World AIDS Marathon Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to The Richard M. Brodsky Foundation/WAM. This statement describes The Richard M. Brodsky Foundation/WAM's privacy practices for its own Web sites, including what type of information is gathered and tracked, how the information is used, and with whom the information is shared.

Personal Information

You can visit the Richard M. Brodsky Foundation/WAM web site without telling us who you are and without revealing any information about yourself. However, to access certain portions of the Web site, you may have to submit information such as user-id and password, or to access some services we provide, you may have to give us personal information such as your name and address and e-mail.

Web site traffic information

When you arrive at or leave The Richard M. Brodsky Foundation or the WAM web site, we may automatically receive the Web address of the site that you came from or are going to. We may also collect information on which pages of our site you visit while you are on our sites, the type of browser you use and the times you access our sites. We use this information only to try to better understand who visits our site.

Cookies

We sometimes use cookies to collect anonymous information from visits to our sites to help us provide better service. We may use this data to analyze trends and statistics and to help us provide better customer service, but we do so in ways that keep the information anonymous. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your system. You can set your browser to notify you before you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. You can also set your browser to turn off cookies. If you do so, however, some areas of some sites may not function properly.

Disclosure to third parties

We will only share personally identifiable information if we are required by law to do so.

Children's Online Privacy Protection

The Richard M. Brodsky Foundation/WAM generated is committed to comply with applicable laws and requirements, such as the United States' Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Links to Other Web Sites

The Richard M. Brodsky Foundation/WAM sites contain links to other Web sites. The Richard M. Brodsky Foundation/WAM are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

"Donor Bill of Rights"

The Richard M. Brodsky Foundation/WAM, Inc. centers on philanthropy. Therefore, we subscribe to the Donor Bill of Rights. This statement of rights was developed by the following organizations: American Association of Fund Raising Counsel (AAFRC), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the National Society of Fund Raising Executives (NSFRE). The full text of the Donor Bill of Rights is as follows (see http://www.afpnet.org/ethics/ethics_and_donors) :

Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:

To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization's governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
To have access to the organization's most recent financial statements.
To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.
To be assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.

The Richard M. Brodsky Foundation, Inc. is a registered 501(c) (3) public charity.