PRIVACY POLICY
(Updated January 1, 2025)
This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally identifiable information’ (PII) is being used online. PII, as used in U.S. privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.
What personal information do we collect?
When submitting a form on our website, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number and/or any other details to help you with your inquiry and/or request.
When do we collect personal information?
We collect information from you when you fill out an online inquiry form, subscription request, make a purchase from our shop and/or make a donation via our website, which requires detailed demographic information.
How do we use your personal information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register as a member, make a purchase or donation, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a communication, browse our website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
- To allow us to deliver the type of content in which you are most interested.
- To allow us to better service you in responding to your inquiry requests.
- To quickly process your purchase and/or donation transactions.
What happens to saved and stored personal data?
We may keep your information for as long as your account is active, and longer as needed (for example, if we are legally obligated to keep it longer, or need it to protect our interests).
How are cookies and other tracking technologies used?
We and certain third party services may use cookies and similar tracking technologies throughout our services. These technologies are used mostly for stability, security, functionality and performance purposes.
You may block, opt-out of, or otherwise manage such tracking technologies yourself, directly through your browser settings or other sources – but please note that this may adversely affect your web browsing experience.
How we protect your personal information?
We are committed to securing your personal information, and use various security measures to better protect it. Security measures are implemented and designed to protect the Personal Information you share with us, including physical, electronic and procedural measures. Among other things, we offer HTTPS secure access throughout the entirety of our website; the transmission of sensitive payment information (such as a credit card number) through our designated purchase/donation forms, which is process via the PayPal payment platform, is protected by an industry standard SSL/TLS encrypted connection; and we regularly maintain a PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) certification.
We also regularly monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks, and regularly seek new ways and Third Party Services for further enhancing the security of our Services and protection of our Visitors’ and Users’ privacy. However, as we can’t guarantee absolute protection – we encourage you to be careful, set a strong password for your account, and avoid submitting any sensitive information which, if exposed, could cause you major harm.
How we protect your personal transactional data?
Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology. We implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order, submits an inquiry, or accesses their information, to maintain the safety of your personal information. All transactions are processed through a gateway provider (PayPal) and are not stored or processed on our servers.
Users will be notified of any privacy policy changes:
- Via Website
- Via Email
Users are able to change their personal information:
- By emailing us
- By calling us
GDPR Requirements:
Transparency and communication with your site visitors are key elements of the GDPR (The General Data Protection Regulation). As part of the new regulation, you must let your site visitors know how you collect, store, and use their data, in a clear and transparent way. In addition, you must comply with your site visitors’ requests to receive a copy of their data that is processed on your site.
CAN SPAM Act:
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.
Fair Information Practices:
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.
In order to be in line with GDPR Requirements, CAN Spam and Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:
- We will notify the users via in site notification
- We will notify the users via email
- Within 1 business day
CONTACTING US
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us via mail, email, or telephone:
FSG USA INC
P.O. BOX 6756
Jersey City, NJ 07306
info@us.figu.org
(551) 258-8528
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