Privacy Principles of Friends of the Desert Mountains

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This website, http://www.desertmountains.org, is owned and operated by Friends of the Desert Mountains. Our intention is to provide an informative tool for those interested in conservation and as a means of allowing our members and the public to become more involved in our mission.

We recognize that visitors to our website may be concerned about the information that they provide to us and how we treat that information. Your right to privacy is very important to us. We recognize that providing us with personal information is an act of trust. Therefore, we have created a privacy policy to protect your personal information.

Personal Information Collected
In general, when you visit our web sites and access information you remain anonymous. We do not require you to register or provide personal information to us to view our web site.

What Information We Collect and How We Use That Information
Our registration forms require users to give us contact information that may include name, e-mail address, mailing address, and phone number.  We do not request or store sensitive information from our visitors, such as social security numbers.

Friends of the Desert Mountains does not sell or otherwise disclose donor information outside the organization.

Your Credit Card Information
When you enter your credit card information into a form field on our website, your credit card information is encrypted and transmitted securely to Friends of the Desert Mountains. We do not store your credit card information on a permanent basis; your credit card information is only used for the duration of the transaction and is then deleted from our records.

Security
All sensitive information (such as your credit card information) provided to Friends of the Desert Mountains is transmitted using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us.

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can ever be 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information to the fullest extent, we cannot ensure or completely guarantee the security of such information.

Links to Third-Party Web Sites
We provide links to third party web sites existing outside of Friends of the Desert Mountains. Since we do not control the content or functionality of these web sites, we encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on these third-party web sites. Any link from http://www.desertmountains.org/ to such a third-party website does not denote an affiliation with the website or an endorsement of its viewpoint(s) or mission(s).

Spam

Periodically you may receive emails or e-newsletters from our organization. These emails will contain a clear means of opting-out from receipt of future messages. However, you may also contact us online by clicking here or call our office between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. PST at (760) 568-9918.

You can help Friends of the Desert Mountains maintain the accuracy of your information by notifying us of any changes to your address, phone number or e-mail address. To update your membership file, contact us online by clicking here or write us at:

Friends of the Desert Mountains
P.O. Box 1281
Palm Desert, CA  92260

Any information that you provide to us on the web, in e-mail, and by fax or mail is covered by this policy.