Introduction
Welcome to the March of Dimes’ Dining for BabiesSM Web site.
The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth
defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
We at the March of Dimes recognize the importance of protecting your privacy. The
purpose of this notice is to explain the practices and procedures we implement to
protect your personal information, the way we use this information, and the choices
you can make regarding our use of your personal information.
For information on the collection and use of information at other March of Dimes’
Web sites, please visit
www.marchofdimes.com and click on the Privacy Policy link which can be found
at the bottom of every page.
Your Personal Information
The Personal Information We Collect and How We Use It
You may browse the Dining for BabiesSM Web site without submitting personal information.
However, if you choose to participate in the Dining for Babies event, we will ask
you for certain personal information. This information may include your name, postal
address, e-mail address, telephone number, and credit card details.
We use this information to register you for the Dining for BabiesSM event and to
contact you with questions or information concerning the event. March of Dimes may
also use this personal information to advise you of new online materials, activities,
and events and to provide you with the opportunity to contribute to local and national
programs and research initiatives.
The information you provide when you register or make a donation is maintained in
the March of Dimes’ central database, and certain information also is sent to the
state chapter’s database.
Credit Card Transactions
Payment information, such as credit card number and expiration date, is submitted
to March of Dimes when you make a donation or register for the event. The March
of Dimes uses PayPal and Verisign as third-party intermediaries to process your
online donations and payments. Your credit card information is transmitted over
a secure connection between your computer and our server using Secure Socket Layers
(SSL), the industry standard and is encrypted when submitted to the processor.
This credit card information is not shared with third parties other than the processor
and is stored by the processor for verification purposes or for recurring donations
that you have authorized.
Sharing Your Personal Information with Third Parties
The March of Dimes may rent to or exchange with third parties the names, postal
addresses and, subject to certain restrictions, the phone numbers of donors, registrants
to our events, and others who have provided us with their name and address through
other means, as a way of raising funds to support important functions and services.
These third parties may include March of Dimes event sponsors and other nonprofit
and commercial companies. Such parties are carefully screened and must comply with
use policies established by the March of Dimes.
The March of Dimes may also provide certain personal information such as a donor’s
name, address and giving history to companies and cooperatives that use that information
to help the March of Dimes improve its fundraising efforts. These companies and
cooperatives may also use this information to advise other third parties in their
marketing and fundraising efforts and may share your name and address, but not any
associated personal information, with those third parties.
Personal information may be shared with March of Dimes state chapters as well as
the March of Dimes national office.
The March of Dimes will disclose personal information in response to subpoenas,
court orders or other legal process.
Our Data Security Practices
The March of Dimes implements physical, electronic and managerial procedures to
ensure that your personal information is protected at all times. Our servers are
housed in an off-site secured co-location facility. Employee access to personal
information is strictly on a need-to-know basis. All employees are made aware of
the Privacy Policy and of any updates or changes to it. Employees are reminded of
the importance of protecting the privacy of our donors and Internet site users.
Cookies and Gifs
The March of Dimes uses cookies -- small text files that a Web site can place in
a visitor’s browser cache -- and similar technology (such as java script and Web
beacons or transparent gifs) to allow you to stay logged on to our Web sites, to
permit us to recognize repeat visitors, to facilitate a visitor’s use of the site,
and to track a visitor’s access and use of the site.
We collect data that includes your internet protocol (IP) addresses, the type of
browser and operating system you use, the date and time of your visit, and the amount
of any donation you make. We also use cookies to collect your sign-up information
including any user name that you create when you register for events.
Contact Us
You may review and correct your personal information by writing to us at:
March of Dimes Foundation
Attn: Privacy Manager
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
E-mail: donorservice@marchofdimes.com
Telephone: 1-888-MODIMES
If you prefer not to participate in our list rental and exchange program or receive e-mail communications, postal mail, or telephone calls from the March of Dimes, please contact us at donorservice@marchofdimes.com.
If you have subscribed to any March of Dimes newsletters, you may unsubscribe by following the instructions in the e-mail containing the newsletter.
As a member of the Direct Marketing Association (DMA), the March of Dimes also uses the Direct Marketing Association Preference Service to restrict the flow of unwanted communications to individuals. You can add your name to this file and opt out of certain solicitations by visiting the DMA Web site located at
www.dmaconsumers.org.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
The March of Dimes reserves the right to change its privacy policies at any time.
To better serve you and your concerns about your privacy, we will notify you of
any changes to this policy or to any of the privacy policies associated with any
of our other Web sites by posting a notice prominently on the main page of our respective
Web sites indicating that there has been a change or update to the Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is effective: August 15, 2009
© 2009 March of Dimes