Alliance for Safety and Justice is committed to respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy applies to www.allianceforsafetyandjustice.org, safeandjust.org, cssj.org, timedone.org and the other websites and applications, online services on or in which this Privacy Policy is linked or referenced (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy describes the personal information we collect and how that personal information may be used, maintained and, in some cases, shared. Your use of our Website indicates your acceptance to be bound by the terms of the Privacy Policy in effect as of the date of your use. If you do not agree to be bound by the terms of the Privacy Policy, do not use our Website.

Our Collection of Personal Information

We collect Personally Identifiable Information that you give to us voluntarily and that we get from your use of the Website, as more fully described below.

“Personally Identifiable Information” that we may collect includes information such as your: first and last name; home or other physical address; email address; telephone number; user name; credit card information; social security number, banking information, IP address; age, incarceration status and past conviction history; and type of crime experienced.

We may use some of this Personally Identifiable Information we collect, including but not limited to information about incarceration status, past conviction history, and age, for our research purposes, to develop our policy initiatives, and for reports related to our work.

We may also collect electronic information during your use of our site — including IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring sources — to enable us to analyze how visitors use this site. We may collect domain information to enable us to analyze how visitors use this site. This data enables us to become more familiar with people who visit our site including how often they visit, their access times, etc. We will use this information to improve its services and obtain statistics regarding the use of our site.

We may also use the information to which we have access to provide you with or solicit other information and to let you know of additional services that may be of interest to you. We will provide you with the opportunity to opt out of these communications.

Sharing Personally Identifiable Information with Third Parties

We may share and disclose your Personally Identifiable Information to third party service providers that we retain to perform functions on our behalf, such as donation payment processing, web hosting, data analyses, and communication services providers.

We may also share Personally Identifiable Information with affiliated nonprofit organizations and our business partners, for the purposes of conducting research projects, preparing reports, co-developing policy initiatives, or engaging in other work in furtherance of our mission. That information may be shared in an identifiable fashion or in a “de-identified” fashion, at our discretion, and as permitted by applicable law. Relatedly, personal information once “de-identified” is not subject to this Privacy Policy and we may treat it as non-Personally Identifiable Information and use it without obligation to you except as prohibited by applicable law.

We may also disclose your Personally Identifiable Information, if required to do so by law, or when needed to protect an individual’s personal safety, to protect the public, or to protect or further our rights, interests, or property. We will not sell your information to anyone for commercial purposes.

Use of Cookies

We use “cookies” on this Website. “Cookies” are small text files that facilitate a user’s access to and use of a website, and allow a website operator to track usage and behavior with respect to its sites.

We use cookies that automatically collect certain non-personal information about visitors to our Website. The information collected includes, but is not limited to, the browser and type of computer you are using, the website that referred you to us, the pages you view, and the date and time that you view those pages. We collect this information on an aggregate basis using a tool called Google Analytics and Google Ads, which allows us to improve our Website to make it more useful to our users. We do not use any of this information on an individual basis. For more information on this tool, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms. We also collect personal and non-personal information using our customer management relationship (CRM) software called EveryAction. For more information on this CRM, please refer to EveryAction’s Privacy Policy.

Do Not Track Notice

Some web browsers (including Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome) incorporate a “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) or similar feature that signals to websites that a visitor does not want to have their online activity and behavior tracked. If a website that responds to a certain DNT signal receives the DNT signal, the browser can block that website from collecting certain Personal Information about the browser’s user. While we track the Website for internal website evaluation purposes, we do not track our visitors over time and across third party websites for the purpose of providing targeted advertising. Therefore, we do not respond to DNT headers.

Protecting Children’s Privacy

We are concerned about the safety and privacy of children online. Therefore, we do not and will not knowingly contact or collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. If you are under the age of 13, please do not provide any Personal Information to us. Our site is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13 years of age. If we are notified that we have received Personal Information from an individual 13 or under, we will attempt to obtain parental consent or delete the information. We encourage parents to monitor their children’s use of the Internet and to help us protect their privacy by instructing them never to provide personal information on this Website or any other site without a parent’s permission.

