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PRIVACY POLICY

 

Updated April 2019

This website (www.fineprintfunding.org) is operated by Fine Print Funding, Inc. ("We", "us" or "Fine Print Funding"). We understand that your privacy is important, and we are deeply committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. To demonstrate our commitment to you, our donors and applicants, we have created this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy describes our data collection, use, and disclosure policies. Please be sure to read this entire Privacy Policy before using, or submitting information, to this website. By accessing this website on any computer, mobile phone, tablet, or other device, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use this website.

 

​ This policy applies to information we collect:

·   On our Website.

·   In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and our Website.

It does not apply to information collected by us offline or through any other means, including any third party.

Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. This Privacy Policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check this Privacy Policy periodically for updates.

 

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, Fine Print Funding, Inc. collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Fine Print Funding, Inc.'s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Fine Print Funding visitors use its website. From time to time, Fine Print Funding, Inc. may analyze non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing an internal report on trends in the usage of its website.  This is solely used to improve service to donors and scholarship applicants.

Personal Information

Certain visitors to Fine Print Funding, Inc.'s website choose to interact with our nonprofit in ways that require Fine Print Funding, Inc. to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Fine Print Funding, Inc. gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. Those who engage in donor transactions or student applications are asked to provide additional information, including, as necessary, the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Fine Print Funding, Inc. collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with our organization. Fine Print Funding, Inc. does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information placed on the hard drive of your computer and that the your browser provides to the website each time you return. Fine Print Funding, Inc. uses cookies to identify and track visitors, their usage of Fine Print Funding, Inc.'s website, and their website access preferences. Fine Print Funding, Inc.'s visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you do not consent to our use of cookies or select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. You can find more information about cookies at http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

Security

We have implemented measures designed to secure your Personal Data from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers behind firewalls. Any information sent will be encrypted using SSL technology.

The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone. We urge you to be careful about giving out information in public areas of the Websites like message boards. The information you share in public areas may be viewed by any user of the Website.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Data transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of Personal Data is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.

Business Relationships & Third Party Websites

During your time on www.fineprintfunding.org's experience, you may encounter links to the sites of our business partners or to other third party websites that are not affiliated with Fine Print Funding,Inc., and which may have privacy policies that differ from our own. Once you leave the website or are redirected to a third party website or application, you may no longer be governed by this Privacy Policy or the Website’s Terms of Sale & Use. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other businesses or other Websites, and we encourage you to read their privacy statements before disclosing any personal information. Please contact those websites directly if you have any questions about their privacy policies.

Children

We do not collect information from children under the age of fifteen (15). Fine Print Funding, Inc. encourages parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s Internet usage and instruct their children to never provide their personal information to the site without parental permission.

Policy Privacy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Fine Print Funding, Inc. may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in the non-profit's sole discretion. We encourage visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

​Your California Privacy Rights

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 (California’s “Shine the Light” law) permits users of our Websites that are California residents and who provide Personal Data in obtaining products and services for personal, family, or household use to request certain information regarding our disclosure of Personal Data to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes. If applicable, this information would include the categories of Personal Data and the names and addresses of those businesses with which we shared your Personal Data with for the immediately prior calendar year (e.g. requests made in 2019 will receive information regarding such activities in 2018). You may request this information once per calendar year. To make such a request, please send an email to fineprintfunding@gmail.com.

 

California law permits minors under the age of 18 to request the removal of your User Contributions, subject to certain exceptions. If you are under the age of 18 in California, you may contact us using the contact information below (if you contact us via email, please use the subject “California Eraser Law Request”). We may not remove your User Contributions that we are required to retain under any federal or state law, or that have been provided to a third party. While we will do our best to remove a minor’s information upon a valid request, we cannot ensure the complete or comprehensive removal of your User Contributions from our Websites or any information that has been republished, copied, downloaded, or reposted by any third party, and we cannot guarantee that any such information may not be accessible to users of the Internet in the future. We do not advertise or market any of the products or services identified in California Business and Professionals Code Section 22580(i) to users who we have actual knowledge are under 18 years of age.

 

Questions and Notification of Changes

If you have any questions about the www.fineprintfunding.org privacy policy or would like to access or modify your identifiable information, please contact us at:

Phone Support: 619-507-4968

Email Support: fineprintfunding@gmail.com

Fine Print Funding, Inc.

4511 30th Street. #6

San Diego, CA 92116

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