Oxfam America Advocacy Fund Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

This website is owned and operated by Oxfam America, Inc. Please read the following Privacy Policy and Terms of Use ("Terms of Use"). The use of this website is conditioned upon acceptance of the Terms of Use, and your use of this website constitutes your agreement with the Terms of Use. These Terms of Use may change from time to time, so please check back periodically. Your continued use of the Oxfam America websites following any such changes will constitute your agreement with the amended Terms of Use. The Terms of Use govern all pages hosted at www.oxfamamerica.org, www.OAAF.org, www.oxfamamericaunwrapped.com and www.hungerbanquet.org, and those hosted through our online donation and eCommunity areas (collectively, "the Oxfam America websites"), as well as donor information that may be provided to Oxfam America (including Oxfam America, Inc. and Oxfam America Advocacy Fund, Inc.) via other means. These Terms of Use do not apply to pages hosted by other organizations, including Oxfam International and other Oxfams around the world (e.g., Oxfam GB, Oxfam Ireland, Oxfam Australia), to which we may link and whose privacy and other policies may differ.

Oxfam America Advocacy Fund Privacy Policy

Oxfam America respects the privacy of its supporters. We have developed a rigorous privacy policy that reflects that respect. Please read the following policy to understand how your personal information will be treated. We will use reasonable efforts to honor any limitations you may wish to place on the usage of your personal information.

Collection of Information

When you are on any of the Oxfam America websites and are asked for personal information, you are sharing that information with Oxfam America alone, unless stated otherwise. For example, when you are using our “unwrapped” pages, a partner company will be provided with certain information in order to fulfill your order. Oxfam America may collect information regarding website visitors, including IP address, browser and domain information, and information volunteered by you, such as e-mail address, contact information and, for donations and purchases, credit card information. We may also monitor and track information, such as website visitor usage patterns using standard website tracking software.

Personally Identifiable Information

Oxfam America collects personal information from visitors and other supporters when they register to join our organization and become a member, make a donation or purchase online or offline, subscribe to our e-newsletter, take an action concerning an issue using our service, or otherwise participate in one of our online communities. Please note that our web server does not automatically recognize or collect personal information based on your e-mail address; the personal information we collect is always voluntarily submitted by you.

Use of Information

Oxfam America uses the information we collect about you to be able to send you communications such as our e-newsletter and various printed publications or mail appeals in furtherance of our fundraising, educational, and advocacy objectives. We also use this information to help administer and improve our web sites and for other internal purposes. If you have subscribed to Oxfam America's eCommunity, we will generally send you several communications per month.

Sharing of Information

Oxfam America will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information to third parties, except when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it. Because Oxfam America is funded solely through private donations, we may exchange your personal information with affiliated third parties or trusted agents (including without limitation Oxfam International and its member affiliates) for fundraising, educational or advocacy purposes.

Please note: We are aware of and sensitive to the issue of unsolicited e-mail ("spam"); therefore Oxfam America will never rent, trade or sell your e-mail address for commercial purposes. From time to time, however, we may agree with other reputable, charitable organizations to write via postal mail or e-mail to some of each other's supporters, for the mutual benefit of both. If you would prefer not to have your name used in this manner, simply send us a request via e-mail to donorinfo@oxfamamerica.org, with your exact name and address.

Update, Correct, or Delete Personal Information

The accuracy of your individual information is important to Oxfam America. Additionally, we have tried to streamline our operations by making it easy for you to control the information that we maintain about you. Our eCommunity members can access their personal online contact information or unsubscribe to our eCommunity by visiting the eCommunity Profile Page. If you have a question about or change to your personal information, please send an e-mail to donorinfo@oxfamamerica.org.

Protecting Personal Information

When you give Oxfam America personal information, we take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely. Oxfam America uses industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving sensitive visitor data (e.g., financial information) with our site. All online donations are processed via a secure server, which we indicate to visitors through a pop-up screen on the site. Oxfam America does not store your credit card information for future use. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, Oxfam America cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure its security on our systems, and to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information that we have collected. Oxfam America is not responsible for use of personal information by its partner companies. Please consult the websites of those companies for information concerning their privacy policies.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are small text-only files that are stored on your computer and that can be used to help identify you when you visit our website. A cookie cannot read data off of your computer hard disk, nor can it read cookie files created by other websites. We may use cookies to make visiting and using our site easier, for instance, so that you do not have to continually re-enter information, and so that we can tailor the site to your expressed preferences.

Most web browsers accept cookies. However, if you wish, you can usually set your browser to refuse cookies, or to notify you when you receive a new cookie. Note that if cookies are disabled, you may not be able to enjoy all the interactive features of the Oxfam site. For more information about cookies, including instructions on how to stop cookies being installed on your browser, please see www.allaboutcookies.org.

