Spirit Of Mandela

Thank you for visiting www.spiritofmandela.ca and for reviewing our privacy policy. By visiting the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada) online at www.spiritofmandela.ca you are accepting the practices described in this privacy notice.

The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada) reserves the right to change this policy at any time. Our privacy policy will be kept up-to-date and posted on our website. Information we collect and how we use it

Two types of information are collected from our website:

1. Personal or "individually identifiable" information you provide to us.
2. Aggregate information regarding overall website traffic patterns. Normally, web servers collect this type of standard web server/visitor traffic information as part of their web log processes. We do not report on individual user sessions.

Personal information

You do not need to give personal information to receive information from this site.

There are instances online, however, when the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada) requests individually identifiable information from you.

Online donations

When you choose to make an online donation through the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada) website, we may request the following information:

• Contact information: first and last name, street address, city, province or state, postal or zip code, country, telephone number, e-mail address and other contact information.

• This information is used to process your donation and your tax receipt.

• Credit card information: for donations to any province, we process standard credit card information (card number, card type and expiration date) via a secure, 128-bit encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) session. SSL is the proven standard for secure web transactions.This information is only used to process the payment of your donation. We do not store credit card information.

Volunteer information forms

Potential volunteers who complete the online application form are assured of confidentiality. Your information is secure and will not be shared with any other organization. When you choose to submit a volunteer information/application form through the our website, we may request the following information:

• Contact information: first and last name, street address, city, province or state, postal code, telephone numbers, e-mail address and other contact information.

• This information is used to process your volunteer application.

• Personal information: information about your particular area of interest and your personal references.

• This information is used to process your volunteer application.

E-mail inquiries

Our website contains several e-mail links that allow web visitors to easily send an e-mail inquiry or feedback to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada). Examples include e-mail inquiries to the webmaster, or to specific staff in specific departments. When you use the e-mail links, your e-mail address and the subject of your inquiry are provided to the Fund.

We only use this information to respond to your inquiries and track the service we provide. This information helps us improve our website, provide more relevant information to our site visitors and update our site as need be.

Canada Customs and Revenue Agency requirements relating to donations

In order to satisfy the requirements of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA), we maintain records of all contributions to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada). Personal information is private and confidential. Additionally, all information is stored in a secure location accessible only by authorized staff and volunteers.

Future contact with the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada)

The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada) may contact online donors or event participants with further communications on a variety of topics. Donors may be contacted by mail, telephone or e-mail. If you do not wish to be contacted, we will honour this request. Simply contact the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada) office. You can also restrict the use of your contact information by contacting your local Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada) office.

Occasionally, the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada) may contact individuals who have provided their individually identifiable information through the website, and have agreed to be contacted, specifically in order to conduct surveys seeking feedback. These surveys are used to improve our level of service to you. While aggregate information about survey results may be publicized, individual data from these surveys will not be shared with other organizations.

Links to other sites

The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada) has links to other websites that are not under its control. The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada) is not responsible for the contents of any linked website, any link contained in a linked website or any changes or updates to such websites. The inclusion of any link does not mean that the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada) endorses that website.

Please be aware that the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada) is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites that we link to. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of each and every website that requests personal information from you.