Privacy Policy

Girl Scouts of Central California South is committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors. This privacy policy discloses how we collect, protect, and use information you provide us online, as well as how we protect children's privacy. By using the pages on this site, you are accepting the practices described in the Girl Scouts of Central California South Privacy Policy.

If our policy practices change in the future, we will let you know by posting the policy changes on our website. However, we will treat all personal information we collect in accordance with the privacy notice in effect at the time the information is collected.

Girl Scouts' online properties comprise of, but are not limited to, all pages found under girlscoutsccs.org, including our online shop.

PERSONAL DATA COLLECTION

Girl Scouts of Central California South uses its best efforts to respect and protect the privacy of its online visitors. At our site, we do not collect personally identifiable information from individuals unless they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. This means we do not require you to register or provide information to us in order to view our site. Girl Scouts of Central California South only gathers personally identifiable data, such as names, addresses, zip/postal codes, email addresses, etc., when voluntarily submitted by a visitor. For example, personally identifiable information is collected in order to process online transactions, online donations, or job applications. This information is used solely by Girl Scouts of Central California South or other entities who are involved in the operation of this site for internal purposes. We do not sell information you provide to us online to third parties. We will only share personally identifiable information with third parties when (i) the person submitting the information authorizes us to share it; (ii) sharing the information is a necessary operation of the site, for instance, to process a credit card transaction, or (iii) we are required to by law. Girl Scouts of Central California South has no control over or responsibility for the data collection and use practices of third parties that process online transactions.

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) protects the personal information of children under the age of 13. This applies to individually identifiable information about a child that is collected online, such as full name, home address, email address, telephone number or any other information that would allow someone to identify or contact the child. The Act and Rule also cover other types of information-for example, hobbies, interests and information collected through cookies or other types of tracking mechanisms-when they are tied to individually identifiable information. It is important for you to understand this law; we encourage you to read more about COPPA.

Note to Parents on Our Privacy Policy

Girl Scouts of Central California South is committed to providing a safe, secure, and fun online experience for children who visit our site. We are dedicated to safeguarding any personal information collected online and to helping parents and children have positive experiences on the Internet. Consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without prior verifiable parental consent.

Parents can revoke their consent and ask that information about their children be deleted from the site by contacting customercare@girlscoutsccs.org. To do this or to review personal information collected from children, we must verify the identity of the requesting parent. When a parent revokes consent, we will stop collecting, using, or disclosing information from that child. To respect the privacy of parents, information collected and used for the sole purpose of obtaining verifiable parental consent or providing notice is not maintained in retrievable form by the site if parental consent is not obtained after a reasonable time.

Girl Scouts believes it is good policy not to collect more personally identifiable information from children under 13 than is necessary for them to participate in our online activities. In addition, be aware that all sites that are targeted to children under 13 are prohibited by law from collecting more information than they need.

USE OF 'COOKIES'

Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by the Girl Scouts of Central California Soutj Web site through the use of "cookies." "Cookies" are small text files a Web site can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate the visitor's ongoing access to and use of the site, and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements. Cookies are not programs that come onto a visitor's system and damage files. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the visitor that has no meaning outside the assigning site. If a visitor does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept the cookie feature. Girl Scouts of Central California South uses "cookie" technology only to obtain non-personal information from its online visitors in order to improve visitors' online experience and facilitate their visit within our site.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND SERVICES

This site may be linked to other sites and services that are not maintained by Girl Scouts of Central California South. These websites have their own privacy policies, which you should review prior to visiting them. We have no responsibility for linked websites and provide these links solely for the convenience and information of our visitors.

OUR SECURITY SAFEGUARDS

The safety and security of your online experience is of the utmost concern to us. We ensure the appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures are in place to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online.

Credit Card Safety

Protecting the safety of your credit card information is also important to us. We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to protect the security of your credit card information as it is transmitted to us. SSL is the industry standard in Internet encryption technology, which is a highly sophisticated method of scrambling data as it travels from your computer to our website servers. We also encrypt your credit card number when we store your order and whenever we transfer that information to participating merchants.

To make sure you are accessing our secure server before you submit personal financial information, look at the lower left-hand corner of your browser. If you see an unbroken key or a closed lock (depending upon your browser), then SSL is active. To double-check for security, look at the URL or Address line of your browser. If you have accessed a secure server, the first characters of the address in that line should change from "http" to "https."

It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer.

Children

If you are under 18, you need parent/guardian permission to use a credit card to make purchases online.

