Privacy Policy

The Volunteer Center of Rhode Island (VCRI) has adopted and implemented this privacy policy as part of our commitment to protecting your personal information from misuse. While this policy focuses on online collection of information related to your interaction with VCRI's website (the "website"), it applies to VCRIs collection policies in general.

What information does VCRI collect?

The website's registration, online surveys, etc., may ask users to provide personally identifiable information in one of three ways: through contact information (including, without limitation, name, address, phone number (home, work and/or cell), fax number and e-mail address), demographic information (including, without limitation, race, gender, ethnicity, and age). Some information will be required for you to avail yourself of that particular feature of the website. None of this personally identifiable information will be shared with third parties or used to market third party products or services; it will only be used as described below.

From time to time, we may use the standard "cookie" feature of major browser applications that allows us to store data about your visit. Cookies help us learn which areas of our site are useful and which areas need improvement. We do not set any personally identifiable information in cookies, nor do we employ any data capture mechanisms on our website other than cookies. You may configure your web browser to prevent cookies from being set on your computer.

VCRI may also gather anonymous, or aggregate, information, which may be used by us or shared with third parties. This is information which does not personally identify you, but which may be helpful for marketing, research and reporting purposes or for improving the services we offer. Generally, this information is collected through "traffic data" and may entail the use of numeric codes used to identify a computer.

What does VCRI do with collected information?

We use personally identifiable information from our online registration, surveys, etc., to send you information about VCRI and its various projects and initiatives, or to communicate with you about a project in which you are participating. If you supply contact information, it may also be used to contact you for other purposes.

We may use cookies to save your password so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit our site, and for other purposes.

Does VCRI control the practices of sites to which it links?

This website contains links to other websites. We have no control over, and are not responsible for, the privacy policies, reliability or content of such sites.

How does VCRI protect children's information?

VCRI respects the sensitive nature of children's privacy online. We are a general audience site, and do not direct our content specifically at children under thirteen (13) years of age.

Can I opt out of allowing VCRI to use my personally identifiable information?

VCRI allows you to remove your information from our database in order to stop receiving future communications from VCRI or by contacting us at info@vcri.org.

What type of security does the website employ?

The website uses encrypted authentication technology when you login to the website in an effort to provide a secure environment that is protected from third party access, alteration, theft or misuse of the personal information gathered or confirmed at registration.

How can I update my information?

VCRI gives you the opportunity to change or modify information you have previously provided by logging in to your personal account and making any desired changes.

How can I contact VCRI?

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your interaction with website, please feel free to contact us at info@vcri.org.

Any of the policies or procedures above may be changed at any time without prior notice