Privacy Policy

At NoLimits.org, we are putting forth every effort to ensure the privacy and security of information that you share with us online. We urge you to take steps also to protect the privacy of your personal information, such as safeguarding your passwords and logging off of the website after submitting personal information. If you have broadband access to the Internet, we strongly advise you to use a firewall.

Our privacy policy explains the information practices we use at NoLimits.org:

• How we protect your information
• How we use your information
• How to contact us about privacy

How do we protect your information?

Our website has a number of security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of the information under our control. Our computer systems have restricted access limited only to those persons and organizations necessary to its proper functioning. This access applies to all electronic and physical security measures. Highly sensitive data including credit card information is additionally secured through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Our servers are located in a locked, secure environment.

How do we use the information you provide?

On registration, sign-up and contribution forms on NoLimits.org, we may ask for your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address. We may also ask who, if anyone, referred you to the site so that we can credit those who are organizing volunteer support or fundraising for NoLimits.org.

We will use your e-mail address to provide you news and information about NoLimits.org. We may also use your zip code and state to send you e-mail messages about upcoming events, news or activities in your area.

On occasion, we may also use the information that you provide online to contact you for other purposes or to solicit you for contributions. When you register or sign-up online, we may share your contact information with successor organizations and other like-minded organizations, and they may contact you. When you make a contribution to us, we may also exchange your contributor information with successor organizations and other like-minded organizations, and they may solicit you (see below for additional information regarding your contributor information). However, we will not sell or exchange your credit card information to any other third party under any circumstances.

When you contribute money online

We will report your information to government authorities to the extent required by law.

When you sign one of our petitions

When you sign one of our petitions, we treat your name, city, state, and any comments as public information. We may, for example, provide compilations of petitions, with your comments, to national leaders, without disclosing email addresses. We may also make comments available to the press and public online, identifying only your city and state.

When you schedule online events

When you schedule an event and post it on NoLimits.org you have the choice of making your event public or semi-public. Public events will display your name and the address of the event to any visitor browsing the system and allow those users to RSVP online. Semi-public events will display your name and the general area that you define (e.g.,"Elm & Main", or "downtown"), but will not display the specific address. Visitors can requests invitations, and only after those requests are approved by you can they see the address.

Cookies

A cookie is a tiny text file that is stored on your computer by NoLimits.org. We use cookies to tailor your experience on our site according to the preferences you have specified. When you visit NoLimits.org, we only access the cookie file that we have stored on your computer. We cannot and do not access any information stored in a cookie by other websites. Our cookies do not contain any personal identifiable information.

IP Addresses and Log File Data

We log your IP address, which is the location of your computer or network on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. We also use page hits in the aggregate to track the popularity of pages that people visit in order to improve the quality of the site. There is no personal identifiable information collected in our log files.

Information on Children

Because we care about the safety and privacy of children online, we comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA and its accompanying FTC regulations establish United States federal law that protects the privacy of children using the Internet. We do not knowingly contact or collect personal information from children under 13, without express and verifiable parental consent. Our site is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13, and we have designed our sites to block our knowing acceptance of information from children under 13 whenever age-related information is requested.

Parents with questions may e-mail us at info@NoLimits.org.

Unsubscribing from Email Communications

If you wish to unsubscribe from our communications, please email us at info@NoLimits.org. We will regularly process these requests. However, our contributor records will be continuously maintained in a separate secure database.

Use of Photos and Videos

NoLimits.org (the "Organization") regularly takes photographs and video ("Images") of NoLimits.org events. Unless a participant or attendee requests otherwise, his/her attendance at, or participation in, a NoLimits.org events is considered a release to use images obtained during that event for any lawful purpose, including on the Organization's website or in other promotional materials. For the purposes of this policy, "images" includes any still, digital, video, and photographic images, recordings, or drawings, which may include sound or other audio clips.

The Organization does not require specific permission from any or all individuals appearing in photographs or video of the audience at an event where specific individuals are not easily identifiable. Your attendance or participation is considered a release to use said images for any lawful purpose. The Organization reserves the right to use or not to use images of this type, in its sole discretion, without seeking any further permission.

In the event that an image of a child is used, the Organization will not disclose the child's name, age, location, or other "directory information" without specific written and verifiable consent by the child's parent or guardian.

All images, both solicited and unsolicited, which are submitted to the Organization become the exclusive property of the Organization. You understand that you will not receive compensation or other consideration for any images. You agree that you will not assert any claim against the Organization, its successor entities or other parties who use such images, and you relieve the Organization of liability for its use of the image(s).

By submitting images, you guarantee that you have obtained the permission of all persons contained in the image(s), and that it was taken lawfully. You further understand that images of minors must follow the guidelines listed above. The Organization reserves the right to edit and use any images as it sees fit including but not limited to advertising or other communications in any media, edited or unedited. You waive any right to inspect or approve the finished images or any printed or electronic use of the images on the part of the Organization.

If you object to an image of you (or your child) from appearing in photographs or video of events, please notify the Organization in writing at:

No Limits Foundation
1900 M Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
info@NoLimits.org

Contacting us about privacy

If you have any questions about our privacy policy, corrections to the information we have collected from you online, the practices of this site or your interaction with this website, send email to: info@NoLimits.org.

Our site links to a limited number of other websites. NoLimits.org is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of these websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements for each website you visit. NoLimits.org will occasionally update this privacy policy as changes to the site necessitate it. We encourage you to periodically review this policy to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

You can also reach us via U.S. Mail at:

No Limits Foundation
1900 M Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036