Your Rights Concerning Your Personal Data

Subject to certain exceptions, residents of Colorado (and potentially certain other jurisdictions) have the right to make the following requests, at no charge:

Access/Data Portability: You may request confirmation regarding whether Girl Scouts of the USA is processing your Personal Data and, up to twice per calendar year, to receive a copy of your Personal Data delivered electronically in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily useable format that allows you to transmit this information to another entity without hindrance;
Correction: You may request to correct of your Personal Data if it is inaccurate or incomplete;
Deletion: You may request the deletion of your Personal Data;
Opt-Out: You may request that we not sell your Personal Data or process your Personal Data for targeted advertising.

You have the right to be free from unlawful discrimination for exercising your rights under applicable state law.

To exercise the rights above, please use the Girl Scouts Privacy Portal. For assistance submitting a request, please email us at customercare@girlscoutsccs.org.

Only you or a person that you authorize to act on your behalf may make a request related to your Personal Data. A request to exercise any of these rights must (1) provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify that you are the person about whom we collected Personal Data (or an authorized representative of that person); and (2) describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to understand, evaluate, and respond to your request. We will verify your identity by comparing the information you provide us with information we have in our records. In certain cases, we may need to ask for more information. We may not be able to respond to your request or provide you with the information you requested if we are unable to verify your identity (or establish the authority of an authorized agent acting on your behalf).

You may also have a right to appeal a decision we make relating to requests to exercise these rights. To appeal a decision, please follow the instructions we provide in our communication to you regarding the status of your request.

Additional Information for European and UK Residents

This section provides European and UK residents with additional information about their rights and our privacy practices associated with respect to their Personal Data.

Legal Bases for Processing:

We may process the Personal Data we obtain about you in accordance with our legitimate interests in operating the site; providing our programs, promotions, and services; and maintaining our business, as described in the “Personal Data Collection” section above. You may use the contact information in the “How to Contact Us” section below to request a copy of the balancing test we conduct when relying on our legitimate interests.
In certain instances, we may also process your Personal Data to enter into agreements with you or carry out our contractual obligations with you.
In certain instances, we may process your Personal Data for purposes of complying with our legal obligations.
To the extent we rely on consent for the processing of your Personal Data, we will seek such consent at the time we collect your Personal Data.

Your Rights: You have the right to request to: (1) update, amend, or erase your Personal Data; (2) restrict or object to the processing of your Personal Data; (3) receive a copy of your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and transmit Personal Data to another data controller; and (4) withdraw any consent you have given regarding the use of your Personal Data. If you withdraw consent, we will apply your preferences going forward as appropriate, which will not affect the lawfulness of our processing based on your consent prior to such withdrawal. You also have the right to file a complaint with a regulator if you have concerns regarding our processing of your Personal Data. You may exercise any of your rights by contacting us using the instructions in the “Your Rights Concerning Your Personal Data” section above.

Data Transfers: In connection with the site, your Personal Data may be transferred to us or our service providers in countries other than the country in which you reside, including in the United States. Those countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the Personal Data. When your Personal Data is transferred to these other countries (such as the United States), we will protect that information as described in this Privacy Policy, including, to the extent required by applicable law, by using a legally valid transfer mechanism or other data transfer safeguards. You may request a copy of these safeguards by contacting us as described in the “How to Contact Us” section below.

SMS/MMS MOBILE MESSAGING MARKETING

Girl Scouts of Central California South (hereinafter, “We,” “Us,” “Our”) is offering a mobile messaging program (the “Program”), which you agree to use and participate in subject to the Mobile Messaging Terms and Conditions and this Privacy Policy (the Terms and Privacy Policy are referred to collectively as the “Agreement”). Girl Scouts of Central California South respects your privacy. We will only use information you provide through the Program to transmit your mobile messages and respond to you, if necessary. This includes, but is not limited to, sharing information with platform providers, phone companies, and other vendors who assist us in the delivery of mobile messages. WE DO NOT SELL, RENT, LOAN, TRADE, LEASE, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER FOR PROFIT ANY PHONE NUMBERS OR CUSTOMER INFORMATION COLLECTED THROUGH THE PROGRAM TO ANY THIRD PARTY. Nonetheless, We reserve the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any legal, regulatory or governmental request, to avoid liability, or to protect Our rights or property. When you complete forms online or otherwise provide Us information in connection with the Program, you agree to provide accurate, complete, and true information. You agree not to use a false or misleading name or a name that you are not authorized to use. If, in Our sole discretion, We believe that any such information is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, or you have opted into the Program for an ulterior purpose, We may refuse you access to the Program and pursue any appropriate legal remedies.

The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits Users of the Program that are California consumers or residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of the information you provide through the Program to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

To make such a request, please follow the instructions in the “Your Rights Concerning Your Personal Data” section above.

This Privacy Policy is strictly limited to the Program and has no effect on any other privacy policy(ies) that may govern the relationship between you and Girl Scouts of Central California South in other contexts.

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:

girlscoutsccs.org

1377 Shaw Ave
Fresno, California 93711
USA

customercare@girlscoutsccs.org

800-490-8653