AID FOR AIDS (AFA) is committed to respecting the privacy of our donors. We have developed this privacy policy to ensure that donor information will not be shared with any third party. This privacy policy applies to online credit card donations, the donation of medication, and the collection of information, including information collected on our website. By submitting your information to us or to any of our staff, you consent to the terms and conditions of the policy for the purposes stated below.

Personal Information

“Personal Information” is information that identifies you personally, such as your name, address, telephone number, and email address. We collect and store the personally identifiable information that you have provided us.

Here are some examples of ways in which we may collect your information:

  1. When you request information via one of the email addresses identified on our website or otherwise contact us in person, by phone or email, with a question. We may then collect your name, address and email in order to respond to that inquiry.
  2. We may collect your name, email address, and other contact information if you register for an event. We may collect your name, email address, telephone number, and payment information when you make a contribution, either on our website, over the phone, or by mailing in a check.

The above list provides a sample of personal information that may be collected by AFA. From time to time, we may collect personal information from you in ways not described above.

Use and Disclosure of Personal Information

  • We will not sell, trade, or share your personal information, collected on the website or through any other business activities with anyone else.
  • We will not send you mailings on behalf of other organizations.
  • We will only share your personal information if you give us specific permission to do so.
  • We will collect payment information, billing address, and other information necessary to process a donation or event registration.
  • We will use your information to comply with the law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to conform to the requirements of law or comply with the legal process served on us, protect and defend our rights, or act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of others.
  • We will use the personal information to protect against potential fraud.
  • We may verify with third parties the information collected in the course of processing a gift, event registration, or other donation.
  • If you use a credit or debit card on the website, we may use card authorization and fraud screening services to verify that your card information and address match the information that you supplied to us, and that the card being used has not been reported lost or stolen.
  • You have the right to review information that we have collected about you. To review that information, please contact us in writing at AID FOR AIDS International, 131 Varick St, Suite 1011, New York, NY, 10013.
  • Except as described in this Privacy Policy or at the time we request the information, we do not otherwise disclose your personal information to any third parties.
  • Further, AFA will not sell or trade your personally identifiable information to any third parties.

Privacy & Security for Donors

All donations made to AID FOR AIDS online are managed through our integrated donor platform, NEON CRM. NEON, along with trusted payment processors BluePay provide full PCI compliance as well as End-to-End Encryption to keep your personal information as secure as possible and protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under their control. NEON and BluePay work together to help protect your information by providing a secure and safe environment for credit card donations. All information is stored in a secure database.

Donations through BluePay are sent directly to AID FOR AIDS. AFA respects and protects your privacy and will never sell, trade, or rent your personal information to other individuals or companies. The information that you provide is used only to complete your donation. With your permission, your name and contact information will be provided to the charity or charities you supported through NEON. If you do not wish share your name and contact information with the charity or charities you supported through NEON, or you choose to make your donation anonymously, they will not share your name or contact information. For more information about their online donation processing system, the security measures in place to protect your information, and their privacy policy, you may visit their website at:

http://www.z2systems.com/neoncrm/services/security
http://www.z2systems.com/neoncrm/privacy

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will note the last update at the bottom of this Privacy Policy. For changes to this policy that may be materially less restrictive on our use or disclosure of your personally identifiable information, we will obtain your consent before implementing the change by sending a notice to your primary email address and home address specified in our records, and by placing a prominent notice on our website.