Privacy 

The YWCA is committed to protecting your privacy. To enhance your experience on our Web site and to gather some information about the kind of customers using the Web site, we occasionally ask for information about you. Below, you will find descriptions of the instances when the Web site requires information from you, and how this will benefit you.

What do we collect?

Web Site Registration: 

To register yourself  with the Web site, we need to know: your name, , address, phone number, and email address. We use this information strictly internally, to identify what types of users are visiting our Web site.

Email alerts and notifications: 

You will occasionally have the opportunity to receive email alerts and notifications about new content on the Web site and other important news and information. By opting-in to this service we will need to know your email address as well as some pertinent information about you related to the type of information you would like to receive. As with all information we collect from you, we will never sell or give away this information to anyone without your prior consent.

Recommended Content:

 There are opportunities on the Web site for you to receive recommendations of content. All we need to know for this service is information about the topics for which you would like to receive recommendations.

Emailing Content:

 You will often be able to email content you find on our Web site to a friend or peer. To do this we need to know your name and email address and the recipient’s email address. None of this information is retained after the email has been sent.

User Feedback:

 When you fill out one of our online feedback forms, you have the option to let us know who you are. The more information you supply in conjunction with your feedback, the more useful that feedback is to us.

Disclosure

The YWCA  will not give away or sell any information it collects on our Web site, excepting the possibility of sharing a mailing list with other YWCA Divisions. This will never be done without your prior consent. We do reserve the right to release information you have submitted when such release is required by law.

Cookies:

Cookies are small files stored on the hard drive of your computer. This file only identifies your computer to our Web site. This enables the Web site to recognize you when you return to the site so that it can remember your preferences and personal settings.

Our Use of Information

By providing information about yourself or your organization on our Web site, you are giving consent for The YWCA to use this information internally. If our policy should change regarding the use of this information, it will be posted in this privacy statement.

If you have any questions or feedback about this privacy statement, please send a message to office@ywca.com.au