with fraud prevention, and providing certain features to you. Information about how Google uses information collected from sites that use its services is located here. To prevent Google Analytics from using your information for analytics, you may install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on by clicking here.
If you receive an email from us, we may use certain analytics tools, such as clear GIFs, to capture data such as when you open our message or click on any links or banners our email contains. This data allows us to assess the effectiveness of our communications and marketing campaigns to help us grow.
Data Transfer
Hand in Hand is based in the United States. If you are located outside of the United States, please be aware that we may store and process your information in the United States or any other country in which Hand in Hand or its affiliates or vendors maintain facilities. If you are in the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from United States law, please note that we may transfer your information to a country and jurisdiction that does not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction. By using the Services, you consent to the transfer of your information to such jurisdictions. If you do not want your information to be transferred in this way, do not use the Services.
Notice Concerning Do-Not-Track Signals
Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. We do not recognize or respond to browser-initiated DNT signals, as the Internet industry is currently still working toward defining exactly what DNT means, what it means to comply with DNT, and a common approach to responding to DNT. You can learn more about Do Not Track here.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. We reserve the right to make revisions to this Policy at any time with or without notice. Please refer to this page, as and when needed. Any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information will be posted on this site. Your use of the website following posting of changes to this Policy will mean you accept those changes.
This policy was last modified on March 25, 2025.
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.
The Donor Bill of Rights
The Donor Bill of Rights was created by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-Profits. It has been endorsed by numerous organizations.
Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:
I. To be informed of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
II. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization’s governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
III. To have access to the organization’s most recent financial statements.
IV. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
V. To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.
VI. To be assured that information about their donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
VII. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
VIII. To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
IX. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
X. To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.
