Privacy

Privacy Policy Statement
This is the web site of The Community Design Collaborative . Because we wish to demonstrate our commitment to our users’ privacy, we have agreed to disclose our information practices. If users have questions or concerns about this statement, they should contact us at the address printed below or e-mail us at . This privacy statement covers only information that is collected from the Community Design Collaborative web site (“Web Site”).

Our postal address is

Community Design Collaborative
1216 Arch Street, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

If you feel that this Web Site is not following its stated information policy, you may contact us at the above address.

Information Use:
The Community Design Collaborative is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit Corporation that connects communities with design professionals. To achieve our goals we collect information from users of the Web Site who wish to apply for Client Services and volunteer positions. We collect this information through use of online Applications (“Application”) designed for that purpose. We use the information we collect to evaluate and act upon requests for services and to evaluate potential volunteers and to disseminate information about future events and activities of the Community Design Collaborative. Occasionally, The Community Design Collaborative will sponsor events or programs with other organizations with similar or complementary interests or goals. We may share e-mail addresses obtained from users of the Web Site for distributing information about these activities. Also, from time to time, the Community Design Collaborative may share its address lists with other non-profit organizations for membership drives, fund-raising efforts, and other purposes related to non-profit activities.

A “cookie” is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the user obtained during a visit to the Web Site. We do not collect cookies from users of the Web Site.
Like most standard Web Site servers we use log files to collect aggregate information. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Communications from Us
If you supply us with your postal address information online, it will be used for purposes of the Application and to provide you with information about future events and activities of the Community Design Collaborative.

If our information practices change at some time in the future we will post the policy changes to our Web Site to notify you of these changes and to provide you with the ability to opt out of these new uses. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our Web Site periodically.

Sharing
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web Site.

As explained above, we may also share address lists with other non-profit organizations in connection with co-sponsored events or programs, membership drives, fundraising, and other purposes related to non-profit activities.

Security
All of our users’ information is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information. Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Any time new policies are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure that our users’ information is protected.

Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information
If you do not want to receive e-mail or telephone calls from us in the future, please let us know by e-mailing us at . Please provide us with your exact name, address and telephone number. We will be sure your name is removed from our contact lists.
If a user’s personally identifiable information changes (such as zip code, phone, e-mail or postal address), or if a user no longer desires to utilize our services or participate in our programs, you may correct, update or delete/deactivate users’ personally identifiable information by e-mailing us at .

Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.