Privacy Statement

At Shared Interest, we understand that privacy is important, and we are strongly committed to protecting the privacy of investors, donors, and visitors to our website. The following information is designed to help you better understand the information we gather from our site and through our services, how we handle the information once we gather it, whether we disclose it to anyone, and the choices you have regarding our use of the information. Please note that this Privacy Statement applies only to this site and not to the websites of other organizations to which we link.

Personally Identifiable Information

We seek such information in order to process your donations, register you with the website, fulfill your requests for information and to communicate with you about your personal giving history. In addition, we may use such information to analyze site usage, improve our content, and customize our site’s content, layout and services.

Donations

When you support Shared Interest by making a donation, we will process and acknowledge your contribution. The information includes your name, billing and mailing addresses, telephone number, e-mail address, and credit card or check information. Your credit card and check information will be used only as needed to process your transaction. We may notify you by e-mail or regular mail about events or activities related to Shared Interest that we believe may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to contact you for these purposes, you may (unsubscribe procedure here).

Publications

Donors and investors may opt out of being listed in any of our publications including our annual report.

Other Uses

We employ other companies and individuals to perform certain functions on our behalf. These companies and individuals have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for any other purpose.

How We May Share Information

Shared Interest does not sell or rent names or information to any firm or non-profit organization for their marketing or fundraising purposes. You do not have to contact us to benefit from these protections; they apply automatically to all our supporters. However, we may be forced to disclose information to the government under certain circumstances, including when compelled by an investigation of an illegal activity that may expose us, or you, to liability.

Other Information Collectors

Except as otherwise expressly included in this Privacy Statement, this document addresses the use and disclosure of information that we collect from you. To the extent that you disclose your information to others, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of such information. We do not control the privacy policies of others. We encourage you to ask questions before you disclose your personal information to others.

Privacy Statement Changes

We may, from time to time, make changes to this statement, based on your comments and our need to reflect accurately our data collection and disclosure practices. If we make any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information, we will notify you by posting an announcement on our website.

Governing Law

Any disputes relating thereto, shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York. Any dispute relating to this Privacy Statement shall be resolved solely in the state or federal courts located in Manhattan, New York.