Links to Third-Party Sites

The Oxfam America website provides links to several other third party websites. While we make efforts to choose our links carefully, we cannot take responsibility for the content of linked websites, or for the privacy policies of websites we link to. Since we do not control those websites, we encourage you to review the privacy policies on those websites prior to any use.

Linking to the Oxfam America Website

Internet websites should seek permission of Oxfam America if they wish to link to an Oxfam America website by e-mailing webmaster@oxfamamerica.org. Such links will be subject to conditions, including but not limited to, clearly identifying Oxfam America as the source of the information displayed and preserving the integrity of the Oxfam America web pages without alteration.

Tell-A-Friend

If you elect to use the referral service for informing a friend about a page on the Oxfam America websites, you will be asked for the friend's name and e-mail address. Oxfam America will automatically send the friend a one-time e-mail inviting the friend to visit the site. Oxfam America stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time e-mail.

Sending an “Unwrapped” E-Card

If you send an “unwrapped” e-card to a friend or relative, his or her name and contact information is requested. We use this information only to send the information you requested we forward. We do not keep the information of your friend or relative or use it for any other purpose.

Children’s Privacy

The safety of children is very important to us. Our websites are not intended to collect personally identifiable information from children. Children should always ask a parent for permission before sending personal information to anyone online.

Terms and Conditions

Use of this site is provided by Oxfam America subject to the following Terms and Conditions.

1. You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes, and in a manner which does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of the site by, any third party. If Oxfam America reasonably determines that you have violated or are likely to violate the foregoing prohibitions, Oxfam America may take any action it deems necessary to cure or prevent the violation, including without limitation, termination of your access to its website at any time, without notice, and/or the immediate removal of any content from this website. You agree that we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to this web site or for removal of information from the website.
2. THIS SITE AND THE INFORMATION, NAMES, IMAGES, PICTURES, AND LOGOS REGARDING OR RELATING TO OXFAM AMERICA ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR ENDORSEMENT MADE AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT WILL OXFAM AMERICA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING FROM THE USE OR IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH USE OR LOSS OF USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF OXFAM AMERICA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OXFAM AMERICA’S LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
3. Oxfam America does not warrant that this site or the functions contained in the material of this site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs or represents the full functionality, accuracy and reliability of the materials.
4. Oxfam America websites use various Oxfam trademarks that are protected by state and federal laws. Other trademarks appear on the websites with permission from their respective owners. All rights in these marks are reserved to their owners. Nothing on this website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark or other mark displayed on this web site, without the owner’s prior written permission for each specific use.
5. Copyright restrictions:
   

   Commercial use or publication of all or any items displayed on the site is strictly prohibited without prior authorization from Oxfam America. You are granted a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable license to view, bookmark, download and print the pages within Oxfam America’s site. This site may be used solely for personal, informational and noncommercial purposes. As indicated on certain pages of the site, the site contains materials that have been developed for fundraising, advocacy or educational purposes and that are intended for download, printing and distribution. Documents may be copied for these noncommercial uses only on the condition that any copyright and source indications are also copied, no modifications are made and the document is copied in its entirety. You may not otherwise modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, post, reproduce, publish, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any pages, data, information, or services obtained from this website unless you have the prior written consent of Oxfam America and any other applicable owner of the website content. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by us.

   In addition, please note that some documents and photos may have been published on this site with the permission of the relevant copyright owners (who are not Oxfam America). All rights in these documents are reserved to their owners, and permission to copy or otherwise exploit them must be requested and obtained directly from the copyright owners (the sources are indicated within these documents/photographs).

6. As noted, this website may contain links to other websites. All such links are provided as a convenience to our users. Oxfam America takes no responsibility for the content of external websites.
7. Any communication or material that you transmit to, or post on, any public area of the site, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like, is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary information.
8. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account information, user names, access permissions or passwords that you use to access this website or any portion thereof. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities occurring under your accounts, user names or passwords that are due to your conduct, inaction or negligence. If you become aware of any suspicious or unauthorized conduct concerning your account, you agree to contact us immediately and take other appropriate action to deal with such conduct.
9. If there is any conflict between these general Terms and Conditions and any rules and/or specific terms of use appearing on this site relating to specific material, then the latter shall prevail. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision will be deemed severable from these Terms and Conditions and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
10. This website is administered by Oxfam America from its offices in Massachusetts. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Massachusetts. Any disputes relating to the use of this website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Massachusetts or the United States District Court of Massachusetts.
11. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions in full, you must immediately terminate use of this website.

We are grateful for your support. If you have any questions about Oxfam America's Privacy Policy or Terms and Conditions, the practices of our sites, or your interaction with our sites, please contact us:

Webmaster
Oxfam America
226 Causeway St., 5th floor
Boston, MA 02114
webmaster@oxfamamerica.org
Toll-free: 800-77-OXFAM (800-776-9326)

September 2006