If you want to notify us of our receipt of information by or about any child under age 13, please email us at privacy@safeandjust.org.

Security Measures

We have reasonable security measures in place to help protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of personal information within our possession. For example, only employees with a need to know certain information to perform a specific task are granted access to personal information of users of our Website. In addition, the servers that store sensitive information are kept in a secure environment.

However, no server, computer or communications network or system, or data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect user information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or through the use of this Website. When you provide us information, you acknowledge and agree that you provide such information and engage in such transmissions at your own risk.

Credit Card Transactions

We provide links on our Website to make a donation to Alliance for Safety and Justice. Alliance for Safety and Justice does not process your credit card information. Instead, Alliance for Safety and Justice has entered into an agreement with EveryAction, which uses a third party payment processing service called Paragon, to collect, store, process, and transmit your credit card data when you make a donation. All online financial transactions are processed through a secure window hosted by our payment provider. All personal financial information you provide for making donations is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (“SSL”) technology and then encrypted into our payment provider’s database. All personally identifiable information transmitted back to us is also sent via SSL-secured connections.

Emails

When you donate to Alliance for Safety and Justice or sign up to receive email communications, you will be asked to supply your email address. The emails you receive may include information relating to our organization’s mission, new features or content on our sites, or calls for action on social justice issues. You can always “opt out” of receiving our online communications by following the unsubscribe directions on any of the emails. You may also unsubscribe by sending us an email at privacy@safeandjust.org asking that we delete you from our subscriber list.

Please recognize that emails are not secure against interception. Therefore, please do not send us sensitive or personal information via email.

Links to Other Sites

We provide links to other websites from our Website. Links to other websites do not imply an endorsement of the materials disseminated at those websites, nor does the existence of a link to another website imply that the organization or person publishing at that site endorses any of the materials on our platforms. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or the content on such sites. You should read the privacy policy of each website that you visit. This Privacy Policy applies only to information that we collect through our Website.

Mobile Text Messaging

By subscribing to our mobile alerts, you consent to receive recurring automated text messages from ASJ about things such as opportunities to donate, to support our safety priorities, and to get involved with events, activities, and research projects. There is no fee charged by ASJ for text messages we send you. However, message and data rates may apply.

Data obtained from you in connection with this SMS service may include your mobile phone number, your carrier’s name and the date, time and content of your messages. We may use this information to contact you and provide information about ASJ’s programming and initiatives and to let you know of additional services or opportunities for engagement that may be of interest to you. This data is not shared with third parties except as necessary to provide the information, services, and opportunities for engagement to you.

We are not liable for any delays in the receipt of any SMS message as delivery is subject to effective transmission from your mobile service provider.

If you have any questions, text HELP to the number from which you receive the ASJ text messages or contact us at privacy@safeandjust.org. To stop receiving messages, text STOP.

Public Information

There are forums on our Website that—due to the nature of the forum and capacity of our Website—include the warning that information entered is “public information.” Such information is treated differently for the purposes of this Privacy Policy as other information described herein. When we use the phrase public information, we mean that the information may be publicly viewable on or off our Website. By entering your information in sections of our Website that warn that the information entered will be public information, you are acknowledging that we do not guarantee that such information will remain private; furthermore, you are acknowledging that we are not responsible for any disclosure of personal information and any legal ramifications pertaining thereto. Indeed, because we are not guaranteeing that such information will remain private, you should expect that anyone, including people off of our Website, will be able to see it.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change, modify or update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any substantial changes in the way we use your Personal Information will be posted on this site. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept the modified Privacy Policy and any changes.

Questions

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or to request corrections, amendments or deletions to any Personal Information that you have provided through the Website, please contact us at: privacy@safeandjust.org. We will use reasonable efforts to supply you with requested Personal Information and correct any factual inaccuracy or delete your Personal Information from our databases. To honor your request, we will need the exact information you wish to correct, amend or delete.

Effective Date

This Privacy Policy is effective on September 1, 2022.