We at JOSHUA RAY SMALLWOOD FOUNDATION (JRSF) have created this Privacy Policy to explain why we collect particular information and how we will protect your personal privacy within our website. The following information is designed to help you better understand the information we gather from our websites at www.jrs-foundation.org, www.itcf.org and www.theBoys.org (the “Sites”) and the dissemination practices involved.

In order to fully understand your rights we encourage you to read this Privacy Policy. Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our Sites and not necessarily to other companies’ or organizations’ to which we link. JRSF reserves the right at any time and without notice to change this Privacy Policy. Any change will be effective immediately upon posting. By visiting our Sites, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Information Collection and How We Use That Information:
We do not collect personal information from you unless you voluntarily offer it.

Our intention is to provide an informative tool for those interested in learning more about testicular cancer and allow our supporters to become more involved in our mission. We recognize that visitors to our site may be concerned about the information they provide to us and how we treat that information.

Our goal in collecting information is to provide you with an efficient experience that addresses your needs and is responsible with your concerns. In general our registration forms require users to give us contact information, including name, email address, format preference, address, interests and similar information. We reserve the right to email you for fundraising efforts unless you expressly request not to be emailed. Our emails are never sent unsolicited. We collect personal information when you register with us to make a donation or subscribe to our e-newsletter or share information provided on our website.

We seek such information to facilitate your donations and communicate with you about them. In addition, we may use such information to improve marketing and promotional efforts as well as to improve our Sites’ services. We do not request and store sensitive information such as credit card and social security numbers from our visitors. Unless you specify that your gift be anonymous or name not be listed, we may list the names of donors who give $1,000 or more in recognition of their generosity to our cause.

IP Address
We automatically collect an IP address from all our visitors to our site. An IP address is a number that is assigned to your computer when you use the internet. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our site, track a user’s movement and analyze interests and behavior to better understand and serve you. We use such date only in the aggregate. The IP address is not linked to any personally identifiable information.

Cookies
Our Site may use “cookies” which are small files placed on your hard drive to enhance your experience while on our Sites. Cookies are pieces of information that each website can send to the computer that is browsing that website and are used for record keeping at many websites. You can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all or tell you when a cookie is set. You are always free to decline our cookies though it is possible some areas of our site will not function properly because of this.

Security
The security of your transactions is important to us and because of this we use up to date industry practices to safeguard your account information. We use high-grade encryption measures which secures and guards against interception of the credit card information you give us. We also employ several security tools to protect your personal information from unauthorized access from those within and outside of the organization. However, no data transmission is “totally” or 100% secure over the internet. While we will strive to protect your information we cannot guarantee or warrant that it will remain private.

JRSF takes very seriously the protection of sensitive materials regarding online donations. JRSF works with vendors to secure transactions according to industry standards using generally agreed upon methods of encryption and encoding. Personal information is stored in a database with reasonable protections in place against privacy breaches using multiple "firewalls." Any vendors affiliated with JRSF are held to industry-standard practices including, without limitation, confidentiality.

Sharing and Usage
We will never share, sell or rent individual personal information with anyone without your permission or unless ordered by the government or court of law under certain circumstances.

Information submitted to us is only available to employees managing this information for purposes of contacting you or sending you emails based on your request for information and to contracted service providers for the purposes of providing services relating to our communications with you.

If a user chooses to use our referral service for informing a friend about our Sites, we will ask for the friend’s name and email address. That friend will then be sent one email inviting them to visit our Sites. JRSF stores this information solely for this one time email.

How To Stop Receiving Email From Us
Each email sent contains an easy, automated way for you to cease receiving email from us, or to change your expressed interests. If you wish to do this, simply follow the instructions at the end of any email.

Submissions
All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics and other information communicated to JRSF through our Sites will be the property of JRSF unless JRSF expressly states to the contrary. Further, JRSF will be entitled to use any submission for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to you or anyone else.

Limitation of Liability
JRSF and its affiliates will not be liable for any damages of injury that result from the use or inability to use thes Sites and their contents.

Disclaimer on Information and Advice

The goal of the Sites is to provide information to cancer survivors and caregivers in an effort to educate them and enable them to more effectively advocate for themselves and participate in making decisions with their healthcare team and other professionals. It is not intended nor should it be construed as providing professional medical, financial or legal advice. The Sites and the information contained on the Sites are not a replacement for obtaining professional medical care or professional legal and financial advice. You should consult a trained medical professional for consultation, diagnosis and treatment of cancer and any topic covered on the Sites. You should consult a trained legal or financial professional for any document covering these topics.

The Sites are intended for personal use by individuals coping with and/or recovering from cancer, those supporting friends and loved ones with cancer, and those interested in learning more about topics related to cancer survivorship. You agree not to provide any personally identifiable information of any third party or to create profiles on behalf of any other person unless you are the parent or legal guardian of a child and you create a profile for your child.

Other Sites
This Site may contain links to or from other sites that are not maintained by JRSF. JRSF does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of any unaffiliated site.

Governing Law
By your use of our Sites you agree that any and all disputes relating thereto shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of California.

Contacting the Website
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of our Sites or dealings with our Sites, please contact: info@itcf.org