Privacy Policy

The Types of Information PennFuture Collects

Non-personally identifiable information

PennFuture may collect non-personally identifiable information about you whenever you visit our Website. Such information may include the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer you used, the type of browser and operating system you used, the date and time you visited the Website, the Internet address of the site from which you linked to the Website, and which pages you viewed on the Website.

Web browser cookies

The Website may use “cookies” to enhance your experience with the Website. PennFuture may also use cookies to measure aggregate web statistics, such as collecting the number of Users to the Website, the number of repeat Users and the most popular webpages, and for other purposes. PennFuture does not use cookies to track User activity on an individual basis. You may choose to set your web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you do so, however, some parts of the Website may not function properly.

Personally identifiable information

PennFuture collects personally identifiable information, such as names, email addresses and mailing addresses, from Users when they voluntarily provide such information to us, including, for example, when Users sign up to join our mailing list or to become members, or when Users donate to PennFuture.

How PennFuture Uses the Information that It Collects

PennFuture uses Users’ personal information to better understand how Users use the Website so that PennFuture can improve the Website and its offerings. PennFuture also uses Users’ personal information for the purpose for which the Users provided the information, in other words, to add you to our email list, to provide requested information, to process a donation, or to otherwise fulfill a request.

If you provide PennFuture with your email address (other than if you contact us to request legal assistance), PennFuture may add you to its email list and may contact you with information that PennFuture thinks will be of interest to you. If at any time you wish to stop receiving communications from PennFuture, please follow the unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of any email PennFuture sends you, or send PennFuture an email to info@pennfuture.org and ask to be removed from PennFuture’s distribution list. If you provide PennFuture with your cell phone number, you consent to receive autodialed and/or prerecorded messages at that number on any subject from PennFuture.

How PennFuture Protects User Information

PennFuture adopts appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to help protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, but PennFuture cannot guarantee that your information is 100 percent secure. In addition, please recognize that email is not a secure method of communication, so you should not include sensitive information in any email you send to us. Your credit card information is not stored by PennFuture.

Sharing Personal Information

PennFuture uses third party service providers to help operate its business and Website, or administer activities, such as collecting donations online. PennFuture may share User information with these third parties for those limited purposes, but PennFuture requires that such third parties protect the confidentiality of your information and use it for no other purpose.

In addition, PennFuture may share personally identifiable information about Users with other like-minded organizations, including our sister organization, Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania, to the extent that sharing your information is consistent with our mission to transition to a clean energy economy, protect the environment, and empower citizens to build sustainable communities for future generations. Moreover, PennFuture will share personally identifiable information about Users when required to do so by law, or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with state and federal laws or to respond to a court order, subpoena, or search warrant.

PennFuture may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personally identifiable information regarding Users with third parties.

Third Party Websites

PennFuture may provide links from the Website to other websites. PennFuture does not control the content or links that appear on these third party websites and is not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from the Website. These websites and services have their own privacy policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites that have a link to or from PennFuture’s Website, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.

This Privacy Policy covers only information collected through the use of PennFuture’s Website. In addition, PennFuture does not currently respond to web browser “do not track” signals.

Compliance with Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

Protecting the privacy of the young is especially important. For that reason, PennFuture never collects information on the Website from those PennFuture knows are under 13, and no part of the Website is structured to attract anyone under 13. If PennFuture becomes aware of having information about or from anyone under 13, PennFuture will promptly delete the information.

California Privacy Rights

If you reside in California and have provided your personally identifiable information to PennFuture, you may request information once per calendar year about PennFuture’s disclosures of certain categories of your personally identifiable information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Such requests must be submitted to PennFuture at info@pennfuture.org.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

PennFuture may update this Privacy Policy at any time. When it does, PennFuture will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. PennFuture encourages Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about what information PennFuture collects and how it uses that information. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of any modifications since your last visit.

Your Acceptance of These Terms

By using this Website, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use the Website. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

Contacting PennFuture

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or anything relating to the Website, please contact PennFuture at info@pennfuture.org.