Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County’s Online Privacy Policy
The Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County (Coalition) is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of its online visitors. We do not collect personally identifiable information, such as names and postal and/or e-mail addresses, except when it is specifically provided when requesting information regarding the Coalition or making an online donation. We do not sell or share visitors’ information.
This privacy policy only applies to the homelesshouston.org website and does not apply to any other website. The terms of this privacy policy shall govern all interactions with the Coalition through either the Coalition’s website or e-mail. A link to the privacy policy can be found on our home page and on other related areas throughout the website. By using the Coalition website or communicating with us by e-mail, you agree to the terms of this privacy policy.
Signing Up for E-mail Updates or Making a Donation
You may use the Coalition website without registering or submitting any personal information.
Those who choose to donate online will be asked to provide information required to process and service the donation including name, billing and shipping postal addresses, telephone number, e-mail address, and credit card number. All credit card numbers submitted to the site for donations are encrypted using “Secure Socket Layer” (SSL) encryption. Donors receive an e-mail confirmation and tax receipt.
If you elect to receive information from the Coalition, we may ask for your e-mail address and/or name and postal address, dependent upon your preferred method of communication.
Electronic Surveys
The Coalition may occasionally post surveys on its website or through e-mail; participation is completely voluntary and anonymous unless otherwise stated. The information from survey responses is used to better understand visitors and increase satisfaction.
Information Collected Automatically
The Coalition website, like other websites, collects some non-personally identifiable information about visitors as they view pages, placing “cookies” (small files that reside in a computer’s browser) on visitors’ computers for site traffic analysis, such as the number of visitors and pages viewed. This information helps the Coalition monitor how visitors use the site, allowing us to provide an optimal experience and better service.
The Coalition’s website can provide nearly full functionality without the use of cookies. Visitors can opt to set their web browser to reject cookies without any significant impact to our website’s features and functions.
E-mailing the Coalition
E-mails to the Coalition are routed to the appropriate department with the goal to reply within seven business days to those requiring a response. We are pleased to hear from visitors and may choose to save the information in the e-mails; however, any message, material, business information, ideas, concepts or other information sent to the Coalition by e-mail will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary.
Data Security
The Coalition makes every reasonable effort to ensure that all of the transactions on our website are secure. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and administrative procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Third-Party Service Providers
The Coalition engages reputable third-party vendors to help us manage our website and provide optimal visitor experience. The Coalition requires its vendors by contract to maintain the confidentiality and security of the information and restricts the vendors from using the information in any way not expressly authorized by the Coalition. The Coalition’s site may contain links to other websites such as our third-party vendors, sponsors, and other organizations. Once you leave the Coalition’s website, this privacy policy will not apply.
Contact Information
Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County
600 Jefferson, Suite 2050
Houston, TX 77002
Ph: 713-739-7514
Fax: 713-739-8038
E-mail info@homelesshouston.org
Changes to Privacy Policy
Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County may revise its privacy policy at any time. We encourage you to visit this page periodically to review our current policy to determine what information is gathered and how it is used.