Thank you for visiting www.childrenshealthproject.org, a website developed and maintained by Children’s Health Project to support promote, educate and provide healthcare access and medical services to underserved children around the world and to train and educate local personnel for continuing healthcare for children.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. This privacy policy tells you how we use personal information collected at this site. Please read this privacy policy before using the site or submitting any personal information. By using the site, you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy.
To reflect the changing nature of our operations, this policy may be changed at any time. If we make any material changes, we will post notification of change to this policy prominently on our website. The latest privacy policy will appear here.
What Information About Me Does the Children’s Health Project Collect and Store?
Children’s Health Project adheres to the highest standards of ethical practices in all of our operations and is dedicated to protecting the privacy of all visitors to our website. One of the basic principles we’ve followed in designing this website is that we ask for only the information we need to provide the service you’ve requested. As a result, what information we collect and store depends almost entirely on how you choose to make use of our website and our services.
Personal Information
We collect and store information that you enter into this website. For example, if you make a donation, we collect and store some or all of the following information that you provide: name, billing address, email address, telephone number, credit card number and credit card expiration date. This information is used to send donation confirmations, and to provide customer service. Registration may also be required, and personal information may also be collected in certain portions of the website on which you specifically and knowingly provide such information, e.g. customer registration, suggestions, or customer service requests. We do not sell, rent or share your personal information with anyone without expressly providing notification to you and receiving your consent.
Anonymous Information: Traffic Data
Through your use of the website, we may also gather certain information that does not identify you individually (“Anonymous Information”). Generally, this information is collected through “traffic data” and may involve the use of “Cookies,” “IP addresses” or other numeric codes used to identify a computer. We collect and store certain other information automatically whenever you interact with this website. For example, we collect your IP address, browser information and reference site domain name every time you visit this website. We also collect information regarding user traffic patterns and site usage. This information is used to analyze and improve this website and to provide our users with a fulfilling experience.
Cookies
This website may use cookies and tracking technology depending on the features offered. Cookie and tracking technology are useful for gathering information such as browser type and operating system, tracking the number of visitors, and understanding how visitors use website. All of this information may be used to improve the site functionality or navigability for future users. Cookies can also help customize this website for visitors. Personal information cannot be collected via cookies and other tracking technology, however, if you previously provided personally identifiable information, cookies may be tied to such information. Aggregate cookie and tracking information may be shared with third parties.
We never use or install spyware on your computer, nor do we use spyware to retrieve information from your computer.
Email Communications
Periodically, we send out emails to keep you up-to-date on Children’s Health Project programs, events, and contribution drives. We may also send out emails to you in response to your inquiries. You can subscribe and unsubscribe to receive this information at anytime.
Third-party Agents
We occasionally have third-party agents, subsidiaries, affiliates and partners that perform functions on our behalf, such as email sign-up and distribution, marketing, analytics, credit card processing, providing customer service, fraud protection, etc. These entities have access to the personal information needed to perform their functions and are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of that personal information. They are restricted from using, selling, distributing or altering this data in any way other than to provide the requested services to the website.
Emergency Situations
We may also use or disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to applicable law or comply with legal process served on us or the website; (b) protect and defend our rights or property, the website or our users; and (c) act under emergency circumstances to protect the personal safety of us, our affiliates, agents, the users of the website or the public.
What Steps Are Taken to Keep Personal Information Secure?
The security of all personal information associated with you is of utmost concern to us. We exercise care in providing secure transmission of your information from your computer to our servers. Personal information collected by our websites is stored in secure operating environments that are not available to the public. In many instances, such as in the case of credit card numbers and all online donations, the personal information is encrypted before you conduct your transaction. To protect the security of your information during transmission, we use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts the information you input. Most browsers will give a visual indication of when your connection is secure. we make reasonable efforts to safeguard your personal information once we receive it, no transmission of data over the Internet or any other public network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or information we transmit to you from our website, and you do so at your own risk.
What Happens When I Link to or from Another Website?
This website may contain links to other websites operated by third parties for such things as: event registration, social media platforms, and payment platforms. Please be advised that the practices described in this privacy policy do not apply to information gathered through these other web sites. We encourage you to be aware of when you leave this website and to read the privacy policies of each and every website that you visit.
Governing Law/Assignment
Our website is published in the United States and is primarily intended for users from the United States. The laws of the State of Washington shall govern in any and all disputes, including privacy or defamation issues or other concerns.
Children
Our website does not target nor is it intended to be used by children under the age of thirteen.
Opt-Out and Correction Procedures
You always may opt-out of receiving future email messages and newsletters. You can stop receiving email communications from us at any time by selecting the “unsubscribe” text link provided at the bottom of all email communications. We also permit you to correct or update personal information that you have previously provided to us. To do so, you can access, correct and update certain personal information that you have provided to us by clicking on “Update profile” text link provided at the bottom of all email communications or by contacting us.
Contact
If you have any questions or comments about this privacy notice, please contact us at CHP Privacy.
Last Updated: 19 April 2025