Brief
This privacy policy explains how IFSSA uses and secures any information that you provide when you use our services and website. As an organization, we know that the privacy of your personal information is important; therefore we are committed to ensuring its protection.
Client and staff information is stored digitally through secure cloud-based services such as Podio, which is used for intake, service management, and staff information. Paper information is either destroyed or given to our clients in certain cases for their own personal records. Any files kept on offices premises (e.g. sponsorship forms) are kept in secure locations.
Any personal information given on this website (e.g through our Contact form, or Refugee Sponsorship form) is used only for the specific purpose it is given for. We make every attempt to secure your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. We do not sell or share it with outside parties in any way. We do not keep or use your personal information for any promotional announcements or news.
IFSSA uses cookies to learn how visitors engage with our website. This helps us analyze data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to community needs. This data includes time spent on each page, visit length per page, time spent on the website, IP and network address, type of browsers and operating systems. Personal information such as names, email addresses, and billing information is not collected through these Cookies.
Any payment and personal information you give through this website is secured by a reputable third party vendor (AplosĀ®). In the event of any known data breach, we will contact you right away. We do not have access to nor collect any personal financial information (e.g. Credit Card details).
The Code of Conduct, which staff, board, and volunteer members are required to sign includes our ethics and practices regarding confidentiality and its vital importance to our organization. The responsibilities we affirm include: