Throughout this policy, you will see the terms "American Kids Cancer Fund," "we," "our," and "us" - these terms refer to American Kids Cancer Fund, a California 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. You will also see the terms "you," "your," and "yours" - these terms refer to visitors to and users of our Website. "Site" refers to this Internet web site (americankidscancerfund.org) At American Kids Cancer Fund we are committed to protecting the privacy of our donors. Your donation helps us to provide the best financial assistance possible to children suffering from cancer. In order to fulfill these activities, we gather and use personal information, which you entrust us with. Therefore, we want to be open and accountable in our treatment of the information that you choose to provide us with.

Personal Information
Personal information is any information that can be used to distinguish, identify or contact a specific individual. This information can include an individual's opinions or beliefs, as well as facts about, or related to, the individual. Business contact information and certain publicly available information, such as names, addresses and telephone numbers as published in telephone directories, are not considered personal information.

Privacy Practices
American Kids Cancer Fund respects the privacy of our donors; we do not sell, rent, or trade our donor lists. We collect, use and disclose personal information only for the purpose of processing donations, keeping our donors informed about our activities, and to ask for their support in our mission to improve the lives of children with cancer. Collected information from any individual will be carefully protected and any use of this information is subject to consent. We offer our donors and prospective donors numerous privacy options, including the option to limit or opt-out of future contact. Our employees sign confidentiality agreements and safeguards are established to ensure that the information is not accessed, disclosed or shared more than is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was gathered. We also take measures to ensure the integrity of this information is maintained and to prevent its being lost or destroyed. Individuals may access their personal information at any time to ensure that it is correct and current or to edit it.

Website and Electronic Commerce
We use password protocols and secure websites to protect personal and other information we receive when an online donation is made. Our software is routinely updated to maximize protection of such information.

Internet Protocol Address
We collect an IP address from all visitors to our Site. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer over the Internet. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our Site, analyze trends, track users' movement, gather broad demographic information for aggregate use in order for us to improve the site, and deliver customized, personalized content. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Use of "Cookies"
Our Site may use cookies to enhance your experience while using our Site. Cookies are pieces of information that some Web sites transfer to the computer that is browsing that Web site and are used for record-keeping purposes at many Web sites. Use of cookies makes Web-surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving your passwords, your personal preferences regarding your use of the particular Web site. Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our Site will not function properly when you view them.

Other Web Sites
Our Site contains links to other Web sites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another Web site for which American Kids Cancer Fund has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on all such sites as their policies may be different than ours.

Updating of Privacy Policy
American Kids Cancer Fund reserves the right at any time and without notice to change this Privacy Policy simply by posting such changes on our Site. Any such change will be effective immediately upon posting.

Contact Information
If at any time you wish to be excluded from future contacts, or to discuss our privacy options, call us at 1-877-872-5439 and we will accommodate your request.

If you have questions, concerns or complaints relating to our privacy policy, please call us at 1-877-872-5439, email: info@akcf.us or write to us at: