Last updated on Mar 2, 2023

We understand your concerns about privacy on the Internet and take them very seriously. All online transactions, including donations, are strictly permission-based: The Donor/Volunteer controls the use of their name, personal information, and donation or other transaction.

Key aspects of our privacy policy include:

  • We never sell, share, trade, or disclose any personal information about a Donor/Volunteer.
  • When a Donor/Volunteer performs a transaction, we require the entry of only enough information about you to process your transaction.
  • Our credit card processing company is not authorized to retain, share, store, or use your personal information.

Internet User Privacy

We respect the privacy of Internet Users and do not collect personally identifying information without the Internet User’s permission. You may contact us regarding this Privacy Policy by e-mail, US mail, or phone.

Some terms used in this Policy are:

  • “Donor/Volunteer” – a person or organization that performs a transaction on our site.
  • “Cookies” – which are small pieces of information that are stored by an Internet User’s browser on the Internet User’s hard drive.

Collection of Data

Personal and Financial Information: If you make a pledge or donation to United Arts of Central Florida, we request personal information (such as name, address, phone and email) and financial information if you are making a payment (such as a credit card number or donation amount). This information is for United Arts of Central Florida purposes only to create a donor record within our donor database and/or to fulfill from the donor, and will never trade personal or financial information with any partisan group, political party, or party committee, even if it is a non-profit.

United Arts of Central Florida raises operating support for 16 cornerstone organization and approximately 50 affiliate art and cultural organizations and/or professionals. These cornerstone and affiliate organizations occasionally host events that may be of interest to our donors. United Arts of Central Florida reserves the right to share personal information (such as name, address, phone and/or email) with its beneficiary groups and organizations and local, reputable cultural partners for marketing purposes. At any time, our donors may “opt-out” and elect not to have their contact information shared with our affiliates and partners as indicated in the “opt-out” procedures below.

United Arts of Central Florida coordinates a combines fundraising campaign annually. United Arts of Central Florida will share personal information, including donation amounts, with those organizations that are direct beneficiaries of donor designation donations only, so they will be able to thank you personally for your donation on their behalf. United Arts of Central Florida will never sell, share or exchange financial information, including credit card information, in any form.

United Arts of Central Florida may share aggregate demographic information with our sponsors. This aggregated information does not include any personal or financial information which can identity you as an individual.

Donations of $50 and above are eligible to receive Orlando Arts Magazine. United Arts of Central Florida will provide name and address information to our partners to permit the mailing of the magazine. Donors should check the privacy policies of our partners.

Finally, United Arts of Central Florida and its cornerstone “cultural partner” organizations recognize all United Arts of Central Florida donors in annual publications. Donors will be given the option to list their name anonymously if they so choose.

Email: If you supply us with your email address, you may receive email from us regarding updates to our website, events, online surveys and/or our affiliates and partners, please let us know by sending an email to uacf@unitedarts.cc.

We do use email as a means of receiving feedback from our supporters and encourage you to email us with your questions or comments. We read every email that we receive and will respond, if needed, in a timely manner.

OPT-Out

United Arts of Central Florida offers a choice of opportunities to restrict or remove your personal information. To restrict the use of your personal information to only United Arts of Central Florida purposes and ensure that you continue to receive United Arts of Central Florida communications, then please indicate “I wish to receive United Arts of Central Florida communications only.” By doing this, your personal information will be maintained in the United Arts of Central Florida donor database ONLY, and will not be shared with any of our affiliates who might wish to share event information or their newsletter with you.

To remove your personal information from the United Arts of Central Florida donor database and no longer receive any future communications from United Arts of Central Florida, then please indicate “I wish to be removed from the United Arts of Central Florida donor database.” Mail, email or call this information to:

United Arts of Central Florida
3025 Edgewater Dr, Orlando, FL 32804

Email: uacf@unitedarts.cc
Telephone: 407.628.0333

Disabled and Non-functioning Cookies

We do not employ any technology or means of preventing an Internet User from disabling the acceptance of a Cookie. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but an Internet User’s browser may be set by the Internet User to disable this function. Some Web browsers or similar Internet navigating technology may not support (or consistently support) Cookie technology. If Cookies are disabled or the Internet User is utilizing technology that does not adequately support Cookie technology, we shall not be able to record the Internet User’s activity.

Log Files

Like most standard websites we use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Use and Disclosure of Data

We do not sell or rent personally identifying information. We do not disclose personally identifying information to anyone that we are not authorized to do so. We use anonymous user data to create and report the browsing and/or form completion activities of anonymous users.

When a Donor/Volunteer performs a transaction that requires him to be identified to a us (e.g., donation, volunteering, event registration, membership dues, etc.), and if the transaction involves a cash payment, our credit card processor are the only parties granted access to that Donor/Volunteer’s personal information.

We will send an e-mail receipt for all cash transactions made by a Donor/Volunteer. These may be printed for tax receipts.

We reserve the right to release information on Internet Users if compelled to do so by proper judicial or governmental authorities. Disclosure shall be limited to only to those that we are compelled to disclose to. At present, all information processing on live, production data occurs in the United States.

Security Measures

We have implemented technology and security features and strict policy guidelines to safeguard the privacy of customer identifiable information from unauthorized access or improper use, and we will continue to enhance our security procedures as new technology becomes available. Access to user data is accessible via password protection through the Donor/Volunteer account created by each Donor/Volunteer, and to our designated employees who require system level access in order to perform their jobs. Access to Internet User data that identifies the Internet User’s name and/or e-mail addresses is limited to designated employees who require such access in order to perform their jobs and to a Donor/Volunteer or Nonprofit that provided such information. Each Donor/Volunteer is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their own password used for accessing their account on our website.

We and our online credit card processors use TDES – Triple Data Encryption Standard. This is considered a “very strong” encryption method, and uses 168-bit security. It is one of the most secure methods available for online credit card processing. It is also used by Federal Government organizations to protect sensitive data. For more information, please see the Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 46-3, Data Encryption Standard (DES).

We back up all of our data every day. Multiple copies of the data are maintained and stored in secure locations and are tested on backup equipment. In addition our systems are housed in a secure hosting environment with redundant connections to the Internet and redundant hardware. All of this simply means that you are protected against any computer failure or catastrophic data loss.

Donor/Volunteer Privacy

We do not share personally identifiable information about a Donor/Volunteer with anyone. Such transactions include, but are not limited to, cash donations, in-kind (i.e., non-cash) donations, volunteering, planned giving, offering or purchasing items in an e-store, membership setup or renewal, event registration, mailing list signup, and thon registration. Such exchange is limited to a party’s e-mail address and basic Account detail. All personally identifiable information of Donors/Volunteers that is provided by them during the sign-up process is retained and used by us in order to serve the Donor/Volunteer in performing functions on our website. We do not engage in spamming, unsolicited e-mail and indiscriminate advertising. Each Donor/Volunteer may view or modify the information that it provided during sign-up.

Please contact us if you no longer wish to maintain an account with us, or are unable to access your account. If we have such information, we shall not retain your name and/or e-mail address any longer than is necessary to perform the services that you requested from us.

Spam

We do not intentionally send unsolicited e-mail messages that could legitimately be construed as spam.

Collection of Usage Data: Our servers automatically gather information about which pages are visited within our website. We do not use that information except in the aggregate.

E-mail Contents: We will not read or disclose to third parties private e-mail communications that are transmitted using our services except as required to operate the service or as otherwise authorized by law.

Improper Conduct: We may also use customer identifiable information to investigate and help prevent potentially unlawful activity or activity that threatens the network or otherwise violates the customer agreement for that service.

Account Information: We honor requests from customers for account information, for example, name, address, or billing information, and will correct any such information which may be inaccurate. Users may verify that appropriate corrections have been made.

User Concerns: If you are a user with concerns about our online privacy policy or its implementation, please contact us.

E-Mail List: If a user wishes to subscribe to our e-mail list, we ask for contact information such as name and email address. Members of a mailing list may receive periodic newsletters and Urgent Action Alerts. Out of respect for our users’ privacy we provide a way to opt-out of these communications

COPPA

If you are under the age of 13, we comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. If you inform us that we have collected or received information from a child under 13, we will delete such information immediately from our databases. Our website is not specifically directed to children under 13. We shall not knowingly distribute to third parties any personally identifiable information erroneously collected from children under 13.

Policies and Disclaimers for Users

Your access to and continued use of our website constitutes your acceptance, without limitation, of these policies and disclaimers. Any resale of this information or use for commercial gain is prohibited, except in accordance with a licensing agreement with us.

Copyright Protection

All materials appearing on our website are our property unless otherwise indicated, and are protected by United States copyright laws. Any reproduction or distribution, except for personal, informational use, is a violation of our copyright. If you would like to make copies and/or distribute the report, please contact us. You may link to our home page. You must contact us if you wish to link to any page other than the home page.

Disclaimers

Accuracy: We do not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, quality, completeness, currency, or validity of any information on our website. All information contained on this website has been obtained from sources we believe to be accurate and reliable. We are not responsible for any errors or omissions. All information is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not make any representations as to the accuracy or integrity of the information. We disclaim all express, implied, and statutory warranties of any kind, including warranties as to accuracy, timeliness, completeness, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. We will not be liable for any damages of any kind incurred as a result of the information posted on this site.

Endorsements: We do not endorse, support, sanction, or verify the information or material that is provided on this site or linked to this site.

Regarding Financial and Legal Advice: The information on this site, including but not limited to reports, newsletters, articles, and opinions is provided for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to provide legal, accounting, or tax advice and should not be relied on in that respect. We suggest that you hire an attorney, accountant, and/or financial advisor to answer any financial or legal questions.

General Disclaimer: We are not responsible for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or any other damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this website or in reliance on the information available on the site. This includes any personal injury, business interruption, loss of use, lost data, lost profits, or any other pecuniary loss, whether in an action of contract, negligence, or other tortious action, even if we have been informed of the possibility.

Response to Comments Disclaimer: We appreciate hearing from you. All efforts will be made to respond to your comments, but we cannot guarantee we will do so. Any response will be for informational or educational purposes only and will not constitute legal or financial advice. We make no warranties, express or implied, about the information in these responses.

Privacy Policy Changes & Agreement

We may find it necessary or be legally obligated to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted at this site. Except as otherwise required by law, modifications to this Privacy Policy will not affect the privacy of data collected by us prior to the effective date of the policy change.

Our policy is intended to provide you with the safest and most secure experience possible. Since offerings and technologies change, we reserve the right to change, modify, add or remove portions of our privacy policy at any time without prior notice. Please periodically review our privacy policy for changes.

If you feel that United Arts of Central Florida is not operations in accordance with this stated policy, you may contact Jennifer Evins, United Arts of Central Florida President, at:

United Arts of Central Florida

3025 Edgewater Dr, Orlando, FL 32804

If you do not agree with any of these terms, please do not use the website or submit any personal financial information.