The Greater Indianapolis Literacy League, Inc. (d.b.a. Indy Reads), has created this Privacy Policy to explain what information the organization collects, why it collects particular information and how we will protect your privacy and personal data.
Please note, the terms below are subject to update at any time, with or without notice. Any such change will be effective immediately upon posting.
This Privacy Policy notifies you of:
- What personally identifiable information of yours is collected by the organization, including our websites, contact forms, and via donations
- Who collects such information
- How such information is used
- With whom your information may be shared
- What choices you have regarding collection, use and distribution of your information
- What kind of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control, and
- How you can correct any inaccuracies in your information.
Questions regarding this statement should be directed to Indy Reads by sending an email to info@indyreads.org. Please reference this Privacy Policy in your subject line.
What Information We Collect and How We Use That Information
Our registration forms require users to give us contact information that may include name, email address, format preference (HTML vs. text), address, interests and similar information. Indy Reads does not request or store sensitive information from visitors to our websites, such as credit card or social security numbers via our servers.
Processing donations/gifts or purchases of event registrations, bookstore merchandise, or other items where credit card information is required are managed by third-party software and do not interact with Indy Reads infrastructure. Please see the “Other Websites” section below.
Donor Information
For your privacy, Indy Reads does not sell, rent, lend or exchange our mailing or contributor lists.
Personal information such as name, email and physical address collected online or offline is not shared or sold.
Internet Protocol Address
We collect an IP address from all visitors to our websites, including, but not limited to, indyreads.org and indyreadsbooks.org. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet.
We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our site, analyze trends, track users’ movement among various pages of our website, gather broad demographic information for aggregate use in order for us to improve the site, and to deliver customized, personalized content.
IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Use of “Cookies”
Our site may use cookies to enhance your experience while using our site. Cookies are pieces of information that some websites transfer to the computer that is browsing that website and are used for recordkeeping purposes at many websites. Use of cookies makes Web surfing easier by performing certain functions, such as saving your passwords and your personal preferences regarding your use of the particular website, and making sure you don’t see the same ad repeatedly. The use of cookies is an industry standard.
Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our site will not function properly when you view them.
Security
All information provided to Indy Reads is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. Once transmitted to us, the information you provide is retained as part of a secure database that is only accessible by certain qualified employees of Indy Reads.
Please note, no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information.
Other Websites
Our site contains links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another website for which Indy Reads has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on all such sites, as their policies may be different from ours.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site or your dealings with this site, you can contact us by email or write us at
Indy Reads
1066 Virginia Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46203