Privacy Policy

The East Bay Spanish Speaking Citizens’ Foundation (SSCF) is committed to protecting the privacy of our website visitors and Affiliates. Please read this policy to understand what personal information we collect, why we collect it, and how we use the information we collect.

We track our visitors’ activities to make sure we are providing the best path and access to information. In the form of “cookies” we track the number of recurring visits to our site to minimize pop-ups and the repetition of information that we have already made available to you.

Information Collection and Use

  • SSCF collects personally identifiable information in the following ways: SSCF collects personal information when you subscribe to our email alerts, sign up for volunteer opportunities, or request information on our “Contact” page. This information includes your name, telephone number and email address.
  • SSCF collects personal information when you make a donation to the organization and complete our online donation. This information includes your name, address, telephone number, email address, and payment information.
  • SSCF also collects personal information when you register for the Aztec Run for Education online. This information includes your name, address, telephone number, email address, and payment information.

We may on some occasions use information we collect to inform you of upcoming events or other marketing material that would serve your interest. On occasion we will share with you information from individuals or organizations outside of SSCF for purposes consistent with SSCF’s mission, including marketing or promotional purposes.

Cookies and Data Tracking

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user. Some parts of this Site may be password-protected. We may use a cookie (cookies reside on your computer and are under the control of your browser) to help us remember and process items that you purchase through this Site; and/or to compile aggregate data about visitors to the Site and their interaction with the Site for the purposes of improving the operation of the Site and/or offering better Site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use cookies to enable you to return to password-protected areas of the Site without having to re-enter your password. If you wish to disable these cookies, the help portion of the tool bar on most browsers will tell you how do that. If you set your browser to disable cookies, however, you may not be able to access certain parts of this Site. We may also use third-party services such as Google Analytics, reCAPTCHA, or other similar services. This helps us understand traffic patterns and know if there are problems with our Site.

Advertising

We may place online advertising with third-party vendors, including Google, which will be shown on other Sites on the internet. In some cases, those third-party vendors may decide which ads to show you based on your prior visits to the Site. At no time will you be personally identified to those third-party vendors, nor will any of the information you share with us be shared with those third-party vendors.

Links to Other Sites

Our site contains external links to other organizations and websites, and we do not control the use of data collection on external websites. We encourage you to read their policy statements and terms of use. This privacy policy statement governs only this site.

Security

Although SSCF takes all measures to prevent unauthorized access to and maintain the accuracy of your data and information, no information transferred over the Internet is 100% secure. SSCF cannot guarantee the total security of information transmitted to us.

Online Donations

When you make a donation to our agency, we collect your name, e-mail address, address and telephone number. Online donations are collected and processed via a third party provider, Snowball Fundraising, that uses secure transaction processing and they will collect information necessary to process your donation. Your information is used only to identify you as a donor and we do not knowingly share information with any other organization.

Aztec Run for Education

Similar to when you make a donation to our agency, we collect your name, e-mail address, address and telephone number. Online donations are collected and processed via a third party provider, Innovative Timing Systems, that uses secure transaction processing. We may also have access to birthdate, age, and gender information (requested for placement in running categories) from Innovative Timing Systems. Your information is used only to identify you as a participant in the Aztec Run for Education and we do not knowingly share information with any other organization.

SSCF values your privacy and makes every effort to ensure this information is not misused. We realize that our site visitors may have concerns about privacy and security policy so we are providing this outline of our online information practices. Keep in mind that this policy may change from time to time and you must visit this page in order to stay informed regarding our policy. Also, by visiting our site, you agree to the practices detailed in this Privacy Policy.

By visiting our website you understand our privacy statement and limitations. If you have any questions about this privacy statement, please contact SSCF by email at info@SSCF.org or by mail: SSCF, Attn: Executive Director, 1470 Fruitvale Avenue, Oakland, CA 94601 or by phone (510) 261-7839.

Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our Privacy Policy (revised 05/30/2023). The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached, or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of SSCF.