Privacy Statement
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WEB SITE PRIVACY POLICY
We have created this statement to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. We do not collect personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. This policy is your guide to how we will handle information we learn about you from your visit to our Web site.
USE OF LINKS
Throughout our Web pages, we provide links to other servers which may contain information of interest to our readers. We take no responsibility for, and exercise no control over, the organizations, views, or accuracy of the information contained on other servers. Creating a text link from your Web site to our site does not require permission. If you have a link you’d like us to consider adding to our Web site, please send an email to webmaster@fosterforward.net with the subject “Link request.”
USE OF TEXT AND IMAGES
If you would like to publish information that you find on our Web site, please send your request to webmaster@fosterforward.net. Where text or images are posted on our site with the permission of the original copyright holder, a copyright statement appears at the bottom of the page. Information about using our logo and images is available in Media Resources.
ACCESSIBILITY
This Web site is designed to be accessible to visitors with disabilities, and to comply with federal guidelines concerning accessibility. We welcome your comments. If you have suggestions on how to make the site more accessible, please contact us at webmaster@fosterforward.net.
READING OR DOWNLOADING
We collect and store only the following information about you: the name of the domain from which you access the Internet, the date and time you access our site, and the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked to our site.
We use the information we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors.
ONLINE PROFILE UPDATES AND DONATIONS
If you complete the Profile update form and share your personally identifying information, this information will be used only to provide you with more targeted content. We may use your contact information to send further information about our organization or to contact you when necessary. You may always opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the “Opt Out” section below.
SENDING US AN EMAIL
You also may decide to send us personally identifying information, for example, in an electronic mail message containing a question or comment, or by filling out a Web form that provides us this information. We use personally identifying information from email primarily to respond to your requests. We may forward your email to other employees who are better able to answer you questions. We may also use your email to contact you in the future about our programs that may be of interest.
We want to be very clear: We will not obtain personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. Except as might be required by law, we do not share any information we receive with any outside parties.
If you sign up for one of our email lists, we will only send you the kinds of information you have requested. We won’t share your name or email address with any outside parties.
OPT-OUT OR CHANGE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
Our site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us through a special online form. You may choose to receive only specific communications or none at all. You may also update your contact information previously provided to us through another online form. You can not remove yourself from our database, but you can prevent unwanted communication.
QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR POLICIES
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact us at: webmaster@fosterforward.com
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN
Please read our Foster Forward Affirmative Action Plan.
YOUR RIGHTS AS A FOSTER FORWARD CLIENT
ALL FOSTER FORWARD CLIENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO:
To be informed of my rights and receive services in a language and manner I understand.
To express my concerns or complaints about services, staff or operation of the organization and to have the concern investigated, and to be given a resolution to these concerns.
To not have services denied due to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic background, age, disability, source of financial support or any other disability.
To privacy, security and confidentiality of my information.
To be provided treatment and services in an environment free from abuse, neglect, mistreatment, humiliation, financial exploitation or any other human rights violation.
To be protected from being forced/compelled to do something I do not want to do.
To refuse services, except in an emergency situation and to be advised of the potential risks and impact this may have in the service process.
To be informed of what is expected during the service and/or treatment process.
To be informed of the organization's responsibility to report abuse and/or neglect to the appropriate protection agencies.
Be and feel physically and emotionally safe.
Be treated with respect and dignity in all forms of communication.
Be spoken to in a professional manner.
Have an opinion, encouraged to express an opinion and have opinions respectfully considered.
Be provided consideration for private time and space.
To participate in the development, revisions and reviews of my individual housing plan.
To receive assistance from the Client Representative (Director of Programs, Victoria Ferrara, Ext. 105) in making complaints and to receive copies of the complaint procedures.