Privacy Policy

At https://ripin.org/ripin/ (RIPIN), we consider the privacy of our visitors to be extremely important. This privacy policy document describes in detail the types of personal information that is collected and recorded by https://ripin.org/ripin and how we use it. The RIPIN website is a non-profit site. By using the RIPIN website, you hereby consent to our privacy policy and agree to its term.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

To better provide you with the products and services offered on our Site, RIPIN may collect personal information, such as your:

  • First and Last Name
  • Mailing Address
  • E-mail Address
  • Phone Number
  • Employer
  • Job Title

We do not collect any personal information about you online unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain services available on the Site. These may include: (a) signing up for our newsletter; (b) sending us an email message; (c) submitting your credit card or other payment information when donating to RIPIN on our Site. We will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to the services you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Use of your Personal Information

RIPIN uses your personal information that you provide to us online to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.

RIPIN may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other services available from RIPIN and its partners.

Cookies

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

Visiting the login page sets a temporary cookie that aids compatibility with some alternate login methods. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after 1 hour.

Security Logs

The IP address of visitors, user ID of logged in users, and username of login attempts are conditionally logged to check for malicious activity and to protect the site from specific kinds of attacks. Examples of conditions when logging occurs include login attempts, log out requests, requests for suspicious URLs, changes to site content, and password updates. This information is retained for 60 days.

This site is scanned for potential malware and vulnerabilities by Sucuri’s SiteCheck. We do not send personal information to Sucuri; however, Sucuri could find personal information posted publicly (such as in comments) during their scan. For more details, please see Sucuri’s privacy policy.

Security logs are retained for 60 days.

This site is part of a network of sites that protect against distributed brute force attacks. To enable this protection, the IP address of visitors attempting to log into the site is shared with a service provided by ithemes.com. For privacy policy details, please see the iThemes Privacy Policy.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

RIPIN does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.

RIPIN may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external community partners about a particular opportunity that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. RIPIN may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, or provide customer support. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to RIPIN, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

RIPIN may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform with federal or state law or comply with legal process served on RIPIN or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of RIPIN; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of RIPIN, or the public.

Tracking User Behavior

RIPIN keeps track of the websites and pages our users visit within RIPIN, to determine what RIPIN services are the most popular. This data may be used to deliver customized content and advertising within RIPIN to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Automatically Collected Information

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by RIPIN. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the RIPIN website.

API Keys

We make use of certain API keys to provide specific features.

These API keys may include the following third-party services: Google Maps, Facebook, Meetup, PayPal, Stripe, and Constant Contact (API key, auth URL, and Client Secret).

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Security of your Personal Information

RIPIN secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. RIPIN uses the following methods for this purpose:

  • SSL Protocol

When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.

Children Under Thirteen

We believe it is important to provide added protection for children online. We encourage parents and guardians to spend time online with their children to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity. RIPIN does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen (13). If a parent or guardian believes that https://ripin.org/ripin/ has in its database the personally-identifiable information of a child under the age of thirteen (13), please contact us immediately (using the contact in the last paragraph), and we will use our best efforts to remove such information from our records promptly. If you are under the age of thirteen (13), you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

Opt-Out & Unsubscribe from Third Party Communications

We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from third-party partners of RIPIN by contacting us here:

Text Messages (SMS) Communications

RIPIN may contact you via text messages (SMS) as a way to communicate with the clients that we work with. If you would like to stop receiving communications via text messaging (SMS) from RIPIN, you may opt out of such communications by texting STOP or contacting us at [email protected] or 401-270-0101.

E-mail Communications

From time to time, RIPIN may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and other general communication. To improve our services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from RIPIN or click on a link therein.

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from RIPIN, you may opt-out of such communications by clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE button at the bottom of the email.

External Data Storage Sites

We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.

HIPAA / FERPA

RIPIN operates several programs that are subject to privacy rules and regulations developed under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and/or the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). It is RIPIN’s policy to comply with all applicable federal and state privacy regulations relating to RIPIN’s access to PI. To the extent required by law or contract in the operation of those programs, RIPIN adheres to those privacy standards. RIPIN provides no guarantee that this website, and the tools it provides for submitting your information to RIPIN, is protected up to the electronic transmission security standards provided by HIPAA and FERPA

Online Privacy Policy Only

This privacy policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website and regarding information shared and/or collected there. This policy does not apply to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Changes to this Statement

RIPIN reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time (and even retroactively) without notice. We may choose to notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to follow the Policy.

Contact Information

RIPIN welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that RIPIN has not adhered to this Statement, please contact RIPIN at:

RIPIN
Attn: Human Resources Manager
300 Jefferson Boulevard
Suite 300
Warwick, RI 02888

Email Address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 401-270-0101

Update

This Privacy Policy was last updated on Sunday, September 22, 2019. Should we update, amend or make any changes to our privacy policy, those changes will be posted here.