Our Privacy Policy
BIG FIX Uganda is a project of The BIG FIX, a non-governmental organization registered in the United States of America, and tax-exempt under IRC 501(c)(3). The BIG FIX is a public benefit nonprofit corporation registered in the State of California and registered with the California Attorney General's Registry of Charitable Trusts. The BIG FIX Uganda is also registered in Uganda as an International NGO, meaning that it is controlled by The BIG FIX, an NGO outside of Uganda.
The BIG FIX is committed to ensuring the privacy of all our users. This policy represents our commitment as an organization to your right of privacy, giving you a clear explanation about how we use your information and your rights over that information.
This policy may be amended from time to time. You should occasionally visit this page to be updated. This page was last updated in May 2020.
What types of information do we collect and how?
The type and amount of information we receive depends on how you use our website. You can access most of the pages on our website without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information. Our web server uses cookies and collects anonymous logs during user visits to our websites which provide valuable information for improving them. For more information, see Use of Cookies, below.
In some circumstances, your information may be shared with us by third parties, but only where you have specifically consented. For example, if you make a donation to BIG FIX via PayPal, PayPal will share your name and e-mail address with us and, if you have provided it, your postal address.
We collect your name and e-mail address when you contact us to make an inquiry, when you make a donation to us, when you apply as a volunteer, or when you sign up to receive our updates.
The BIG FIX is committed to ensuring the privacy of all our users. This policy represents our commitment as an organization to your right of privacy, giving you a clear explanation about how we use your information and your rights over that information.
This policy may be amended from time to time. You should occasionally visit this page to be updated. This page was last updated in May 2020.
What types of information do we collect and how?
The type and amount of information we receive depends on how you use our website. You can access most of the pages on our website without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information. Our web server uses cookies and collects anonymous logs during user visits to our websites which provide valuable information for improving them. For more information, see Use of Cookies, below.
In some circumstances, your information may be shared with us by third parties, but only where you have specifically consented. For example, if you make a donation to BIG FIX via PayPal, PayPal will share your name and e-mail address with us and, if you have provided it, your postal address.
We collect your name and e-mail address when you contact us to make an inquiry, when you make a donation to us, when you apply as a volunteer, or when you sign up to receive our updates.
How do we use the information we collect?
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
- to update you on our program activities;
- to communicate with members concerning elections and voting;
- to ask you to donate or get involved with our programs by volunteering;
- to process donations that we receive from you;
- to improve our website;
- to fulfil any legal obligation.
We do NOT sell, rent, or swap your personal information to other organizations for them to use in their own marketing campaigns.
Use of Cookies.
A cookie is a text-only piece of information that a website transfers to your computer's hard disk so that the website can remember who you are. A cookie will normally contain the name of the Internet domain from which the cookie has come, the "lifetime" of the cookie, and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number.
If you wish to restrict or block cookies you can set your internet browser to do so. For more information see the About Cookies Website
BIG FIX uses Google Analytics to monitor activity on our website so that we can improve it. Google Analytics cookies collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form. For more information, see the Google Analytics website.
A cookie is a text-only piece of information that a website transfers to your computer's hard disk so that the website can remember who you are. A cookie will normally contain the name of the Internet domain from which the cookie has come, the "lifetime" of the cookie, and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number.
If you wish to restrict or block cookies you can set your internet browser to do so. For more information see the About Cookies Website
BIG FIX uses Google Analytics to monitor activity on our website so that we can improve it. Google Analytics cookies collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form. For more information, see the Google Analytics website.
Changing How You Want to Hear from Us.
You can change how we contact you, or ask us to stop contacting you altogether. Please get in touch with us via:
If you ask us to stop contacting you altogether, we will keep your contact information (such as name, address, email and phone number) on our suppression list, to ensure that you do not receive unwanted future communications.
Access to and Your Rights Concerning Your Personal Information.
The personal information we hold about you is yours. You have the following rights over your information:
Your Rights Under Data Protection Laws and Regulations.
Your data protection legal rights depend on your country of residence. European Union residents can find information about the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) at https://gdpr-info.eu. Residents of the United States can find information about data protection laws and regulations and this third party information website: ICLG.com
Complaints.
If you wish to lodge a complaint about our handling of your personal data, please get in touch with us via the contacts above with the details of your complaint. We aim to respond to all complaints within 14 working days.
- telephone to our Executive Director at +1 360 259 9149
- mail to The BIG FIX, P. O. Box 1997, Port Townsend, WA 98368 U.S.A.
If you ask us to stop contacting you altogether, we will keep your contact information (such as name, address, email and phone number) on our suppression list, to ensure that you do not receive unwanted future communications.
Access to and Your Rights Concerning Your Personal Information.
The personal information we hold about you is yours. You have the following rights over your information:
- To be informed how our data is being used
- To access your data
- To rectify any data that is inaccurate
- To instruct us to delete your data
- To restrict our processing of your data (which includes contacting you via email) at any time.
- To object to your data being stored
Your Rights Under Data Protection Laws and Regulations.
Your data protection legal rights depend on your country of residence. European Union residents can find information about the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) at https://gdpr-info.eu. Residents of the United States can find information about data protection laws and regulations and this third party information website: ICLG.com
Complaints.
If you wish to lodge a complaint about our handling of your personal data, please get in touch with us via the contacts above with the details of your complaint. We aim to respond to all complaints within 14 working days.