Effective Date: 10/20/2025
Associated Retina Specialist is committed to protecting the privacy of our donors, members, volunteers, and website visitors. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information on our website, retinanewyork.com.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information from and about you:
A. Personal Information You Voluntarily Provide:
- Contact Information: Name, email address, mailing address, and phone number (collected when you donate, sign up for a newsletter, become a member, register for an event, or contact us).
- Financial Information: Credit card or bank information (collected for donations or membership fees, but we do not store sensitive financial data ourselves; it is processed securely by third-party payment processors.
- Membership/Donor Information: Membership status, donation history, and engagement preferences.
- Event Registration Information: Details necessary for attending our events or workshops.
B. Non-Personal/Technical Information Collected Automatically:
- Usage Data: Information about how you access and use the Site (e.g., pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, referring website addresses).
- Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, and mobile device identifiers.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies (like Google Analytics) to enhance your experience, track usage patterns, and improve our content. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, but some parts of the Site may not function properly as a result.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
- Processing Transactions: To process your donations, membership fees, and event registrations.
- Communication: To send you newsletters, updates about our conservation work, event invitations, fundraising appeals, and to respond to your inquiries.
- Improving the Site: To analyze user behavior, troubleshoot technical issues, and improve the content and functionality of our website.
- Internal Operations: To maintain our donor/member records, fulfill legal requirements, and conduct internal analysis.
- Conservation Work: To better understand the geographic and demographic reach of our supporters to inform our conservation and outreach strategies.
3. Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party vendors and service providers (e.g., payment processors, email marketing platforms, database management) who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our members, provided those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect the rights or property of the Land Trust, or protect the safety of the public or our staff.
4. Data Security
We implement reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. However, no data transmission over the internet or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. You use the Site at your own risk.
5. Links to Other Websites
The Site may contain links to third-party websites (e.g., partner organizations, government agencies). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party site you visit.
6. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we have collected information from your child, please contact us immediately.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The revised policy will be posted on this page with the updated “Effective Date.” We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the Site after any changes indicates your acceptance of the revised policy.