Privacy Policy

Girls Inc. of Carpinteria is committed to protecting your online privacy and providing a safe online experience for all of its users. This Privacy Policy applies to information collected online when visiting our website www.girlsinc-carp.org and governs online data collection and usage at the Girls Inc. of Carpinteria site. Portions of our site are directed to our adult donors, friends, and supporters, while other areas include content specifically designed for girls. Please review the information below to familiarize yourself with our policies on website privacy, and contact Girls Inc. if you have any questions.

Overview of the Girls Inc. of Carpinteria Website Privacy Policy

• You do not have to provide personal information to visit and enjoy many features of our site. To make a contribution online, purchase products, participate in message boards, or sign up for e-updates or newsletters, or engage in certain other activities, we will request personal information from you, such as your name, age, address, e-mail address, and, if visitors are identified to be under 13, a parent's e-mail address.


• We use the information that you voluntarily provide to fulfill your requests, such as signing you up for e-updates or newsletters or filling your purchase order, and for surveys and user research to improve our site.


• We do not share your personal information with third parties, other than with our agents who provide technical support for our site or help fill your purchase order. If you are under the age of 13 and wish to receive e-updates or newsletters, we will request your name, e-mail address, and your parent's e-mail address to notify your parent about this.

Information You Provide

Visitors can visit our site without registering or providing personal information, but we do collect personal information to make certain features and options available. We collect personal information when it is voluntarily provided, for instance when registering for e-mail updates, completing our online surveys, making a donation, or purchasing products. In our girls area, we typically require only a first name and e-mail address to respond to a question; that information is then deleted. To process newsletter and update signup requests for children under age 13, we also ask for a parent's e-mail address. In our adult area, we may ask for first and last name, mailing address, phone number, and an e-mail address; an address and phone number is required to process online orders or donations, and other demographic information is requested to help us understand our visitors' backgrounds, needs, and interests.

Information Girls Inc. Collects Automatically

Your web browser offers "cookies" which, if you allow their use, store small amounts of data on your computer when you visit a web site. Cookies do not contain any personally identifiable information about you and therefore cannot be used to identify you personally. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying your browser and our web sites are viewable even if you disable the cookie function on your browser. However, if you disable cookies, some advanced and customized features of our site will not be available to you.

What We Do With Collected Information

We use the personal information we collect to fulfill your requests. For instance, if you wish to donate to Girls Incorporated, or purchase a product online, we will use the information you provide to provide you with information, process your donation or purchase order. If you visit the girls site and register to receive a newsletter, we will use the registration information to send the newsletter.

Updating Your Preferences

A user can, at any time, change, correct, modify or delete any personal information they may have provided to Girls Inc. Users can also unsubscribe from any newsletters or opt out of various promotional e-mailings at any time by clicking on "unsubscribe" links in the newsletter or e-mails. Parents may review and request that we update or delete their child's information by sending a signed request, including their e-mail address, the child's e-mail address, birth date, and first name, to our Content Manager at the address below.

Visitors from Outside the United States

Girls Incorporated and the server which makes this site available worldwide is located in the United States. All matters relating to this site are governed by the laws of the State of California in the United States. Any information you provide will be transferred to the U.S. By visiting this site and submitting information you authorize this transfer.

Protecting Our Site

We reserve the right to use or disclose any information without notice or consent as needed to satisfy any law, regulation or legal request; to conduct investigations of consumer complaints or possible breaches of law; to protect the integrity of our site and our property; to protect the safety of our visitors or others; to fulfill your requests; or to cooperate in any legal investigation.

Changes To Our Privacy Policy

We will occasionally update this Privacy Policy as necessary to maintain the highest protection for our users and to comply with a changing environment. We recommend that you check the policy when you visit our site to be sure you are aware of and understand our current policy. If we make material changes to this policy or in how we will use or collect your personally identifiable information, we will prominently post such changes prior to implementing the change. We will not make retroactive changes in how we handle previously collected personal information unless legally required to do so.

We want all our visitors to have fun surfing our site and urge you to use common sense whenever disclosing personal information on this site or anywhere on the Internet.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.